A Novel First: Red Sky and the Fictional Debut of the Electric Universe Model

Most people don’t read novels because of the science—they read because of the story.

If you ask readers why they remember their favorite books, they usually say it’s because of the characters: the people they cared about, the tension in their relationships, the moments of transformation, or the adrenaline-pumping action. Whether it’s a sweeping fantasy epic or a contemporary drama, it’s the story that sticks—not just the setting.

Even in science fiction—where world-building is essential—the best stories don’t drown in the tech. They use it as a launchpad for exploring what really matters: conflict, love, loss, survival, and truth.

So let me be clear up front:

Red Sky isn’t just a novel about the science of space. It’s a novel about people caught in a time of crisis—scientists, survivors, skeptics, and believers—all forced to confront what they thought was impossible.

But there’s something unusual about the world I’m building for Red Sky: it’s not based on mainstream science.

It’s inspired by a set of controversial, little-known ideas called the Electric Universe model.

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⚡ What Makes Red Sky Unique?

In all my searching, I’ve found almost no works of fiction that directly embrace or explore the Electric Universe theory. There are books and films that speculate about rogue planets, solar flares, or end-of-the-world events, yes—but very few that connect these to concepts like:

• The Sun being powered by external galactic currents

• Planets being resurfaced by plasma discharge events

• Celestial bodies interacting through electric and magnetic forces, not just gravity

• Ancient myths as memories of real planetary catastrophes

• A universe not driven by black holes and dark matter, but by currents, filaments, and electric arcs

If that sounds dramatic—it is. And that’s exactly what Red Sky tries to capture.

I didn’t set out to write a textbook. I set out to write a novel. A gripping one. But I also wanted to explore what might happen if even some of these ideas turned out to be true.

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The Close Seconds: Fiction That Comes Close

Although I may be the first to feature the Electric Universe model directly in fiction, there are a few stories that echo similar themes—especially those drawn from Velikovsky-style catastrophism, where ancient planetary disasters leave cultural and geological scars.

Here are some noteworthy works of fiction that brush up against Electric Universe territory:

These stories share a tone of cosmic disruption, but none of them explicitly adopt the EU framework of Birkeland currents, plasma discharges, or the externally powered Sun.

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✍️ The Story Still Comes First

My background is in science fiction—as a reader, not a physicist. I read Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov, Niven, and many others growing up. And even though I pursued a different career path, those stories never left me.

I’m also fortunate to have a seasoned romance writer—Carol—helping me shape the emotional core of Red Sky. While the novel isn’t a romance, it contains threads of deep emotional connection, loss, and hope—because real stakes require real people.

The science, the catastrophe, the Electric Universe—they’re the storm.
But it’s the people who will either rise or fall.

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Why This Matters

Whether you agree with the Electric Universe model or not, the questions it raises are important—and fascinating:

• What if the Sun’s power fluctuates because of its cosmic environment?

• What if ancient civilizations encoded real astronomical events in their myths?

• What if a rogue planet could do more than just cause earthquakes—what if it triggered a global electrical event?

These are the questions Manny, Cynthia, and David must wrestle with in Red Sky.

They’re also the questions that make this novel stand out in the crowded world of science fiction.

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Join the Journey

If you’ve ever wondered what it might look like to blend real fringe science with high-stakes fiction, Red Sky is for you.

I may be the first to do this—but I hope I won’t be the last.

Because when science and story collide, something powerful happens:

We start to imagine new possibilities.