About the Author

August 6, 2026--

FictionFire announced the publication of author Mendy Sobol's epic character-driven space opera, The Eternal Blue Sky. The novel foretells a future still beset by existential issues facing humanity in the 21st century: the entitlement of wealth, environmental degradation, and vain politicians who dream of galaxy-spanning empires. For fans of The Expanse series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frank Herbert’s Dune Saga, Ender's Game, Star Wars, A Game of Thrones, Jack Weatherford's nonfiction books about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire, and character-driven literary and military science fiction.

May 18, 2019--

Kindle and paperback editions of Mendy Sobol's latest speculative novel, VIRTUAL FIRE, are now available for pre-sale on Amazon for July 1 delivery.

In VIRTUAL FIRE, four narrators—computer nerd Paul Simmons, anti-war activist Meg Wells, FBI Most Wanted Toby Jessup, and cyber genius Melora Kennedy—relate their experiences of war, resistance to war, the power of friendship and the power of dreams. From 1970 to a parallel future, from New England’s ivy-covered college halls to New Jersey’s crumbling cities, from the beaches of Florida’s Gulf coast to the ruins of post-war Vietnam, Paul, Meg, Toby, and Melora tell the history-changing stories they’ve shared—and reveal the secrets they’ve kept.