Featured Indie Book: Truth's Blood (Tyler Roberts)

Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Dystopian Action/Adventure Truth's Blood by Tyler Roberts.

"I’m a great fan of history and enjoy the lessons it can teach, though I’m perpetually confounded by the inability of mankind to learn from and apply histories lessons. Ultimately this is what led to the idea for the book. I took the lessons history teaches and applied them to the present day United States to write a fictional story about what could happen to the U.S. in the near future. "- The Author

The Book has been published via iUniverse and is available as eBook and Paperback - 481 pages - released in December 2012.

About the Book

In the waning years of the American Empire the governments reckless spending has brought the nation to its knees and the United States can no longer pay its debts. China has come seeking payment in real assets and they mean business. Select cities have been nuked, power has been cut and chaos reigns. Burned out houses occupy neighborhoods like rotting teeth in the mouth of crack addict.

Cliffson Lang is called away to help his eldest son who is attempting to escape the fires and mobs overrunning Seattle. While away from home his other son is kidnapped and placed in a work camp.

Truth’s Blood is the Lang family’s story of survival as the United States experiences the disintegration of society and foreign occupation.

Click to Read an Excerpt

Reviews (Excerpts)

- "Tyler pens "Truth's Blood" in a well written plot back with historical facts. [...] it turned out to be quite a fascinating story. What made the book for me was the characters and what they were going through. A good read for all dystopian fans." - My Cozie Corner

- "[...] If you like reading dystopian books where it could actually become our future and a real tear jerker then you would love Truth's Blood. This is one book that is going to stay with me far into the future. I don't think I will forget it anytime soon especially the characters and what they went through. I very highly recommend this book to anyone who is ready to open their eyes and heart to what our future may hold for us. " - Nancy Allen

- "I found this to be a fascinating story that really makes you stop and think. I love the interplay with the family and friends. They really could be any one of us. I wonder how any of us would really do in a situation like this. The writing style makes the imagery so real that I sometimes forgot where I was.
Five stars for me. " - dustykatt


About the Author

Author Tyler Roberts

Tyler Roberts is a Washington State University graduate. He grew up in the rural farmland of eastern Washington and now resides in Central Oregon. He is married and has two grown sons. When he’s not writing, Tyler applies his skills to a wide variety interests. In the spring he helps out at a local greenhouse and nursery. He is a semi-skilled drummer, home brews some delectable thirst quenching beers, maintains a small orchard of about 20 fruit trees and with his wife of 33 years, raises a large organic vegetable garden in addition to grapes and berries.
His passion though is beekeeping and he spends much of the summer watching over his bee hives and blogging about the experience so others can learn. He always has his head in at least two or three books and does most of his writing in the winter when he cannot pursue his other hobbies.

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Links to the Author and the Book

Link to the Author's Website

Connect with the Author on Facebook: ron.lane.528

Link to the eBook Truth's Blood with Excerpt on Barnes & Noble

Link to the eBook Truth's Blood with Excerpt on Amazon

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