An introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find escape from a deeply unhappy and frustrated civilian life. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the local ‘cape’ scene’s politics, unwritten rules, and ambiguous morals. As she risks life and limb, Taylor faces the dilemma of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.
The story, titled Worm, takes the form of a web serial, posted in bite-sized reads in much the same way that authors such as Mark Twain would release their works one chapter at a time in the days before full-fledged novels. Worm started in June 2011, updating twice a week, and finished in late November, 2013. It totals roughly 1,680,000 words; roughly 26 typical novels in length (or 10-11 very thick novels). The story updated on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with bonus chapters appearing on the occasional Thursday, as explained below.
- Chapter 1: Gestation 1.1
- Chapter 2: Gestation 1.2
- Chapter 3: Gestation 1.3
- Chapter 4: Gestation 1.4
- Chapter 5: Gestation 1.5
- Chapter 6: Gestation 1.6
- Chapter 7: Arc 1: Gestation - Interlude; Danny
- Chapter 8: Insinuation 2.1
- Chapter 9: Insinuation 2.2
- Chapter 10: Insinuation 2.3
- Chapter 11: Insinuation 2.4
- Chapter 12: Insinuation 2.5
- Chapter 13: Insinuation 2.6
- Chapter 14: Insinuation 2.7
- Chapter 15: Insinuation 2.8
- Chapter 16: Insinuation 2.9
- Chapter 17: Arc 2: Insinuation - Interlude; Victoria
- Chapter 18: Agitation 3.1
- Chapter 19: Agitation 3.2
- Chapter 20: Agitation 3.3
- Chapter 21: Agitation 3.4
- Chapter 22: Agitation 3.5
- Chapter 23: Agitation 3.6
- Chapter 24: Agitation 3.7
- Chapter 25: Agitation 3.8
- Chapter 26: Agitation 3.9
- Chapter 27: Agitation 3.10
- Chapter 28: Agitation 3.11
- Chapter 29: Agitation 3.12
- Chapter 30: Arc 3: Agitation - Interlude; Wards
- Chapter 31: Shell 4.1
- Chapter 32: Shell 4.2
- Chapter 33: Shell 4.3
- Chapter 34: Shell 4.4
- Chapter 35: Shell 4.5
- Chapter 36: Shell 4.6
- Chapter 37: Shell 4.7
- Chapter 38: Shell 4.8
- Chapter 39: Shell 4.9
- Chapter 40: Shell 4.10
- Chapter 41: Shell 4.11
- Chapter 42: Arc 4: Shell - Apology Interlude; Purity
- Chapter 43: Arc 4: Shell - Interlude; Brutus
- Chapter 44: Hive 5.1
- Chapter 45: Hive 5.2
- Chapter 46: Hive 5.3
- Chapter 47: Hive 5.4
- Chapter 48: Hive 5.5
- Chapter 49: Hive 5.6
- Chapter 50: Hive 5.7
- Chapter 51: Hive 5.8
- Chapter 52: Hive 5.9
- Chapter 53: Hive 5.10
- Chapter 54: Arc 5: Hive - Interlude; Gregor the Snail
- Chapter 55: Tangle 6.1
- Chapter 56: Tangle 6.2
- Chapter 57: Tangle 6.3
- Chapter 58: Tangle 6.4
- Chapter 59: Tangle 6.5
- Chapter 60: Tangle 6.6
- Chapter 61: Tangle 6.7
- Chapter 62: Tangle 6.8
- Chapter 63: Tangle 6.9
- Chapter 64: Arc 6: Tangle - Interlude; Canary
- Chapter 65: Buzz 7.1
- Chapter 66: Buzz 7.2
- Chapter 67: Buzz 7.3
- Chapter 68: Buzz 7.4
- Chapter 69: Buzz 7.5
- Chapter 70: Buzz 7.6
- Chapter 71: Buzz 7.7
