Please join us and author Michael Walton as he discusses his new book: BASTION
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This event is free but please RSVP
Event Details: Author talk, Q&A, followed by a signing.
Location: Poppy Books & Gifts.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Ten years after the devastating Solar Gulf War, former Bastion soldier Alis has built a new home on the utopic post-war, post-capitalist Earth with refugee runner and fellow survivor Toristani Arcay Orius. But that home, too, is on the verge of slipping away.
Together, they ended the war, but not without consequence: defecting from Bastion and ejecting from her Aegis mech caused Alis’ state-installed mindjack to malfunction. Now, when Earth aligns with Mars, the Wolf emerges. And where the Wolf walks, death follows.
When a mission to finally cure the Wolf ends in blood and betrayal, Alis and Toris are thrust back into a fight they thought was over. If Toris hopes to save Alis, and if she hopes to save herself, they must finally confront the consequences of the war they ended—and the ghosts that chase them—before the cycles of history turn again and snag them in its jaws.
From grappling with fifty-foot mechs above Mars to slicing through the last capitalist stronghold on Earth, Bastion is a gripping solarpunk sci-fi epic about identity, resistance, and the courage it takes to build something better from what’s broken.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michael Scott Walton (yes, that's really his middle name; no, his parents don't hate him) writes literary-leaning commercial science fiction and fantasy. That means he has the fast pacing and big stakes of authors like James S.A. Corey, Pierce Brown, and Brandon Sanderson, but the sociopolitical exploration and deep characters more aligned with N.K. Jemisin, Octavia Butler, and Ursula Le Guin (though just evoking those names makes Michael feel unworthy).
BASTION is Michael’s debut, but he’s been writing novels since seventh grade, when he penned a 300-page fantasy in a college-ruled notebook. His professional and academic lives have also revolved around storytelling: he has a master’s degree in English—with an emphasis in writing and rhetoric—and works as director of a content marketing team.
When Michael isn't working, writing, or dreaming of stories while he really should focus on driving, you’ll find him adventuring with his family in the foothills of Utah’s mountains.
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