"If you're a fan of The Maze Runner and Alex Rider, you might want to pick up SYLO. "Absolutely un-put-down-able, more exciting than an X-box and a rollercoaster combined."- Kirkus, starred review Only Tucker holds the clues that can solve this deadly mystery.īecause Pemberwick is only the first stop. He tasted the Ruby-and experienced the powers it gave him-for himself. He saw the bizarre midnight explosion over the ocean, and the mysterious singing aircraft that travel like shadows through the night sky. He was on the sidelines when the high school running back dropped dead with no warning. Tucker believes there’s more to SYLO’s story.
Now Pemberwick is cut off from the outside world. SYLO’s commander, Captain Granger, informs Pemberwick residents that the island has been hit by a lethal virus and must be quarantined. They call themselves SYLO and they are a secret branch of the U.S. Parachuting out of military helicopters to invade Tucker Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick Island, Maine. It’s unfortunate, but a fact of life now.The ultimate action-fueled end-of-the-world conspiracy trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. It went something like: “This book was really slow to get started…but after the first ten pages it really took off.” Ten pages? Really? In that case I almost lost a reader because they weren’t engaged in the first minute of reading. I once read a review that a young person wrote of one of my books. To be honest I don’t like to have to do that, but it has become necessary. The hope is that once a reader is hooked, they will then allow the author to slow it down a bit and take the time to set the characters and the story. With SYLO, I did that twice! There are “cold opens” in both of the first two chapters. Since I write adventure stories it’s usually an action scene that is not only exciting, but will give the reader a taste of what’s in store.
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Using a TV term, I often write a “cold open” with my books.
You have to spark their curiosity in the first line, then the first paragraph and certainly the first chapter. It’s not much different trying to get and hold the attention of young readers. That’s why with television it’s important to grab a viewer’s attention with something compelling right up front and hope that it’s enough to get them to put the remote down. If a show doesn’t grab your attention in a few seconds…CLICK! You’re gone. With TV, thumbs are always on the remote control. While TV and books are two totally different animals, in one way they are becoming maddeningly similar. Those three ingredients were shaken liberally and brought together to produce SYLO. That’s something I can’t talk about here because it’s a huge spoiler and the theme of the trilogy. It’s the question of why this is all happening. Of course, as with all good mystery/adventures there’s more going on than first meets the eye, and that’s the third idea that took root. They quarantine the island so that nobody can land or leave. It’s a beautiful (fictional) island off the coast of Maine that is inexplicably invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. I then wanted a conflict to arise that would drag him out of his comfort zone, test him, and force him to rise to the occasion in ways he never thought possible. His greatest goal is to live a comfortable, simple life in his small home town.
He has no great aspiration to make his mark on the world. In this case, I wanted to write a story about a guy who, like so many people, is perfectly happy with being mediocre.
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My stories usually come from a series of ideas that bounce around loosely in my head until a few intersect and then VOILA! Story.
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