Dissonance Volume I: Reality
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
We thought they were angelic messengers. We were wrong.
In 2026 the gorgons drifted down through the clouds: pale, telepathic nightmares whose gaze freezes prey so they can be eaten alive. 16 years later, 85% of humanity is gone. Survivors huddle in fortified blockades, moving only in silence, never daring to look.
Sergeant Cameron 'Jet' Shipley and his younger brother Rutty serve the blockade at Clarksville, Tennessee. Orphaned by the invasion, they have buried family, friends, and most of their faith. When a new recruit arrives with proof of a hidden alien-wrought weapon – an amulet that might finally pierce the gorgons' invulnerability – Jet is ordered on a near-suicidal mission to implant a tracker on a live specimen. The operation collapses in blood and betrayal.
As Jet uncovers a conspiracy that has deliberately buried humanity's best hope, trust fractures inside the ranks. Loyalties snap. The true enemy may no longer be the monsters outside, but the leaders who decided survival required sacrificing the truth. Jet must choose: obey the chain of command that has kept them alive, or risk everything on one shard of alien power, a ragged found family of fighters, and the unbreakable bond between two brothers.
Dissonance Volume I: Reality is a relentless, cinematic, end-times alien invasion Christian thriller of resistance, conspiracy – and the raw cost of hope.
Customer Reviews
Cant wait to read what happens next!
Dissonance packs emotional and thematic depth as the first book in this dystopian series. It’s been 16 years since the start of the alien occupation where survivors have been forced to hide and adapt. The story centers on two close-knit brothers who grew up under occupation and joined the military. Tasked with a seemingly impossible and likely suicidal mission, the brothers along with a small band of soldiers set out to confront the enemy and rescue survivors. There is a love story that is both tenderhearted and childlike. Ryan explores the resiliency of the human heart, despite being denied normal coming of age experiences with humanity under constant threat. The strength of this book lies in the suspenseful storyline, intricate adherence to the emotional, political and structural consequences of invasion, while including surprisingly complex discussions of faith, love, survival and family. The ending left me both satisfied and wanting more. I can’t wait to see how this series continues.
Excellent through and through
I loved this. Through and through. I was a Beta reader for it and it doesn’t let up. The series only gets better from here as well. Strong themes of morality, justice vs. revenge, snarkiness vs. maturity, cynicism vs. trust. Seriously a good read AND apparently they’re pitching it to studio execs as we speak. I hope they stick close to the book!
Dissonance
It may come as a shock to some. Not everyone is Christian. Not everyone particularly likes Christianity.
So….might have been a decent story, without the Christian framing, agenda, assumed and implied, complacent exceptionality often displayed by Christians.
So be warned…..and sure, I got issues with it. Actually, a lot of people do.