Voyage. Such an apt name for the tale that Zachary has spun. Journeying between worlds rich with varied cultures that are at once both alien and deeply resonant, the story of Kal is enthralling, exhilarating, and educational. From debating moral quandaries and disparate life philosophies, to exploring the consequences of over-relying on technology or shunning it completely, Voyage is verdant with thought-provoking ideas delivered within the pages of an impeccable science fiction adventure.Diving into the vibrant, vivacious universe that Zachary...
Saturday, 21 December 2013
Friday, 20 December 2013
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The final showdown. Kal's enigmatic nemesis is unmasked, and his megalomaniacal plans for the entire metaxia are worse than Kal or Tria could ever have imagined...
The conclusion to Voyage: Embarkation fulfills the eponymous catastrophe byline perfectly, with tragedy, action, and revelation driving the series to a bittersweet cliffhanger. Bring on Windbound!
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Tuesday, 17 December 2013
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Earth without nanites. A carbon copy, right down to the town names. Even better, they have the technology to build Tria a body! Kal's finally found a place he can call home. That is, until he discovers the Dogma, and the backwards-thinking bigotry germinating just below the surface...
Tackling the vicissitudes of college life in a discriminatory society worryingly like our own, Taboo exposes the struggles of being homosexual among a breed of pig-headed puritan chauvinists. A must-read for everyone.
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Friday, 13 December 2013
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Nanogenic radiation. Kal's kryptonite. The one thing preventing him from returning to Earth, and now the reason he must play the game of office politics under a corrupt corporate bureaucracy. If he wants to live, Kal's going to have to learn the meaning of 'crunch time'...
An ineffably adroit commentary on the pressures of the IT industry wrapped in a dystopian adventure, Liberty is witty, tense, and satirically perceptive. Embarkation just keeps getting better and better!
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013
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Kal finally finds a nice, normal guy, one who happens to be just as passionate about swimming as he is. What's more, the world he lives on is a near-perfect analogue to Earth: sandy beaches, smiling people, magic. Wait, magic?
From warm intimacy to whirlwind anarchy, Requiescence is unrelentingly enthralling from start to finish. The portentous ending demands the immediate acquisition of the next chapter. Excellent!
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Monday, 9 December 2013
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A brief stop-over in a paradoxical un-world helps Kal shuck the cloak of over-cautiousness he has worn since the last catastrophe.
Serving as an intermediary palate cleanser between larger story arcs, Unpossible delivers a bite-sized chunk of thoroughly enjoyable perplexity.
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Saturday, 7 December 2013
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Falsely imprisoned for attempted genocide, Kal is stripped of his pad and thus denied his ability to flee through the metaxia. An entire world blames him for their month-short mortality, and if he can't find a cure, his own lifespan might be even shorter...
Corruption and conspiracy run rampant in the ninth chapter of the Voyage series. The lethality of mishandled technology and a glimpse at a mysterious new enemy make for an intelligent and intriguing adventure.
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Friday, 6 December 2013
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A tyrannical dictator with the lifeblood of a world in his grasp seems like a pretty obvious evil. What kind of heartless monster would Kal be if he didn't intervene? But then why is Tria so anxious to simply leave the world to its miserable fate? What could possibly be worse than total, joyless slavery?
Conjuring echoes of Animal Farm, Benevolence investigates the oft-ignored dangers of 'fixing' perceived injustices, and prompts reflection on the indefatigable animalistic tendencies that all humans carry inside them. Magnificent!
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
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Loneliness is an inescapable factor of Kal's metaxic adventures. Sure, he has Tria to accompany him, but his disembodied clone is more interested in talking linguistics than carrying a casual conversation. What he needs is someone more corporeal, someone who understands what it's like to lose their home...
The bittersweet duet of love and loss resonates powerfully throughout the seventh chapter of the wonderful Voyage series. Touching and revealing, Duality's tale of earnest romance is no less captivating than its plot-focused predecessors.
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013
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A civilisation 21000 years more advanced than Earth has to have a cure to Kal's nanoradiation allergy, right? Not to mention the technology required to survive on a planet Ragnaroked to near oblivion. Kal's reasoning is sound, but he lacks the perspective of a society that has repeatedly endured and escaped Armageddon. He will find that their logic does not quite match his...
Sprinkled with more tantalising tidbits about the nature of the metaxia and how Kal came to be exiled to it, Norselands is by far the most visually evocative and...
Sunday, 1 December 2013
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Find Tria a body, then offload him on one of the more peaceful worlds of the metaxia. That was Kal's plan, and he was prepared to do whatever it took to achieve it, even if that meant throwing ethics out the window and tampering with another world's culture. But playing God is a fickle endeavour, and Kal might not be ready for the consequences...
With a fascinating society of technological nomads and a cast of new characters, Corporeal explores the ramifications of imposing one culture's ideals on another, and the cost of a supercilious mentality...
Saturday, 30 November 2013
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Though abandoned by humans many centuries prior, Kal's latest metaxic destination hews closer to the Earth he knows than any he has seen thus far. The familiarity extends beyond the superficial, and when Kal leaves this desolate world, a new part of himself might just tag along too...
With a wonderfully unpredictable conclusion, Tria sets course for a bevy of existential quandaries to unfold in future installments. Read on!
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Friday, 29 November 2013
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Continuing his search for a cure to his literal homesickness, Kal journeys to what should be a world of promising technological advancement. But when he finds himself in the middle of a dense, sprawling jungle, devoid of civilisation but plentiful in hostility, he must rely on more than his precious nanites to make it through unscathed...
More fast-paced than previous stories, Just a Game is a short but sweet adventure that manages to pack in a refreshingly distinct twist to its Battle Royale styled tale. Another fun jaunt through the...
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Hi everyone,
My second novel, Guerrilla Internet, is nearing completion. I'm shooting for a release sometime in December, if everything goes to plan, and I cannot wait to see what people think. The story explores themes very personal to me, including depression and anxiety, as well as more pragmatic concerns such as data privacy and internet security. For those interested, the blurb is below:
'How careful are you with what you say in a phone call? In a text message? Are you strict enough to never reveal personal information in an email, or on...
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
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A frustratingly intangible dream teases Kal with a solution to the problem keeping him from returning home. This threadbare hope drives Kal to the verdant jungle world Ydora, where he encounters his first real danger since passing through the metaxia: other humans.
With an intriguing exploration of a culture considerably foreign to Earth's, and the further development of the motivations that spur Kal towards his ultimate goal, Longing expands the rich setting of the Embarkation universe and humanises Kal with a well-paced and engaging character...
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
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Kal, a talented and experienced computer programmer, is stranded on a world populated exclusively by giant cats. With naught but his programmable nanites for non-feline company, Kal works to unlock the information in his brain that will allow him to return to the metaxia, the in-between space linking an untold number of universes, including the home from which he came...
Intelligent, humorous, and above all utterly engaging, the first chapter in the Voyage: Embarkation series sets the scene for fathomless intrigue to follow. A supremely...
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