About Magic Valley Muse, LLC
Mission Statement
Welcome to Magic Valley Muse, where we believe that the best stories are crafted, not just written. Here, we explore worlds grounded in the meticulous research and imagination of Phil Bott.
From the hard science of retrofitted spacecraft to complex political conspiracies in ancient civilizations, we seek to develop intelligent, thought-provoking narratives that challenge convention and invite the reader to ask, “What if…”
Whether it is a sci-fi thriller about humanity’s future in the stars or a historical epic re-examining ancient secrets, every story is an invitation to explore a potential new reality.
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Starbird Ascendancy
When an asteroid unexpectedly collides with a dark comet, it and a massive debris cloud are launched directly into Earth’s path. Fortunately, a grad student using the new AI P.R.O.P.H.E.T. to study the N.E.O. spots the collision.
The discovery ignites a desperate, new space race, forcing humanity to build a new generation of spacecraft to save itself. But the mission to survive the apocalypse becomes a journey of revelation.
What humanity finds in the void does more than save the world. It turns everything we thought we knew on its head.
P.M. Wright
Shadows of the Sun God
Myriad stories have expounded on the story of Moses and the Exodus. However, none yet have explored the epic from the other side – from deep within the corrupt and treacherous courts of Egypt’s Pharaohs. Until now.
Come and walk the halls of the Great House of Egypt. Explore the webs of priestly power, witness the quiet betrayals that shaped empires, and burrow into the brains of the schemers and sovereigns who weaponized the Hebrew people and the plagues of Moses for political gain.
When Queen Hatshepsut, known as the “King’s Daughter”, rescues an abandoned slave child from the Nile, she believes the boy is destined to restore the glory of her fathers’ weakening dynasty.
But her single act of mercy ignites a firestorm of generational conspiracy forcing her to choose between the boy she calls her son and the empire she is sworn to protect. Will her faith save Egypt, or will the secrets handed down in her own court be the death of a dynasty?
Phillip Stone