Nathan Hystad

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About Nathan Hystad

Nathan Hystad is the best-selling author of The Event and Lost Contact. He writes about alien invasion, first contact, colonization, and everything else he devoured growing up. He's had hundreds of thousands of copies sold and read, and loves the fact he's been able to reach so many amazing readers with his stories.

Nathan's written over thirty novels, including The Survivors, Baldwin's Legacy, and The Resistance.

He's also done mystery/thrillers with Red Creek, Return to Red Creek, and Lights Over Cloud Lake.

All of Nathan's books are available in audio.

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The Bridge Sequence

Lost Contact
Lost Time
Lost Hope

Space Race

Space Race
Space Battle
Space Strike

The Survivors

The Event
New Threat
New World
The Ancients
The Theos
Old Enemy
New Alliance
The Gatekeepers
The Academy
Old World
New Discovery
Old Secrets
The Deities
New Beginning
New Lies
The Colony

Baldwin's Legacy

Confrontation
Unification
Culmination
Hierarchy
Lineage
Legacy

The Resistance

Rift
Revenge
Return

Red Creek
Return to Red Creek

Lights Over Cloud Lake

The Manuscript

Jasper T. Scott

JN Chaney

Ken Lozito

Craig A. Falconer

Scott Bartlett

Vaughn Heppner

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Lost Contact (The Bridge Sequence Book One) May 4, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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A mysterious object in space.
An archaeologist in search of answers.
A cult hailing the end of the world.
The Bridge awaits...

Rex Walker always wanted to be like his father: a daring, adventurous man, traveling the world in pursuit of mysterious relics. Now Rex is the same age his father was when he disappeared without a trace.

While teaching anthropology at a Boston college, Rex attempts to bury the past, until he discovers a hidden clue he can’t ignore.

With the help of his sidekick Marcus, a former student turned protégé, he teams up with an alien-obsessed billionaire, and they search for the fabled Bridge.

As an unidentified object nears Pluto, speculation surges. The Believers, a fanatical cult, hail it as the homecoming of a distant alien race.

Will Rex solve the puzzle before it’s too late? Find out in Lost Contact, the first installment of The Bridge Sequence by Nathan Hystad, the best-selling author of The Event and Final Days.

The Da Vinci Code meets Contact in this near-future SciFi thriller

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Lights Over Cloud Lake Jul 22, 2019

by Nathan Hystad

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Gone Girl meets The X-Files in this Sci-Fi Thriller

Cloud Lake is a hotspot for UFO sightings.

Jessica Carver may have encountered one the night she disappeared.

This is her story.

Reporter Eva Heart is sent to Cloud Lake to write an exposé on flying saucer sightings, a subject she is extremely familiar with.

Nearly twenty years ago, Eva, then known as Jessica Carver, went missing, only to appear a week later, confused and frightened. A man went to jail for the crime.

Now Eva must face demons from her past as she meets both old and new friends along the way. Will her real identity be exposed? Can history truly repeat itself?

Join Jessica as she discovers the truth about her childhood in Lights Over Cloud Lake, the newest novel from the author of the best-selling Survivors series.

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Lost Time (The Bridge Sequence Book Two) Jun 2, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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The Bridge was opened.
The promised land is real.
A seventh Token is needed.

The Bridge has been triggered, but the surprises don’t end there. What Rex found on the other side was unsettling, and with fresh information, he must race against time with his new allies as they search for their salvation.

The mysterious objects are closer, nearly at Earth, and the efforts of the alien cult have reached a devastating level. Fear escalates as the entire planet senses the global threat, but Rex is more determined than ever to prevent what’s coming.

With the startling revelation of a team member’s identity, and the news of a second Bridge, Rex must cast aside his frustrations and focus. Otherwise the imminent arrival might just be as catastrophic as the cult predicts.

Rex Walker finds himself at the precipice of history, but which side will humanity land on? Lost Time is a fast-paced thriller full of hope, loss, reconnection, and adventure.

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Lost Hope (The Bridge Sequence Book Three) Jul 6, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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The Unknowns have arrived.
The Believers have attuned.
Hope is lost.

Rex Walker has returned to Earth only to discover it under attack. Time has run out.

With the assistance of his new allies, Rex and his friends race to prevent a widespread invasion. Not to mention save his sister and best friend Marcus from the ultimate sacrifice.

Dirk is on Rimia and finds himself working with someone from his past. A man he thought was dead.

Rex must team with the Freedom Earthers and Special Agent Evan Young to stop the Believers from destroying civilization once and for all.

When everything else is gone, sometimes hope is all you have.

Lost Hope is the gripping conclusion to The Bridge Sequence.

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Final Days: Escape Aug 4, 2020

by Jasper T. Scott, Nathan Hystad

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The secret of their new home has been revealed.
Now there’s only one thing left to do…
Escape.
Andrew and Kendra have learned what’s on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a dictatorship under the thumb of its delusional self-appointed leader, the Reverend, making their lives a living nightmare.

With a plan in place, and help from their new allies, the group plans to sneak out of the colony and make contact with their new neighbors.

But nothing in Eden is ever as simple as it seems.

Join Earth’s remaining survivors as they struggle for freedom and learn the truth of why they were really saved.

Final Days: Escape is the stunning conclusion to the epic new series by Jasper T. Scott and Nathan Hystad.

Also available on Audible, narrated by the award-winning Ray Porter (We Are Legion, Galaxy's Edge, 14).

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The Colony (The Survivors Book Seventeen) Aug 3, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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A forgotten world. A dangerous adversary.

