Josen Llave - Author
Author of Variance: Raise Your Weapon
BOOKS
VARIANCE
A member of a peaceful immortal society sets out to win a deadly gladiator sport to save his people from extinction. Will he survive to do what is right when everything around him is wrong?
CELESTIA
The sequel to Variance is currently in its early drafts. Target publication TBD.
CONTINUUM
Currently plotting and world-building.
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WRITING
As an engineer, I'm not fond of reinventing the wheel, and trust me, there's a ton of wheels out there for writing. Rather than create a how-to write blog, let me steer you in the right direction with resources that I found helpful.
To express my writing angst, or to convey a deep message about writing through a combination of pictures and words, I've tapped into the infinite universe of The Meme.
I'll even include experiences of what it means to be a self-published writer with a family and a day job.
BIO
Josen Llave is the author of Variance: Raise Your Weapon, an epic science fiction novel about utopian pacifists adapting to worlds that hate their perfect society. It is fast-paced action covering AI, future tech, gladiator arenas, sacrifice, and family. He is also a Senior Product Director at CBRE, holds a master of science degree in engineering management and bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and was an infantry sergeant for the US Army. He and his wife have five children. They live in Tennessee.
If you've felt the anguish of Star Wars Anakin in his journey to become Darth Vader, felt the adrenaline of The Hunger Games Gamemakers's arenas tormenting tributes, felt the love of Blade Runner 2049 AI Joi for her replicant companion K, was amazed by Marvel Cinematic Universe's Iron Man Mark 50 armor (Avengers Infinity War), and found humor in Atlas and Smith's relationship in the recent Netflix sci-fi movie Atlas, put all of those feelings into a blender and you get Raise Your Weapon: Variance. Check out a sample of the first 50 pages today!
UPDATES 2020 - 2024
All Year
The 4th draft of Celestia: Raise Your Weapon sci-fi novel is near completion for purusing the traditional publishing route, instead of going through the self-publishing route like with what I did with Variance. However, with things going on in life, this project will be put on hold indefinitely.
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