A Yoruba sci-fi epic
three hundred years from now.
Dallas. Just after dawn. A military notification pulls Marcos Jackson into the Infinite Fate Advisor — and across the threshold into Yorubaland, where the Oyo Empire’s throne sits vacant and the ascension tournament has begun.
Yorubaland, three centuries reclaimed.
The narrative spans a distant Benin, Nigeria, and Togo — West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea — with frequent returns to historical memories of the 1300s through the 1800s. The future regions of Yorubaland have been reclaimed by overgrown nature and wildlife.
Oyo is a powerful Yoruba Empire known for its wealth from trade and its mighty cavalry and military. Shango’s Estate, Lagos, Ibadan, and Warri anchor the map. The Owner of the Palace — the Alaafin — rules from a throne that has, for the first time in centuries, gone empty.
Owner of the Palace.
Owner of the Palace takes readers on an action-packed journey that begins in present-day Dallas and swiftly transitions to an underground training facility known as the Infinite Fate Advisor (IFA). Here, individuals known as Ascendants — genetically linked to an ancient African tribe — are trained to become rogue scholars and formidable warriors. The protagonist, Marcos, discovers he is one such Ascendant, with unique abilities, and is recruited to serve the powerful Oyo Empire, set three hundred years in the future.
As Marcos undergoes intense training, he forms alliances with other Ascendants — Osha, Otis, James, and Doc. Marcos soon learns he is not just any warrior, but the vessel for the Orisha of Thunder, Lightning, and Fire. His journey becomes a battle for survival as he confronts Ebro, an elder Orisha, in a conflict that threatens the societal hierarchy. Alongside this, a deadly ash virus looms — reminiscent of COVID-19 but with even more catastrophic effects on those unable to harness life’s natural energy, áshe.
You will become both their greatest champion and opponent.”
The language of the world.
Four terms anchor the story. Knowing them sharpens every page.
The ensemble at the center of it.
Seven characters were built before launch — abilities classified, ranks assigned, light-and-dark profiles drawn. Three are already in full visual treatment. The rest are next.
Why I wrote this.
The trailer.
A first taste — characters, technology, the high-stakes battles. Then twenty-one more on the channel.
The first three chapters are free.
Marcos’s last night in Dallas. The IFA compound. Squad Seven. Sent to your inbox the moment you sign up.