The Works of George Thomas O'Brien
A growing body of work spanning literary fiction, historical narrative, speculative ideas, and interactive design — each piece shaped by a lifetime of interdisciplinary inquiry.
A sweeping novel of memory, maps, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Set across three continents and two centuries, it follows a family whose fate is bound to a single disputed document.
2025
In the shadow of the Industrial Revolution, a chemist discovers a formula that could reshape the world — and the moral weight of deciding whether it should.
2024
A richly illustrated strategy game for 2–5 players, set in a world where empires rise and fall on the strength of ideas as much as armies. Designed for 90–150 minutes of play.
2025
A collection of essays on reading, writing, and the life of the mind — drawing on literature, theology, science, and philosophy to ask what it means to think carefully in a distracted age.
2026
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