What If Galaxy’s Child Became a Mini-Series?

It’s a thought that’s crossed my mind more than once. What if Galaxy’s Child made the leap from page to screen?

I don’t mean a big-budget blockbuster (though I wouldn’t complain). I’m thinking something more focused. Character-driven. The kind of science fiction that lets you breathe between the explosions. A mini-series.

Something in the spirit of Picard (Season 3), The Expanse, or even Battlestar Galactica, where every moment, every glance, every decision matters. Where characters carry the emotional weight of the journey, and the tech is there to serve the story, not the other way around.

Because let’s face it, Galaxy’s Child was always bigger than one book. It was a universe I’d been building for decades, in my head, on scraps of paper, and eventually, on screen, the computer kind!

Why a Mini-Series you ask?

A mini-series offers the time and space to let relationships grow, to let mystery unfold gradually, to plant seeds that don’t fully bloom until three episodes later. That’s how I envisioned Galaxy’s Child when I was outlining it. That’s how I wrote it.

And let’s be honest, science fiction, when done right, deserves the room to stretch its legs.

FTL drives and alien secrets are thrilling, sure. But for me, what matters more is how those discoveries affect people, the guilt of a decision made in silence, the hope found in a shared glance, the courage to go one step further into the unknown.

I’ve always believed that science fiction has the unique ability to reflect not just where we’re going, but who we are right now.

It dares to ask the what if questions. What if faster-than-light travel were possible?

What if we’re not alone? What if our biggest challenge isn’t out there, but in here?

In Galaxy’s Child, those questions are embedded in every chapter. They’re not just background, they’re the heartbeat.

So yes, I’d love to see this story on screen. But more importantly, I’d love to see more of this kind of sci-fi on screen more often. I’m talking about the smart, emotional, grounded in real human experiences kind of story. Even if it’s light-years away from Earth.

Maybe someday. Until then, I hope the book is enough to spark the kind of wonder that made me fall in love with the genre in the first place.