The Merlin Paradox
Science-fantasy trilogy set in The TriRealm Universe.
Meeting the famous Merlin is cool and all, but not when you become his experiment.
Ruby is a teenage runecaster with a demon tail, poor eyesight, and a bad case of amnesia. Blaming Merlin for his condition, Ruby escapes the madman’s magical lab and sets out to uncover his identity, but without glasses, finding a way home is impossible.
The perfect person to help him is Seri, a lonely, winged boy who’s well familiar with the art of flying under the radar. But while Ruby wants to venture out to explore the city and search for clues of who he is, Seri must follow the rules and remain hidden.
Stranded in a derelict house with only each other for company, the mysterious amnesiac and his overly cautious host can offer each other what the other needs, but while they’re hiding out, consequences of Ruby’s escape begin unfolding.
If lies are a blanket of blissful ignorance, then the truth is a rat maze growing more complicated with every turn.
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A few fun facts about The Merlin Paradox
1. While I had the idea for this book and brainstormed the worldbuilding earlier, the main story concept came out of a short-story prompt.
The prompt that inspired the premise of this story
A science experiment gone wrong.
2. My second inspiration was discovering the myth that the legendary sorcerer, Merlin, was a son of a demon, which I find a lot more interesting than the Arthurian legend.
3. The TriRealm Universe uses two loosely-enforced naming conventions for characters and places: gems (mostly quartz) and glassworking terms.
For example, the character: Tristine Filigrana
Tristine was inspired by trystine, a type of a quartz that has a combination of purple and yellow coloring.
Filigrana is a glassworking method that uses embedding glass canes into a colorless glass and results in a stunning striped glass appearance.
4. I wrote the first draft of this book in the first two weeks of 2019 NaNoWriMo. It was my first NaNo, and it was a huge success. Among the three projects I worked on, I wrote nearly 90,000 words in thirty days. It’s quite amazing what can be accomplished when you push yourself to the limits.