Breathless
Scott Stoll
From the author of the best-selling and award-winning travel memoir Falling Uphill comes a prophetic dystopian novel.
What if global warming isn’t the problem, but a symptom of something much worse?
Orphaned as a boy by a natural disaster that...
Location:
United States
Description:
From the author of the best-selling and award-winning travel memoir Falling Uphill comes a prophetic dystopian novel. What if global warming isn’t the problem, but a symptom of something much worse? Orphaned as a boy by a natural disaster that suffocated his village in Cameroon, Mykelti has dedicated his life to ensuring it never happens again. Now a renowned paleoclimatologist, he discovers the greatest mass extinctions in Earth’s history were caused by cataclysmic oxygen depletion. And it has begun again, this time due to humanity’s rampant industrialization. Modern society is unwilling to heed Mykelti’s warnings. But it makes little difference. The Earth has already crossed an invisible tipping point. It is only a matter of time before the warming seas and thawing methane reserves push the atmosphere beyond recovery. As infrastructure collapses, Mykelti and a fractured group of survivors must keep their oxygen generators running long enough to face a final, haunting question: Is humanity a species worth saving? A plausible near-future thriller, Breathless is a modern successor to post-apocalyptic classics like On the Beach, Earth Abides and Alas Babylon. Duration - 10h 56m. Author - Scott Stoll. Narrator - Scott Stoll. Published Date - Monday, 19 January 2026. Copyright - © 2023 Scott Stoll ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:55
Preface
Duration:00:05:02
Epigraph
Duration:00:00:11
Part I: The beginning of time
Duration:00:00:04
Chapter 01: The breath of life. 2.4 billion years ago.
Duration:00:08:33
Part II: The short-lived era of Heaven on Earth
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 02: Warning signs. 30 years ago.
Duration:00:12:31
Chapter 03: The discovery of oxygen. 1772.
Duration:00:05:09
Chapter 04: A sleeping giant. Over 2 years ago.
Duration:00:18:03
Chapter 05: A bump in the sky. A few days later.
Duration:00:08:42
Chapter 06: The missing piece to the puzzle. A week later.
Duration:00:09:29
Chapter 07: The population bomb. 1870.
Duration:00:06:04
Chapter 08: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 14 months ago.
Duration:00:14:31
Chapter 09: Dead end. A few hours later.
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 10: The new normal. The not-so-distant past.
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 11: Smooth Move. 13 months ago.
Duration:00:06:07
Chapter 12: Science is dead. 1 year ago.
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 13: The blame game. 2 days ago.
Duration:00:13:04
Chapter 14: The first wave of deaths: Malthusianism. 2012.
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 15: Unintended Consequences. Yesterday.
Duration:00:09:29
Part III: The end of the Anthropocene Era
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 16: The second wave of deaths: The tipping point. Last night.
Duration:00:04:46
Chapter 17: Doomsday. Present day.
Duration:00:13:19
Chapter 18: The children of the storm. Ongoing.
Duration:00:02:41
Chapter 19: The aftermath. Moments later.
Duration:00:19:53
Chapter 20: The race to save mother. Hours later.
Duration:00:22:30
Chapter 21: The search for father. 24 hours.
Duration:00:08:45
Chapter 22: The search for friends. 30 hours.
Duration:00:13:08
Chapter 23: The return home. 36 hours.
Duration:00:10:26
Chapter 24: The third wave of deaths: The erosion of the infrastructure. Ongoing.
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 25: Making a survival manual. Day 2-3.
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter 26: Scavenger hunt. Day 4.
Duration:00:14:43
Chapter 27: A chemistry experiment. Day 5.
Duration:00:09:11
Chapter 28: The last supper. Later that night.
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter 29: Every man for himself. Day 6.
Duration:00:13:33
Chapter 30: Rest in pieces. Day 7.
Duration:00:12:26
Chapter 31: The search for survivors. Day 9.
Duration:00:08:34
Chapter 32: A surprise encounter. Day 11.
Duration:00:13:23
Chapter 33: The fourth wave of deaths: Survival of the fittest. Ongoing.
Duration:00:07:24
Chapter 34: Fugitive. Seconds later.
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 35: Home unsafe home. Day 12-13.
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter 36: An un/happy reunion. Day 14.
Duration:00:16:22
Chapter 37: The fifth wave of deaths: The pollution aftereffect. Ongoing.
Duration:00:02:16
Chapter 38: Meltdown. Later that day.
Duration:00:22:17
Chapter 39: The sixth wave of deaths: Plague and pestilence. Ongoing.
Duration:00:02:56
Chapter 40: Exodus. Day 17.
Duration:00:18:48
Chapter 41: Rule #3: Stragglers will be left behind. Day 18.
Duration:00:15:16
Chapter 42: The big freeze. Day 22.
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 43: The seventh wave of deaths: Dieback. Ongoing.
Duration:00:07:20
Chapter 44: The last bloom of spring. Day 208.
Duration:00:07:35
Chapter 45: A survivor seeks asylum. Moments later.
Duration:00:21:04
Chapter 46: On the road again. Day 212–215.
Duration:00:18:23
Chapter 47: Air supply. Day 236.
Duration:00:11:31
Chapter 48: The end of the Space Age. Day 236.
Duration:00:04:11
Chapter 49: Wish upon a star. Later that evening.
Duration:00:14:21
Chapter 50: Rule #2: Contribute more than you take. The next morning.
Duration:00:12:58
Chapter 51: The Big Uneasy. Day 246–253.
Duration:00:16:07
Chapter 52: Rule #1: Follow the leader. Day 253.
Duration:00:36:25
Part IV: The End of Time
Duration:00:00:05
Chapter 53: The eighth wave of deaths: The re-evolution of anaerobic life. Ongoing.
Duration:00:05:36
Chapter 54: An ill wind. Year 7.
Duration:00:16:26
Chapter 55: One less breath. A week later.
Duration:00:25:43
Chapter 56: The children of Earth. The following millennia.
Duration:00:08:16
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:01:35
Copyright
Duration:00:00:16
Ending Credits
Duration:00:01:06