Are There Human Highborn?
Are human highborn emerging in the Freehold? V’ren pages ignite debate on privilege, access, merit, and inherited power.
Media Interview
Marmaduke family
Worldbuilding
Private Fiefdoms & Enclaves of the Marmadukes (Author Notes)
In the post-collapse Midwest, Matt Marmaduke personally controls over 200 private fiefdoms—self-contained farm, timber, mining, and cultural enclaves outside Freehold law. Inheritance from the Grable line, quiet corporate deals, and legacy seizures shaped holdings like Takumimura and Mohonar Bari, amid complex CCA geography. Airstrips and lakefront parcels keep them connected.
Main Story
The Hill of Shadows
At Hiroshima’s Hill of Shadows, M.J uncovers Nikura and Tibbets ancestry, connecting survival, memory, and family ties.