Scott Randolph's Fiction

Scott Randolph considers the Kaelian Chronicle to be his most important work, the definitive expression of a lifetime dedicated to learning, perceiving, and sharing the patterns of our world in the most mind-expanding way possible.

Born of mysterious origins in an age of stone alignments and the forgotten technology of the stars, Kael has walked among us throughout all of recorded history as both perpetual outsider and ultimate historian who lived it. Leading The Cartographers—a clandestine order dedicated to preserving knowledge and subtly guiding human development—he has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, the birth of philosophies, and the evolution of consciousness itself. But immortality is not a gift; it is a burden of infinite responsibility.

From ancient Carnac to the AI age, from the halls of classical Athens to the laboratories of tomorrow, Kael confronts threats that span millennia and evolve in microseconds. Whether facing the machinations of rival immortals, the emergence of superintelligent AIs, or the fundamental questions of consciousness and reality, he must draw upon the accumulated wisdom of ages while adapting to challenges no one has ever encountered.

The Kaelian Chronicle blends the philosophical depth of classical literature with cutting-edge speculative science and alternative history, exploring profound questions about the nature of humanity, reality, and our place in an ever-evolving cosmos through the lens of rigorous scientific extrapolation and deep historical interpolation. It is a meditation on wisdom and power, memory and identity, and how the lessons of the past illuminate the perils of the future.

This is speculative fiction at its most ambitious—a series that dares to ask whether ancient wisdom can illuminate modern dilemmas, whether immortal perspective can guide mortal choices, and what it truly means to be human when the very definition of humanity is actively being overwritten.

Scott Randolph considers The Simulacra Trilogy to be a vital exploration of the modern condition—a narrative experiment designed to test the boundaries between human agency, artificial intelligence, and the malleable nature of reality itself.

Set in a near-future that feels terrifyingly imminent, the trilogy follows Adrian Shaw, a brilliant analyst who discovers a "backdoor" in the laws of probability. What begins as a story about a man cheating the stock market quickly spirals into an ontological crisis that threatens the fabric of existence. From the high-frequency trading floors of London, New York, and Tokyo to the crystalline architecture of higher-dimensional space, Adrian’s journey transforms him from a quiet observer into an architect of history, and finally, into a reluctant god trapped by his own perfection.

This is not just a story about technology; it is a dissection of the human desire for control. As Adrian learns to edit timelines, prune tragedies, and optimize civilization, the trilogy grapples with the unintended consequences of playing god. It asks the hard questions that define our era: If we could erase our mistakes, would we lose our humanity? If we could optimize away suffering, would we also optimize away the soul?

The Simulacra Trilogy merges the razor-sharp tension of a financial thriller with the mind-bending scope of metaphysical science fiction. It draws on concepts from quantum mechanics, simulation theory, and sacred geometry to build a world where the "code" of reality is as hackable as a computer network. Yet, at its core, it remains a deeply personal drama about love, grief, and the terrifying responsibility of choice.

This is speculative fiction for the age of algorithms—a series that dares to ask what happens when the map finally overtakes the territory, when the simulation becomes more real than the world it replaced, and whether the only way to save humanity is to let it remain beautifully, dangerously broken.