Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring character spotlights for some of the major players in our upcoming novel, The Parnassus Initiative.
To start, we have our lead character, Ryder:
Ryder Wells
Age: 27
Physical Appearance: Average height and build with unruly brown hair and gold-flecked brown eyes.
Personality: Uncomfortable in social settings and prone to babbling – especially around the opposite sex. Ryder can be goofy, particularly when placed under the pressure of unexpected or stressful situations.
Interests: A space and science fiction geek, he spends his spare time gaming with a small group of friends.
Background:
Growing up as a Boy Scout in the small mining town of Wallace, Idaho, Ryder Wells was always fascinated with space. At age 12, when the meteor storm of 2019 hit, his first instinct was to gaze in wonder at the fiery skies rather than rush for cover.
When the lack of necessary grades to become an astronaut forced him to abandon his childhood dream, Ryder fell naturally into the technology industry. Now working in Seattle for the leading company in research on pyrrhasite energy and progress, he has become disillusioned with the career path he ended up in.
But when his best friend prompts him to make a move to add some excitement to his life, he stumbles upon a secret organization called the Parnassus Initiative – forcing Ryder to call into question everything he thinks he knows about his comfortable life, and the technological advances that are the foundation of the modern world.
