Ephemeral: A Brainrush Thriller by Richard Bard

Named as one of “IndieReader’s Best Books of 2014!”

From The Wall Street Journal bestselling author Richard Bard comes the next highly-anticipated “Brainrush” thriller, a mind-gripping adventure that spans three continents and two books – “Everlast” and “Ephemeral.”

A gifted boy forced to grow up too fast… A father who will do anything to protect him… A madman bent on destroying them both.

In Amsterdam, a visionary scientist is laying the groundwork for a cybernetic life-extension project that will transfer individual consciousness to a personalized avatar. Halfway around the world, his brilliant grandson is secretly planning to use the same technology to infiltrate the world’s most secure networks. But the scientific advances necessary to perfect the brain-to-computer interface are slow in coming, too slow for the aging founder of the Everlast foundation–who may die before realizing his dream of immortality–and too slow for his ruthless grandson, who will stop at nothing to attain the recognition that is his birthright.

Caught in the middle are Jake Bronson and his seven-year-old son, Alex, whose combined mental gifts might provide the key to leapfrogging the impasse.

Jake’s family and closest friends have been taken by a mysterious organization with access to every surveillance system on the planet. In this exciting conclusion to the Everlast Duology, Jake must lever every scrap of his own failing brain if he is to have any chance of evading capture, rescuing his loved ones, and stopping a madman’s plans for global chaos dead in its tracks.

EPHEMERAL is available from Amazon and Amazon UK.

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“EPHEMERAL doesn’t hold back on danger, thrills, or page-turning action. Five Stars and named as one of IndieReader’s Best Books of 2014.” – IndieReader.com

“The action will get your heart pumping, and if you aren’t careful you may be up well after your bedtime. Once you start, you won’t want to stop until it’s over.” – Self Publishing Review Magazine

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Richard Bard draws on his own experiences as a former USAF pilot and cancer survivor to craft compelling characters who risk it all for love and loyalty. Born in Munich, Germany, to American parents, he joined the United States Air Force like his father. But he left the service when he was diagnosed with cancer and learned he had only months to live. He earned a management degree from the University of Notre Dame and ran three successful companies involving advanced security products used by US embassies and governments worldwide. Now a full-time writer, he lives in Redondo Beach, California, with his wife and remains in excellent health.