Link RayburnInspiration for Link Rayburn's HyperVigilanté trilogy came from his girlfriend's comment about his hypervigilant driving. After the lightbulb moment when Rayburn realized that the world needed a Russian superhero amped-up on a radioactive energy drin from Chernobyl, he quickly penned the first novel. Plotting and wordsmithing the next two novels came painstakingly during sleepless nights staring at the ceiling, countless miles jogging on treadmills, and hours hammering the keyboard while gulping an energy drink.

Concepts from Rayburn's journalism degree, paralegal certificate, nursing school studies, and day job selling insurance weave into his worldbuilding. Plus, a lifetime of absorbing the finest sci-fi shows, movies, stories, and pop culture of the 1980s and '90s enriches his writing. The HyperVigilanté trilogy's heroes and villains twist across books and continents, but the upcoming third book, The Redacted Chapters, serves as the linchpin.

Thanks to a picturesque proposal in Hawaii with the Pacific waves crashing on volcanic rock and spraying into the air, the girlfriend who sparked these novels became Rayburn's fiancée. The couple and their dog have loved ones in Wyoming, Florida, and Maryland, among other states, but they hope to settle soon in the beautiful state of Tennessee. Read More Read Less