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Does your prayer life… uh… suck? Award-winning author Aaron Ryan brings you "God Is Not Santa": a beautiful portrait of God's love for us as contrasted to that of, hmm, another certain gift giver. Too often we can get all caught up in our Wish Lists and our wants and needs, deeply desiring the gifts more than The Giver, who gave us the greatest gift of all: His Son Jesus Christ. Part straightforward and part satirical, but never preachy, Ryan dives deep into what it takes to approach God with no conditions and no demands! After all, God is not Santa Claus!

Talisman: Nexus opens in the bleak, icy expanse of Svalbard, where Liam "Foxy" Mayfield — known as The Talisman — stands at the crossroads of personal devastation and cosmic intrigue. His sons, Joseph and Carson, have been abducted by The Zorander, a former Talisman driven by vengeance, forcing Liam into a confrontation that is as much about family as it is about fate.

Step into the cosmic struggle of Talisman: Halcyon, where grief is weaponized and trust is a rare commodity. Join Liam, Arion & Soteria as they confront betrayal, ancient crimes, & the fate of the omniverse itself. Liam “Foxy” Mayfield never asked to be the Last Iskander, nor to wield a power that can tear the omniverse apart. But then he, Arion Peridifyca (the haunted hunter of the Iskander legacy) & Onyx Sleater, now the cosmic nexus Soteria, discover their grief has been weaponized by the alien Aeterium Axis, & their uneasy alliance becomes the only hope for countless worlds.

One away, or one to stay, and balance anew. The Talisman saga is an epic science fiction space opera blending magic, grief, superpowers, the multiverse, and so much more. Beholden to a cosmic bargain, our heroes must break free and find a way to take down a galactic enigma before the multiverse is enslaved.

THRILLERUMVIRATE: A collection of 3 sci-fi thriller novels in one collection: The Phoenix Experiment, The Slide, and Forecast. All novels by Aaron Ryan, award-winning author of the bestselling alien invasion saga Dissonance, The Talisman Trilogy, The Christian Dystopian Saga The End, and many more.

Set in the post-apocalyptic landscape of Earth in 2037, the survival of mankind truly hinges upon the endurance of a select few. It has been eleven years after an alien invasion wiped out 85% of humanity. Most survivors live in underground bunkers called 'Blockades' under military protection. The rest are scattered abroad, eking out an existence in the shadows, avoiding gorgons at all costs.

Far, far away, yet not too far so as to defy belief, there lived two brothers. They were playing on a hillside one day, when the skies grew dark. The clouds rolled in, and lightning began to strike. A great, dark spirit stabbed through the air toward them, and, despite their efforts, it overpowered them. Prince Brennan's Ring and Prince Asher's Sword were useless. Their enemy was far too powerful, and they were very frightened. But then, their father the King showed up with the Book of Power, and saved the day!

Maximillian has defected. The god-king Nero has bled. And now, the High Vassal has stolen an AirGuard and sought shelter among Earth's last surviving military stronghold: The United Kingdom. But in an unthinkable twist, Colonel Thomas Drexler's son, Sage, has also switched sides, joining up with the youth organization Friends of Nero. What the Colonel doesn't know is that Sage desires to infiltrate Nero's inner circle and kill him, bringing vengeance and justice for all the Christians who have paid the ultimate price. 

When a man with power believes he's God, mankind doesn't have a prayer. When Constantine Jedidiah Goodfellow shot up through the senate, people were all-too surprised and delighted to see someone in the prime of life wanting to heal wounds, bring people together, and bring peace, so they elected him President. His aim, however, was to bring the exact opposite. The year is 2113, and Christianity is under siege. A massive virus has torn across the planet and killed off half of the world’s population and its leaders.

In a land long ago, but not too long ago so as to forget, a young boy is praised for his valiance in battle and his strength and bravery. He wields his sword high above his head and everyone praises his name. He is a warrior! His joy is his weapon, and he brings joy to all people far and near. People look to him to feel better, to be able to smile, and to lift their own heads high.

Saint doesn’t remember the last two years—doesn’t remember the war we fought, the people we lost, or the way we burned for each other. To him, I’m a stranger. To me, he’s the man I can’t let go of, even if it feels like starting over with a ghost. Reese shows up on the island, raw with regret and determined to prove he’s changed. Kade follows, carrying secrets I’m not sure I want to uncover.

In the cold, echoing corridors of the starship The Origin, 14-year-old Jax Hutson clings to the only family he has left: the ghosts of his parents, lost to the monstrous banshees that ravaged Earth. As a subject in the mysterious Phoenix Experiments, Jax is supposed to find closure by connecting with the dead—but his secret, forbidden dreams hint at a deeper, more dangerous truth.

In a world still reeling from alien invasion, one man walks the razor’s edge between salvation & damnation. 5 years after the loss of his wife, The Talisman - once a war hero, now a haunted vigilante - has become a reluctant hero, bound to a cosmic bargain with the enigmatic Aeterium Axis. His mission is as impossible as it is cruel: save one thousand lives, & the love of his life will return. Fail, & another soul he cherishes will be lost forever. 

What if you could prevent 9/11? What if you had the power to see the future, but every glimpse you caught filled you with terror? Would you dare to intervene, even if it meant possibly even causing the very calamity you were trying to prevent? This is the dilemma facing 28-year-old meteorologist Roland Bishop from Jersey City.

Far, far away, yet not too far so as to defy belief, there lies a fantastical world filled with dragons, wargs, and ogres. In this world, a young boy finds solace battling creatures. The boy is determined and brave, using his battles as a way to escape from his worst enemy, one of inner turmoil: Shame. Shame over what he did. Shame over who he was becoming. Shame over his very identity. So, since he couldn't defeat shame, the next best thing were the evil creatures that called him names. The names hurt, because they were true.

In 2026, we were attacked, and 85% of mankind was killed off from an alien invasion. In a post-apocalyptic 2042, we finally beat them, largely because of a resistance borne of one man. But in 2045, gorgons don't give up easily, and now they know who he is. The resistance deposed President Jean Graham, destroyed the gorgon queen, and leveled the funnel, which was stealing our oceans. But the victory was short-lived. A second craft now approaches, trying to re-establish communication with its predecessor.

I’m shackled to a monster, and the only way out is death. My arranged marriage to Adrik Volkov soon turns into a nightmare. Two months before our wedding date, he forces me down the aisle. Then, drags me to a club where he shoots my father dead in front of my eyes. The man I’m married to is a beast who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. And he wants the crown that rightfully belongs to my brother. I’m his claim, since we’re married, it gives him the right to lead the Estrada Cartel. If all of that isn’t bad enough, he wants to torture me, too.

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.

Sage Maddox has been turned. Determined to penetrate Nero's inner circle on an assassination mission, he has fallen prey to the sadistic Emperor's brainwashing, and time is running out. Meanwhile, Sage's father, Colonel Thomas Drexler, and Darius, the former High Vassal to Emperor Nero, prepare to unmask the totalitarian despot in a public display at the Gloriosa Revelatio. The Fifth Column man is in place, and all seems ready. However, the slightest hiccup in plans—or in fidelity—could spell certain doom for the Defiance.