17-year-old Sara Holcomb shoulders a tremendous burden on behalf of all mankind. Her journey will take her from the quiet suburbs of modern-day Bangor, Maine, through a nightmare world of terror and violence, to an ancient cathedral of blood and bone. She’ll need all the help she can get to protect everyone on Earth from a grave threat, but even with loyal friends by her side, becoming humanity’s savior may have a staggeringly high cost.
The Nightmare Machine is a character-driven, genre-blending supernatural thriller about heroism, courage, and the critical importance of questioning our own beliefs—especially those widely held to be unquestionable. Imagine Terry Goodkind’s philosophically-oriented storytelling mixed with Larry Correia’s action-packed fight scenes, seasoned with a dash of Neil Gaiman’s signature optimism.
Tim White is the award-winning author of The Nightmare Machine, the first book of the Soulaerium horror-thriller trilogy. His “optimistic horror” stories show that, although there is real evil in the world, good people who fight hard for life-serving values can win the day. In past lives, he was a U.S. Army combat medic, a competitive 3-gun shooter, and an RN/paramedic. He lives in Arizona, where he and his wife own an escape room venue.