The Love of the Tayamni
- Author: T.A. McLaughlin Genre: Sci-fi / Intergenerational / Speculative Fiction Media: Book series (4 volumes, 4 planned), 2 Audiobooks
- Http://www.tayamni.net This groundbreaking science fiction saga explores ancestral memory, transformation, and gender through the journey of Batresh, a young Tayamni woman traveling from ancient Kemet to 1960s Mississippi. Deeply personal and richly layered, the series reflects T.A. McLaughlin’s own experience as a trans woman—infusing Afrofuturist and metaphysical themes with queer identity and resistance. Described as a blend of Octavia Butler and P.K. Dick
- Fan Review: In a time when diversity is under attack, I am delighted to read a story that makes its central character[s] shine, taking science fiction to a new level.
- Fan Review: I was unsure which genre to place this under. At times I felt ...I was reading a dystopian science fiction book, at times a fantasy novel, and sometimes it felt like historical fiction. Available in eBook, print, and audiobook (narrated by Jack Klaff) More at tayamni.net
- The Love of the Tayamni is an epic eight-book saga that spans seven decades—from the innocent wonder of a five-year-old boy in northern Mississippi to a woman who is destined to save humanity. The boy grows up navigating the challenges of life in the American South, coming of age as a gay man. But in his fifties, he embraces a deeper truth: he transitions to female, awakening to a role more vital than anyone could imagine. Her transformation is not just personal—it is cosmic. She is the key to humanity’s survival. Lurking in the shadows are the Potacas, a malicious alien race with a cold, mercenary agenda. They know the danger the child poses to their designs for Earth. Determined to stop him before he can become her, they will stop at nothing to rewrite the future. But humanity is not alone. The Tayamni, an ancient race of benevolent beings who have quietly interwoven their DNA with humans for over 200,000 years, recognize the boy’s importance. Bound by love for a species they helped shape, they vow to protect him—no matter the cost. Among them is Batresh, born in 3800 BCE on the banks of the Great River, believing she was just another human girl. Everything changes on her eighteenth birthday, when her mother reveals the truth: Batresh is Tayamni. Her sense of self shatters. Her mother vanishes. And before she can grieve, Batresh is thrust into a perilous mission through time—to safeguard the boy whose life will determine the fate of Earth. Red Hill Media has published the first three books of the series and Ms. McLaughlin is writing the fourth book. Audio, Physical, and eBooks YouTube Slides for the Books About the Author, Reviews, Philosophy of the Books Ms. McLaughlin's Substack, Excerpts from the Books, Personal Musings Tags: #SciFi, #TimeTravel, #AncientAliens, #LGBTQIA, #Spirituality Books in the Series: 1. The Love of the Tayamni (paperback, Kindle, and audiobook) 2. The Judgement of Seth: The Tlaloc War (paperback, Kindle, and audiobook) 3. Shaare Emeth: The Gates of Truth (paperback, Kindle) 4. The Contendings (paperback, Kindle) 5. The Far, Far West (in progress) 6. The Fall of the Fifth World (planned) 7. The Anubis Prophecy (planned) 8. Epilogue (planned)