Hyper
By: John A. Autero
Right on the front cover this book states: “Evil doesn’t have a problem finding the
middle of nowhere.”
Charlie Kennedy is in outer space on Decontamination Depot
315. And wouldn’t you know it, while he is stationed here, people are being
brutally murdered. And the icing on the cake? Some set the self-destruct to go
off.
There is a goody-two-shoes from Kansas who seems like he
wants to be everyone’s friends, and a Russian soldier type, Crime Syndicate, as
well as a prisoner who came to visit the depot, who has been convicted of many
murders, who could be likely suspects.
But then again, who knows, because in this book, one minute
you think it’s one person, and the next, you think it’s another. And we all
know mankind is the ultimate evil. But just when you think you have the mystery
solved, there is another twist thrown at you that will make your head spin.
This book will keep you guessing, and questioning yourself,
all the while rooting for Charlie to save the day. An extremely entertaining
space mystery that will keep you on your toes every step of the way. Worthy of
five-stars, and more! You will want to read it, and will be truly impressed
with this story, I promise you. It is unlike any sci-fi story you have read, a
true edge of seat mystery with non-stop action! I loved it all the way to the
end!
Here are my questions for John:
1. What made you decide
to write this and how long did it take you?
About four years ago, I
was chatting with a person about reviewing one of my earlier books called “Footprints”. We were discussing different types of novel
genres and the classic, who-done-it was brought up in conversation. It was as
if a bolt of lightning shot through my body and I knew I had to write one. It
took about two years to write “HYPER”.
2. Did you do any
special research for this novel?
A little. I wanted the
technical aspect of the story to be fairly accurate even though it takes place
in the future. I read about the element hydrogen and infused some of its
technical specifications into the story. (most abundant element in the
universe, harvesting it from space to use as fuel, it will ignite with as low
as four percent diluted in the atmosphere) I also read some interesting facts
about Mars, which has a prominent place in the book, even though we never get a
chance to visit there. Did you know, the length of an Earth day and a Martian
day is almost the same? (23:56:04 for Earth vs 24:39:35 for Mars)
3. Who designed the
cover of Hyper?
I wanted to improve the
cover design of HYPER as compared to my first two books. So, I sought out a
professional designer (one I could afford) but he seemed to be very “uneasy” to
work with. I had a look and feel in mind and he wasn’t interested and wanted to
go in a different direction. So, I decided not to employ him. What I ended up
doing is purchasing a picture from Shutterstock and a custom font and making it
myself. The picture on the cover is depicting Decontamination Depot
315, which is a space craft refueling station (a gas station so to speak). I
thought the pods and the green and red indicator lights seemed very
appropriate. I think it came out good and unless I get hired by some enormous
publishing company, I plan to keep doing them myself. (One side note: On the
back cover of the paperback, as well as the copy right page inside the book, I
mention the cover was designed by “Oscar A. Wiggy Imagination Company”. Oscar
A. Wiggy was my nick name in high school and all of my schoolmates still call
me either Oscar or Wiggy when I see them.)
4. What are you working
on now?
I’m working on a follow
up to “The Scorpion”. Bruce gets involved in a second adventure that
gets him mixed up with a government coverup to hide information pertaining to
the “NASA - landing on the moon project”. It doesn’t follow the common “The
moon shot was a hoax” conspiracy that has already been beat to death. It takes
it in a different direction, I’m hoping one that everybody will find
interesting. Release date is probably in 2019.
5. How long have you
been a writer and what made you want to be a writer when-- (I mean if) you grew
up? LOL
6. Have you ever had
writers block and if so what is a good remedy for it? If not- same thing
though... 🙃
When I started to write
my current book, (It has a Working Name of “Moonshot”, but I highly doubt
that’s what it will be called… anyways, the follow up to “The Scorpion”) I felt
a little lost at first. I had my story mapped out well and my main characters developed,
but it just didn’t seem to click with me. So, I let it sit for a few weeks
while I worked on getting “HYPER” loaded up on Goodreads and Amazon. When I
picked it up again, I started by reviewing my story map. I had tossed around
some ideas in my head during the two-week period and I incorporated them into
the plot. I love misdirection, and I feel the new ideas did a really good job
of “pointing to one thing, while a second is happening behind your back”. When
I got back to writing, my heart was racing and my fingers flying with new
enthusiasm.
7. What are your
hobbies?
I like to dabble in lots
of things. I like baseball cards. I like classic cars. I have a 1970 El Camino I play around with now and again. I
like drag racing (check out my author pic). I love fire arms. I love the mechanics of how
they work and the power you feel when shooting one. (I guess it’s similar to
stomping on the gas pedal in the El Camino.) I was born a Cubs fan (thanks Dad)
which had been kind of a curse until 2016. I cried when they won, because my
dad wasn’t around to see it. I like heavy rock and metal. I still go to
concerts (Iron Maiden, KISS, Testament), and I went to see Def Leppard last
year. I think it keeps me young. I also have a dog and cat, which I guess isn’t
really a hobby since they are a part of the family. Daisy is my puppy (even though she just turned eight)
and Taz is my cat.
8. Please share with us
your social media and book links:::
Goodreads – HYPER –
Goodreads – Author –
Amazon –
Twitter –
9. Anything to add?
Deneale – Thank you very
much for reviewing my book and allowing me the chance to promote HYPER and talk
about some topics on your website. If you have any ideas on how I can improve
my writing, I would love to hear them. I am trying to build my writing skills
with each book I write, so I would love to hear your thoughts. If you have any
words of wisdom as far as promotion goes, I would be interested to hear those
as well. Services and websites like yours seem to be few and far between.
Hyper by John A. AuteroMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Right on the front cover this book states: “Evil doesn’t have a problem finding the middle of nowhere.”
Charlie Kennedy is in outer space on Decontamination Depot 315. And wouldn’t you know it, while he is stationed here, people are being brutally murdered. And the icing on the cake? Some set the self-destruct to go off.
There is a goody-two-shoes from Kansas who seems like he wants to be everyone’s friends, and a Russian soldier type, Crime Syndicate, as well as a prisoner who came to visit the depot, who has been convicted of many murders, who could be likely suspects.
But then again, who knows, because in this book, one minute you think it’s one person, and the next, you think it’s another. And we all know mankind is the ultimate evil. But just when you think you have the mystery solved, there is another twist thrown at you that will make your head spin.
This book will keep you guessing, and questioning yourself, all the while rooting for Charlie to save the day. An extremely entertaining space mystery that will keep you on your toes every step of the way. Worthy of five-stars, and more! You will want to read it, and will be truly impressed with this story, I promise you. It is unlike any sci-fi story you have read, a true edge of seat mystery with non-stop action! I loved it all the way to the end!
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