Samsara
Centuries have passed since the Big Bang slid into reverse and the universe began its rapid contraction—the Great Collapse. What remains of a once-sprawling cosmos now lives on Samsara: a large, lush planet around which a mysterious group of scientists built a forcefield to insulate this last seed of life from the decimation of the Great Collapse.
But the migration would be far from seamless. Although the diverse terrains of the natural Samsaran landscape provided environments similar to those of many of the universe's civilizations, many would have to terraform parts of their allotted territories. What's more, Samsara wasn't large enough to accommodate all of the universe's life—far from it. Civilizations that once spanned planets would become mere countries on a crowded world.
Further, Samsara herself was larger than the planets on which intelligent lifeforms usually made their homes. So the forcefield, which also used the void beyond it to provide regulated heat and light cycles, would have to be fitted with enough mass to offset Samsara's massive gravitational pull. So, Samsara's native animal life, which had evolved to endure a much harsher gravity, would essentially become monsters on this new world.
Finally, who was this mysterious group who built the forcefield and dished out territory for the civilizations of the known universe to come and take refuge? Were their intentions truly noble, or could they have had some other purpose? And of all the planets in the known universe, why did they choose Samsara?
Samsara Year 738
Seven-hundred-thirty-eight years have passed since the Creation Project: the beginning of modern history. The civilizations of the Old World live on, creating new histories. But without the depths of space, their technologies have decayed, and so have many of their cultures.
In the West, the Vahl Coalition maintains relative peace, albeit with an iron fist. In the East, the warmongering nation of Savaria and the Eastern Alliance are on the brink of war. And Magnus, a young physics student, studies at a university smack in the center of Savaria and the Eastern Alliance.
When Magnus is thrown into the chaos of war, he slowly comes to discover one of the universe's darkest secrets—there was a message written into the very fabric of the universe—written into the laws of physics themselves.
When Magnus and a group of his comrades come to learn of this message, it slowly dawns on them why the world is plagued with war and chaos, why the mysterious group of scientists who built the forcefield really did it, and why they chose Samsara.
But as Magnus and his comrades navigate their strange world to execute a series of dangerous missions, they come to understand that it wasn't only the universe's great civilizations that migrated to Samsara... its greatest evils came too.
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About the author
Chris Harris is an attorney and has a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in international development. Prior to law school, Chris spent three years serving in the Peace Corps in South Africa and nearly two years working as a consultant in China. He has also lived in Thailand and Botswana. He says that living in different countries has helped him create the different countries and cultures on Samsara.
The idea for Entropy came when Chris was a child, where he would recreate many of the scenes in the book with Legos (rumor has it he still plays with Legos from time to time). He has been developing the world of Samsara ever since and his writing has been deeply influenced by the ideas of Nietzsche, Hume, and Plato, and by religious texts.
Chris lives in the Philadelphia area, where he enjoys discussing philosophy, writing, and practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in which he is a purple belt.
Chris encourages readers to reach out to him with any questions, comments, or just to say hello. Readers can use the email provided in the "Contact" section and include "Entropy" in the subject line. Chris strives to personally respond to every inquiry he can and is always happy to connect with his readers.