- Chapter 72: Buzz 7.8
- Chapter 73: Buzz 7.9
- Chapter 74: Buzz 7.10
- Chapter 75: Buzz 7.11
- Chapter 76: Buzz 7.12
- Chapter 77: Arc 7: Buzz - Interlude; Hannah
- Chapter 78: Extermination 8.1
- Chapter 79: Extermination 8.2
- Chapter 80: Extermination 8.3
- Chapter 81: Extermination 8.4
- Chapter 82: Extermination 8.5
- Chapter 83: Extermination 8.6
- Chapter 84: Extermination 8.7
- Chapter 85: Extermination 8.8
- Chapter 86: Arc 8: Extermination - Bonus Interlude; Lisa
- Chapter 87: Arc 8: Extermination - Interlude; Coil
- Chapter 88: Arc 9: Sentinel (Wards Interlude Arc) - Sentinel 9.1
- Chapter 89: Sentinel 9.2
- Chapter 90: Sentinel 9.3
- Chapter 91: Sentinel 9.4
- Chapter 92: Sentinel 9.5
- Chapter 93: Sentinel 9.6
- Chapter 94: Parasite 10.1
- Chapter 95: Parasite 10.2
- Chapter 96: Parasite 10.3
- Chapter 97: Parasite 10.4
- Chapter 98: Parasite 10.5
- Chapter 99: Parasite 10.6
- Chapter 100: Arc 10: Parasite - Interlude; Alec
- Chapter 101: Arc 10: Parasite - Bonus Interlude; Dragon
- Chapter 102: Infestation 11.1
- Chapter 103: Infestation 11.2
- Chapter 104: Infestation 11.3
- Chapter 105: Infestation 11.4
- Chapter 106: Infestation 11.5
- Chapter 107: Infestation 11.6
- Chapter 108: Infestation 11.7
- Chapter 109: Infestation 11.8
- Chapter 110: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11A
- Chapter 111: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11B (Anniversary Bonus)
- Chapter 112: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11C (Anniversary Bonus)
- Chapter 113: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11D
- Chapter 114: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11E (Anniversary Bonus)
- Chapter 115: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11F (Anniversary Bonus)
- Chapter 116: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11G (Anniversary Bonus)
- Chapter 117: Arc 11: Infestation - Interlude 11H
- Chapter 118: Plague 12.1
- Chapter 119: Plague 12.2
- Chapter 120: Plague 12.1
- Chapter 121: Plague 12.3
- Chapter 122: Plague 12.4
- Chapter 123: Plague 12.5
- Chapter 124: Plague 12.6
- Chapter 125: Plague 12.7
- Chapter 126: Plague 12.8
- Chapter 127: Arc 12: Plague - Interlude; Jack
- Chapter 128: Arc 12: Plague - Bonus Interlude; Jamie
- Chapter 129: Snare 13.1
- Chapter 130: Snare 13.2
- Chapter 131: Arc 13: Snare - Bonus Interlude; Aisha
- Chapter 132: Snare 13.3
- Chapter 133: Snare 13.4
- Chapter 134: Snare 13.5
- Chapter 135: Snare 13.6
- Chapter 136: Snare 13.7
- Chapter 137: Snare 13.8
- Chapter 138: Snare 13.9
- Chapter 139: Snare 13.10
- Chapter 140: Arc 13: Snare - Interlude; Piggot
- Chapter 141: Prey 14.1
- Chapter 142: Prey 14.2
- Chapter 143: Prey 14.3
- Chapter 144: Prey 14.4
- Chapter 145: Prey 14.5
- Chapter 146: Prey 14.6
- Chapter 147: Prey 14.7
- Chapter 148: Prey 14.8
- Chapter 149: Prey 14.9
- Chapter 150: Prey 14.10
- Chapter 151: Prey 14.11
