Conception

Conception, Volume Two of the Darkside Trilogy tells the story of the extraordinary people who built their lunar secret habitat (chronicled in Discovery: Volume 1 of the Darkside Trilogy) and how they came together. These people, exclusively Black, conceive of, design and construct technological marvels that the collective scientific minds of the entire world cannot duplicate. And how, one might ask, did they manage to do what no one had ever done before, over and over and over again in so many disciplines, and in so many ways?

Those are the questions readers of Discovery have asked since it was published at the close of 2009. Conception answers these questions and, hopefully, spawns an entirely new set.

There is a broad arc to the Darkside Trilogy.

The entire Darkside Universe spans seven volumes (2 trilogies and a seventh volume that winds up the tale), with Conception introducing the prime builders and movers of the Darkside landscape.

The ride is spectacular.

William Hayashi continues his epic tale with the second installment of the Darkside Trilogy, carrying forward a never before told story with the traits of the speculative fiction of Michael Crichton and the surprising plot twists of Robert Ludlum.

Hayashi is a lifelong member of the Information Technologies industry. He began as a programmer in the early 1970s, and has had his own IT consultancy for over 25 years.

Hayashi's writing talents also include award-winning screenplays. His seminal movie script, written for the Chicago leg of the 2009 48 Hour Film Project competition, won for Best Script. His next three scripts were all produced, with a feature film scheduled for production in late summer of 2014.

Hayashi, a Chicago native, continues his philanthropic work in designing, building and maintaining not-for-profit computer training centers in under-served neighborhoods in the city he still calls home.