Diligence and Determination

Aug 10

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Aaron Ryan Author Interview

The Slide follows a brilliant but troubled scientist who discovers that a massive black hole is heading straight for Earth, leaving him to try and find a way to save humanity. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

I did want something PRE-apocalyptic, a disaster novel of sorts, with no way out. The idea of the failed protagonist constantly interests me, and I wanted an ending that wasn’t all hunky-dory with everything working out in the end. I had also recently watched The Fly again, and was, shall we say, reinspired. 😊

When creating Dane Currier, did you have a plan for development and character traits, or did it grow organically as you were writing the story?

They always grow organically as I write the story, really. I learn about them as I’m writing, usually.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

Valuing human life, futility, dealing with inevitability, human relations, diligence and determination to find a way, hope, etc.

Will there be a follow-up novel to this story? If so, what aspects of the story will the next book cover?

Since it ended the way it did, probably not. A sequel would be bizarre and awkward, frankly. But I never rule anything out. You never know! 😊

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Dane Currier knew that he was on to something.

His Courier3.1 operation system checked out. His teleportation chambers were state of the art, and he knew they would revolutionize the world as we knew it.

But in a cruel twist of timing, something draws near which threatens not only his dream, but humanity as a whole. A ‘supermassive’ black hole is on a collision course with the Milky Way galaxy, and there is no stopping it. Could it be that Dane was inspired to design his system for such a time as this? What do we do when we face an inescapable threat that seeks to annihilate everything we know? And most importantly, what happens when humanity loses everything that makes us human? Will Dane, Megan, Isaac and Dina discover a way for mankind to press on and survive? This one inescapable truth remains:

There is no escaping The Slide.

From the creator of the bestselling and award-winning Dissonance alien invasion saga, the Christian dystopian saga THE END, and the 9/11 historical fiction thriller Forecast comes a new genre disaster fiction tale of humanity’s struggle to survive. In the natural disaster fiction genre, The Slide will frighten and enthrall you to no end.

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