Remember how the best episodes of any TV show were the ones that came in two parts? Remember how awesome the two-parter episodes of Magnum PI were? Anyway, this here is part one of a three part post on the rules of a responsive reality. Part two will be hosted by the Mighty Thor (James Schmidt) at https://wordpress.com/post/82427466/1416/ on November 11th, and part three will be hosted by the excellent Wendell at http://bookwraiths.com/.

Some background: My dark fantasy novel, Beyond Redemption, takes place in a world where reality is responsive to the whims and desires of humanity. Mass belief—be it shaped by religion, politics, or public opinion—can cause sweeping changes in physical reality. Conversely, a single person, if insane enough to believe the impossible with utter conviction, can also twist reality. What follows is a brief discussion of some aspects of that reality

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Michael R. Fletcher is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author who first hit the shelves 2 years ago with a cyberpunk novel called 88. It was a novel that garnered some attention and rave reviews, but I predict it's next week's release ofBeyond Redemption that will establish him as a dominant force in the genre. It's a book that's been called darkly imaginative, gritty, and mind-bending - but that only scratches the surface.

I'll be sharing my enthusiastic review next week but, in the meantime, Michael has graciously agreed to stop by and set the stage . . .