Fractional Fiction
Fractional Fiction takes classic literature and reimagines it through the lens of modern knowledge. Each novel begins with a public domain source text and fuses its themes, character dynamics, and dramatic architecture with contemporary scientific, historical, or philosophical research to create something entirely new.
The process is deliberate and systematic. Source analysis dissects the original work's narrative structure and thematic engine. Research integration provides new contexts and new possibilities. Structural synthesis follows established dramatic frameworks, ensuring the new work honors both its literary heritage and the demands of contemporary storytelling.
Not adaptation. Not pastiche. Transformation with purpose.
The Series
The Watermark
The Disposition
The Wergild
The Likeness
Standard Deviation
Civility Certified
The Somnambulist's Prophecy
The Corollary
The Held Land
The Kinship of Strangers
The Inheritance
The Dying Grove
The Method
Each Fractional Fiction novel documents its origins:
Source Material: The public domain work that provides thematic and structural foundation.
Research Domain: The contemporary knowledge integrated into the narrative.
Structural Framework: The dramatic architecture guiding the synthesis.
This transparency invites readers to explore the connections between source and transformation, to see how classic literature continues to speak through new forms.
About the Author
David Boles is a multidisciplinary creative professional based in New York City with over four decades of experience as an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher. He holds an MFA from Columbia University, where he trained at the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Graduate Theatre Studies. He founded David Boles Books Writing and Publishing in 1975.
Fractional Fiction represents his commitment to the proposition that literature builds upon literature, that every story carries forward the stories that came before, transformed by the knowledge and concerns of its own moment.
David is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Authors Guild, and PEN America.
See Also
The EleMenTs Series · The Westborough Crusaders · The Wound Remains Faithful · About David Boles