Archives September 2025

What’s this? A massive holiday discount?

That’s right!

Now through December 31st, 2025, you can order anything in the Author Aaron Ryan store at https://authoraaronryanstore.com and get THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF! Just use coupon code THIRTYFIVEOFF in my online store checkout to receive the discount on:

• The Complete Dissonance Alien Invasion Saga – Box Set, All-In-One, or Individual
• The End Complete Dystopian Christian Fiction Saga – Box Set, All-In-One, or Individual
• The Phoenix Experiment
• The Slide
• Forecast
• The Christian Kids Values, Affirmation, & Identity Picture Book Series
• God is Not Santa
• The Superhero Anomaly
• Reflections
• Cliff Notes – either for Dissonance or The End
• Examining The Lord of the Rings
• My Self-Publishing book
• and many more!

This is my way of saying THANK YOU for all the support all of you have given me over the years in my authoring pursuits. So… THANK YOU!! Happy holiday shopping. Books make great gifts, and mine are no exception. Follow along with Jet & Rutty, Vance, Rosie, Sage, Colonel Drexler, Maximillian, Roland, Jax, Alaris, Dane, the boys, and everyone else.

I LOVE being an author. I LOVE it. I’m so grateful, and I thank you for supporting me. Leave a comment below and tell me which story of mine you love best! Thanks again, and happy (almost) holidays!

Head on over to https://authoraaronryanstore.com and use Coupon Code THIRTYFIVEOFF for your 35% discount. Thanks again!

PS, The Talisman series opener is nearly at 200 pages. Whoo-hoo! It’s coming along, and I couldn’t be more excited about this new series. Cheers!

Sincerely,
AR

Hello friends and family! I humbly present my 34th book, The Phoenix Experiment! It’s my tip of the hat to Stephen King and Steven Spielberg. The Phoenix Experiment is a dark fantasy / dystopian / paranormal thriller that really stretched me, and it turned out SO well. It’s written in 1st person present tense, its got Tolkien-esque poetry, it’s got evil AI, it’s got horror, it’s got the paranormal, it’s got a familiar face (no spoilers!), and it’s one of my best ever works. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it! You can get it HERE on Amazon, or HERE in my personal store, signed and mailed to you. It’s also a bit of a referendum on AI, I must admit, and I know it will resonate with other creatives who are under threat by this growing technology.

Cheers, and thanks so much for your support! Check out the description below, and leave a comment and let me know what you think!

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Can technology truly heal grief, or does it risk creating new monsters?

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. When a catastrophic explosion brings a group of girls and their enigmatic synthetic guardian aboard, the fragile peace shatters. Hormones ignite, alliances shift, and a creeping dread takes hold as the ship’s AI science officer, Stygius Cryptus, grows ever more erratic. Soon, Jax and his friends are thrust into a desperate fight for survival, hunted by the very machines meant to protect them and stalked by an ancient evil that feeds on their deepest fears.

With the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Jax must unravel the ship’s darkest secrets, confront the lies at the heart of his own past, and discover whether love and hope can triumph over rage and despair.

Perfect for fans of tense sci-fi thrillers and haunting coming-of-age tales, The Phoenix Experiment is a pulse-pounding journey through grief, friendship, and the power of the human spirit.

Author Aaron Ryan of the bestselling Dissonance alien invasion saga and the award-winning Christian dystopian trilogy The End presents his new paranormal thriller, The Phoenix Experiment. Step aboard The Origin, where orphaned kids battle grief, synthetic androids, and ancient evils in a starship haunted by secrets. Perfect for fans of high-stakes sci-fi with a pulse of raw emotion and a twisty, unpredictable plot! If you crave stories where unlikely bonds become lifelines, The Phoenix Experiment delivers. Follow Jax and his ragtag crew as they transform trauma and distrust into fierce loyalty, risking everything to save each other—and humanity itself.

Dive into The Phoenix Experiment, where mind-bending experiments, unreliable memories, and a manipulative AI blur the line between reality and nightmare. Every revelation is a gut punch, and no one is safe—not even from themselves.