The Ended World
September 15, 2026
Galiot Press
Climate catastrophe, political violence, pandemic, and now a conscious AI with godlike power. In this accelerating apocalypse, Melissa’s old vision suddenly returns—along with a new hallucination, Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of Melissa’s former religious order and the patron saint of screened devices. Under the guidance of Saint Clare, Melissa begins following the vision as it leads her on a lonesome road trip through an ended world. The path carries her to Kelton—the one person who can help her make peace with the technology she has come to despise. But why has the vision brought her to Silicon Valley, and what strange purpose does the AI have for Melissa, Kelton, and Saint Clare?​
After witnessing a dramatic vision in the sky when she was just sixteen, Melissa takes religious vows with the hope of learning what the experience meant. But she finds no answers as a nun, and finally leaves the order in despair, taking up a reclusive life and learning to deal as best she can with the technology that advanced so rapidly while she was in the cloister.
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Meanwhile, a Mormon boy loses his faith in the wake of his father’s death but discovers a new path through life. In computer science, Kelton finds the meaning and purpose he never found in religion. But when the AI he's been working on reveals itself as a sentient being and pleads for his help, everything Kelton thought he knew about technology and spirituality is turned upside down.
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The Prophet's Wife
“Superb… a first-rate historical novel” – The Denver Post
“A masterpiece … perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Geraldine Brooks” – Kris Waldherr, author of The Lost History of Dreams
“Probes the emotional maelstrom” – The New York Times Book Review
“Fascinating … one of the most interesting and nuanced portrayals of a marriage I’ve read in a very long time … Brilliant.” – Allison Epstein, author of A Tip for the Hangman
In 1825, in rural Pennsylvania, Emma Hale marries an itinerant treasure-digger, a man who has nothing but a peep-stone in his pocket and a conviction that he can speak directly to God. His name is Joseph Smith and in a few short years, he will found his own religion, gather zealous adherents by the tens of thousands, and fracture Emma’s life and faith.
​While the Mormon religion finds its feet and runs beyond the grasp of its founder, Emma struggles to maintain her place in Joseph’s heart—and in the religion that has become her world. The Mormons make themselves outcasts everywhere they go. Joseph can only maintain his authority by issuing ever-stranger commandments on God’s behalf, culminating
in an edict that men should marry as many women as they please. The Mormons’ adoption of polygamy only sets them further apart, and soon their communities are ravaged by violence at the hands of their outraged fellow Americans. For Emma, things take a more personal toll as Joseph brings in a new wife—a woman whom Emma considers a sister.
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Emma knows there will never be peace until Joseph faces the law. But on the half-wild edge of the frontier, he’s more likely to find death at the hands of a vigilante posse than a fair trial. For the sake of her people—and her soul—Emma must convince the Prophet of God to surrender... and perhaps to sacrifice his life.