James Daniels, under the name Liam Undercroft, writes speculative fiction shaped by buried histories, fractured civilizations, memory, and the quiet forces that survive beneath the world’s surface. His work blends mythic fantasy, philosophical undertones, and atmospheric worldbuilding with characters struggling against systems older than themselves.
He is the creator of The Spiral Wakes and Zero Lux.
Before turning fully toward fiction, he spent decades working across military training, simulations, and large-scale operational environments while living abroad in South Korea. Those experiences continue to influence the layered structures, political tensions, and human systems found throughout his stories.
When not writing, he can usually be found walking unfamiliar streets, studying forgotten histories, or building new worlds somewhere between memory and ruin.