The Journeyman

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The Journeyman

Book 1: Come the Totality

About the Book

William Pearson is a Militiaman. That's all he wants to be, and all he ever wanted to be: to make his city and his planet a better place to live, despite the massive mining conglomerates which dominate the political and economic landscape, bent on stripping the world of everything valuable.

Zotz, on the other hand, is an old man with wild ideas about the history of humanity, spreading crazed tales about a place called Earth. Zotz wants William to find it. William doesn't want to--he's got better things to do.

He's going to anyway.

The Journeyman is the epic tale of a rather ordinary(?) man making a whole lot of mistakes while trying to figure out who he is and how to make the universe a better place, particularly a universe full of body-snatching monsters called Totality, an inhumane, aristocratic regime known as the Hegemony, and the mysterious but appropriately-named Order, all of whom have their own plans for the universe, too. If those weren't enough, there's an even greater threat lurking in the shadows, and it's got an eye or two fixed squarely on William. Fortunately, William's got friends, most of whom are human, but there's also an immortal troll and a faerie who probably isn't really his friend but she puts up with him anyway.

It seems that being ordinary isn't so ordinary anymore.

Book 1: Come the Totality sets the stage for the rest of the series. It sees William Pearson's life transform from that of a simple Militiaman to a galactic traveler, his world turned upside-down. From William's homeworld of Lexin to the colony of Trepsis to the advanced, mysterious ship called Transcendence of Light, William seems to get around.

Keep your eyes peeled for Book 2: The Uprising!

Now, for probably common questions:

Q. Why Book One? How many books are there going to be?!

A. I don't know! At least one, obviously. Possibly as many as six. For the sake of Leanpub, I may just do the entire thing as one giant book, since we're talking about ebooks here and physical size is not an issue. In that case, $1.99 should be quite a steal. I may raise the price over time as the book grows larger, but once you've bought it you're locked in at that price.

Q. Why am I going to pay for an unfinished book?

A. Good question. You don't have to, obviously. But I have a good pace going and I'm quite confident I'll finish writing it. Revisions occur along the way, so things may change over time. If I make any substantial adjustments to content (like removing/adding plot elements from past chapters, fixing factual errors, etc.) I will mention them in the release notes, so you aren't blindsided and you don't have to go back and re-read half the book. Fixes to things like typos won't be mentioned, though I am sorry if you encounter any. If this doesn't sound like your cup of tea, I understand.

Q. I don't get it, is this book sci-fi or fantasy?

A. It's both! The setting is ostensibly sci-fi, but with fantasy elements. Yes, the elements get explained--eventually. There aren't faeries and trolls and stuff for no reason.

Q. Whom should this book appeal to?

A. Anybody who likes sprawling sci-fi space opera epic stuff. There are lots of planets, spaceships, cool technologies, things blowing up, mysteries, suspense, romance, deontological debates, prophetic visions, and all manner of craziness. If you think you know what's going to happen next... well, only one way to find out.

Q. How often do you update this?

A. I work on this daily, although I aim to publish updated versions once a week. This gives me time to minor revisions over the span of several days while I'm also expanding the book. That way, if I have to go back and change something one or two chapters behind, you'll never see it!

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James Huffman
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Table of Contents

  • 1. The Filament
  • 2. Deeper
  • 3. Assignment
  • 4. Fresh Air
  • 5. Last Hurrah
  • 6. Loose Ends
  • 7. Tied
  • 8. Flight
  • 9. Sleep
  • 10. Command and Control
  • 11. New Kid in Town
  • 12. Rock and Roll
  • 13. Inside Out
  • 14. Vision
  • 15. Sustenance
  • 16. Escaped
  • 17. Caught
  • 18. Transcendence
  • 19. Ruin
  • 20. The Journey Begins
  • 21. A Golden Dream
  • 22. The Bell
  • 23. Tolls
  • 24. Failure
  • 25. Observation
  • 26. Perspective
  • 27. Out of Control
  • 28. The Dead Triplets
  • 29. Anacht
  • 30. Berys
  • 31. Cainin
  • 32. On the Verge
  • 33. Alien
  • 34. Penetration
  • 35. Scattered

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