Book Three Chapter 4 Overview

Oyn'a is dreaming but her dreams are vivid. She sees her father leading a charge on an opposing band of provincial fighters. These were common battles for honor that took place before the Kevutian invasion. This time, however, there would be no honor on either side as she recalls in her dream the moment the Kevutians actually came to Pa'Myshka. She and her brother, Lagos, were but young children when it happened but the event is burned ino the consciousness of every Myshkan who witnessed it. Her father ran to save his children from the onslaught of foreign soldiers. Her brother wakes her up from her dream. We find out that she can sense the feelings of others and now she senses anger and fear in her brother.

Book Three Chapter 3 Overview

Erut, the errant Kevutian soldier escapes from the shop with the help of the shopkeeper who claims anyone running away from soldiers deserves to be aided. Erut finds himself in the marketplace and nearly gets caught again when the villagers attack him and a group of soldiers show up to find out what is going on. He escapes to the rice fields where he finds it disturbingly quiet until a band of freedom fighters called the Sifuti surprise him, put a hood over his head, and take him away.

Book Three Chapter 2 Overview

In Chapter Two, Erut, the soldier accused of stealing, escapes death by the hands of the maceoran (governor) of Myshka. Erut is helped by a local shopkeeper who bandages up the soldier's damaged hand. This is no insignificant thing because Erut is a Kevutian and the shopkeeper is a Myshkan. The Kevutians (residents of the planet of Pa'Kevutu) have invaded Pa'Myshka. The Kevutians are not known for their kind treatment of those who resist them. As you might imagine, there is no love lost between the two groups of people. Nevertheless, the shopkeeper decides to help the injured soldier but we are left to ask if it is in time because a group of soldiers searching for Erut appear at the door of the shop.

Book Three Chapter 1 overview

Chapter one begins with the introduction of Erut, a reluctant soldier from Kevutu currently stationed on the now invaded planet named Pa'Myshka. He is accused by his territorial leader (called the maceoran) of stealing from the new fees imposed on the Myshkans. He is nearly knifed but escapes when the maceoran becomes ill. Now he is on the run from his fellow soldiers. 

Book Three

I have begun work on Book Three of the Milleran Cluster Series. It will take place about 100 (earth) years later. The Kevutians have developed a massive space navy and have set upon the conquest of any and all occupied asteroids within the cluster. They call this new empire The Conglomerate. Book Three begins on a new planet called Pa'Myshkin were Zoey (Book 2) was once an ambassador for Pa'Chot but was forced to disappear when the Kevutians invaded.

A Creation Myth

Creation myths. You know what they are: a story that helps describe how the world came to be. Unfortunately we have associated the word 'myth' with the word 'untrue.' This is unfortunate. A myth is simply a story in the same way that a fairy tale is just a story. Ancient stories are often revealed for the wisdom they contain with little regard to whether or not a story is historically correct or accurate. The same goes for myths. Whether or or not the myth is true is secondary to the wisdom it is trying to convey. We–the modern empiricists that we are–are beyond such nonsense, of course. But are we? Science is now the spinner of our modern stories. Consider the story of the Big Bang. It is, after all, only a theory which means it may or may not be true. Even with all the science to back it up it is still a creation myth for modernity. It teaches us many things about our universe and helps us to find a place within it (however miniscule).

I have begun preliminary work for the writing of the Milleran Cluster Book Three. It will be very much concerned about competing spiritualities as it will be about competing societies within the asteroid belt. One of the first things I had to do was write a creation myth for the people of the new planet: Rishivon.

I'm looking for beta readers for Book 2. Anyone interested? Free book traded for honest comments.