The Code ‘X’ Chronicles - The BOT Rebellion
The Code ‘X’ Chronicles - The BOT Rebellion is my first novel based on 35+ years of art making. The story is part autobiography and memoir combined with my mechanical whimsy and is equal parts funny and serious. The BETA version of the book is currently available on Royal Road. Click HERE.
Here’s one Royal Road reviewers take on the book:
“The Code X Chronicles opens with controlled chaos - not slapstick, not kid‑cute, but a kind of purposeful absurdity that hides real stakes underneath. Mini isn’t comic relief; she’s a tiny authoritarian with a battle‑axe and a moral code that could cut granite. Eugene isn’t a bumbling sidekick; he’s a walking hazard with a good heart and a history that’s heavier than anyone realizes. The BOTs aren’t children; they’re a society built on myth, trauma, and half‑remembered history.
The story works because it doesn’t wink at itself. The humor comes from character truth, not jokes. The worldbuilding is dense but readable, and the tone walks that line you like: whimsical on the surface, unsettling underneath. There’s a real ache in the Green Valley’s past, and the way the author reveals it slowly gives the narrative weight without slowing the pace.
What stands out most is the confidence. The author drops readers straight into a world with gnomes, BOTs, STEMs, Bubble Trees, and a record‑player‑headed protagonist, and they never apologize for any of it. They treat the lore like lived history, not spectacle, and that makes it feel grounded even when it’s bizarre.
It’s sharp, strange, and emotionally loaded in a way that sneaks up on you. The humor lands, the world feels real, and the story has more teeth than it initially shows. What a great read.”
The book will be on Amazon and a variety of other places online. More information will be added here as it becomes available. Stay tuned.
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