The Veil of Echoes - a blend of climate fiction, consciousness exploration, and a touch of mystery. The story follows a group of characters navigating a world on the brink of ecological collapse, while also delving into the mysteries of human consciousness and the interconnectedness of all things.
After years of dabbling in writing and storytelling, I finally took the plunge and wrote a novel. It’s called “The Veil of Echoes” and it’s a blend of climate fiction, consciousness exploration, and a touch of mystery. The story follows a group of characters navigating a world on the brink of ecological collapse, while also delving into the mysteries of human consciousness and the interconnectedness of all things.
I tried to weave in themes of hope, conciliation, cooperation also resilience amidst the challenges of our changing world. The core theme is bound to the ideas of the cross species initial meeting. This came about as I have an unusually large amount of Neanderthal DNA. Still only a few percent but more than most and one always wants to believe this was as a result of some deeper consensual connection. Also exploring the deeper questions of what it means to be human and how we relate to the planet and other human species now lost.
The initial spark came from the fact that I have been fascinated by the idea of consciousness and how it might evolve in the face of environmental challenges. Also the idea of distributed consciousness such as is found in octopuses. With their distributed nervous systems and unique cognitive abilities, octopuses have long been a source of fascination for scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. I wanted to explore how a world might look if we had to confront the challenges of climate change while also grappling with the mysteries of consciousness and our place in the natural world.
I wanted to explore how people might come together to find solutions, and how our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world might shift as we confront these issues.
It’s been a labor of love, and I’m excited to share it with readers. You can find “The Veil of Echoes” on Amazon Kindle now. I hope it resonates with you and sparks some thought-provoking conversations about our future and our place in the world.
If you’re interested in climate fiction or stories that explore consciousness and the human experience, I think you’ll find something to enjoy in “The Veil of Echoes.” It’s a story that aims to entertain while also encouraging reflection on the pressing issues we face as a society. Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy the book!
To give you some idea of the story
Fifty thousand years ago, on a frozen tundra at the edge of an Ice Age, two survivors, a Neanderthal hunter and a Homo sapiens wanderer, forged an unlikely pact. Their shared fire, shared grief, and a single amber bead sparked a connection neither could explain: a resonance of memory and mind that would echo across millennia.
In 2100, as the Atlantic’s great heat engine collapses and Britain fractures into storm‑lashed refuges, fourteen‑year‑old Arlo inherits that ancient spark in the moment he loses the person he loves most. Grief opens a door he never knew existed. Through it pours the lives of his ancestors - hunters on drowned plains, seers on sacred islands, healers in years without a sun. Their memories become his. Their skills become his. Their unfinished stories demand to be carried forward.
But the spark is more than inheritance. It is a signal. And as the planet’s climate unravels, the signal finally breaches the noise.
Arlo becomes the first human in fifty millennia to hear what the universe has been whispering back.
Hunted by fear, rejected by a girl who refuses to let him see his daughter Arlo must choose whether to remain himself or become the bridge his lineage has been evolving toward.
Sylvi his estranged daughter arrives un-announced and assumes his mantle. Becoming a respected scientist. Her research leads to breakthroughs in understanding consciousness.
A pandemic and the storm of storms bears down on UK’s new capital - Edinburgh, the fate of the future rests on a thread spun from the first fire to the last breath of a dying world.
A sweeping, time‑spanning novel of climate, kinship, and consciousness, The Amber Veils of Time weaves prehistory and near‑future survival into a single, luminous story about what it means to be human — and what it might mean to become more.
