The first big influence was Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods. I picked it up out of curiosity and ended up asking all sorts of questions I’d never considered: • What if ancient “gods” were just advanced beings? • What if old stories were the best descriptions people had at the time? Interesting stuff, and a seed had been planted in my mind. The Myths That Inspired The Ashes of Eden I’ve always had one foot in science fiction and the other in ancient mythology — and fo