Winner of Two 2025 Halloween Book Festival Honors

Runner-Up — Alternative Future

Honorable Mention — Unconventional Romance

HAPPY INTERDEPENDENCE DAY!

CW: Sexual content, drug use

Welcome to the world of a three body solution—a daringly subversive and juicy tale that reimagines what it means to save humanity.

At its heart is Chip, Tâm, and TaDoo—a queer thruple-turned-global leaders united by love and an uncanny knack for tackling the impossible. In a world teetering on the edge of collapse, these unlikely heroes rise to power as the self-proclaimed MMMperors: Men of Mind and Magic. With humor as sharp as their strategies and compassion as boundless as their dreams, they embark on humanity's most daunting challenge yet: saving Earth herself.

Chip, the globe-trotting empathic healer, struggles to reconcile kin's enlightened wisdom with the absurdities of leadership. Tâm, the silver fox scientist and reluctant leader, balances their razor-sharp mind with an unexpected flair for drag, channeling their alter-ego, Dr. Phở-nomenal, to inspire a world hungry for hope. And then there's TaDoo, the dreamer and cosmic envoy who believes salvation might just arrive aboard a celestial mothership. Together, they weave through a chaotic mosaic of love, resilience, and otherworldly ambition.

This is a story of resilience, connection, and the beauty of trying—even when the outcome seems uncertain. A wild ride that will make you laugh, cry, and reconsider the very fabric of what it means to be human.

Ken Breniman is a multidisciplinary author, therapist, and educator whose work spans self-help, illustrated books, speculative fiction, and hybrid genres that refuse neat boxes. Grounded in grief work, thanatology, primatology, yoga therapy, and psychedelic integration, his writing explores how humans grow through loss, love, humor, and connection. Whether he’s writing for children or adults, Ken blends science, story, and soul, often with a subversive wink, to ask big questions about mortality, kindness, intimacy, and what it means to evolve together. Across all genres, his work invites readers to stay curious, soften their defenses, and imagine braver, more compassionate ways of being human.