@RussellVAuthor

Author of The Pioneer Paradox | Dystopian thrillers and hard science fiction | Stories about identity, technology, and the cost of progress

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Joined May 2020
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For him, 35 years passed aboard the Aegis. For humanity, nearly 500,000. Johnathon Vance arrives carrying 10,000 unborn lives—and discovers humanity got there first. The Pioneer Paradox. russellvieira.com/
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What happens when a clever solution becomes the only solution? That's where a small scientific assumption can turn a hopeful future into something darker. I'm tracing the path.
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A perfect world is still a prison if you're not allowed to choose your own life.
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What if your dystopia began with one reasonable scientific assumption? Follow the logic far enough and I think you'll see how progress can become a cage.
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Writing looks easy from the outside.
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A perfect world is a frightening setting.
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Hey, you! get your writing done. Remember, Octavia E. Butler said, “What good is a writer who doesn’t write.”
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The hard part is deciding what matters enough to write about.
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The most frightening dystopias don't begin with a villain.
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Putting the final touches on THE WORLD WE LEFT—the prequel to my dystopian sci-fi novel THE PIONEER PARADOX. ​Before Johnathon Vance launched aboard the Aegis in 2085 carrying 10,000 unborn lives and woke up 500,000 years later in a paradise that deleted human choice. The collapse began in April 2042 in Juniper, Nevada, with a seven-year-old Elena, a tuning fork, and a town well that ran dry. ​Read THE PIONEER PARADOX now on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & paperback (and join the Pioneer List for prequel updates): russellvieira.com/ a.co/d/03ioBp1l
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@DKemeridouOct 17
Reply with your book, and I'll give you a completely unqualified, vibes-based marketing tagline for it. This one's gonna be chaotic 😂
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Kemal Onor@KemalOnorOct 15
I'm close to finishing this next book while waiting to release my current one, am I rich and famous yet?
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Arthur Shaw@iArthur_ShawOct 15
I feel personally attacked. In my defense, I've been marketing.
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What's everyone's WIP looking like today?? Hope you all achieved your goals!
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Just hit 12,000 words in the Pionner Paradox prequel "The World We Left Behind". Its so rewarding to see this story come together. #Scifi #Prequel #Author
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Arthur Shaw@iArthur_ShawOct 10
Replying to @RussellVAuthor
Middle-earth. Rivendell.
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You get one day in any fictional world, and you’re guaranteed to make it home safely. Where are you going, and what’s the first thing you’d want to see?
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I love stories where everything seems perfectly normal, then one small detail makes you question the whole thing. What’s a book, film or show that gave you that “hang on, something’s wrong here” feeling?
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Johnathon Vance left Earth to give humanity another chance. When he arrives, civilization has survived—but erased the history he was sent to preserve. The Pioneer Paradox is science fiction about memory, freedom, and the price of peace. russellvieira.com/
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What's everyone reading today?? Anything new and exciting?
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If someone sacrifices everything to save your future, do you owe them a say in what it becomes? One of the questions behind The Pioneer Paradox: how much do we owe our rescuers, and when have we paid enough?
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