One of the most consistent comments on my Phoenix Rising
story was that readers wanted to learn more about the AIs. What were
they doing? How did the ephemerals work? My serial Novella, href="/s/30550/concerning-nora-smith">A Glimpse
of Nora Smith brings us back to the Immortality Curse
universe to explore some of these questions.
Nora was one of Ariel’s most outspoken classmates, unabashed in her
ideas, and steadfast in her support for Ariel. Nora was also an NPC in
the game of Phoenix Rising: an ephemeral generated by the AIs,
lending depth to their virtual world.
This novella is her story. How did she come to be a whore? How did
she come to be ready to adventure alongside Ariel by the end of the
first novel? But it is not told from her point of view. Instead, we get
to see Phoenix Rising from the viewpoint of Nora’s AI
controller–her metamind, the part of the game responsible for figuring
out who she is.
As we soon discover, being a whore is no easier for an AI metamind
than it is for Ariel.
I really enjoyed writing this novella, and I cannot wait to hear what
you think. Join us over at href="https://immortalitycurse.com/">immortalitycurse.com and let us
know. There’s also information on the next upcoming full-length novel in
the series.