The Assemblage

by Alexander Dregon

Ian Speed is a strange man. He lives in a social vacuum and tries to pretend it doesn't matter, when in reality, he wants desperately to fit in. He simply has no idea how.

That is until his boss and friend, Rick Jansen, takes him to a show given by a mysterious woman named Antara, who seems to know more about him, and his troubles, than he himself does. During the show, he finds himself alone with the woman, who promises to explain all of it to him and more if he'll call her the next day. He finds himself looking forward to it.

From that moment on, his life changed. Now he finds himself in a world he'd never believed in, full of wonders and dangers beyond his imagination. And he learns why his life has been what it has, and what he has to do to fix it. The price is high but the rewards are great.

All he has to do is...survive.

212 pages, ebook

First published May 15, 2015

About the author

I was born in Philadelphia Pa. I was shipped off at an early age to live with my father’s Aunt in Maryland, where I stayed until the death of her husband, my uncle, when I was seventeen. After a year of bumming around I joined the Army, serving first in Europe as an MP, then finally, in Korea as a Tech Supply Sargent in a missile platoon. In the intervening years I studied karate, bodybuilding, power lifting, guitar and acting to name a few of the things I tried to use to pass the time, all of which were fun but ultimately unsatisfying on the level I sought.

Deciding that it was not the place to find the cure I was searching for, I got out of the Army honorably and tried my hand at skip-tracing or as it is more commonly known bounty hunting, again trying to fill some indefinable void left in me by life. And once again in the end failing to do so.

Finally moving to my final place of residence in Missouri, I found my girl I have been with for almost two years, who has been a reinforcing motivation during which I developed what few skills I have at writing. I learned to enjoy the simple act of it and so here I am, again trying to complete myself by seeking the approval of others. My goal is to make it this time. And I won't quit til I do.