The Chronicles of SphearThe Septan Sage
An Imaginary reality
© PJAshton Publishing 2025
This novel features core sci-fi tropes and an intricately detailed universe. The book's scope is ambitious, and it aims to transport readers to the rich world it depicts.
The story takes place in a universe where telepathic, amphibious, and pyrogenic beings known as Septans grapple with socio-political turmoil, authoritarianism, and the discovery of alien technology. They inhabit a world created by the Divine Being named Sphear. Zan, an agent of the Pallen Intelligence Agency, acts as the protagonist of the story. He worries about global conflict and the erosion of Septan freedom under the Republic of Shin.
Zan is tasked with averting war, but soon faces a mystery as an unidentified structure appears at the North Pole. He sets out to investigate the origins of this structure along with a junior officer. Meanwhile, his personal life ties into the Spiritous faith, which is an ancient belief consisting of five testaments, the last of which has not been revealed and is expected to define Septan destiny. Faith, authoritarianism, alien contact, and time travel shape the fate of Sphear. It is a story of faith under fire, freedom under threat, and civilisations on the edge of revelation.