"The return to reality has got his head spinning. Can this junior high hero find his balance before he falls victim to a sinister scheme?
Rieden Reece wishes the universe would cut him some slack. Suffering from unrelenting headaches after his last adventure, the plucky teen can’t shake the feeling that the answers are stashed inside his body. So when his shadow turns sentient, the curious thirteen-year-old tails it to a nightmarish mansion… and discovers a hidden alien AI network.
Hooking up to tech that claims it will bring endless harmony, Rieden struggles to adjust to the bossy new voice in his brain. And as he delves into the mind-melding supercomputer's motives, the snarky teenager suspects one wrong move could doom planet Earth.
Is he about to achieve world peace or leave the globe in pieces?
Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow is the stimulating sixth novel in the Rieden Reece Middle Grade science fiction series. If you like brilliantly defiant protagonists, rapier wit, and eerie adventures, you’ll love this thrilling addition to Matt Guzman’s fantastical saga.
Buy Rieden Reece and the Dark Shadow to choose a side today!
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"The adults in his town are frozen in time. Can this ordinary thirteen-year-old lead friends and foes to defeat the powers behind the madness?
Rieden Reece is anxious and angry. With all the grown-ups out of commission, the worried teen is working with his best pal to control the mobs of upset children. And after an electric girl shows up out of nowhere, he, his buddies, and three of the worst bullies ever follow her cryptic clues into a bizarre alien tavern full of danger.
Shocked to learn they’re being targeted by a killer virus, Rieden tries to leverage his charisma and unite the oddball group of kids. But when a mini-universe opens and challenges them to a play-or-die game simulation, his new leadership role means he’s responsible for everyone’s lives.
As loyalties split, can he stop the squad from splintering and dooming their planet to disaster?
Rieden Reece and the Virtual Girl is the action-packed fifth book in the Rieden Reece middle grade science fiction series. If you like whimsical humor, LitRPG worlds, and relatable characters, then you’ll love Matt Guzman’s madcap adventure.
Buy Rieden Reece and the Virtual Girl to download danger today!"
"When a mysterious being attacks the planet, will Ri do everything in his power to save it?
Rieden Reece feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Doing community service in the park for stealing electronics in a lifesaving mission, the dejected juvenile delinquent is still battling a strange alien foe intent on his destruction. But when he sees his best friend disappear into a puddle on the ground, the thirteen-year-old leaps into the unknown hole in a daring rescue attempt.
Returning home after discovering a new extraterrestrial enemy is targeting Earth, Ri works with his pal to unravel clues before the globe is destroyed. But with a water anomaly dissolving houses, pouring acid rain, and launching deadly liquid threats, he prepares to fight his greatest adversary yet.
Can Ri prevent the universe from falling to its doom?
If you like snarky heroes, pitch-perfect adventures, and lightning-quick twists and turns, then you’ll adore this rollicking rollercoaster ride!"
"When Ri is thrust into the Candy Cosmos-a strange universe filled with sugar-inspired aliens—he acquires unlimited power! No limits—anything he desires becomes reality with one finger snap.
There’s only one catch.
Although surrounded by mouthwatering delicacies, he cannot take a single bite.
Lured into this twisted universe by a mysterious alien, Ri has no time to figure out who’s behind his latest conundrum. He must first locate the precious treasure that’ll liberate him from his perilous paradox of power.
He’s gotta outwit an angry marshmallow volcano. Race away from a ravenous hardshell-coated T-Rex. Fight off a Pop Rocks pterodactyl woven together with Red Vines. And break free from an infuriated crowd of candy creatures!
Doing all this while starving, slowly wasting away...
Can he escape the intricate maze of confectionary constructs before he collapses?
And guess what? That’s only the first level!"
"Infection. Infestation. Infinity… Can Ri untangle this latest madness? A terrible threat to humanity’s existence which he helped create?
There’s something strange stirring within the sleepy town of Desert Lime. Faint and wild whispers in the wind. Otherworldly murmurs from across the expanse of space and time. Crafty shape-shifters have crept into his school.
Ri is intertwined in another epic adventure where he’s compelled to outwit bizarre life forms with insidious intentions. But first can he unmask their leader? A stealthy and mysterious alien called the Plague Doctor.
No one is safe.
In a race to determine who to trust he must stop the planet from crumbling into a barren wasteland before time runs out…
That’s it. No pressure.
Will Ri step up and become the hero we all need? Once again, the fate of our world rests upon the shoulders of a snarky thirteen-year-old!"
"He’s the only one who can fix the splintered sphere in the sky. But first he’ll have to defeat his own insecurities…
Rieden Reece feels angry all the time. Dealing with a typical thirteen-year-old life is bad enough, but the troubled boy navigates school bullies, a divorced mom he needs to protect, and an absent dad. But when one night his bedroom shakes violently, he peers out his window and watches in stunned disbelief as the moon up above breaks apart.
Alarmed when a shadowy figure climbs out of the cracked orb, Rieden is shocked when the quirky alien reveals he’s been sent from the future to help him find something mission-critical. And now thrust into an epic battle against immense evil powers, unstoppable enemies, and scary black hole faces, the determined teen fears all worlds are on the brink of collapse.
Can one average youth save an entire universe from a countdown to catastrophe?
Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon is the thrilling first book in the Rieden Reece middle grade science fiction series. If you or your child like captivating characters, exhilarating flights of fantasy, and finely crafted suspense, then you’ll love Matt Guzman’s action-packed adventure.
Buy Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon to stitch the galaxy back together today!"
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