Thomas D. Wilson is a city planner and author whose works explore the intersections of design, place, and human consciousness. His previous books, including Exceptional Places and The Oglethorpe Plan, examine how cities embody ideas of order and meaning. A former director of comprehensive planning for the City of Savannah, Wilson brings a lifetime of observing built environments to his fiction. His Substack essays and nonfiction series continue this inquiry into the relationship between architecture, philosophy, and civilization. More at exceptionalplaces.net.