Author Interview: Steve Thomason by Brad Bellmore Steve Thomason is a freelance artist and writer. His first novel, Pleroma was recently released. It is the first book in a sci-fi/fantasy series called The Nectar Trilogy. Brad Bellmore took the opportunity to ask Thomason about his book. RKYV: Tell us a little about Pleroma. Steve Thomason: Pleroma is Book One in the Nectar Trilogy. It is the story of a high school junior named Lane. He and his little brother, Josh, have been living in fear of his alcoholic father ever since their mother died in a car crash 7 years earlier. One day Lane got into an exceptionally violent fight with his dad and hid himself under the bed in fear of his life. While under the bed he falls into another world.
In this world Lane is a giant and the Deltonian people believe he is the Pleroma, fulfilling the prophecy that a giant would fall from the sky and deliver their tribe from the oppression of a neighboring tribe called the Altanians. For the past generation the Altanians have conquered and oppressed all the tribes under the leadership of another giant that they call the Bellator. Each year the Altanians hold a festival and allow one champion from each conquered tribe to face the Bellator in a battle to the death. If they defeat him, they win their freedom. Each year the tribes try, and each year another warrior is mutilated in a bloody display of power. Throughout the story, Lane is convinced that this world is a figment of his imagination. He believes that he is actually in a coma, lying in a hospital room, and his subconscious is trying to lead him to wake up. He realizes that he must play out the fantasy, face his fears, and defeat the enemy in order to wake up, get home, and protect his little brother from his violent father. In the end, Lane makes some discoveries that surprise him. The story takes some fun twists and turns, has a good balance of action and character development, and keeps you guessing to the end. RKYV: What is the bigger story arc? What is the overall Nectar Trilogy about? ST: Ultimately, the Nectar Trilogy has two arcs. The surface arc, and the underlying theme. At the surface, this is a science fiction story in which Lane Gray discovers that there are multiple realities coexisting in the universe. When these realities intersect, portals open and allow passage between them. By the end of the third story, we discover that one race of beings, made of pure energy, existing in a plane of reality with no matter, innocently discover other realities and begin to explore them.