Behind The Variance series

The Variance is a project that lived in the back of my mind for years. Planted over seven years ago, the drafts sat dormant until I finally found the time to return to them. But the world had changed. The story evolved into something much larger, darker, and alarmingly closer to reality than I initially envisioned.

At its core, The Variance is deeply rooted in the trajectory of current technology and the future of humanity. It explores artificial intelligence, social stratification, economic disparity, and environmental collapse. I set out to write something thought-provoking—a narrative asking hard questions about where we are heading as a species.

Knowing teenagers are often consumed by endless digital feeds, I wanted to write a series that bridges the reading gap. The Variance is designed as a fast-paced, high-stakes sci-fi thriller to grip younger readers, while possessing the thematic weight and philosophical depth to engage adults equally.

The world depicted in The Variance—trapped under the Kessler Cage of orbital debris, governed by predictive algorithms, and starkly divided between the pristine Enclave Sanctums and the desperate dust of the Colonies—reads like fiction. But it's built entirely on the issues we face today. It reflects the global crises we actively choose to ignore. We are, in many ways, sleepwalking into the world of The Variance.

In the book, the "Nulls" are cast entirely out of the economic system—rendered obsolete by automated workforces and AI orchestration. Today, we already wrestle with the fear of automation replacing human labor and wealth consolidating into the hands of a few tech titans. The Sanctums are just the logical extreme of our modern gated communities.

But the most pressing theme is the quiet surrender of humanity to Artificial Intelligence. In our desperate pursuit of safety, efficiency, and comfort, what happens when we place our ultimate fate into the hands of systems we no longer comprehend? The terrifying truth isn't a loud apocalypse, but the slow, silent realization that we are no longer driving the machine.

The Variance isn't just a story about surviving a dark future; it's a reflection on the choices we are making right now. It asks us to open our eyes before we sleepwalk over the edge, and to consider what it really means to be human when the machines can do everything better.