I have always been most inspired by what I now know to be ‘hard science-fiction’. The Heretic is the first book in the Beyond the Wall series, an epic story about the future of humanity and the discovery of the truth of its past.
Yet there are those who preach a new religion and who want to be free. All crime is punished by banishment or a lifetime of penal servitude on the Kolyma prison fleet.Īnd humanity ’s true history survives only in whispers of a secret archive. The Magistratus controls interstellar travel, access to technology – even procreation. In return for the protection of the Consulate Magistratus, citizens must concede their rights. Humanity ’s survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home.Ī new Republic has formed – one in which freedom no longer exists. In my opinion, this is a book well worth getting (my review is here), but be warned: you’ll want more and may have yourself hooked on a new series in very short order!Ĭheck out the description below, and then read on as Lucas discusses ‘hard’ vs ‘soft’ sci-fi and where The Heretic falls, as well as some of the inspirations that helped drive his work.Ĭenturies have passed since the First Cataclysm ended life on the blue planet. He is dragged into a fight he does not believe in and a desperate struggle to protect his ship, his way of life and the lives of the persecuted few who seek only freedom.Today, we’ve got a guest piece from author Lucas Bale, who made his sci-fi debut this week with the just-released The Heretic. Shepherd, a freighter-tramp and smuggler, is commissioned to deliver illicit medical supplies to a hostile border planet near the Wall. He and a handful of survivors flee into the frozen, snow-covered forest to wait for the preacher who told them their way of life was based on lies. A 14-year-old boy, Jordi, sees armed men approaching and manages to wake his family. In the cold of a winter's night, a small village is the subject of a brutal attack. Humanity's true history survives only in whispers of a secret archive. Freedom, religion and self-determination are anachronisms.
Every citizen is implanted with a device to monitor their location, health and emotions. The Magistratus controls interstellar travel, access to technology, even procreation. In return for its protection, citizens must concede their rights absolutely. Humanity's survivors are now dispersed among distant colonies, thousands of light years from the barren, frozen rock that was once their home.Īt a time when power means everything, the ultimate power, the imperium, rests with the Consulate Magistratus. Centuries have passed since life ended on the blue planet.
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