About the Author

I’m Morgan A. Drake, and I craft dark maritime fantasy where the boundary between technology and magic ebbs and flows like the tide itself.

How I Got Here

My fascination with the sea’s dual nature—its beauty and its danger—has always driven my work. There’s something about water that refuses simple answers. It gives life and takes it. It connects distant shores and creates impossible barriers. It holds secrets in its depths that we’ll never fully understand.

That tension is what Dimidium is built on: what happens when human ingenuity confronts forces beyond understanding? When ancient powers clash with human technology? When characters navigate treacherous waters where loyalty is tested and alliances shift like currents?

My Approach to Fantasy

I believe the best fantasy grows from understanding reality first.

Every crystal matrix system in Dimidium has roots in real physics. Every cultural tradition draws from historical research into maritime civilizations and seafaring cultures. Every technical detail extrapolates from how systems actually work. This foundation—historical research meeting logical extrapolation—allows for magic that feels truly magical because it operates within consistent, understandable rules.

My work combines:

  • Historical research into maritime legends, navigation, and seafaring cultures
  • Technical authenticity in fantasy magic systems and world-building
  • Character-driven storytelling that explores identity, power, and transformation
  • Collaborative creation with fellow writers and artists

I write to give readers what fantasy once gave me: a refuge, a community, and permission to live a thousand lives. These stories don’t shy away from depth—they embrace the full spectrum of human experience, because neither life nor fantasy is ever just a light, fun experience.

Beyond Fantasy

Not everything I write involves dragons and magic systems.

Fathoms Deep explores where documented history becomes enduring myth—examining real maritime legends, historical sea magic, ghost ships, and the thin line between what we can prove and what we choose to believe. It’s where I dig into the research that shapes my fantasy worlds, but it’s also where I examine how humans have always told stories about the sea.

Fluke Print is where I experiment with genre boundaries—neo-noir psychological thrillers, space operas exploring consciousness, dark fairy tale subversions, environmental horror. Genre-bending work where competent characters face impossible moral choices, and there are no easy answers.

Beautifully Dead (with co-author Joe Gillis) takes a different approach to the paranormal—an epistolary historical horror love story told through Civil War correspondence and modern medical research. A meditation on love, mortality, and whether the heart can survive when the body cannot.

These projects let me explore different corners of storytelling while still circling back to the same core questions: What is the price of power? How do we truly know ourselves? What parts of our identity are chosen, and what parts choose us?

When I’m Not Writing

You’ll find me pursuing my studies, traveling to new coastlines and waterways, painting—funnily enough NOT the sea—and reading.

Whether I’m studying anatomy, sketching random buildings, or simply sitting by any body of water with a good book, the intersection of science, art, and the ocean’s endless mysteries continues to inspire new stories and deeper understanding of both real and imagined worlds.

Ready to dive in? Start with Dimidium Tales or grab your free story The Storm Chaser.

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