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Aaron Ryan

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Award-winning and bestselling author, speaker, panelist, workshop presenter and voice actor Aaron Ryan lives in Washington with his wife and two sons, along with Macy the dog, Winston the cat, and the finches Inky, Pinky, Blinky & Clyde.

He is the prolific author of the bestselling Dissonance 6-book alien invasion saga, the Christian dystopian fiction trilogy The End, the Talisman trilogy, the sci-fi thrillers Forecast, The Slide, and The Phoenix Experiment, the nonfiction books God Is Not Santa, You are my whole Earth: A Daddy's love for his Sons, You're Going Straight To Helen (In A Handbasket) and Aaron Ryan presents "A Lyrical Empirical Satirical Miracle," the children's picture books The Ring of Truth, The Sword of Joy and The Book of P
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The Talisman cometh!

Hello to my dear friends and readers! Thank you for your continued support of my writing, and for sharing your thoughts on my books. In an era of a deluge from scammers and spammers – I receive upwards of 30 of these emails every blessed day – a single email from one of my readers […]

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Published on March 26, 2026 05:36
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Talisman by Aaron  Ryan
"Beta reader here. This was an EXCELLENT finish to the series! Aaron Ryan has a freaking AARONVERSE going on, and it shows here - he undoes a lot of the tragedies seen in his earlier novels and it's amazing how it's done! Really cool! I love how EPIC " Read more of this review »
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"Loved it. Thrilling conclusion to the series. DEFINITELY for those who like epic space opera."
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"I think I liked 1 better than 3, but I really, really liked 3! It was incredibly robust, took you to the far reaches of the galaxy and then the multiverse. I must confess I did see the twist coming (I'm a Beta reader by the way, so I got it early) bu" Read more of this review »
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"Beta reader. Liked this WAY better than the last one, and htere's a lot more story, too! Epic conclusion to a very cool series that takes you places. If you like action adventure, space, crazy names and planets, superheroes, magic, blessings and curs" Read more of this review »
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