The Winds of Fate
In a world where history can be rewritten at will, the threads of destiny intertwine in ways no one could have foreseen.
Years after their groundbreaking journey into the past, Artorius and his team stumble upon a devastating revelation: the Chinese government has dispatched five time-travelers and a trove of advanced technology back to 165 CE, during the waning days of the Han dynasty. The team believed they were guiding Rome toward a new era of modernization and unity, but the emergence of Chinese influence threatens to unravel everything they have fought for.
As whispers of innovation ripple through the ancient world, Artorius and his companions realize they are in a race against time—not just to protect their vision for a united future, but to prevent a catastrophic clash that could bring about nuclear war centuries sooner than they ever imagined.
With their own presence now at risk of exposure, they must navigate the treacherous waters of politics, technology, and culture in a world caught between two colossal powers. As the balance of history teeters on a knife's edge, loyalties will be tested, alliances forged, and the very fabric of fate will hang in the balance.
S.M. Stirling
S. M. Stirling writes speculative fiction that often begins with a single, unsettling question, what happens when the rules of civilization suddenly change? Across alternate histories, post-apocalyptic landscapes, and sweeping historical fantasies, his novels explore how societies adapt, fracture, and rebuild when technology, power, or history itself takes a different path.
Born in 1953 in France to Canadian parents, Stirling spent parts of his childhood moving between countries before eventually settling in North America. That international upbringing left its mark on his imagination. His stories frequently draw on deep historical knowledge, cultural detail, and the ways traditions survive even when the world around them collapses. Rather than focusing only on catastrophe, his fiction tends to linger on the human response, how communities organize, what values endure, and how myths and legends grow out of crisis.
Make the Darkness Light
Make the Darkness Light begins with a desperate gamble at the edge of catastrophe. As the modern world slides toward nuclear war, a small group of scholars and researchers seize the only escape available, a fragile time machine built in secrecy. Their destination is not a safer future but the distant past, the Roman Empire at the height of its power under Marcus Aurelius.
Make the Darkness Light consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
