PHOENIX,
ARIZONA — Arizona-based novelist and federal agent Jack Hanson will be
celebrating the release of his highly anticipated first novel CRY HAVOC this
November, 2014. Drawing on his experiences during his two tours in the Iraq and
Afghanistan wars, Hanson has transformed his observations about the tragedies
of human relationships during times of violent conflict to craft a truly unique
and thrillingly classic science fiction tale. To sum up CRY HAVOC in
one sentence: Intelligent dinosaurs and humans fight alongside one another
against aliens in the future. This is one story certain to be embraced
with fervor by true fans of the genre.
“CRY
HAVOC is reminiscent of Heinlein and Asimov rolled into one fast paced story
with a fresh slant from a talented young writer. The characters are well
defined and likeable. I've been a sci-fi fan since I could read and I'm looking
forward to the sequel of CRY HAVOC!”
—
Deborah D. Moore, author of THE JOURNAL: CRACKED EARTH
SYNOPSIS:
Everyone
serves in the Terran Empire. Everyone. It will be the last touch of youth for
these four cadets before they are thrown into the grinder of war.
The
Epsilon Squad do not like each other – they are a mass of conflicts and
self-doubt. Their instructor, a veteran of a hundred close assaults, does not
care about their petty concerns. He has been instructed to bring them together
whether they like it or not.
They
are the keepers of a secret forty years old, each one the custodian of the
legacy of humanity’s greatest champions. To repair that legacy is the reason
they were brought together, but it remains to be seen if they can overcome
their own flaws, rise to be the heroes they were born to be, and Cry
Havoc.
Read
an excerpt from CRY HAVOC: http://www.iwritejack.com/home/2014/04/08/an-excerpt/
When
asked about the themes contained within CRY HAVOC, Hanson replied, “The Cry
Havoc arc takes place at the end of an eight or nine book cycle, of which
the last three books are the final trilogy. If the entire series has any major
overarching theme, it’s of friends coming together, breaking up, and reuniting
again. It’s been a theme in my life, minus the entire reuniting part. Its been
my own tragedy that I have not been able to come together with my friends over
the years, and it seems like many times the last time I see someone is truly
the last time because Things Happen.”
He
continued on to say, “There’s also a large sense of anomie that pervades the
characters, a sense of separation from everyone else. This was one of the
things that made writing the dinosaurs so bittersweet, since the ones who
actually go into the military tend to adopt our mannerisms and habits. It
reminds me of the separation between veterans and civilians, and how there
always seems to be that dividing line between the two populations.”
You
can find more information about Jack Hanson on his various pages:
Website
– http://www.iwritejack.com/home/about-us/
Facebook
– https://www.facebook.com/jack.hanson.71465
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/jhansonwrites
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