Rituals fascinate me. They’re the glue that binds a culture, the rhythm that gives meaning to ordinary days, and the stage where myth and memory meet. In “When the Earth Forgets”, Ortog undergoes the Rite of Green Iron. Statues filled with burning coals are placed on his body, testing his endurance and his ability to […]
Category: Science Fiction
The Living Ship of Theseus
Something I like exploring in my stories is themes of identity. How we see ourselves, how others see us, what changes as we grow, and what stays the same. My favorite character to write across all three books of Starship & Sorcery has been Nimbus. Nimbus starts as an AI medical nanobot collective, gains sentience, […]
Physics and the Fantastic
Magic is the most wonderful form of “unobtanium.” It allows anything to happen, regardless of energy requirements, differences in mass and density, and subverts all requirements for fuel. Strong and weak forces? Out the window! And that’s part of what makes it so wonderful to read about. Good stories featuring magic have good systems in […]
Behind the Prophecy
A prophecy features prominently in books 1 and 2 of Starships & Sorcery. The English translation (from the elvish star language of Einumín) goes like this: “While Olkaipa reigns a thousand years,“Rook’s wonder shines through swindled spheres.“What was shall fall to darkest blade,“Until from two, two rivers flow.“At the hour of truth all shall know,“The […]