A.T. Jackson

James S.A. Corey, the pseudonym of both Daniel Abraham & Ty Frank, brings us the first novel in the epic Sci-Fi series The Expanse, which was adapted for television by SyFy in 2015. Set in an ambiguous time in the distant future, the first novel in The Expanse series follows two main characters, a Ceresian detective named Joe Miller and an interplanetary ice hauler named James Holden as they both become wound up in a corporate conspiracy that begins to destroy the peace that has been established within the solar system. Not a single story beat is out of place. Not one character is dull or boring, each and every one of them providing a unique voice to the narrative. Even minor characters, such as Amos, become eminently likable by the end of the first book. It does, however, have one issue. The authors opted to explicitly state what each character was feeling, instead of using the traditional method of showing as opposed to telling. Regardless of its few shortcomings, I wo...

To whom I may concern, Welcome to my new blog. My name, in case you have not already discerned, is A.T. Jackson. Writing has always been one of my greatest interests, second only to the pursuit of scientific research. When I am at my keyboard, I am a writer, and also the creator and presenter of InFact, an upcoming online web-series dedicated to science, history and scepticism. When I am away from my keyboard, I am a Molecular Biologist. This blog shall act as a repository within which I can dump the dregs of my cognitive processes. Some of my posts shall relate to my writing, some of them shall relate to science and others will undoubtedly related to mundane issues and other miscellaneous thoughts. As of today, I am mapping out various plots for numerous works of fiction, and I am also considering a few dabbles in non-fiction tangentially. My literary interests lie mostly within speculative fiction (Sci-Fi, fantasy, etc.). Over the last few days I have been establishing my socia...