Dean Parker is alive and well thanks to his daughter, but something’s changed inside him since the incident at Newei. Ovalax lingers in his mind… whispering… waiting…

Jules takes command of Outpost, the Alliance’s newest high-tech warship, and encounters what initially seems like an innocent being.

With her parents on Ebos, Magnus at the Institute, and Slate on Light, Jules must deal with her foe alone.

Can Dean fight his demons, and gain a foothold on Ebos for the Alliance? Will Jules solve the trap she’s tripped before it’s too late?

The Colony is the latest book in the epic Survivors series. Get your copy today.

Final Days: Colony Jul 7, 2020

by Jasper T. Scott, Nathan Hystad

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Earth is gone. Eden promises a new start for mankind.
Kendra, Andrew, and the other survivors arrive with Lewis Hound’s chosen people at an unfamiliar planet with more questions than answers: how did they get there? Where did all of the advanced technology come from? And is this really Proxima B Centauri?

The colony ship breaks into sections and makes an emergency landing amidst a meteor shower, and Lewis Hound, Eden’s enigmatic leader, goes missing.

Despite their misgivings and the initial chaos, people soon settle into a routine in the fledgling colony. But a growing number of suspicious circumstances lead Andrew and Kendra to doubt what they’re being told, and they begin to think that there might be more dangerous predators about than the ones on four legs.

With new friends and old adversaries, they struggle to find the truth behind a growing web of deceit.

What is beyond the forbidden mountain ranges that surround the valley where they landed? And where is Lewis Hound?

Final Days: Colony is the second book in an epic new series by Jasper T. Scott and Nathan Hystad.

Also available on Audible, narrated by the award-winning Ray Porter (We Are Legion, Galaxy's Edge, 14).

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Final Days Jun 9, 2020

by Jasper T. Scott, Nathan Hystad

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The countdown to the end of the world has begun.
A mysterious convergence of natural disasters threatens to destroy life as we know it, and people across the United States are going missing. With no one left to investigate, Special Agent Kendra Baker takes the case, trying to solve the disappearances before she’s out of time.

Among those abducted is Valeria Miller, the daughter of ex-Marine Corporal Andrew Miller, and he’ll stop at nothing to find her.

With the help of an unstable conspiracy theorist, they find themselves on the trail of a reclusive billionaire who just might have all the answers.

As the natural catastrophes escalate and the evacuations commence, it becomes a race against the clock to find the abductees before it’s too late.

Final Days is a doomsday science fiction thriller, written by Jasper T. Scott and Nathan Hystad.

Also available on Audible, narrated by the award-winning Ray Porter (We Are Legion, Galaxy's Edge, 14).

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New Lies (The Survivors Book Sixteen) Mar 2, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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A kidnapped friend. A mission of grave importance.

The Alliance Institute is in full swing, with Jules assisting Magnus as students arrive from across the galaxy.

After Dean’s discovery that someone close to him has been abducted, he sets out in search of Regnig. The library has been ransacked, and Suma inadvertently finds what the Academy librarian has been digging his beak into.

When they gain a trail, Dean learns he may not have known Regnig as well as he’d thought.

New lies are as harmful as old ones.

New Lies continues the sweeping Survivors series, with Dean Parker and his daughter at the helm.

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Space Strike (Space Race 3) May 18, 2021

by Nathan Hystad

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Invasion is imminent. Loyalties are tested.

Arlo Lewis faced the enemy and survived. Barely. What they found at Refuge would change the future of mankind forever, but will it be enough to save Earth?

When Preston Lewis’s true motives become clear, Arlo must choose between his friends and his grandfather.

Bryson Kelley is a man on a mission, and his desire to bring his loved one from the clutches of the enemy might bring humanity’s ultimate downfall.

Space Strike is the explosive conclusion to Space Race you won’t want to miss.

The Resistance: The Complete Series (Books 1-3) Jul 24, 2020

by Nathan Hystad

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The Watchers are done waiting. Invasion is inevitable.

THE RESISTANCE series is together in a single box set for the first time.

The Earth Fleet has known of the Watchers for years, unwilling to share the knowledge. Now it might be too late.

Hidden away from the Fleet, one man is creating a new colony ship destined for the other side of the Rift, but he’s missing a few pieces.

Ace goes from the streets of Earth to the Fleet training facility on the moon. Flint, an ex-Fleet pilot, must decide if a job is worth his life, and Wren, imprisoned for a secret project years ago, is given hope as an unlikely ally whispers words of escape in her ear.

Their journeys lead to Councilman Jarden Fairbanks, who knows of the impending invasion, and has prepared. All they can do is wait for the Rift to open once again.

The Resistance joins an ensemble cast facing immeasurable obstacles. If you enjoy space battles, prison breaks, androids, and aliens, buried under a shroud of mystery, this book is for you. Try it today!

Included Inside:

Rift (The Resistance Book One)
Revenge (The Resistance Book Two)
Return (The Resistance Book Three)

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The Survivors (Box Set of Books 7-12) (The Survivors Collection Book 2) Nov 6, 2020

by Nathan Hystad

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It all began with The Event, and now the Survivors has become a global best-selling series. For the first time, get books 7-12 together in one box set. Over 1500 pages filled with adventure, friendship, mystery, and or course… aliens.

Included Inside:

New Alliance (The Survivors Book Seven)
The Gatekeepers (The Survivors Book Eight)
New Horizon (The Survivors Book Nine)
The Academy (The Survivors Book Ten)
Old World (The Survivors Book Eleven)
New Discovery (The Survivors Book Twelve)

Continue the epic adventure today!

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