Blog Tour Stop : SYLO by D.J. MacHale
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Welcome to my tour stop for the SYLO Blog Tour! Today on the blog, I'm excited to have the author to answer a few questions. You can also scroll down for a fantastic giveaway! Also, be sure to check out the other tour stops for more fun stuff here. Enjoy!
Title : SYLO (The SYLO Chronicles #1)
Author : D.J. MacHale
Publication Date : July 2nd 2013
Publisher : Razorbill
Does Tucker Pierce have what it takes to be a hero when the U.S. military quarantines his island?
Fourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. He’s used to navigating around summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. He’s content to sit on the sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. And though his best friend Quinn tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. There’s always tomorrow, he figures. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. military called SYLO. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tomorrow may never come.
It’s up to Tucker, Quinn, and Tori to uncover the truth about the singing aircraft that appears only at night—and the stranger named Feit who’s pushing a red crystal he calls the Ruby that brings unique powers to all who take it. Tucker and his friends must rescue not just Pemberwick Island, but the fate of the world—and all before tomorrow is too late.
Fourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. He’s used to navigating around summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. He’s content to sit on the sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. And though his best friend Quinn tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. There’s always tomorrow, he figures. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. military called SYLO. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tomorrow may never come.
It’s up to Tucker, Quinn, and Tori to uncover the truth about the singing aircraft that appears only at night—and the stranger named Feit who’s pushing a red crystal he calls the Ruby that brings unique powers to all who take it. Tucker and his friends must rescue not just Pemberwick Island, but the fate of the world—and all before tomorrow is too late.
Author Interview
You have written multiple books. How is SYLO different from your previous works?
Of course there are many similarities, but generally speaking Pendragon is a fantasy adventure, Morpheus Road is a supernatural adventure and SYLO is a science fiction thriller. Oh yes, it’s an adventure too. It’s what I do.
What kind of research went into the writing of SYLO?
Some of the research I can’t write about because it speaks to spoilers. But I did take a trip to Martha’s Vineyard which is an island off the coast of Cape Cod in order to get some inspiration for my fictional Pemberwick Island. Martha’s Vineyard is a wonderful place where people take vacations or just visit for the day. There are also several year-round islanders. I visited there many times when I was younger. What I discovered on my trip was that I really didn’t need to take the trip because the Vineyard hasn’t changed an inch in the last several decades. It was pretty much exactly as I remembered it, which in and of itself confirmed my choice in basing SYLO there because it is so timeless.
If there was one thing you could change about SYLO what would it be and why?
There is nothing huge that I would want to change. On the other hand, as with all of my books, I can never read them once they’ve been published because I can no longer noodle with it. It makes me crazy to read something and realize that I should have phrased something a different way or used a different word. So as much as I wouldn’t want to change anything major, there are probably a hundred minor things that I would want to change. But I’ll never know for sure because I refuse to read it.
What are your future plans for this series? What can fans expect to see in future books?
SYLO is actually the first book of a trilogy called The SYLO Chronicles. The second book, STORM is already completed and will be published in March. As of this writing I’m working on the third. As for what to expect, without giving away spoilers, readers can be assured that as with all of my stories, the stakes will become larger and larger with each passing chapter, so hold on to your seats.
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D.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several popular television series and movies. As an author, his ten-volume book series: PENDRAGON – JOURNAL OF AN ADVENTURE THROUGH TIME AND SPACE became a New York Times #1 bestseller.
He was raised in Greenwich, CT and graduated from Greenwich High School. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving trophies and washing dishes in a steakhouse…in between playing football and running track. D.J. attended New York University where he received a BFA in film production.
His filmmaking career began in New York where he worked as a freelance writer/director making corporate videos and television commercials. He also taught photography and film production.
D.J. broke into the entertainment business by writing several ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS. As co-creator of the popular Nickelodeon series: ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?, he produced all 91 episodes over 8 years. D.J. also wrote and directed the movieTOWER OF TERROR for ABC’s WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY which starred Kirsten Dunst and Steve
Guttenberg. The Showtime series CHRIS CROSS was co-created, written and produced by D.J. It received the CableAce award for Best Youth Series.
D.J. co-created and produced the Discovery Kids/NBC television series FLIGHT 29 DOWN. He wrote every episode and directed several. His work on FLIGHT 29 DOWN earned him the Writers Guild of America award for “Outstanding Children’s Script” and a Directors Guild of America award nomination.
Other notable writing credits include the ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL titled SEASONAL DIFFERENCES; the pilot for the long-running PBS/CBS series GHOSTWRITER; and the HBO series ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN, BOY DETECTIVE for which he received a CableAce nomination for writing.
In print, D.J. has co-written the book THE TALE OF THE NIGHTLY NEIGHBORS, based on his own teleplay and penned the poetic adaptation of the classic Norwegian folk tale EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON. His most current work is the spooky MORPHEUS ROAD trilogy; and a whimsical picture book THE MONSTER PRINCESS.
D.J. lives in Southern California with his wife Evangeline and daughter Keaton. They are avid backpackers, scuba divers and skiers. Rounding out the household are two elderly goldfish and a Kitten, Kaboodle.
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