The Eighth Day
By John York
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Ryker O’Brian is a talented young man returning home after three years of education and training in Washington, DC. His great-great-grandfather, centenarian Wolf O’Brian, is bringing him home following a disastrous hearing conducted by the Interim Authority of Homeland Security. Ryker returns to a joyous homecoming at the remarkable and mysterious compound known as Mind Meld, where he is reunited with his childhood friend, Cloe Wilson. The young couple soon realize that they are in love, but the budding romance is immediately complicated by the extraordinary events that are about to unfold in an already troubled, near apocalyptic world.
Ryker and Cloe combine their unique talents to lead their small Southern California community in combating an invading army of marauders. Johnny Yang and his agents from Homeland Security and their escort of US Marines, led by Major Charlie Redeagle, inconveniently show up right before the big battle to arrest Ryker’s great-great grandfather, Wolf O’Brian, but they become unexpected allies in the upcoming struggle. In the midst of the crisis, an extraordinary cosmic phenomenon occurs, resulting in an opening to other worlds through a rip in the space-time continuum. The event will change the world, all worlds, forever. The amazing heroes of this story are thrown together in an unlikely alliance, determined to help the nation rise from the ashes of a world near collapse.
John York
I grew up in a rural town in central Ohio and have fond memories of working on the extended-family farms during the summer months of my youth. I had hoped to attend Ohio State University after high school, to study art, but we couldn’t quite manage the costs, so I joined the Air Force. I served with the 3rd Air Rescue and Recovery Group in Viet Nam and then on to Thailand with the 40th Rescue and Recovery Squadron toward the end of that unpopular war. I left the military in 1974, and bumped around for several years as a kind of vagabond, doing all kinds of crazy jobs in several different places. I called that period of my life the pirate years.I finally attended college at Florida Atlantic University and received my bachelor’s degree in computer science. I worked in that industry for the next 24 years. The beginning of this period was when the Internet was being born, and I was lucky enough to have been involved in many of the historic efforts to create and evolve those technologies.Along the way, my wife, Paula, and I built our beloved Hellanback Ranch in the back country of San Diego County. This was our little piece of paradise where we raised livestock, planted wine grapes, and started a winery. Ramona, the little town a few miles from the ranch, was a great place to live, and, over the years, we became very involved in the community, getting to know just about everybody. The time came, however, when ranching and winemaking were a bit overwhelming and we made the painful decision to sell the ranch. We relocated to New Port Richey on the west coast of Florida so that I could focus on writing.I got the idea to start writing novels around 2014. I did a lot of professional writing dealing with management and technology during my career, but I always loved just telling stories. It was in my blood, as they say. I retired in 2016 and I’ve been writing ever since. I’ve published books in several different genres and have really enjoyed working on each one. The stories just keep pouring out of my head. I also love to cook, play the piano and sing, and I’ve composed several songs. Of course, I love to drink wine — I was a winemaker. I’m still involved with winemakers back in California, and enjoy mentoring a few people who are just getting started in that industry.
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