Sci-Fi Bulletin: Exploring the Universes of SF, Fantasy, Horror and Spy-fi!

Dark Legacies, a new science fiction universe, is on the way, crafted from the minds of Babylon 5’s Claudia Christian and the StokerVerse’s lead writer Chris McAuley.

Having worked together previously on AUK’s ‘Voices of Dracula’ and a Babylon 5 quiz book, Claudia and Chris began to formulate several ideas which they believe would resonate with fans of Babylon 5 and more contemporary series such as The Expanse.

“It was important for us not to do a dystopian vision of the future. It’s been a trope which has been successfully mined in television and book form in recent years. The challenge was to form a worldview where humanity has recently moved away from a tyrannical government and now looks back to the stars with hope,” McAuley explains.

The series begins with a novella from HellBound Books which will see a corporate and governmental conspiracy unfold. It was been confirmed that RPG company Nightfall Games (best known for their work on the Terminator game franchise) will be publishing a title in conjunction with Chris and Claudia.

“Although we look towards the future with hope in our series, part of the dramatic tension comes from the legacies of the past – elements attempting to destabilize the newly elected democratic global government. We also explore the legacies which Jessica Steele (Claudia’s character) must contend with as she attempts to investigate the approaching danger. Jessica has a painful past but she doesn’t wallow in it or let melancholy overwhelm her. She dedicates herself to ensuring that humanity doesn’t step backwards into totalitarianism again.”

The novella should be available later this year from HellBound. The concept art above is by Nicolas Kui.