Volume 1
Science Fiction
Date Published: 10-01-2024
To the people of Earth, it is generally agreed that there is no sight more
extraordinary than that of their human cousins on the distant colony of
Aranae jumping onto the backs of giant spiders and riding off as if going to
a picnic.
To the people of Aranae, it means freedom. But for The Provenance,
their Earth rulers, one of their colonies entertaining thoughts of liberty
makes them uncomfortable.
In the first three Spiderboy adventures comprising Volume 1, we follow the
sixteen-year-old runaway, Haley as she discovers for herself the meaning of
freedom.
1. Haley’s First Spider Bite.
Billionaire’s daughter Haley Morgan joins forces with an unlikely
ally in an escaped convict on a quest to track down and apprehend a
dangerous outlaw while at the same time dodge the spiderboy search party
sent to catch Haley and return her home. And as in all
young-woman-joins-up-with-escaped-prisoner stories, things are bound to get
out of hand.
2. Malady in Savoy.
Continuing her quest, Haley takes a job as a showgirl in the city of Savoy
where she becomes the object of mistaken identity, gets caught up in
interstellar intrigue and falls for a roguish fugitive agent from
Earth. Shape-shifting does have its drawbacks.
3. Along Came a Spider.
Haley endures a marathon battle of survival with a monstrous Trap Door
spider that is determined to pin the girl on its venom-laced fangs.
INTERVIEW
Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
Thomas: No message. I’m not into sending messages through my writing, just entertain.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
T: I get plot blocked from time to time. Sometimes, I hit a spot and don’t know where the story goes from there. When that happens, I either go into my mind palace to see what’s there or go after it with a club, as Jack London once so eloquently put it. Just get the notebook out, write some stupid stuff, and see if that triggers something.
How many books have you written and which is your favorite?
T: Not many. As for my favorite, I only have two to choose from, and that would be the latest one, The Stars Rain Down. But then again, SRD is in the same universe as The Spiderboys of Aranae, my first book, so the two works are connected.
If You had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?
T: I’m assuming this would be Haley Morgan from Spiderboys? I haven’t thought much about casting.
When did you begin writing?
T: I can’t remember when exactly, maybe 11, 12, 13, somewhere in there, I set out to write a Star Trek novel, being a fan from the beginning. I had no idea what I was doing, wrote the opening line—period. And that was it. The first sentence and I had no idea where to go after that, like I expected the story would just write itself. Years later, I was about 18 and started a science fiction novel; this time, I got several chapters into it, then it fizzled out, and I never finished it. It wasn’t very good anyway. It wasn’t until I was 25 that I sat down to write the novel that would be rewritten as The Stars Rain Down decades later. Some history with that book. Years go by, and I get the idea that would become The Spiderboys of Aranae, which came out in 2015.
How long did it take to complete your first book?
T: Two years. That would be SRD’s ancestor called No Longer Mourn for Me. I wrote it just out of college but never published it. I wrote it by hand on paper as I did not have a computer at the time. Years later, I decided to transcribe the book to a digital format for archival purposes. While I was doing that, I realized that the writing was awful. Just horrible. A golden idea poorly executed. I got ideas for improving it and did a page one rewrite. That also took two years to write, plus another year in the edit and rewrite phase. The story bears no resemblance to the original, but the core idea remains. Also, some names were carried over from the earlier work: Catherine, Rick, Sarah, IPS, and a few others.
Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
T: No. I had to come to that conclusion myself.
What is your favorite part of the writing process?
T: Simply getting a good idea and writing it out. It has to be full of emotion and conflict. It could also be when the scene, dialog, or sequence first hits me, that epiphany when I see and hear it for the first time. Everything stops, and I stare at the wall, totally lost in the moment. It’s Cloud 9, man. I really zone out, and it’s wonderful.
Describe your latest book in 4 words.
T: Not that question again! (count ‘em—four.)
Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your writing?
T: The Stars Rain Down is the current work, but it’s the first book in a series, so it’s ongoing. Working on Book 2 right now; I’ve gotten quite a way into Chapter 1 now. I’m not sure how many books will make up the complete series. I think somewhere between 4 to 6, maybe. But the future could be much more than the book series. When I got the idea to rewrite the novel, I was thinking in terms of a script for a movie, and set about writing it. Halfway through, I realized it was way too much story for one movie, so I switched to a TV series. So, the plan is books and then TV series, though there’s the possibility for some overlap. There’s more planned for Spiderboys, too; more volumes are in the works. Spiderboys would also make a pretty cool TV series.
About the Author
Glenn Thomas’s life path has been a meandering one, setting new life
goals at various points along the way, gaining knowledge in art,
photography, filmmaking, driving commercial vehicles, and ultimately,
writing both screenplays and prose. As a self-described
“high-functioning daydreamer,” Glenn often finds contentment in
self-imposed isolation, in conversations with an eclectic array of
characters and personalities in universes of his creation. Once in a
while, he writes their stories into scripts and novels to share with the
world.
From a young age, those who spent time with Glenn quickly recognized his
remarkable gift of daydreaming. According to his first-grade report
card, his teacher, Mrs. Haslett, wrote, “Glenn is on cloud
nine.” With that ringing endorsement from one of his earliest
admirers, Glenn has made his circuitous path to this time and place to make
some practical use of this often-misunderstood gift. With a nostalgic
smile to his past, Glenn created his film production company, Cloud 9
Filmworks, shortly after completing film school in 2005, which has now
expanded in 2024 to Cloud 9 Press to oversee his books.
Glenn lives in the Los Angeles area, and when he’s not writing, he
works as a driver for a major motion picture studio where the real
money’s at. His first self-published work was a series of short
science fiction stories called The Spiderboys of Aranae, released in 2015
and revised in 2024. Also, in 2024, the first book in a science
fiction series titled The Stars Rain Down debuted. Set in the same
universe as Spiderboys, SRD has strong connections with the earlier work,
and fans of one book will enjoy the other.
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