- Chapter 152: Arc 14: Prey - Interlude; Sierra
- Chapter 153: Arc 14: Prey - Bonus Interlude; Legend
- Chapter 154: Olony 15.1
- Chapter 155: Arc 15: Colony - Bonus Interlude #1; Carol
- Chapter 156: Olony 15.2
- Chapter 157: Olony 15.3
- Chapter 158: Arc 15: Colony - Bonus Interlude #2; A guy with the second trigger event
- Chapter 159: Olony 15.4
- Chapter 160: Olony 15.5
- Chapter 161: Olony 15.6
- Chapter 162: Olony 15.7
- Chapter 163: Arc 15: Colony - Bonus Interlude #3; Alexandria
- Chapter 164: Olony 15.8
- Chapter 165: Olony 15.9
- Chapter 166: Olony 15.10
- Chapter 167: Arc 15: Colony - Interlude; Rory Christner
- Chapter 168: Monarch 16.1
- Chapter 169: Monarch 16.2
- Chapter 170: Arc 16: Monarch - Bonus Interlude 1; PRT Squad
- Chapter 171: Monarch 16.3
- Chapter 172: Monarch 16.4
- Chapter 173: Monarch 16.5
- Chapter 174: Monarch 16.6
- Chapter 175: Arc 16: Monarch - Bonus Interlude #2; Defiant
- Chapter 176: Monarch 16.7
- Chapter 177: Monarch 16.8
- Chapter 178: Monarch 16.9
- Chapter 179: Monarch 16.10
- Chapter 180: Arc 16: Monarch - Bonus Interlude #3; Marquis
- Chapter 181: Monarch 16.11
- Chapter 182: Monarch 16.12
- Chapter 183: Monarch 16.13
- Chapter 184: Arc 17: Migration - Migration 17.1
- Chapter 185: Migration 17.2
- Chapter 186: Migration 17.3
- Chapter 187: Migration 17.4
- Chapter 188: Migration 17.5
- Chapter 189: Migration 17.6
- Chapter 190: Migration 17.7
- Chapter 191: Migration 17.8
- Chapter 192: Queen 18.1
- Chapter 193: Queen 18.2
- Chapter 194: Arc 18: Queen - Bonus Interlude #1; The Most Powerful Man in the World
- Chapter 195: Queen 18.3
- Chapter 196: Queen 18.4
- Chapter 197: Arc 18: Queen - Bonus Interlude #2; Crusader
- Chapter 198: Queen 18.5
- Chapter 199: Queen 18.6
- Chapter 200: Arc 18: Queen - Bonus Interlude #3; Jessica Yamada, Therapist
- Chapter 201: Queen 18.7
- Chapter 202: Queen 18.8
- Chapter 203: Arc 18: Queen - Bonus Interlude #4; Faultline
- Chapter 204: Arc 18: Queen - Interlude; Echidna
- Chapter 205: Scourge 19.1
- Chapter 206: Scourge 19.2
- Chapter 207: Scourge 19.3
- Chapter 208: Arc 19: Scourge - Bonus Interlude #1; Blasto
- Chapter 209: Scourge 19.4
- Chapter 210: Scourge 19.5
- Chapter 211: Scourge 19.6
- Chapter 212: Scourge 19.7
- Chapter 213: Arc 19: Scourge - Bonus Interlude #2; Parahumans Online
- Chapter 214: Arc 19: Scourge - Interlude; Emma
- Chapter 215: Rysalis 20.1
- Chapter 216: Rysalis 20.2
- Chapter 217: Rysalis 20.3
- Chapter 218: Rysalis 20.4
- Chapter 219: Rysalis 20.5
- Chapter 220: Arc 20: Chrysalis - Bonus Interlude #1; Stan
- Chapter 221: Arc 20: Chrysalis - Interlude; Accord
- Chapter 222: Imago 21.1
- Chapter 223: Imago 21.2
- Chapter 224: Imago 21.3
- Chapter 225: Imago 21.4
- Chapter 226: Imago 21.5
- Chapter 227: Imago 21.6
- Chapter 228: Imago 21.7
- Chapter 229: Arc 21: Imago - Bonus Interlude #1; Number Man
- Chapter 230: Arc 21: Imago - Interlude, Parian
- Chapter 231: Ell 22.1
