“From the Drop of Heaven” by Janet Piper, who writes as Juliette Godot

There's quite the literary scene coming together in Butler County.

Whether fiction or nonfiction, many county residents have put literal pen to paper and written books whose settings range from another planet to a real, but forgotten medieval realm to present-day Alaska.

Karen McLain of East Butler has written a science fiction novel, “The Mayari Chronicles: Initium,” that grew out of the pandemic lockdown and an animé television show.

McLain said, “When COVID hit, I was home watching TV. I was watching ‘Rwby.’ I was a fan of the creator of the show, Monty Oum. He passed away.

“Watching the show, letting my mind wander, thinking how the show could be different, and the story just kind of came from there,” she said.

McLain describes her novel as “teenage young adult fantasy fiction.”

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