by William Hladky | Jan 15, 2020 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
Our uber-technologies have isolated us evermore from the natural ways of our world. Could we today do what the Polynesians did several thousand years ago? Lacking maps, sextants and compasses, they traveled from Asia to Tahiti, Hawaii, Easter Island and finally to New...
by William Hladky | Dec 3, 2019 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
Invented in 9th century China, black powder was first used in guns. Modern smokeless gunpowder wasn’t discovered until the 19th century. In my first two novels, society has forgotten how to manufacture smokeless gunpowder. Firearms are mostly black-powder...
by William Hladky | Nov 2, 2019 | The Book Of Ruin, The Flashfall Sword
Howard Fox of Success Insight Podcast interviewed me about The Book of Ruin series. The podcast is approximately 30 minutes. Below is the link. https://www.successinsightpodcast.com/2019/10/wg-hladky.html Enjoy
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...
