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A.G. Riddle

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A.G. Riddle spent ten years starting internet companies before retiring to pursue his true passion: writing fiction.

His debut novel, The Atlantis Gene, is the first book in The Origin Mystery, the trilogy that has sold a million copies in the US, is being translated into 19 languages, and is in development at CBS Films to be a major motion picture. The trilogy will be in bookstores (in hardcover and paperback) around the world in 2015.

His recently released fourth novel, Departure, follows the survivors of a flight that takes off in 2014 and crash-lands in a changed world. The hardcover will be published by HarperCollins in the fall of 2015, and 20th Century Fox is developing the novel for a feature film.

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I've read your three Atlantis books, great stuff. I would very briefly describe them as being in the thriller/conspiracy style with a splash of science fiction (I know... labels suck and your books cross over several styles). Is your next book going to be a different style, like science fiction, fantasy, alternate history? And could you work me into one of them as a cameo appearance? I am Chris Slooter. Thanks....

A.G. Riddle Hi Chris,

Thanks for the question. My next series is going to be a proper thriller without all the sci-fi elements. I'm going to circle back to sci-fi …moreHi Chris,

Thanks for the question. My next series is going to be a proper thriller without all the sci-fi elements. I'm going to circle back to sci-fi at some point as that has been my favorite genre since I was a kid but would like to pull in more of the thriller audience. The series will mix fact with my fictional story (similar to Gene and Plague) but will take place entirely on Earth. I've been researching for my next series and writing a bit as well. Hoping to get into full writing mode soon.

Chris Slooter would be a great name for a character but if I include you then I'll have to include numerous others and that starts to get a bit tricky.

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Hi, Gerry. I have to say that I loved the Origin Mystery series, and I had so much fun reading it. What are the authors that inspired you to take on science fiction themes? And what have you been reading lately? Thanks! Nate

A.G. Riddle Many thanks, Nate. Very glad to hear you enjoyed the series. As a kid growing up, I never missed an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation or X-Fil…moreMany thanks, Nate. Very glad to hear you enjoyed the series. As a kid growing up, I never missed an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation or X-Files and have to say those were a huge influence on me. They were sci fi series with complex, compelling characters that I really cared about and each episode was about a concept or idea that intrigued me intellectually. So, as a kid I was more into sports and sci fi on TV and really got into reading later in my high school and college years when I found Dan Simmons' work and others like Assimov, Crichton, Dan Brown, Douglas Preston, and David Weber.

Lately I've been reading everything I can get my hands on. A lot of books on writing and a lot of stuff by new sci fi authors (I really think we are in a golden age of new original sci fi). Andy Weir's The Martian is a great read as is Wool by Hugh Howey. Defenders by Will McIntosh and Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes are worth a look.

Thanks for the questions.

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Gerry(less)

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	The Atlantis Gene (The Origin Mystery, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 81,261 ratings — published 2013 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlantis Plague (The Origin Mystery, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 40,986 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter World (The Long Winter, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 35,200 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pandemic (The Extinction Files, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 32,938 ratings — published 2017 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlantis World (The Origin Mystery, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 33,320 ratings — published 2014 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in Time 4.18 avg rating — 28,089 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Solar War (The Long Winter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 20,509 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Colony (The Long Winter, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 20,607 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Departure 3.87 avg rating — 21,453 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Genome (The Extinction Files, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 17,522 ratings — published 2017 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Here’s a tip. The good guys ask you to get in the truck. The bad guys put a black bag over your head and throw you in the truck. I’m asking.”
― A.G. Riddle, The Atlantis Gene

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“A healthy person has a hundred wishes, but a sick person has only one.”
― A.G. Riddle, Pandemic

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“Science lacks something very important that religion provides: a moral code. Survival of the fittest is a scientific fact, but it is a cruel ethic; the way of beasts, not a civilized society. Laws can only take us so far, and they must be based upon something—a shared moral code that rises from something. As that moral foundation recedes, so will society’s values.”
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What's your vote for the Technothrillers February 2025 Book of the Month (BOTM)?

The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle (2021)

After a mysterious global event known only as "The Change," six strangers wake up in an underground research facility where they learn that they're part of the Extinction Trials—a scientific experiment to restart the human race.

3 votes, 50.0%

Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston (2002)

The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston

Non-fiction author of Hot Zone (about Ebola and HIV) predicts something like COVID-19 in this book, … a topic of interest with Avian flu on the verge.

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Change Agent by Daniel Suarez (2017)

On a crowded train platform, Interpol agent Kenneth Durand feels the sting of a needle— and his transformation begins. . . .
In 2045 Kenneth Durand leads Interpol’s most effective team against genetic crime, hunting down black market labs that perform "vanity edits" on human embryos for a price.

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Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez (2012)

Best ranked on the Best Technothrillers Ever list that I haven’t already read at #29, about drones used for assassination.

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Upgrade by Blake Crouch (2022)

Recent book. Seems to be about illegal DNA treatment, a guy tuning himself up. Maybe the next Olympic scandal?

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