How to draw an extraterrestrial👽

When it comes to world building, one of the questions you have to ask yourself is: How do the people in your story- and on your planet- look like? And why do they look like that? Are their eyes bigger because their sun isn’t that bright? Is their skin darker because their sun is very […]

I talked to Perihelion Books about Chariots of Orion, Hearthstone, and why I don’t get involved in earthly politics.

In an interview with Perihelion Books, I’ve talked about what inspired me for the “Chariots of Orion”, my favourite books, and why I became an author. You can find the whole interview here: http://www.perihelion-books.com/2018/10/01/why-i-dont-engage-in-terrestrial-politics-an-interview-with-author-amaris-wenceslas/ How did you became a sci-fi author? I’ve always loved astronomy and science fiction! When I was little, I wanted to […]

Analysis: Sunburns, evolution, and aliens

Last week I was sitting there, covered in cooling ointment, my arms (and my face) completely red. How come? I caught a bad sunburn after spending the day outside with my bro, doing research for my novel. How is that possible? How do you get a sunburn when you actually are climbing about rocks and […]

Would extraterrestrials really try to contact us? A few thoughts on the WOW Signal possibly debunked

With the WOW Signal possibly debunked, this leads us to a few questions. The most important question is: Was it aliens? The narrowband radio signal – the ‘Wow Signal’ – that reached Big Ear telescope of the Ohio State University in 1977, was so strong that astronomer Jerry R. Ehman commented “Wow!” at the side […]

Could Fast Radio Bursts really be leakage of an advanced alien spacecraft?

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) have led to many discussions about whether or not we might be on the verge of finding evidence for an advanced civilisation in a far away galaxy—as scientists still couldn’t discover where exactly the FRBs came from, the theory was risen that the bursts might have been emitted by a neutron […]