The Obsidian Mirror of Trilogy
by Jono Borden
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First published: 2026
1 language
ISBN: 9781990382185
Description
(Collected Works.) *The Obsidian Mirror: A Study in Stone and Shadow* is a triptych of screenplays that serves as a dark, diagnostic reflection of the human psyche. By mapping the untamed wilderness of the heart against the rigid constraints of history, chemistry, and architecture, this trilogy investigates how individuals attempt to order their chaotic interior lives while navigating the external pressures of their respective eras.
The collection is structured as a bold narrative progression, framing a sharp, contemporary farce between two sweeping period dramas. Across these disparate settings, the recurring theme remains constant: the desperate, often ruinous quest to exert control over existence when the world—and our own nature—demands surrender.
**The Trilogy**
- ***Lightning in the Veins***
The notorious life of superstar Lord Byron, a restless poet whose determination to free and find himself in a changing world finds him freeing those oppressed by the same forces.
- ***360 Degrees of Self-Interest***
When a wildfire encircles a disaster-proof museum, a crew of chic billionaire collectors must outlast both flame and flaw, discovering that the fiercest competition is not for art but for who survives being seen.
- ***The Geometry of Ruin***
In 1870s Halifax, a principled Royal Engineer and a battle-scarred Royal Artillery officer, assigned to complete a coastal fortress, fall reluctantly in love as they unearth a terrifying secret entombed in its walls—one whose revelation could shatter the British Empire.
**Themes & Analysis**
- **The Architecture of Control:** Whether it is the literal fortifications of 19th-century Halifax, the curated “disaster-proof” sanctuary of a modern museum, or the metaphorical prisons of social convention and romantic obsession, each film explores the futility of building walls—physical or psychological—against the inevitability of human desire and catastrophe.
- **A Mirror to Society:** The trilogy positions its characters as agents of their own undoing. By juxtaposing the aristocratic volatility of the Romantic era with the performative narcissism of the billionaire class, *The Obsidian Mirror* exposes the “messy psyche” that persists regardless of technological or social advancement.
- **The Unmapped Wilderness:** Each protagonist is engaged in a mapping exercise—of politics, of survival, and of structural integrity. Yet, the true landscape they are forced to navigate is the volatile, unmappable terrain of the human heart, where the most dangerous secrets are not found in history or blueprints, but in the reflections we refuse to acknowledge.
The collection is structured as a bold narrative progression, framing a sharp, contemporary farce between two sweeping period dramas. Across these disparate settings, the recurring theme remains constant: the desperate, often ruinous quest to exert control over existence when the world—and our own nature—demands surrender.
**The Trilogy**
- ***Lightning in the Veins***
The notorious life of superstar Lord Byron, a restless poet whose determination to free and find himself in a changing world finds him freeing those oppressed by the same forces.
- ***360 Degrees of Self-Interest***
When a wildfire encircles a disaster-proof museum, a crew of chic billionaire collectors must outlast both flame and flaw, discovering that the fiercest competition is not for art but for who survives being seen.
- ***The Geometry of Ruin***
In 1870s Halifax, a principled Royal Engineer and a battle-scarred Royal Artillery officer, assigned to complete a coastal fortress, fall reluctantly in love as they unearth a terrifying secret entombed in its walls—one whose revelation could shatter the British Empire.
**Themes & Analysis**
- **The Architecture of Control:** Whether it is the literal fortifications of 19th-century Halifax, the curated “disaster-proof” sanctuary of a modern museum, or the metaphorical prisons of social convention and romantic obsession, each film explores the futility of building walls—physical or psychological—against the inevitability of human desire and catastrophe.
- **A Mirror to Society:** The trilogy positions its characters as agents of their own undoing. By juxtaposing the aristocratic volatility of the Romantic era with the performative narcissism of the billionaire class, *The Obsidian Mirror* exposes the “messy psyche” that persists regardless of technological or social advancement.
- **The Unmapped Wilderness:** Each protagonist is engaged in a mapping exercise—of politics, of survival, and of structural integrity. Yet, the true landscape they are forced to navigate is the volatile, unmappable terrain of the human heart, where the most dangerous secrets are not found in history or blueprints, but in the reflections we refuse to acknowledge.
