William C. Tracy is a North Carolina native and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master’s in mechanical engineering, and has both designed and operated heavy construction machinery. He has also trained in Wado-Ryu karate since 2003, and runs his own dojo. He is an avid video and board gamer, a reader, and of course, a writer.
In his spare time, he wrangles three cats. He and his wife enjoy putting their pets in cute little costumes and making them cosplay for the annual Christmas card.
You can visit him at williamctracy.com.
On a bright August day, the sun disappears.
Sam van Oen barely escapes freezing to death in his house, as his watch stops and fire ceases to burn. He is pulled into the Nether—a nexus between ten diverse alien cultures—where he meets two maji who can control the musical foundation of the universe. While coping with anxiety attacks prompted by his new surroundings, Sam must learn to hear and change the Symphony, and thus reality, in order to discover what happened to his home.Sam is surrounded by aliens, both strange and familiar. Soon, he meets sister and brother twins, also new to the Nether, who support him during his anxiety attacks. Sam finds he is attracted to both of them, and does not want to choose.
But more freezing voids like the one that started his journey are appearing, and Sam’s chances of getting back are fading. The Assembly of Species is threatening to dissolve and the maji are being attacked by those they protect, while rumors grow of an ancient, shape-changing species of assassins, returning to wage war.
The Dissolution is coming.
Top Ten List:
10
fun facts about myself:
1)
I am trained in violin and fiddle
2)
I’ve written nine books
3)
I’ve practiced Wado-Ryu karate for
fifteen years
4)
I’ve designed and operated heavy construction
equipment
5)
Two things in this list are
false
6)
I can juggle five objects at a
time
7)
I’m a direct descendant of
William de Tracy, one of Thomas a Becket’s four assassins
8)
My mother went to school with
Robert Jordan’s wife
9)
I own a cast of my grandfather’s
teeth
10)
I’ve visited eighteen countries
Answers:
False: #7 (probably) and #5 (because #7 is the only falsehood,
which means #4 is false, but that
means it’s true, which then means *head explodes*). #6 is technically true,
though not for very long.
