Author Talk: Michael Nayak on "Sentient"

Local author Michael Nayak returns with a sequel to his sci-fi debut novel Symbiote

Join Bards Alley as we welcome back D.C. author Michael Nayak for a discussion about his latest science-fiction thriller!

The second book in Nayak's chilling Plague Wars series, Sentient picks up where Symbiote left off, with a deadly, elusive virus on the loose in Antarctica. CIA operatives have arrived to assess the damage their experiment has wreaked, and the surviving scientists have no choice but to cooperate. But the infection isn't the only thing the CIA wants to contain.

We'll have copies of both Sentient and Symbiote available for purchase at the event, which includes a signing. Attendance is free.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-fiction-author-michael-nayak-sentient-tickets-1981357883767

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Nayak was born in Los Angeles and now lives in Washington, DC. By day, he is Doctor/Major Nayak, working for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). He is a USAF Test Pilot School graduate, Rotary National Award for Space Achievement recipient, and has 1,000+ hours of flight time in 40+ aircraft including the F-16, T-38, EA500 and BE-76. His real-world experience in the science and intelligence communities adds next-level authentic details and a touch of hyper-realism to his work.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Months after the events of Symbiote, sunrise has come to the ice continent, bringing with it the beginning of the annual tourist season. where 1,500 summer visitors will soon call the coastal McMurdo Station home. With them are the architects of the classified CIA program that unleashed the deadly microbes, who are determined to uncover what happened with their experiment and harvest samples of the mutation to turn into a biological weapon.

However, when Ben Jacobs returns from an impossible journey to the Pole and is reunited with Penny - an asymptomatic carrier of the symbiotic microbes - all hell breaks loose. When the sea ice surrounding the station becomes a fertile breeding ground for a new and more dangerous infestation, Rajan Chariya and his friends will have to join forces with the CIA to fight the onslaught of infected "sea people" roving the streets. With tensions high and stakes even higher, the question becomes when will the group stop being useful, and start becoming targets who know too much?

Worse, there may be more than one asymptomatic carrier….

With a heart-stopping pace and twists that will leave readers breathless, Sentient is a thrilling sequel that brilliantly combines all the best horror tropes with real world scenarios.