Mango Taoist — Author notes https://mangotaoist.com/notes/ Short English author notes for Star Map Draftsman. Free hard SF. en 2026-10-28 Why Star Map Draftsman is not LitRPG https://mangotaoist.com/notes/why-not-litrpg/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/why-not-litrpg/ 2026-10-28 Star Map Draftsman has no levels, skill trees, or system screens. Hard SF about a father, dark matter, and three federations — free and complete. From Book I to Book II: what carries over in Star Map Draftsman https://mangotaoist.com/notes/book-one-to-book-two-bridge/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/book-one-to-book-two-bridge/ 2026-10-21 Finished Federation War? What carries into Fate of the Galaxy: the Star Source, dark matter, White Crystal, Stacean. Spoiler-light. Free hard SF. What a Star Map Draftsman does (and why dark matter follows him) https://mangotaoist.com/notes/what-a-star-map-draftsman-does/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/what-a-star-map-draftsman-does/ 2026-10-14 In Star Map Draftsman, the Draftsman is a role chosen by the Datheon, held through the Star Source, trailed by dark matter. Free hard SF by Mango Taoist. The three federations: who wants Dawn, and why https://mangotaoist.com/notes/three-federations-reader-guide/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/three-federations-reader-guide/ 2026-10-07 Spoiler-light guide to Moreth, Ashton, and Strath in Star Map Draftsman: Star Bridges, White Crystal, two princes at war. Free, complete, by Mango Taoist. White Crystal as governance (not a miracle) https://mangotaoist.com/notes/white-crystal-as-governance/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/white-crystal-as-governance/ 2026-09-30 In Star Map Draftsman, White Crystal is immortality sold as a way to rule: federations hoard it, chairs never turn over, Dawn meets the cost going home. What is the Star Atlas? https://mangotaoist.com/notes/what-is-the-star-atlas/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/what-is-the-star-atlas/ 2026-09-21 Star Atlas on mangotaoist.com: an explore-only Orion Spur map for Star Map Draftsman. Places, federations, no login. Spoilers and how it fits the books. How to read Star Map Draftsman (free complete series) https://mangotaoist.com/notes/how-to-read-star-map-draftsman/ https://mangotaoist.com/notes/how-to-read-star-map-draftsman/ 2026-09-21 How to read Star Map Draftsman Books I and II, Mango Taoist’s free, complete hard SF: where to start, what to skip, and how the father-son thread holds.