Brendan Myers
Writer and Philosopher
Featured Fiction Title:
The Book Of Urania
On a cold night in the year 1514, Urania, the Greek goddess of astonomy, inspires Nicolaus Copernicus to re-imagine the cosmos with the sun at the centre — a crime for which Zeus banishes her from Olympus. Then Julian Augustus, former emperor of Rome and an agent of Zeus, offers her a bargain: Find one mortal who can grasp the immensity of the universe without going mad, or else live in exile forever.
With help from Promethus, the Titan, and Kynisca of Sparta, the first woman to win at the Olympic Games, Urania works with Tycho, Kepler, Galileo, and other scientists of the Renaissance, hoping one of them can win the gamble for her. But Julian arranges for accidents, turns of fate, and even the Inquisition, to interfere with their work. Even Prometheus has an agenda of his own.
As her search continues, Urania finds the consequences of winning to be worse than the price of losing.
Featured Fiction Title:
Flight of the Siren
A scientist discovers an alien artifact with a faster-than-light engine. She launches a search for its creators: a search which reveals a disturbing truth about her own world.
“Flight of the Siren is a masterpiece. It isn’t about outer space or aliens, it’s about us, and we are the weirdest subject imaginable. It is probably the most detailed study you will ever read of the near-infinite number of ways nations, organizations and individuals will compete for purely imaginary advantages over one another. An amusing satire well worth reading. Recommended.” –– Review in Amazing Stories.
Featured Non-Fiction Title:
Reclaiming Civilization:
A Case For Optimism For The Future Of Humanity
What is civilization? And is it a good thing?
It’s a name for the most glorious of humanity’s monuments and cultural achievements. Yet it also speaks of the conquests, oppressions, and empires which make that glory possible.
It’s the process by which we find what it is to be human– not by discovery, but by invention.
This book explains the essence of civilization, then asks what’s wrong with it, and considers what can be done about it.
Brendan’s Backlist…
Fellwater: The Hidden Houses
A modern fantasy drama series that follows the descendants of ancient Celtic gods and heroes, living in the modern world.
Clear And Present Thinking
This is the second edition of the popular and free college-level textbook in logic and critical thinking.
Loneliness and Revelation
Loneliness is not simply a social phenomenon, nor only a medical condition. It is also an existential condition of life. But it is not evil. Indeed it can also be a source of profound spiritual insight.
The Other Side of Virtue
The story of where our virtues really came from, what they really mean, and where they might be taking us.
Circles of Meaning, Labyrinths of Fear
The twenty-two relationships of a spiritual life and culture – and why they need protection.
The Earth, The Gods, and the Soul
A history of Pagan philosophy from the Iron Age to the twenty-first century.
Time and the Land
Four approaches to environmental ethics, climate change, and future generations.
(Brendan’s doctoral dissertation.)
Iron Age
A tabletop political strategy game of power, honour, and democracy. Players compete and cooperate with each other to build a community.
A Trick Of The Light
Eleven-year-old troublemaker Jillian Brighton receives an unexpected gift: a magical telescope that can see into alternate realities.
(A spinoff novella in the Fellwater series.)
The Seekers
The three Nefzawi brothers are on a mission to the hidden monastery of “The Old Man”, a sage who they believe has the answers to all the big questions in life.
(A spinoff novella in the Fellwater series.)