My allegorical sci-fi novel about Christianity in space called "Star Chosen" took 20 years to (finally) bring to completion. I started writing this as a Chicagoan over two decades ago, and finished it as a Californian in 2025. Much of the story's local action, at least before the Star Chosen embark on a space mission, takes place in the futuristic California city of San Franco. That's really a mix of my trips to San Francisco and my adventures in Southern California. Some of the drawings in this illustrated novel are from my outdoor Los Angeles drawing trips where I just reimagined a local place with more technological development in the environment.
TIMELINE
2005: Started writing a Christian sci-fi novel with the initial idea to have the tale be a series of television episodes.
2010: Started releasing story segments, both long and short story arcs.
2025: Finished "Star Chosen" as a 340 page novel with 100 illustrations!
Enjoy this spiritual space opera and lively labor of love at https://joechiappetta.blogspot.com/2010/03/buy-book-now-star-chosen-science.html