So, I decided to take a short break from my usual hack-and-slash adventures, and write a cozy sci-fi story.

I had been wanting to take up some lighter themes after a few disheartening events in my personal life. When Shane proposed the theme of “cozy apocalypse” for his upcoming collaborative magazine - Keystone Codex, it seemed like a great starting point to try something new.

The first issue of the magazine is out now, and alongside mine, features works from a couple of very creative authors. I have read through all of them and have enjoyed most. Get it here.

Orphans of the Midnight Star is set in the same universe as The Nightwyrms' Resurgence and can be considered as an origin story of the Saranthian colony. If you are one of the handful of folks who have read The Grandmaster’s Infatuation, you have perhaps wondered why a cradle ship would choose to settle in a hostile environment such as Saranthia. This story answers that.

Norman’s journey will continue in the next episode of The Nightwyrms' Resurgence, which is expected to drop around mid next year. As you might expect by now, Saranthia will have a very crucial role to play in The Grandmaster’s Resurrection.