STEPHEN G. PARKS
Author • Educator • Nomad
A multi-talented creative individual, Stephen
His novels and stories tend to invoke the sense of wonder found in the Golden Age of speculative fiction, while bringing a modern cultural sensibility.
A list of all published works of fiction can be found here.
Explore The Journey to TAU CETI
Themes, background, and history of the universe (SPOILERS)Pending blog posts:
Racism in TAU CETI (July, 2026)
Dr Valesco’s lost prologue (August, 2026)
The evolution of the story
Recent Blog Posts
TAU CETI opens about a decade after the end of the third world war. Many of the crew of the Santa Maria participated in that war: Jeffery Carter was a submarine, Michelle Patterson was a test pilot...
I am a creative person. I’ve always had creative impulses, and I continually tinker with my creations.
In the soon-to-be released novel TAU CETI, there are four alien species from two of the three dynasties that define the evolution of sentient life in our galaxy.
From what I’m seeing on Canadian social media, we seem to have returned to a time when American tourists in Europe are trying to pass themselves off as Canadians. This was prevalent during my first trip to Europe, in 1989.
Tau Ceti, my first full-length novel is finally seeing the light of day. “Finally” is carrying a lot of weight here, because there’s a long story to tell.
Writers write, but sometimes we don't share. I go months without posting, even to the point of people questioning my mortality.
“Professor Cranston, I’m surprised to see you here today. Come to settle your wager like an honourable man?” One of the yellow journalists called out from the sidewalk. Cranston patted a fat envelope in the breast pocket of his vest and nodded.
I’m building a list of films and TV shows that we can watch this holiday season. I’ll start with the obscure and end with the obvious.
The stories that I’m most proud of are the ones that have been written for a specific reason beyond “hey, here’s an idea.” As part of my writer’s journey, I’ve been gathering my thoughts on what inspired those stories.
I thought it might be time to start sharing a bit of this universe, where it’s going and who’s taking you there. And I thought it’d be fun to start with character names.
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