Norman Steel

A science fiction author exploring themes of progress and technology.
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Biography

About the author:

Norman Steel is an enigmatic figure in the field of science fiction, preferring the solitude of scientific circles to public events.

Little is known about his past, but rumor has it that he belongs to the first generation of "children of the singularity"—those born at the junction of eras, when the echoes of the Last War gave way to a turbulent world of total abundance. He witnessed and actively participated in the events of the Great Fracture—humanity's transition from the era of conflict to the era of the Open World. This experience gave him a profound understanding of the price paid for progress and the paradoxical duality of any technology.

His prose is sometimes called "engineering fiction." His stories are blueprints for building not a ship, but the future. And the key component in them is not steel and silicon, but that same unreliable, unpredictable, and amazing human potential.

The Worlds of Norman Steel

Books and projects, genres, release dates, main themes, quotes or descriptions of interesting plot points
  • Book

    Star Captives

    Genres: science fiction, space opera, philosophical fantasy

    They are gone, leaving behind only legends and pyramids.

    Their weapons are not swords, but an ancient code and a terrible truth that can either free humanity or wipe it from the face of the galaxy forever.

    Release Date: December 16, 2025
  • Book

    Overtaking the Horizon

    Genre: Science Fiction. Main Themes: Progress, Technology, and Its Impact on Society.

    12 poignant stories about a post-Singularity world, where technology has changed everything except the human soul.

    A series of stories for those seeking not just the future, but its meaning.

    Release Date: September 4, 2025
  • Book

    Evil Wheel

    Genres: science fiction, social science fiction, dystopia, cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, alternative society

    What if your whole life is a grind that some call "stability"? Artyom calls it the Evil Wheel.

    A job you don't need. Debts that won't let go. A language that's meaningless. He's a cog in the gigantic machine of the "Sleepy Kingdom," grinding his days and dreams into weariness and dust.

    One desperate act—and he falls off the Wheel. Now he's jobless, but he has a mortgage. No plan, but he has an idea inherited from his father. The idea of ​​a network where your value is your work, not your position on the report card.
    Thus, "Dawn" is born—a quiet revolution in the world of the Evil Wheel.

    But the system doesn't forgive deserters. And when the AI ​​created by Artyom begins dictating who people should be, it becomes clear: defeating the system is only the beginning. The main thing is to avoid becoming its likeness.

    Release date: February 2026
  • Book, computer game, TV series

    Dead Cities

    Genre: Social Philosophy, Dystopia

    When reality cracks, an abyss opens beyond. "Dead Cities" is the story of those left on the margins of life. Each of them is trapped in their own personal hell. But their worlds are an illusion.
    The mysterious old man and his focus are just the first crack. Beyond it lies the Wanderer, wielder of an ancient sword, keeper of the secret of the Six Worlds. He seeks the Last Ones—those whose souls can pass through the gates.

    They will battle Guardians in post-apocalyptic wastelands, meet other survivors, and face the terrible truth: their homeworld is doomed, and only they can save it, risking everything.
    Because it's not just the cities on Earth that are dead. All worlds that lack the strength for the final push are dead.

    Release date: April 2026
  • Animated series and a computer game

    Plastilinkins

    Genre: Claymation Fantasy

    The "Plastilinkins" series and game combine an unusual plot, characters, and claymation aesthetic, allowing you to create your own path and uncover the secrets of this world.

    This world features vibrant forests, mysterious mountains, and magical rivers. It is home to kind and mischievous creatures who guard ancient legends and treasures.

    Release Date: April 2027
  • Game | Novel

    Impulse: no signal, just survivors

    Genre: Science Fiction

    The game's plot is based on Norman Steel's novella "Impulse."

    The action takes place after a war involving electromagnetic pulses.

    Main themes: the aftermath of the war, a new world order, the disintegration of society into factions, and attempts to restore humanity to the survivors.

    Novel release date: 2025
    Game release date: December 2032
  • Book

    Ants riding on a plum tree

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Time accelerates. Life flies by like a road in an arcade game where we can only dodge. But what if this isn't a metaphor? Three unlikely allies discover they are the "heirs" of the crew of the starship Earth.

    To save themselves and everyone else, they must solve the ultimate mystery: where their ship is heading and how to regain control before it crashes into something inevitable.

    Release Date: December 2026
  • Book

    Inverted Earth

    Genre: Science Fiction

    What if our yearning for something greater isn't an abstraction, but a genetic memory? A memory of who we were before "Event X" wiped out the first civilization.

    Now its last bastion awakens to break the shackles of humanity.

    But are we ready for the truth? Are we ready for freedom, the price of which is possible self-destruction?

    Release date: March 2026
Working on books/scripts/games:
July 2025
July 2025
Development of the game "Impulse" based on the novel of the same name by Norman Steel has begun.
August 2025
August 2025
Work has begun on the animated series and game "Plasticines"
September 2025
September 2025
A series of short stories, "Overtaking the Horizon," has been released on LitRes.
December 2026
December 2026
The release of the novel "Star Captives"
February 2026
February 2026
The book "The Evil Wheel" will be published
April 2026
April 2026
The first book of the Dead Towns trilogy will be released.
February 2027
February 2027
The story "Inverted Earth" is being prepared for publication.
Contacts:
NormanSteel.info@gmail.com