Bücher von Ty Spencer Vossler

Aliens, monsters, lunatics, and unlikely heroes abound in Seedlings, revealing the human condition in its raw glory. Aided by their own self-destructive nature, humans become an endangered species.In the near future a trio of events shape a perfect storm, altering life on Earth forever. A corrupt agreement with the Mexican bureaucracy gives North America mining rights to an extinct volcano in Tlaxcala, which they claim to use as a radioactive waste storage site. Instead, the greatest technological achievement in the history of man, Esperanza, is built inside. Esperanza is a starship designed to carry seedlings of the richest 1% to the closest exoplanet.A small, covert military alien population known as, The Collective, are stationed on Earth. For many years they've been waiting patiently for humans to annihilate themselves so that they can use Earth as a staging ground to conquer other (more important) planets. The Collective considers humans as parasitic-cattle to be driven into the slaughterhouse. Earth will make a suitable place for soldiers to take R&R.A brilliant, unhinged, computer software engineer facilitates the domino effect when he invents a drinkable nanochip, linking users to the Internet with a blink of an eye. The chip is engineered so that, with time, users can't disconnect, resulting in unimaginable horrors. After the damage is done, a few amazing survivors are left to fight against the alien presence.Seedlings, is beautifully written, begging the question: Can we overcome our self-indulgent ways to become truly human again?

Adobe Walls is filled with a diverse cast of characters that will thrive in memory long after reader's have turned the final pages. Here are a few examples of what to expect: The preacher who loses faith, and murders his wife before giving a final sermon. Utilizing unconventional methods, a painter creates his masterpiece with the help of a lovely Laotian immigrant. Just South of the border, a Chicano and his Mexican fiancé are pulled over and brutally terrorized by police. A lonely and furry Vietnam vet decides that a body wax may change his luck with women. Scars are revealed, reminding him of things better left in the past. Post-apocalypse, a Muslim and a Christian fundamentalist are thrust together with humorous, yet tragic results. Scythians are mythical creatures that hunt at night, sometimes kidnapping children to teach Scythian ways. A Mexican father returns home after working in the US for many years, and finds his wife with another man. Robert Lincoln Washington has spent twenty-three years in prison, and is accidentally paroled into an empty, uncaring world. Romance, horror, science fiction, magic realism, mystery, fantasy, and comedy abound in this diverse collection of original short stories. Coming of age, losing faith, social dysfunction, infidelity, falling in and out of love, searching for the meaning of life, finding forgiveness…ordinary lives faced with extraordinary circumstances. Adobe Walls, satisfies all the way to the bone.