by William Hladky | Oct 5, 2019 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
Foreign affairs expert Robert Kaplan wrote in his book, The Revenge of Geography, “…while geography does not necessarily determine the future, it does set contours on what is achievable and what isn’t.” British journalist Tim Marshall stated the same theme in his...
by William Hladky | Sep 12, 2019 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
What triggers the seed of a story to germinate? Mine started more than thirty years ago while living in Germany, teaching college courses to U.S. soldiers. While driving to the various military posts, I would pass medieval castles, ruins of Middle Age fortresses and...
by William Hladky | Dec 28, 2018 | The Book Of Ruin
In 1859, one of the largest solar storms on record struck earth. Known as the Carrington Event, the storm damaged telegraph systems in Europe and North America. Sparks leaped from telegraph machines, shocking operators and setting papers ablaze. A Pittsburgh telegraph...
