YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Date Published: 01-01-2024
Plug your ears. And whatever you do, don’t look. The war for
humanity has begun.
Cameron “Jet” Shipley was there when they arrived in 2026. He,
and everyone else, lived through the next decade and a half, learning to
hide. Learning to never make a sound. Learning the most important rule of
all:
You just..don’t…look.
The year is now 2042, and humanity is eking out an existence in the
shadows.
Cameron and his team are sent out on a recon mission in Clarksville
Tennessee, with events and developments that may alter the trajectory of
Earth’s fate… and his own.
Joined by newcomers Bassett and Trudy, Cameron and his brother Rut will
have to contend with a powerful force that has laid waste to the planet and
annihilated over eighty-five percent of Earth’s civilization.
Will Jet’s expeditions lead him on a slippery slope of discovery that
demands accountability and answers?
Or will it plunge the earth, and everything in it, into further
dissonance?
“Aliens” meets “A Quiet Place” in this dystopian
sci-fi thriller series.
10 – ok, 25, really – things you didn’t know about Author Aaron Ryan:
- I used to own a pet finch named “Beep.”
- I have a twin brother of even greater intellect, charm and unusual wit.
- As a child, I enjoyed several vigorous spit-fights and rubber-band-fights in-the-dark with siblings when parents were out of town.
- I am by fan Taco Bell’s biggest patron. (Does it show?)
- I set an international and illegal record for consuming the highest amount of elementary school Sloppy Joe’s during 6th grade in a desperate attempt to attract a prospective girlfriend.
- I participated in several talent shows as a youth imitating Michael Jackson. My outfit came complete with shades, many-zippered jacket, and garden glove.
- I have been at times mistaken, in terms of vocal style, for the Cowardly Lion.
- I can imitate many famous voices, such as Presidents Clinton, Bush and Reagan, Sean Connery, Ringo Start, Jimmy Stewart, as well as Australian, British, Russian, French, and New York accents, and I do voiceovers as “the other side” of my career.
- I still know the entire Transformers Television Cartoon theme by heart and am proudly willing to admit it. In fact I’m prepared to serenade you with it for a small fee.
- I am deathly afraid of spiders. Don’t judge me.
- My favorite movie is Aliens, with Sigourney Weaver.
- I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with frightening accuracy.
- I am sadly able to recite the entire Colonel Jessup speech from the movie A Few Good Men because I apparently have watched it way too many times. Stop judging me.
- I volunteer with World Relief to drive refugee families from the airport to host homes. Most of them make it there safely.
- I proposed to my wife in highly dramatic and SUPER-romantic proposal. What’s that? Excuse me? Why of COURSE I’ll share the link with you shamelessly.
- I was married in 2012 at the young age of 39.
- Was first in line after sleepovers outside the Alderwood Mall Apple Store to receive the new iPhone four years in a row. I said stop judging me.
- Our eldest son is extraordinarily dramatic, and we simply don’t know WHERE he gets it.
- For several years in a row, I was #1 on the planet in the now-defunct Quizup app’s The Lord of the Rings movie trivia section.
- On that note, I have read The Lord of the Rings over 150 times. I can feel you judging me!
- At one time, I was able to type 102 wpm! Now it’s closer to 13.
- Because I have kids, I know nearly every single Pixar movie and Pixar short by heart. Also I know what Pixar is. Also before I had children Pixar was not a thing.
- I have a very quick wit and am able to keep audiences engaged by either using said wit or promising gifts of cold hard cash to all those who manage to stay awake.
- I grow all of my hair myself.
- I memorized the Gospel of John as a teenager. Hey, that one’s not so useless actually!
About the Author
Aaron Ryan lives in Washington with his wife and two sons, along with Macy
the dog, Winston the cat, and Merry & Pippin, the finches.
He is the author of the “Dissonance” series, several business
books on multimedia production penned under a pseudonym, as well as a
previous fictional novel, “The Omega Room.”
When he was in second grade, he was tasked with writing a creative
assignment: a fictional book. And thus, “The Electric Boy”
was born: a simple novella full of intrigue, fantasy, and 7-year-old wits
that electrified Aaron’s desire to write. From that point
forward, Aaron evolved into a creative soul that desired to create.
He enjoys the arts, media, music, performing, poetry, and being a
daddy. In his lifetime he has been an author, voiceover artist,
wedding videographer, stage performer, musician, producer, rock/pop artist,
executive assistant, service manager, paperboy, CSR, poet, tech support,
worship leader, and more. The diversity of his life experiences gives
him a unique approach to business, life, ministry, faith, and
entertainment.
Aaron’s favorite author by far is J.R.R. Tolkien, but he also enjoys
Suzanne Collins, James S.A. Corey, Marie Lu, Madeleine L’Engle, C.S.
Lewis, and Stephen King.
Aaron has always had a passion for storytelling.
Aaron is the admin of the Authors & Writers Only group on
Facebook.
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