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When an alien texts you about the end of the world, you can't just hit "block."

BAD SHADOU
The Immortal Elle Trilogy, Book 1
A Pacific Northwest YA Sci-Fi Thriller
By Capulet Poehner
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Bad Shadou Book Cover

ABOUT BAD SHADOU

Thirteen-year-old Elle is EleMent03, a secret YouTube gaming star with hundreds of thousands of followers. But when a mysterious user named BadShadou starts leaving personalized messages in videos (messages only she can see), Elle's digital life takes a dark turn.

The Snapchats come next. Then the impossible truths: Shadou is an alien. He's holed up beneath Mount Rainier. And he's guarding something ancient and terrible that's starting to wake up.

Three years later, at sixteen, Elle has reinvented herself as a celebrated teen coding prodigy. But when that ancient evil finally breaks free from its prison beneath Mount Rainier, Elle must face the destiny she's been running from.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.8/5 Stars on Amazon
"The characters are engaging and kept me guessing all the way to the end. Can't wait to read the other two books in this series."
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🎮 Want to try your hand at Elle's coding skills? Play Buzzle Jump — inspired by the addictive puzzle game Elle created in the book!

ELLE'S STORY CONTINUES
Spring 2026 (cover + date reveal via email)

STRANGE WAZER

The Immortal Elle Trilogy, Book 2

She killed a god. Now she's trapped on a planet full of them.

Elle thought defeating the ancient evil was the end. She was wrong.

Trapped on a prison planet far from home, with powerful forces unlike anything she's ever seen and no way back to Earth, Elle must navigate a deadly brewing war, uncover a sinister conspiracy, and find a way home before it's too late.

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THE SKREN SUCCESSION
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The Restaurateur

The Gilded Gate, 2031

30 min read • NEW

On a gentrifying island, a restaurant owner collects genetic profiles to create perfect meals for the wealthy, until the technology he normalized becomes a weapon.

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Theater Kid

The Analog Dawn, 1989

17 min read

In a retrofuture 1980s, the drama of teenage life takes center stage in a small Oregon town where performance and reality blur.

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Capulet Poehner

ABOUT CAPULET

Capulet Poehner grew up reading classic sci-fi and fantasy, always wanting to write but never quite finding his voice. He finally did—by reading a lot, writing every day, and learning to just be himself on the page.

He lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington—the same Bainbridge Island where Bad Shadou is set. The ferry Elle rides? He rides it too.