Every world has a breaking point.
I write character-driven speculative fiction about war, power, and the quiet moments that decide the fate of nations.
My stories explore how people navigate the fault lines beneath collapsing systems—where loyalty fractures, ambition hardens, and ordinary choices carry extraordinary consequences. I’m drawn to the tension between the intimate and the geopolitical, the human heart and the machinery of history, and the way individual lives shape the course of vast, unforgiving events.
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About the author
Hunter Cavanaugh writes speculative fiction shaped by global perspectives, systems thinking, and a lifelong obsession with the forces that move history from the shadows.
He’s worked across disciplines and borders, drawing on a background that defies easy categorization to craft stories that feel both timely and timeless. When he’s not writing, he’s somewhere between airports, coffee shops, and conversations that never make it to print.
In Development: Eclipse of Empires
A sweeping speculative epic about a world descending into global war—told through fractured nations, collapsing alliances, and the human decisions that shape the course of history.
This series follows ordinary people caught inside extraordinary events, where political gambits, military ambition, and personal loyalties collide with devastating consequences.
At the Shadow’s Edge
Book 1 | Coming 2027
In the uneasy calm before open conflict, leaders gamble for influence while governments fracture from within. As rival powers maneuver in the shadows, a single misstep threatens to ignite a crisis no nation is ready to contain.
Under the Falling Sky
Book 2 | Coming 2028
The world crosses the point of no return. A sudden attack shatters old assumptions, plunging nations into chaos and forcing impossible choices. As alliances crumble and new fronts emerge, the struggle for survival reshapes everything it touches.
More books planned
The series continues...
New stories will continue the arc of Eclipse of Empires, exploring the shifting balance of power in a world remade by conflict. Future installments will delve deeper into the people, forces, and fault lines that define this global struggle.