- Chapter 232: Ell 22.2
- Chapter 233: Ell 22.3
- Chapter 234: Ell 22.4
- Chapter 235: Ell 22.5
- Chapter 236: Ell 22.6
- Chapter 237: Arc 22: Cell - Interlude, Charlotte
- Chapter 238: Arc 22: Cell - Bonus Interlude; Lung
- Chapter 239: Drone 23.1
- Chapter 240: Drone 23.2
- Chapter 241: Drone 23.3
- Chapter 242: Drone 23.4
- Chapter 243: Drone 23.5
- Chapter 244: Arc 23: Drone - Interlude; Number Thirty-Six
- Chapter 245: Rushed 24.1
- Chapter 246: Rushed 24.2
- Chapter 247: Rushed 24.3
- Chapter 248: Rushed 24.4
- Chapter 249: Rushed 24.5
- Chapter 250: Arc 24: Crushed - Interlude, Chevalier
- Chapter 251: Arc 24: Crushed - Interlude 2, Aftermath
- Chapter 252: Scarab 25.1
- Chapter 253: Scarab 25.2
- Chapter 254: Scarab 25.3
- Chapter 255: Scarab 25.4
- Chapter 256: Scarab 25.5
- Chapter 257: Scarab 25.6
- Chapter 258: Arc 25: Scarab - Interlude, Bonesaw
- Chapter 259: Sting 26.1
- Chapter 260: Sting 26.2
- Chapter 261: Sting 26.3
- Chapter 262: Arc 26: Sting - Bonus Interlude; Saint
- Chapter 263: Sting 26.4
- Chapter 264: Sting 26.5
- Chapter 265: Sting 26.6
- Chapter 266: Arc 26: Sting - Interlude A, Golem part 1
- Chapter 267: Arc 26: Sting - Interlude B, Golem part 2
- Chapter 268: Arc 26: Sting - Interlude
- Chapter 269: Extinction 27.1
- Chapter 270: Extinction 27.2
- Chapter 271: Extinction 27.3
- Chapter 272: Extinction 27.4
- Chapter 273: Extinction 27.5
- Chapter 274: Arc 27: Extinction - Interlude, Eidolon
- Chapter 275: Ockroaches 28.1
- Chapter 276: Ockroaches 28.2
- Chapter 277: Ockroaches 28.3
- Chapter 278: Ockroaches 28.4
- Chapter 279: Ockroaches 28.5
- Chapter 280: Ockroaches 28.6
- Chapter 281: Arc 28: Cockroaches - Interlude 28
- Chapter 282: Venom 29.1
- Chapter 283: Venom 29.2
- Chapter 284: Venom 29.3
- Chapter 285: Venom 29.4
- Chapter 286: Venom 29.5
- Chapter 287: Venom 29.6
- Chapter 288: Venom 29.7
- Chapter 289: Venom 29.8
- Chapter 290: Venom 29.9
- Chapter 291: Arc 29: Venom - Interlude; Fortuna
- Chapter 292: Speck 30.1
- Chapter 293: Speck 30.2
- Chapter 294: Speck 30.3
- Chapter 295: Speck 30.4
- Chapter 296: Speck 30.5
- Chapter 297: Speck 30.6
- Chapter 298: Speck 30.7
- Chapter 299: Epilogue: Teneral E.1
- Chapter 300: Epilogue: Teneral E.3
- Chapter 301: Epilogue: Teneral E.4
- Chapter 302: Epilogue: Teneral E.5
- Chapter 303: Epilogue Interlude: End
- Chapter 304: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.1
- Chapter 305: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.2
- Chapter 306: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.3
- Chapter 307: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.4
- Chapter 308: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.5
- Chapter 309: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.6
- Chapter 310: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.7
- Chapter 311: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.8
- Chapter 312: Sequel Teaser: Glow-Worm P.9