Van Man

Blond hair. Pale green eyes. Megawatt smile. Young soccer prodigy Timothy Blankenship is on the cusp of signing an eight-figure contract with the San Francisco Hopefuls. He’s living the classic American Dream. But Timothy soon realizes there’s more at play than just a sport- Corporate power-brokers and politicians are pulling all the strings.At the same time, a secret cadre of scientists are getting closer to a strange and powerful breakthrough that will change the world. For good? Or for evil?

Van Man: American Dreams

is a modern dystopian novel set in California in 2095, a time where the “united” states are no longer. A single media outlet, FAX NEWS, controls all state communication, its relentless propaganda perpetuating a deception beyond imagination.All the while, Timothy’s beloved Uncle Harry is succumbing to the effects of an environmental illness he contracted while laboring at the Verve Mines, an energy company that profits at any cost. Uncle Harry’s sickness can only be cured by an exorbitantly expensive medication that neither he nor Timothy can afford. Yet Harry would rather trade his own life than raise the funds by selling his treasured van, which he promises to his nephew upon his eventual death.

Van Man

deftly pushes the boundaries between satire and sci-fi, often with both horror and hilarity. Infinitely entertaining, the story’s nuanced social commentary and truth behind each turn of events will hit dangerously close to home for those living in today’s America.