A New Direction for 2021 and Beyond
Now that I've laid the foundation for the Subsumption Series blog, it's time to go narrower and deeper (that's what she said) on the content. That doesn’t negate the possibility…
Audiobook Announcement & Early Access
Audiobook Announcement & Early Access
Continuing with the auditory theme of our last blog, I’m excited to announce the coming release of audiobooks for the three existing titles in the Subsumption Series! At the time…
The Sounds of Subsumption
The Sounds of Subsumption
As I previously pointed out in the Red Herrings and Inspiration post, music has been (and continues to be) a major source of inspiration for the entire Subsumption Series. Given…
A Pack of Praetors – Bill’s FACT Students
A Pack of Praetors – Bill’s FACT Students
One of the first things the Federation did after their arrival was to establish a higher-education alternative. This Federation Acculturation and Cooperation Tract (FACT) relies on Connectors like Bill Martin…
The Twin Wolves – Velia & Virgil
The Twin Wolves – Velia & Virgil
Immediately after the last blog about secondary characters, I received a few (polite but insistent) emails pointing out that while Velia Wolf and Virgil Wolff may be secondary characters in…
A Sample of Secondary Characters
A Sample of Secondary Characters
This week will start the first of a multi-part dive into the lesser featured, but incredibly important, characters of the Subsumption Series.
Immutability & the Subsumption dApp
Immutability & the Subsumption dApp
Subsumption is now one month old, and the launch has exceeded my wildest expectations both in terms of sales and critical reception (thank you to everyone who’s left a review…
Red Herrings and Inspiration
Red Herrings and Inspiration
For the last three thousand years, the sentiment that “there’s nothing new under the sun” has been repeated ad nauseam. I tend to agree with the idea, but then again,…
The Subsumption Series Roadmap
The Subsumption Series Roadmap
As readers consume and complete Subsumption I’ve been asked how it relates to the other books I have available on Amazon (some of which are also available to download for…
Tour de Force of Subsumption’s Technology
Tour de Force of Subsumption’s Technology
If you read the Author’s Note for Subsumption, also available in blog form, you know that technology is one of the main columns supporting the story (the other is social…
Why I Wrote Subsumption
Why I Wrote Subsumption
This is an exciting blog because it comes during the week of Subsumption’s global release! Today will be a bit different for two reasons : (1) it’s going to be…
The Amorous Ally – Monica Eames
The Amorous Ally – Monica Eames
Monica is a material girl living in a material world, though she’s not much of a Madonna fan. Before Zero Day (a term she coined, BTW), Monica filled her life…
The Gifted Guardian – Antony Adams
The Gifted Guardian – Antony Adams
“Shout and cheer, Antony’s here!” Marcus’s older brother is a lot of things: Academic superstar turned valedictorian who graduated in five years with a double major in economics and computer…
The Strong Shapeshifter – Dianna Kos
The Strong Shapeshifter – Dianna Kos
Depending on who you ask, you’ll get wildly different descriptions of Dianna Kos. To her adoring boyfriend, Marcus, she’s the most ambitious woman he’s ever met (excluding his mother, may…
The Trusty Trickster – Jordan Kilravock
The Trusty Trickster – Jordan Kilravock
Some say paranoia is total awareness, and Jordan Kilravock agrees. In fact, Marcus’s best friend embraces that phrase so completely that he added it to the tapestry of tattoos covering…
The Shadow & The Harold – Brad & Hi!-D
The Shadow & The Harold – Brad & Hi!-D
An alien and his artificial intelligence sidekick walk into a bar … the punchline being the bar is on the University of Utah campus, so no drinking is allowed. If…
The Magical Mentor – Bill Martin
The Magical Mentor – Bill Martin
Even before the earliest written records, a wise elder figure has been a standard part of human stories. These archetypal sages typically possess magical powers or the support of a…
The Chosen One – Marcus Adams
The Chosen One – Marcus Adams
No one is born knowing they’ll save the universe one day, but for Marcus Winthrop Adams, that’s the reality as he enters adulthood. For reasons the Federation has yet to…
A Galactic War Front Is Moving Towards Earth
A Galactic War Front Is Moving Towards Earth
With the arrival of the alien Federation on January 1, 2021, humanity gets a final answer to whether we’re alone in the universe. But the revelation is a double-edged sword…