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Today is release day. After months of writing, editing, revisions, and far more worldbuilding than ever made it into the final manuscript, Burning Salt is officially available. This novel marks a departure from my previous books. Rather than memoir, Burning Salt is a work of science fiction built around first contact, alien civilizations, and the unintended consequences of exploring a universe that is far stranger than humanity ever imagined. Whether you prefer Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google Play Books, paperback, hardcover, or would simply like to compare your options, you’ll find everything on the book page below: Burning Salt https://www.westjamespress.com/books/burning-salt/ As a newsletter subscriber, you can also purchase the DRM-free EPUB edition directly from the West-James Press store and receive 10% off automatically using your subscriber discount. Subscriber Store Link (10% discount applied) https://store.westjamespress.com/products/burning-salt-e-book?promo=10WJPS Thank you to everyone who has followed this project from its earliest ideas through publication. Your encouragement, feedback, and curiosity have helped bring this story to life. I hope you enjoy your first journey into the universe of Burning Salt. Until next time, Matthew West-James West-James Press |
Burning Salt: After First Contact | Why We Borrow Human Names
Welcome back to the Burning Salt – Jaka Cultural Exchange Archive. The previous entries focused on the history and institutions that shaped Jaka civilization. This entry turns toward a smaller problem that became unexpectedly important after first contact: what humans should call an individual Jaka. The Jaka did not lack a way to identify one another. Their system was far more precise than human naming conventions. The problem was that precision alone did not create familiarity, trust, or the…






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