I swore on a bag of monkeys that I was done with anything to do with The Brittle Riders and its darker and odder cousin, Goptri of the Mists. Well, I lied to those monkeys. I can hear their disappointed howls still. Let me tell you how all this happened. I, like lots of older people who did copious amounts of drugs and toured the world with musicians, suffered from high blood pressure. So I took medicine for that. Then some stuff happened, I took many tests – PERSON/MAN/WOMAN/CAMERA/TV – and a medical professional who is far smarter than me noticed that one set of meds was killing my kidneys, and the meds helping my kidneys were killing my heart. So we tossed them all into the flaming dumpster I keep for situations like this, and, suddenly, I was nineteen again. With all that implies.

That also meant, ideas I’d long discarded started bitch-slapping me until I surrendered. Obviously, I have to focus this energy somewhere, and since I can barely walk at the moment (solution imminent), I figured I’d write. That means, you, and only you, will soon have not one, not two, but THREEEEE new McSciFi masterpieces to nurture the darker parts of your soul.

And, if you think that’s awesome wrapped in sauce, wait until you discover what they are. First, the gen-O-pod(™) Wars a/k/a the story of how Edward Q. Rohta (the dude in the middle on the altar below) brought about the end of all human life. The second is The Plato Wars; the whimsical tale of how humans turned their dignity and future over to an AI named Plato and what it did with them. Do not expect a happy ending. Lastly, you can nibble on the succulence of The Darkling Wind. A UFO story unlike anything you’ve ever read.

gen-O-pod(™) Wars – Before the time of the chimeras, there was the time of hubris. One man set out to prove there was no God but him, and a planet laden with ennui and lacking direction, believed him. He set about ridding the world of anything he felt was a genetic mistake and replacing them with his creations.

The Plato Wars – Once upon a time in the future, mankind created a way to consolidate all the world’s digital creations, from simple internets to personal AIs, into one cohesive machine. They spent a century assuring every safeguard imaginable had been erected, and then introduced the world to Plato.

The Darkling Wind – Alien disks descend upon Earth, they don’t bring war – they bring unrelenting desire. As the world’s elders experience miraculous rejuvenation and libido surges, global governments scramble to contain the phenomenon.

Part of me feels like it got visited by those disks in The Darkling Wind. Just FYI, that book has nothing to do with The Brittle Riders, et al. This way, your brain has a break in the nonstop action if needed.

Also, don’t worry, when the books get finished, we’ll hire real artists to do the covers. These are just for funsies.

You’ve been a lovely audience, but my wife refuses to take you home with us. So, until next time, stay safe and sane.