This series has always been more than just a time travel story for me. It is a way to explore what happens when knowledge, culture, and responsibility are carried into a different time, and how communities choose to use that knowledge.
One of the ways I deepen that idea in Thunder Calls is through the structure of the book itself. Each part opens with an epigraph paired with original artwork. Together, they offer a glimpse of what lies ahead, not in a literal sense, but thematically. They set a tone, a question, or a warning that unfolds in the chapters that follow.
It has become one of my favorite parts of the process, working with a team of talented human artists to bring another layer of meaning into the story. Visual art has a way of speaking to the same truths as storytelling, just through a different language.
For Part One, I am honored to feature local artist YoSama Sun. The artwork is inspired by this epigraph:
“All that you touch, you change.
All that you change, changes you.
The only lasting truth is change.”
— Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006), American science fiction writer
That idea sits at the heart of Thunder Calls. Change is not something that happens at a distance. It is something we participate in, whether we intend to or not. Every action carries consequences, and every attempt to shape the future reshapes us in return.
As the story unfolds, that question becomes more urgent. What do you do when you have the power to change the course of history? And what does that power cost?
If you have not yet started the series, the first book, Circle for the Earth, is available on Kindle Unlimited.
More soon as we get closer to release.