The Quantum of Light
Darie Nani

Darie Nani

Editor-in-Chief

Aiming to inform, educate and sometimes amuse.

7 articles

DUMB 31 by Nik Nanoski, a post-apocalyptic novel styled as a bunker operations manual

Debut Authors

Army Veteran and Nurse Nik Nanoski Releases DUMB 31, a Post-Apocalyptic Novel Ten Years in the Making

·4 min read

The San Antonio author spent a decade writing a science fiction novel where survival depends on teamwork, not lone heroes, drawing on twenty years as a combat medic and nurse.

Voyage of the Salamander book cover over Lily Starling series hero artwork

Author Journeys

Christian Hurst Wins IPPY Gold as the Lily Starling Series Grows Into a Universe

·5 min read

Since April, Christian Hurst's Lily Starling series has added an IPPY Gold Medal, a Kirkus recommendation and an audiobook, with two more novels on the way.

Dr. Latrece Wright holding her book The Uninvited Pebble

Author Journeys

Dr. Latrece Wright Shares the Health Scare Behind The Uninvited Pebble

·4 min read

In The Uninvited Pebble, Georgia minister Dr. Latrece Wright writes about the weeks of waiting after a routine mammogram found a solid mass, and the faith that carried her through them.

Kenneth Bliss, author of Canthany Rising and The Accident

Interviews

Kenneth Bliss Writes Christian Fantasy Books for the Dungeons and Dragons Generation

·5 min read

The Michigan author maps tabletop RPG mechanics onto Christian theology across two books set in the same universe, targeting a niche that barely registers in search data.

Voyage of the Salamander book cover over Lily Starling series hero artwork

Interviews

Voyage of the Salamander: The Independent Space Opera That Just Won Three BookFest 2026 Awards

·8 min read

Christian Hurst writes his Lily Starling novels on evenings and weekends, between a day job in advertising and a house full of rescue beagles. This month one of them quietly took First Place in three categories at the BookFest 2026 awards, and it is one of the warmest, most character-driven space operas you will read this year.

Cindy Divine by Shafter Bailey book cover

Debut Authors

Cindy Divine Is the Fictional Girl Holding a Mirror to Real American Politics

·4 min read

Shafter Bailey's debut novel follows a traumatized girl who becomes a global figure, but the real target is the political class that lets children fall through the cracks.

James C. Clemens Jr, author of Echoes of Strength

Poets & Poetry

Author James C. Clemens Jr on the Poems That Came From Listening to God

·4 min read

In Echoes of Strength, James C. Clemens Jr turns real experiences of struggle, family, and faith into inspirational poetry that reads less like verse and more like testimony.