A Little in the Way of an Introduction to Seeds of The Utopia

Seeds of The Utopia will be out next month in one form or another. 

This is just a draft. See what you think.

I’m just a scribe writing as different characters tell me their story over time, a long time. Some of these people began telling me their story over twenty years ago. At first, their stories were separate, and independent. They seemed worlds, and ages apart. But in this universe al things are connected, ages, places, facts, myths and whys. The universe is full of holes, doors and pathways. Separation is only an illusion of our minds. We are the stuff of stars. All life is. And all stars had their start in the big bang (as best as we can tell). What was here before that? Who knows? It is a little hard to get my head around where “here” and “now” even is. “Here” is on a spinning planet, which orbits a sun, which in turn, orbits a galactic center.  “Now” is even more nebulous. Damn, gone already. So where do people come from in all of this? What were the steps from elements in stars to spinning around on our little rock telling each other stories? I think the old biblical and mythological stories leave much to be desired. Snakes and apples? Gods getting their groove on? I don’t know. The real story is probably much more complex, and fascinating. The people in this little book gave me their own version to share with you. Don’t worry. It’s an easy read. It does not have to be hard to ponder the really big questions. Let’s take a crack at some as the story unfolds. There are no wrong answers. Not for our purposes, anyway.     

Are we alone in the universe? No. We like to think of ourselves as the select, unique or dare I say, God’s chosen. If the Big Bang (the current scientific creation story) was God thinking creation into being, he is far beyond the power accredited to him in the great texts of old. God (that’s with a capital “G”) does not play a direct role in this story. But one guy, Ankius, dares to ask why there is so much suffering. He does not want to find out on a spiritual level but directly. Ankius wants to have coffee with God (or gods) if you will, a man on man conversation. He is fearless, having seen many violent deaths (many of which he was the cause). He’s also not the kind of guy to take “No” for an answer. There must be a way for this conversation to happen. His magic teacher, Tallshadow, opens the door of possibility just a crack. Ankius wants to kick the door in. You got it; He’s on a quest. He and the others you will meet don’t stay too long in any one place. Ankius finds a new kind of fear all mixed up in love for people he meets along the way. It is one thing to lose your own life, but what about the lives of others who come to love and trust you completely? Still, Ankius presses on in the hope of talking directly to the creator.  Little do he and his friends know they starting a quest that will take them further away in both space and time than they could have ever imagined. Others are coming from a reality far removed from swards, magic, kings and queens known to Ankius. He’s not the only one looking for answers.

Sometimes, people ask questions. Asking questions can lead to trouble as Xerces find out. He too finds himself on a quest, but not of his own making. He leaves behind a world (worlds really) of empire, thought police and illusion. His world is a little closer to the one we are all familiar with. The names may change but the story is much the same.  We have taken the same lesson over and over again but not yet taken it to heart. The lesson of empire is forgotten faster than it is learned. Xerces too, is not alone on his quest. Dzann, the beautiful world-renowned doctor who dared to say “NO” to the powerful finds herself with nothing but an old untrustworthy spy, and a spaceship full of mysteries all her own. It is a one-way ticket. She has to spend the rest of her life with these two. There is no going home… ever.  Xerces and Dr. Dzann are sent out only to gather knowledge for an empire that has forsaken them for defying authority. It does not take too long for a higher purpose to give real meaning to the mission.

Powers beyond them all conspire to bring the two groups together as the fate of millions, if not billions, of lives hang in the balance. But hey, let’s not get too far ahead. Kick back and relax as they share the story with you. In them you may see yourself. They too like good food, living to the fullest eating well, getting laid, and most importantly, never ever giving up.