Description
In a war against the desert’s ruthless killers, there are no winners…only survivors. — Release date, April 2, 2026
LIGHTNING is a pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller where three strangers must race against time to uncover the truth before danger picks them off one by one.
Adam Barnett was building custom bikes and conquering desert trails above Phoenix—until a lightning strike scrambled his memory and left him hunted by something he calls “Nightmares.” A lovable dog named “Mop” does his best to save Adam’s life.
Major Blain Jacobson, a thirty-year Army Ranger, helicopters into Biodosius, a secret military lab outside Scottsdale, to find a massacre with no witnesses. Soon, this hunter become the hunted.
Victoria Stewart hasn’t slept in months. A voice she calls “Dark” has invaded her thoughts, methodically planning murders. Is he real, or is she losing her mind?
Perfect for fans of Chuck Wendig, Dean Koontz, Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, and Jack Carr, LIGHTNING delivers nonstop action, mind-bending science, and a deep-state conspiracy that reaches from secret military labs to the darkest corners of genetic engineering.
“Ewing mixes noir tension, speculative fear, and survival-thriller urgency into a narrative where the quiet moments bruise the most.”—The Prairies Book Review
“At its core, this is a story about ordinary people pulled into an extraordinary threat, fighting to understand it before it destroys everything around them. A tight, propulsive SF thriller that grabs you from the start and never lets go.”—BookView Review


