There’s something captivating about sitting across from an author who doesn’t just write stories—he lives them. That’s exactly the energy surrounding Eagle’s own rising sci-fi storyteller, Steve Dill, whose growing book series feels less like a collection of novels and more like the early stages of a cinematic universe waiting to explode.
“This is about a kid who loses everything… and decides to take it all
back—on a galactic level.”
Dill’s journey to authorship isn’t linear—and that’s part of what makes it so compelling. From insurance and law to studying screenwriting at California Institute of the Arts, his path winds through decades of experience, discipline, and reinvention. But the true origin of his storytelling dates back to a hospital bed in the 1970s, where, following a military training accident, a doctor gave him simple advice: write one page a day. He never stopped.
Today, Dill is the author of a multi-book sci-fi saga beginning with The Kid, followed by The Kid’s Reckoning, and The Bane, with a fourth installment already underway. Set 700 years in the future, the series centers on a young boy stripped of everything—family, security, identity—and forced into survival against a ruthless, oppressive force.
“It’s good versus evil,” Dill explains. “Not subtle. Not gray. This is about a kid who loses everything—and decides to take it all back—on a galactic level.”
The world-building is vast: planets like Celestal and Eden, elite military factions called the Strikers, and a powerful nemesis, Xan Xialb, who embodies a society beyond redemption.
But what truly sets Dill apart is his vision beyond the page. This isn’t just a book series—it’s a multimedia experience in motion. With the help of a global creative team, including a young digital artist based in Dubai, Dill’s universe is already being translated into animated trailers, visual sequences, and an upcoming live-action short film. A graphic novel adaptation is also in the works, designed to draw in younger readers and visual learners. “It’s all connected,” Dill says. “The books, the scripts, the visuals— they’re all telling the same story.”
He’s building something so dynamic, it’s sure to get picked up by the networks.
For readers, it’s an invitation to step into a fully imagined universe. For the industry, it may just be the beginning of something much bigger. Because if Steve Dill has his way, this story doesn’t end—it expands.
For more inquiring minds, visit stephendillstories.com
or email Steve at stephendillstories@gmail.com.
