Knots and folds are the tools of magic in a world where a deadly game of Topomancy has rearranged the map of Europe.
When a thief who calls himself Escher steals an amulet in the mages’ game, he becomes a game piece himself. The mage who recovers the piece stands to win the game. But for Escher, the amulet might be h... is only way home.
“Knots is filled with unexpected characters, plot twists, literal location twists, mystery, and redemption.” – R.E. Flynn
“The story is a knot in and of itself, with twists and folds that go unexpected ways as it slowly unravels to the end—or is it the beginning?” – Laura
“The prose is vivid and intelligent, with plenty of ‘heart,’ including a humorous cat sidekick and an energetic and intelligent love interest.” – Stella
This genre-defying novel combines fantasy, mystery, and adventure into a mind-bending tale of magic, redemption, and discovery.read more
BIOGRAPHY Chuck Boeheim brings his career in science and technology to tales of science fiction and fantasy while leaning into the "sufficiently advanced technology" trope. He's prone to filling his notebook with celestial mechanics calculations and other research for accuracy before telling the human stories set against that ... background. (Don't worry, the math doesn't end up in the stories.) His debut novel Sellenria has appeared on the Amazon top Hard Science Fiction list, while Knots is an exploration of a magical world based on topology. His short story Charon recently appeared in the anthology "Of Gods and Globes III."
Chuck lives with his wife, Chidori, and two cats, Rumplethumpkin and Yomogi, on the edge of Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York. When not writing, he enjoys reading, gardening, cooking, and traveling the world. He's visited most places in the world with high-energy physics labs and is now busy filling in the gaps in between.read more