Virtual Book Tour: Neurogarden by Bryon Vaughn

Good morning!  Please welcome author Bryon Vaughn to Full Moon Dreaming! He is here to tell us about his new release, Neurogarden, as well as answer some questions about himself. Bryon will be awarding a $50 Amazong/BN GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour via Rafflecopter. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning! To find the other stops on his tour, go here. Don't forget to look for the Rafflecopter at the end of this post!

NEUROGARDEN

by Bryon Vaughn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GENRE:  Science Fiction, Techno-thriller

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BLURB:

Where can you run when there is no place to hide?

Brenna Patrick is a brilliant technologist specializing in neural-cognitive functions and AI. She has cracked the code to solve one of the most troublesome problems in the field, and turned that into the multi-billion dollar NeuralTech Corporation.

Working quietly with the U.S. Department of Defense, NeuralTech is poised to leapfrog the competition with a revolutionary system for tracking people, starting with the world’s most wanted terrorists. But there are only so many terrorists in the world, so who’s next?

When a pair of Columbia graduate students, Jenny and Leo, stumble on the dark secret of NeuralTech’s success, it kicks off a tense game of cat and mouse. As they fight to defeat the powerful forces arrayed against them, nothing less than the fate of humanity hangs in the balance…

NEUROGARDEN is a roller-coaster ride of a thriller, one that will have readers pondering the nature of memory, and of reality, long after they've read the last page.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EXCERPT:

Settling into a location near the bottom of the dome, the zone transitioned to red. She pointed toward the red node, and up popped Henry Alan Foster's mugshot, coupled with his current location. The crowd murmured, their faces masks of disbelief.

"What say we send the authorities to pick up Mr. Foster?" Brenna outstretched her arms with her hands giving a "thumb's up" sign as if to ask for the crowd's approval, answered by a rise of clapping and a smattering of cheers. At that moment, Jenny saw how much Brenna enjoyed being not only the center of attention, but the person with all the power. It was a look she had seen earlier in Brenna's office, but in the moment she’d thought it was a look of infatuation, or perhaps love.  Now, however, it was clear to Jenny that Brenna relished control more than anything else.

Brenna scanned the viewers at The Podium glass. "Or should we send a bullet?"

The crowd roared its approval, and with that, Brenna turned her thumbs downward as she nodded to her engineer. After a few taps, and about ten seconds, the mugshot of Henry Alan Foster disappeared from the dome and the room erupted in resounding approval.

Jenny watched Brenna bask in the glow of this moment, and while she was still in awe of the majestic raven-haired figure before her, her stomach lurched as if she were dropped out of an airplane. At this moment she wanted nothing more than to be wrapped in Leo's strong arms and to forget this whole day happened.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Ever since reading Douglas Adams back in my formative years, I have had an interesting relationship with humor, science fiction, and technology. My first computer was a TI-99/4A, so yeah, I’m old, but only until scientists have cracked the code on transplanting our brains into shiny new vessels.

My body may be showing signs of wear, but I’m keeping my brain tight.

When I am not dreaming of far off worlds and writing, I am living a semi-normal life working in New York City, and watching movies with my wife and her spastic cat, Moss.

Relevant Links

Web site: https://www.bryonvaughn.com

Facebook: https://facebook.com/bryonvaughnauthor

Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryonvaughn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryonvaughn

Amazon Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/Neurogarden-NeuralTech-Corporation-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08F7BWCDZ

INTERVIEW 

What are your favorite TV shows?

My all time favorite TV show has to be Dexter, but there are so many others that I love and return to every so often to binge watch over again. Just to name a few: The Sopranos, The X-Files, Firefly. There are just so many. My latest guilty pleasure TV show binge was the whole Tiger King train wreck.

What is your favorite meal?

Apologies to all the vegans out there, but I love a great steak frites dinner. Medium rare, with a pint of Guinness, and I am in Heaven. There is a local Irish pub on the corner of my block in Midtown Manhattan that does it up just right, so it is just a short walk away any time I’m in the mood. This is one of the many perks of living in NYC.

If you were to write a series of novels, what would it be about?

My current book, Neurogarden, is the first in a series so the answer to this question is obvious in the moment. It would be about technology  gone awry and threatening the planet. I suppose if I were to write another series, I would love to spend a couple of years in a series that takes place on another planet, with unique characters that stretch beyond the bounds of the traditional humanoid form. Something along the lines of the movie Annihilation but lushly described in prose.

Is there a writer you idolize? If so who?

I have a lot of respect for Clive Barker. He takes the horrific and makes it beautiful, which is no easy task. I don’t know if I would go so far as to say I idolize him, but he is definitely inspiring.

How did you come up for the title of this book?

When I started writing this book, I had William Gibson in mind, so Neuromancer was definitely part of the inspiration. The working title was simply “The Garden” but that never really worked for me. While the book didn’t end up going as far down the cyberpunk route that I expected at the outcome, sticking neuro in front of it just made sense.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

a Rafflecopter giveaway