Squadron Lead Zyruul Catashmar led his men into a routine disruption mission
targeting a small settlement on an unimportant planet.
It should have been simple.
I’m a self-published author with a love for storytelling. I first started
writing Dungeons and Dragons campaigns for me and my friends, and quickly fell
in love with the art of a story.
My books feature deep emotional interiority, multiple narrators, intense
thriller hooks, and interesting characters inspired by some of my favorite
books, movies, and TV shows.
My first book, Too Strong to Control, is the first of a space opera
trilogy and features intricately laid narrative threads fueled by
multi-perspective narrative scenes.
I had an absolute blast writing it and I hope you enjoy it too!
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A space opera trilogy
The Fiendcote moved through the dark
The Books
Three in the series
Book One
Too Strong to Control
Out now · 326 pages
What seemed like a normal mission revealed a plot no one could
fathom the size of. Nine narrators, one ship, and a poobball game nobody fully
understands.
The last book, and the one that answers what the first two have
been quietly asking the whole time.
Too Strong to Control
Book One
Squadron Lead Zyruul Catashmar led his men into a routine disruption mission
targeting a small settlement on an unimportant planet. It should have been simple.
The bombers carried his own insignia. The confirmation team came through afterward
to verify the bodies, and the only one they were looking for was his.
Seventeen of his men died in that rubble. Six were left unaccounted for. Seven, if
you count him.
He is supposed to be dead. Staying dead is the only advantage he has left.
“Excess is wasteful, except beauty. You can’t have beauty in excess.”
Too Strong to Control
Where it came from
Horizons started as a tabletop campaign that me and my friends played for
over two years! We had laughs, tears, and so much fun. However, I always had
an itch that there was more story to tell. The trilogy includes many of the
characters that first came to life through our imagination, and expands the
story of what came next.
How it’s told
My goal was to introduce the tabletop feel by leveraging a full ensemble
cast. Everyone who has ever played a TTRPG knows that the best characters
start with a killer backstory, so each character getting dedicated time to
tell their story was integral.
There are nine narrators in Book One. Five more join in Book Two, and Book
Three rounds it out to over fifteen distinct narrators across the series.
Start with Book One
Too Strong to Control is available in paperback and ebook.
