Jul 5, 2016

Hello Team Noxian Gate! 

Thank you so much for the tweets, Facebook posts, and e-mails to friends and family. We have 30 days to bring another 140 people into the world of The Noxian Gate- every book sold counts! 

This week I want to tell you the back-story to the Nox. I first saw the Nox almost 20 years ago on an episode of Stargate SG-1, and the idea of the species stuck with me. In that universe the Nox are secretive, insular, and probably the most advanced technological species in the galaxy. They appear to be closely connected to the natural world, and believe that giving advanced technology to humans is a bit like giving fireworks to toddlers. Their most famous line in the series that sums up the Nox philosophy of sharing technology is “Sometimes the young do not do as they are told.”

I took these few crumbs from the TV series, and they became the catalyst for The Noxian Gate. One of the first characters the appears in our book is Eon. A young Nox (187 years old) who found a hidden library. The library has the unique ability to exist outside of time, and it contains the ancient history of the Nox. Eon discovers secrets of the ancient Nox when they weren’t so insular and were more outgoing, even controlling the entire galaxy. He discovers that the Nox had at their height sent out 15 sentries to the remote parts of the galaxy to foster life. Those sentries have spent the millienium creating conditions for life to thrive throughout the galaxy - and yet not all of them have been successful. Eon discsovers that there is one sentry that has never reported back to the Nox, and he leaves in search of the missing sentry. His journey, and eventual discovery of the sentry in the Sol system leads us to the very start of our adventure in The Noxian Gate.

Stay tuned for more updates, and exciting adventures in The Noxian Gate. What else do you want to know about the Nox? Let me know in the comments!