Rayas Colony Sci-Fi Academy Adventures
This series stands alone, but has ties to Thrive and Calm Act / Feral America.
Young Gabe Oliveri relives Ancient Pueblo culture and 21st century California apocalypse, in virtual reality on a starship.
This sci-fi academy adventure, with a touch of gamelit, features gritty space colony and overpowered artificial intelligence. Enjoy the sheer fun of experiencing a magical role-playing game spangled across Earth history.
Thrive: Rayas Colony developed terraformers en route to the stars, by training teens in virtual reality – the Dream AI – for a subjective 10 years. Thrive meets the adult Gabe in Thrive Luna Regroup.
Calm Act: The students relive their own history as descendents of The Big One, the Calm Act demise of California. Fans have requested this story for years!
Young Gabe leaves Earth on a starship bound for Rayas Colony. For the next subjective decade, he'll live inside a virtual reality academy. Favorite subject: History! He plays Earth's past as a mage. First up, Ancient Pueblo culture, followed by his great-grandparents' escape from the apocalyptic Big One in California. Can he adjust to this mind-bending virtual life?
Six months into his virtual life, traveling to colonize distant planet Rayas, Gabe Oliveri devises shapeshifter magic for a campaign in the Classic Maya world. Diagrams.
Book 3: Rayas Colony Shakespeare
Before Gabe can graduate high school, he must pass one last hurdle: Shakespeare. Experience the adventures which underlie the bard’s genius plays, from the court of Queen Elizabeth, to the vampires of Venice, and sailing against the Spanish Armada. As Europe turns from medieval to modern, Gabe comes of age. Diagrams.
Book 4: Rayas Colony Shipfitter
Gabe interns at shipfitting for the skilled trades his colony needs. Turnover to Rayas brings harsh realities about their planet and condition. Gabe wanted to lead. Time to deliver. Diagrams. Free Preview.
AI expert Harry Kozak adapts the software to teach 30,000 teenagers how to terraform a world. His son Paul is one of them. First snag, adult students become psychotic. Free prequel.
Fun bonus: Rayas Expedition Application Form. Do you have what it takes?