Ancilla Stories

Binary Echoes is a story of transhumanism and tragedy. In a future where computation and biology are our most advanced sciences, mankind has finally attained a sort of immortality. The human mind can now be uploaded and saved, the body expendable. Piers Askeland would sell it all back for the life he had before. When the colony ship Tomorrow's Aegis disappeared, it took with it both his body and his wife. Now, with the unconditional loyalty of Ancilla, his AI companion, Piers leads a tired journey to find one derelict ship in the vastness of space...

Fun fact: Ancilla has its own art gallery! It's here. Behold the collection of all the promotions, illustrations, book trailers, and playlist videos I've ever made for my novel. (FYI: The gallery is safe for work, as the saying goes, but the original story is absolutely adults only). My art is also viewable on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seradrakethebookwyrm All rights reserved. The moral rights of the author/illustrator have been asserted. I do not consent to have my poetry and prose used to train artificial intelligence.

BEHOLD MY BRAG BOOK This is a portfolio of awards and reviews that Ancilla and its art have received, both on Wattpad and in the real world, due to being entered in real-world contests in addition to those on Wattpad. (I self-published Ancilla commercially about a month before I published an edition of it on Wattpad). Ancilla's rate of winning contests on Wattpad, according to Google's calculator, is about one contest in three - one in two if I only look at the contests that did not fizzle out before completing. Real-world contest win rate: zero. For general wins and losses, refer to my 2024 and 2025 Books of Contests. This portfolio displays reviews, score sheets, comments, press releases, and interviews. Nearly all the material contained herein is glowing and positive (of course) but I have also tucked in some negative material and contest fails, including a downright withering review from some guy at IndieReader. Dear reader, I hope you find this entertaining. If you are an independent pro author like me, I hope you also find it useful for your journey to success.