"Child of Darkness" is the first complete story P. C. Hodgell ever wrote. It places Jame and the Kencyrath in a science-fiction setting, in a post-World War III dystopia. It is supposed to be the next world in the Chain of Creation after Rathillien. Although space has been left for it in the series' chronology, Pat says that it is "an alternate history. I don't know if it will ever come to exist." As such, it is not considered canon by fans and will be largely ignored by this Wiki.