Hello Readers!

I wanted to reach out to everyone who has supported this book effort with a huge Thank You! We sold over 100 books, and I was delighted to have found a supportive community through InkShares that helps authors build their projects. However, we are about 150 books short of physical publication at this time.  As a result your funds will be returned to you in a few days- but this is not the end of The Noxian Gate.

I have spoken to several of you who are game to helping me edit and bring this project to life. Our goal is by this time next year to have the book in your hands (digitally or otherwise). The InkShares website will remain the home of the book effort for the next year as we build our following. Stay tuned for more updates and news as the Noxian Gate becomes a reality.

Much love and happy reading!

Tim

Hello Noxian Gate Readers! 

Hope is the thing with feathers, and to help my book take flight I created this short video (https://youtu.be/zKh3-yE4eK0) describing my initial inspiration for sitting down to write.

We have until August 3rd to reach 250 books pre-ordered, and then by this time next year you could have a signed copy of The Noxian Gate in your hands. I think we can do it if you help me share the link with friends, family, science fiction fans, random people on the street - I’m not picky. 

After you have annoyed all of your friends and family, stop on by the Noxian Gate website to write a glowing review (those really do help!). Let’s sell this thing! We have 5 whole days left!

Thanks for all of your support and kind words!

 Warm Wishes, 

 Tim 

Noxian Delight

One of the first characters we meet in the book- Eon- spent countless hours in the hidden library of the Nox. While he wasn’t researching the ancient sentries that spawned life throughout the galaxy, Eon spent what amounted to years of his life watching cooking shows (who doesn’t).

One of his favorite dishes, which was a smashing hit with the ancient Nox apparently, was a dish that can best be translated as ’Sea Mist Delight Pulls on Your Stomach’. The strange creature, called a Qumnualt, was found only in one sea on a planet on the outer systems. Similar to an octopus with a shell of a sea urchin, the recipe was to cook with drift wood gently over open flame for about 5 minutes. The resulting foaming dish contained several unknown molecules that, at least for the Nox, caused feelings of delight, awe, giddiness, and in rare cases resulted in uncontrollable happy dancing. 

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This beautiful dish is an actual creation of an actual person. If the Nox were going to have a dinner feast I’m convinced Betsy Hinze would be behind the ball. Check out her truly inspiring work (which I hope to feature more of in the book) at www.betsyhinze.com

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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!