The Truth Behind the Scales: My Journey Writing "Scales of Time"

Dear Readers,

I'm thrilled to announce that my collaboration with AvA SiLicA, "Scales of Time," will be hitting the market worldwide on April 1st! This legal thriller has been a labor of love, obsession, and more late-night research sessions than I care to admit.

When Fiction Mirrors Reality

When I first approached AvA about collaborating on this project, I had a vision of a story that would peel back the veneer of our judicial systems to expose what might lie beneath. What if the machinery of justice—those institutions we trust to deliver impartial verdicts—were themselves subject to invisible influences? What if certain outcomes were predetermined, not by evidence or argument, but by a shadow network operating across generations?

While "Scales of Time" is fiction, the patterns it explores could well be grounded in troubling realities that deserve scrutiny.

A Tale of Two Voices

Working with AvA created a fascinating stylistic dynamic. Their background in technical documentation brought precision to our courtroom scenes and legal procedures, while my atmospheric tendencies shaped the psychological and emotional landscapes our characters navigate.

The result is a novel that operates on dual frequencies: the visible machinery of justice (rendered with technical accuracy) and the shadowy influences that operate beyond public view (explored through more impressionistic passages). This interplay reflects the central theme of our story—the tension between what we see in our institutions and what actually drives them.

Introducing Judge Malcolm  and Sara

Our protagonists, Judge Malcolm Thorpe and his daughter Sara, embody this tension. Malcolm, a seasoned judge whose faith in the system is being steadily eroded, and Sara, a brilliant defence attorney discovering that her mother's death might connect to something far larger than a simple hit-and-run. Their journey begins with a seemingly straightforward murder case but expands into an investigation that threatens the foundations of British justice.

Both characters were inspired by the real-world legal professionals who find themselves caught between institutional loyalty and their commitment to truth—individuals who risk everything when they begin asking uncomfortable questions.

The Sequel: American Connections

I'm also excited to reveal that I'm already deep into writing the sequel, which follows Sara to America as she discovers the Society's influence extends far beyond British shores. 

Final Thoughts

"Scales of Time" asks difficult questions about the institutions we trust to deliver justice. When the scales themselves are weighted, how can truth ever be measured fairly? What price are we willing to pay for that truth?

I hope this novel inspires conversations about transparency, institutional accountability, and the courage it takes to question systems from within. While the Society is fictional, the patterns of influence it represents deserve our vigilant attention.

Thank you for your support and interest. I can't wait to share this story with you on April 1st.

Justice may be blind, but we needn't be.

Warmly,

Eris Mirrane

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"Scales of Time" by AvA SiLicA and Eris Mirrane will be available in paperback and e-bookformats on April 1st, 2025, from on Amazon.

Preorder it here. 

COMING THIS MAY: "THE HOUSE THAT REMEMBERS YOU"

Dear readers and literary adventurers, 

This May my experimental novela The House That Remembers You, will launch on Amazon Kindle with availability through Kindle Unlimited.

About the Book 

The House That Remembers You takes readers on a complex exploration of memory and identity while examining how selfhood can change. A mysterious Wanderer discovers a door in an empty field which leads them to a house breaking physical laws with rooms that move out of sight and mirrors showing unfamiliar versions of themselves while the line between self and space fades away.

The book results from my collaboration with an anonymous co-author whose life experiences established the basis of this surreal exploration of consciousness architecture.

A Different Kind of Reading Experience 

This isn't a conventional novel. The narrative structure of the text takes on a labyrinthine design with:

- Reversed and inverted passages 

- The intentional use of typographical spacing alters how you read the text.

- The story employs hieroglyphic symbols alongside mathematical equations to serve as narrative devices.

- The novel features a non-linear narrative that folds back on itself in a looping structure.

The novel's structure reflects its theme where the house retains memories of you even when you've lost them.

Release Information 

Publication Date: May 2025 

Platforms: Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited 

Readers who delight in experimental fiction that tests traditional book boundaries through works like "House of Leaves," "Piranesi," or Borges' intricate stories should get ready for this journey.

The House is waiting. Will you enter? 

Register for my newsletter to gain priority access to pre-orders and obtain exclusive information about how I created this innovative narrative experience.

Fractured Truths Continuum: The Time Merchant’s Ledger (Book 1)

 

Dear Reader, 

Today I'm very happy to announce the release of my novela The Time Merchant’s Ledger, the first in the Fractured Truth Continuum series, March 1st, 2025.

Imagine a shop that appears when you need it, where you can buy and sell experiences like precious stones, and time itself becomes a commodity. This is not your average time travel narrative, no machines, no conundrums to solve. Rather, it’s a visceral discussion of the things we remember, the things we are willing to forget, and the way they make us.

For this, I have been lucky enough to collaborate with the talented AvA SiLiCa who has been my editor. Her keen intelligence and distinctive lens has helped to make this novel something different, romantic but still universal. She has been so generous in keeping the story’s heart alive while tidying its philosophical fins.

This book is for people who:

- Enjoy speculative fiction of literary nature that will make you squirm.

- Enjoy thinking hard and talking to people with raw personal stories.

- Love non-linear stories, and the ones that demand attention to read.

- Like what memory and time can be.

- Their sci-fi passion is more philosophical than technical

But it may not be for you if you:

- Prefer straightforward, linear narratives 

- Are looking for classic time travel adventure.

- Require action or plot basis with no twists or turns?

- Do not like metaphysical or philosophical topics.

The book will be available as an e-book through Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service. For readers who like physical books, the paperback edition will come out in various stores.

The Fractured Truth Continuum series will take us through the realities, memories, and people, one book at a time, in its own way but intertwined with many other things. The Time Merchant’s Ledger is not the end of it and I cannot wait to tell you about it.

Pre-orders are already available here.

And thanks for staying the course, everyone.

Eris Mirrane