Young author publishes debut novel

Tyrese Nagamos, a recent Sparta High School graduate, self-published her first book earlier this year.

“No Stable Orbits” is a dystopian sci-fi about unchecked corporate greed, climate change and resistance in times of extreme hardship.

Nagamos has been interested in writing since she was in middle school. She has some not-so-fond memories of being called out for writing in class instead of paying attention to the lesson.

“In class, my teacher would chastise me for writing. I’ve always been fascinated by creating and crafting my worlds,” she said.

Even then, she was working on the first drafts of “No Stable Orbits” along with other works of literature.

In her senior year of high school, she found the inspiration and drive to complete the novel.

“In my senior year in high school, I got very interested in politics. I paid attention to corporations growing up, the big one being health care,” she said.

The main protagonist of “No Stable Orbits,” Charlie Sumolong, has to come to grips with the harsh reality of people not being able to afford basic treatments.

“The main character witnesses neglect due to not having enough money or enough resources. That’s how the White Market evolves - it comes from the very real fears of whether I will be able to get my pills this month or life-saving treatment.” Nagamos said.

The White Market is the rebel group in her book.

Nagamos said she was most inspired by the lectures of her social studies teacher.

“It was my social studies teacher, who covered current political affairs. It does influence what I write, questioning my beliefs and the way we think about things.”

Nagamos is working on two new books now: “The Beast Beneath the Chapel” and “Hello, I’m Eve.”

The latter is about an artificial intelligence (AI) robot designed to predict the future and how humanity will act if the robot does see it destroy itself.

“It’s a cycle of grief and watching a child lose their child to addiction and watch it over and over again,“ the author said.

She always has gone for more serious and uncomfortable truths and tragedies when telling her stories.

“In general, I’m drawn to tragedies, even when I was younger. I wanted to see bad things happen in stories. I love psychological horror, and things that make the audience feel.”