Today is #WorldLionDay, so here is an excerpt from The White Light of Tomorrow. This is one of my favorite interactions between Adrian and Mariel. ⚔️🦁 ----- Her hands were nimble, and she finished the suture easily. “Not bad for a novice,” he said. “Finish up, will you, love? Only one more to go.” “Of course I will, but don’t think that I’ll mend you like Geoffrey every time you burst and your innards come out.” Geoffrey, the stuffed lion he’d given her many years ago, was no longer her constant companion but still sat by her bed. “We should have named him

Factions A glossary of factions in the First Earth universe, in rough order of appearance in The While Light of Tomorrow. Many more groups and organizations exists, but these are the ones seen or mentioned so far. The Universal Church — Designed after the Roman Catholic church of the high middle ages, the Universal Church is one of two major religious powers in Christian space. The UC is particularly interested in restricting access to heretical technologies referred to as Machina, which they believe led to the disappearance of Earth long ago in the event known as the Advent. The UC is led by a Pope and a college of cardinals. Its hom

Here is some background information on the First Earth universe, the dystopian setting of my first novel, The White Light of Tomorrow.  For more info please check out my website at http://dpiercewilliams.com.  The first chapter is always free to read there. The First Earth Universe Part 1: The Past is Prologue Why did you choose to juxtapose the Medieval, fractured, quasi-feudal empires of The White Light of Tomorrow with advanced technology left over from the ‘Apex’ of mankind’s scientific achievement? The answer, of course, is that knights with armor and swords are cool, and spaceships are cool, so put them together, da