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A mysterious space energy burst disables the "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (SETI) observatory in Hat Creek, California, on March 24th, 2025. The Vatican's advanced telescope known as "VATT" at Mt Graham in Arizona witnesses the energy burst. After power was restored, they found a binary message in the beam, leading them to send a second message to CERN in Switzerland. Marcus Jansen, a young astrophysicist working at the Mt Graham site, can determine the beam's origin and track it through the galaxy. The beam originated from a constellation that Marcus had been explicitly ...

An excellent read for all ages! Young and old alike love this book. However, the author, John Vandeventer wrote this book directed toward young adults, particularly those above age 13. It is full of action and adventure while teenagers explore their world around them and the shocking discoveries they make! Things seemed to have gone from bad to worse for twelve-year-old Finn Harper, having just moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Talihina, Oklahoma, a small town where everyone knows everyone. Finn had found little to like about his new hometown. Making friends was never easy for him. This had ...

Two years have passed since the experience of what they called “The Dark Autumn” in the small town of Talihina, Oklahoma. Most residents were never aware of the actual truth behind the violence and deaths that plagued the small community during late October and early November of 2014. Most locals claim it was nothing more than a simple crime spree committed by a group of outlaw bikers funded by a corrupt local attorney. Other citizens made claims of a wilder story involving Sasquatch-like creatures preying upon the community's citizens. Debates had been whispered over coffee in local ...

The Shadow Chasers, Logan, Allie, Finn, and the newest member Bret, face a life-and-death struggle with a new type of threat that now has come to Talihina, Oklahoma. Compared to the Sasquatch they had encountered in September made that seem benevolent. Just when they make some headway in comprehending what it is, their new enemy abducts local animals and even people. What will the Shadow Chasers do? Will they form an alliance to battle these entities? Or will this be enough to scare them away for good? Will the Shadow Chasers remain a loyal team and continue to unravel mysteries as they are...

The Shadow Chasers look forward to summer vacation after an unusual school year. Peace and tranquility had returned to Talihina, or so they thought. The sudden appearance of a strange and terrifying creature rattles the peace of mind of both Allie and Finn. Logan has his own troubling visit by what he thought was a cousin. What Logan didn’t realize at first was the cousin he was seeing had been killed four hours earlier. For the first time in the history of The Shadow Chasers, a creature they are forced to deal with has spilled blood. Their victory over what they assumed were aliens ...