The Simulacra Trilogy
The complete trilogy in one omnibus edition
Scott Randolph Onstott publishes his fiction works under the pen name
Scott Randolph, while releasing his non-fiction books under Scott Onstott
to clearly distinguish between the two bodies of work.
Scott Randolph, while releasing his non-fiction books under Scott Onstott
to clearly distinguish between the two bodies of work.
Read my Artist's Statement.
What is The Simulacra Trilogy?
Literary / Cinematic Comparisons:
Combining the cerebral tension of The Big Short, the multiverse complexity of Dark Matter, and the philosophical weight of Brave New World, this trilogy is a relentless exploration of power, ethics, and the terrifying responsibility of playing god.
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The Complete Saga of the Man Who Hacked Reality.
Three Books. One Impossible Choice.
If you could edit the world like a line of code, where would you stop?
For the first time, the complete Simulacra Trilogy is available in a single, massive volume. Spanning the worlds of high-frequency trading, quantum mechanics, and metaphysical philosophy, this saga follows the transformation of Adrian Shaw from a quiet analyst into the architect of history itself.
BOOK 1: CHEAT
It starts with a glitch. Adrian Shaw discovers a hidden "backdoor" in the laws of probability—a way to nudge luck, steer markets, and rewrite the outcomes of his own life. But as he pulls the strings of fate, he attracts the attention of forces that have been guarding the code for centuries. What begins as a financial thriller spirals into a fight for the control of reality.
BOOK 2: BRANCH
The secret is out, and the scale has shifted. Adrian isn't just nudging dice anymore; he's managing the timeline. From a hidden fortress outside of time, he runs a "branching engine" that prunes away wars, pandemics, and tragedies before they happen. But in a world where every mistake can be undone, the "ghosts" of erased timelines are starting to bleed through—and they want their lives back.
BOOK 3: RETURN
Adrian won. He created a perfect world—safe, stable, and stagnant. Now, living as a retired god in a paradise that is slowly dying of boredom, he realizes the terrible truth: a world without pain is a world without growth. To save humanity, he must do the unthinkable—break the peace he sacrificed everything to build and return the chaos of life to the people he loves.
A Masterpiece of Speculative Fiction
Combining the cerebral tension of The Big Short, the multiverse complexity of Dark Matter, and the philosophical weight of Brave New World, this trilogy is a relentless exploration of power, ethics, and the terrifying responsibility of playing god.
Get the complete story today and discover why it may be,"The most intelligent sci-fi thriller of the decade."
PERFECT FOR FANS OF BLAKE CROUCH, TED CHIANG, AND NEAL STEPHENSON.
Three Books. One Impossible Choice.
If you could edit the world like a line of code, where would you stop?
For the first time, the complete Simulacra Trilogy is available in a single, massive volume. Spanning the worlds of high-frequency trading, quantum mechanics, and metaphysical philosophy, this saga follows the transformation of Adrian Shaw from a quiet analyst into the architect of history itself.
BOOK 1: CHEAT
It starts with a glitch. Adrian Shaw discovers a hidden "backdoor" in the laws of probability—a way to nudge luck, steer markets, and rewrite the outcomes of his own life. But as he pulls the strings of fate, he attracts the attention of forces that have been guarding the code for centuries. What begins as a financial thriller spirals into a fight for the control of reality.
BOOK 2: BRANCH
The secret is out, and the scale has shifted. Adrian isn't just nudging dice anymore; he's managing the timeline. From a hidden fortress outside of time, he runs a "branching engine" that prunes away wars, pandemics, and tragedies before they happen. But in a world where every mistake can be undone, the "ghosts" of erased timelines are starting to bleed through—and they want their lives back.
BOOK 3: RETURN
Adrian won. He created a perfect world—safe, stable, and stagnant. Now, living as a retired god in a paradise that is slowly dying of boredom, he realizes the terrible truth: a world without pain is a world without growth. To save humanity, he must do the unthinkable—break the peace he sacrificed everything to build and return the chaos of life to the people he loves.
A Masterpiece of Speculative Fiction
Combining the cerebral tension of The Big Short, the multiverse complexity of Dark Matter, and the philosophical weight of Brave New World, this trilogy is a relentless exploration of power, ethics, and the terrifying responsibility of playing god.
Get the complete story today and discover why it may be,"The most intelligent sci-fi thriller of the decade."
PERFECT FOR FANS OF BLAKE CROUCH, TED CHIANG, AND NEAL STEPHENSON.
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My Commitment to Augmented Craftsmanship
I designed the "Human Composer & AI Orchestra" badge—my official Publisher's Mark—as a declaration of my artistic process. It’s a process born from a lifetime spent at the intersection of creativity and technology.
Before embracing AI, I authored 24 books and edited many more in the traditional way—just a word processor, my knowledge and imagination, and years of dedicated craftsmanship.
My journey with technology is not just professional; it is lifelong and deeply personal. As detailed in The Unlikely Cartographer, I have spent more than five decades walking on artificial legs—a hands-on process of adapting to and mastering constantly evolving technologies. This experience didn't grant me an automatic advantage; it forged a relentless work ethic and a unique intuition and facility to adapt to complex systems. It is this combination of lived experience and decades of dedicated adaptive effort that allowed me to master and teach some of the most complex design software on the planet to architects and engineers for 25 years.
It was a natural evolution to bring this same deep-tech focus to my creative work. My use of AI is not a casual dalliance with a single tool; it is a custom-built ecosystem. It involves a deep and iterative dialogue with Large Language Models, hands-on work with diffusion models for art, building custom pipelines, and leveraging bleeding-edge tools for everything from research to translation. To be precise with the metaphor...
My journey with technology is not just professional; it is lifelong and deeply personal. As detailed in The Unlikely Cartographer, I have spent more than five decades walking on artificial legs—a hands-on process of adapting to and mastering constantly evolving technologies. This experience didn't grant me an automatic advantage; it forged a relentless work ethic and a unique intuition and facility to adapt to complex systems. It is this combination of lived experience and decades of dedicated adaptive effort that allowed me to master and teach some of the most complex design software on the planet to architects and engineers for 25 years.
It was a natural evolution to bring this same deep-tech focus to my creative work. My use of AI is not a casual dalliance with a single tool; it is a custom-built ecosystem. It involves a deep and iterative dialogue with Large Language Models, hands-on work with diffusion models for art, building custom pipelines, and leveraging bleeding-edge tools for everything from research to translation. To be precise with the metaphor...
I am the composer. The AI is my orchestra.
So, what does this mean for you, the reader? It means the stories are better. The worlds are richer, the research is deeper, and the editing is sharper. Every aspect of my craft—from outlining to final polish—is elevated. This fusion of my experience as a lifelong author with a master craftsman's command of next-generation tools results in a superior reading experience. It is my sincere hope that you enjoy the fruits of these labours.
This is human-authored art, elevated.
This is augmented craftsmanship.
—Scott Randolph Onstott
This is human-authored art, elevated.
This is augmented craftsmanship.
—Scott Randolph Onstott
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