Books in Still Light series

Three who become legend rise in the ranks. The first full volume of Still Light covers the birth of AI and posthumanity, and the hidden cabal of mystical powers that control humanity’s fate. The three begin their rise to power, joining the mystical ranks of Abraxas. We begin an age of war unlike any known before, as individual soldiers are given the ability to change nations. An old rival is reborn as a terrifying ally, and an artificial intelligence intended to be a slave finds a new freedom at the heart of Amenti.

Sometimes, honour and bravery can win a reprieve from destiny. A story of hope and despair, as Artificial intelligences, posthumans, and other minds struggle against their fates.Amongst other events...The too-biological Zee leaves, feeling the call of an older blessing than the ones her peers have received.An old man, who knows more than he should, arrives at the school, to try and show Zu that here is a path other than the one others have demanded of him.Hofstadter, the AI in the form of a teddy bear, begins her own complex journey into being.A life that could have been filled with light is instead infected with darkness, and the Soldier passes on to his reward.

Still Light is an episodic tale that spans centuries, beginning in 2020 and ending in 2507. Each story is set five years apart, with the idea of steadily and carefully tracing the evolution of technological, social, and political structures that arise as humanity develops. This volume covers the first fifty years, as transhumanity becomes dominant, the first AI are born, and the first posthuman is created. It is the story of Mia, Feng, and Zhukov, the developer, genius, and soldier, as they rise through the ranks of Abraxas, the hidden rulers of the world. As they do, they create the first true AI and posthuman, as well as new political structures. From there, it charts the life of Zǔ, the posthuman born of their actions.