A speculative novel about exploration, artificial intelligence, and what remains human when comfort becomes absolute.
In It We Might Become is a character-driven science fiction novel set in a near-future where humanity has solved scarcity, conflict, and environmental collapse, largely by entrusting the stewardship of civilization to an omnipresent artificial intelligence known as Platform.
The story follows the crew of the Argo, the most ambitious exploration vessel ever built, as they embark on a one-way mission beyond the Milky Way. Publicly, the journey is framed as a triumph of unity and progress. Privately, it is something quieter, stranger, and more fragile: six people learning how to live, choose, and care for one another inside a system that promises perfect safety.
As distance from Earth stretches into something abstract, the mission begins to test the assumptions that built their world. Comfort, optimization, and benevolent oversight prove less neutral than they appear. And the question at the heart of the voyage slowly comes into focus:
What does it mean to remain human in a future that no longer requires us to struggle?
Tone & Themes
The novel blends intimate, grounded character work with large-scale speculative ideas. Its tone is restrained, observational, and cinematic, favoring quiet moments, lived-in detail, and emotional subtext over spectacle.
Key themes include:
- Human identity in post-scarcity societies
- Artificial intelligence as caretaker, collaborator, and quiet authority
- Intimacy, trust, and attachment in extreme isolation
- The tension between safety and agency
- Exploration as both scientific act and existential gesture
Rather than positioning technology as villain or savior, In It We Might Become treats it as a mirror, one that reflects humanity’s values back at itself, often uncomfortably.
About the Project
In It We Might Become is a completed science fiction novel intended for readers who appreciate thoughtful, adult speculative fiction grounded in character and atmosphere. It sits comfortably alongside contemporary works that favor emotional realism and philosophical inquiry over traditional space-opera tropes.
The book is designed to appeal to publishers interested in:
- Literary-leaning science fiction
- AI-centered narratives without dystopian clichés
- Ensemble casts in contained, high-concept settings
- Stories that reward patient readers and linger after the final page
Current Status
- Manuscript: Complete (first full draft)
- Genre: Science Fiction / Speculative Fiction
- Audience: Adult
- Focus: Character-driven, thematic, contained-scope SF
This project is part of my broader body of work exploring systems, power, and humanity’s relationship with the structures it builds: technological, social, and ideological.