THRILLERS & SCIENCE FICTION
Stories about the people who ask one question too many.
And the worlds that change when they do.
The books of Andy Balas
Is there anybody alive out there?
THE BOOKS
Start with a signal in the dark.
Or a warning from the stars.
01 / THE THRILLER SERIES
Follow the evidence. Question the story.
BOOK ONE PREORDER
An anonymous podcaster knows too much. Reporter Staci Russell wants proof. As their investigation reaches people with the power to bury it, finding the truth becomes only half the battle. Making it heard could cost them everything.
BOOK TWO PREORDER
A collapse on live television. A killer calling himself the Appraiser. Staci Russell and photojournalist Chance Monroe follow a trail of redevelopment money and suspicious deaths, only to discover that the newsroom they trust may be part of the danger.
02 / THE SCIENCE FICTION SERIES
Across the galaxy. Into the past.
THE SAGA BEGINS AVAILABLE NOW
Earth has been keeping secrets. When the threat from above becomes impossible to ignore, Sam and an unlikely crew confront alien history, a devastating weapon, and a fight for a world that never knew it needed them.
THE SAGA CONTINUES AVAILABLE NOW
Victory has left its scars. On a silent, dust-covered Mars, Sam and her crew face something waiting beneath the surface. Old loyalties and a mercenary's unfinished business threaten to bring the past crashing into their fragile peace.
A STORY FROM THE UNIVERSE PREORDER
Before the name, there was a girl called Leaf. War scatters her world, but grief, captivity, and exile cannot erase her will to survive. Her hidden history holds consequences for everything Sam believes about her own past.
THE AUTHOR
Flawed people.
Impossible choices.
Andy Balas is the author of the Radio Nowhere and Stars Turn Cold series. From investigations that reach into the machinery of power to conflicts that stretch across the galaxy, his stories follow people trying to protect what matters when the world gives them every reason to let go.
Beyond fiction, Andy is a photographer. Across words and images, his work returns to flawed people trying to make sense of their lives—and finding something worth holding on to.
Explore the booksTHROUGH MY LENS
Photography is another way I tell stories. Portraits, unexpected characters, a little light—and sometimes a little darkness.
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