Jon Land
Author Interview - Jon Land
Author of ICEFALL: The Rise of the Nine
A team of superbeings are all that stands between Earth and total annihilation at the hands of a predatory alien species.
An alien ship crashed into Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier 150,000 years ago and froze within the ice…until glacial melting thawed out its deadly inhabitants in the present day.
Kai and Jules Bevins, both professors of astrobiology at Caltech, are roused from their home and whisked away to the site where a special division of the army has taken charge. But not before something escaped through a breach in the hull.
Meanwhile, a pair of Alaska state troopers locate a missing Amazon driver fifteen miles away on the Juneau Icefield and trace his movements to a nearby village with a population of less than fifty. Arriving in town, they are greeted by the bodies of villagers who were killed in an impossible, horrific way.
Thousands of miles away, under a remote archaeological find in Pakistan, the Nine—a team of superbeings placed on Earth a million years ago by intergalactic colonizers that seeded our planet to create human life—are lifted from their long slumber. The kind of threat they’ve been waiting for has finally come.
The Nine find unexpected allies culled from the ancient history of their home world in the form of a teenage boy and godlike entity. All this leads to a confrontation on a volcanic island that will determine the fate of civilization, even as the Nine uncover the shattering truth behind their own tragic paths and learn of a much greater battle to come.
Will they be enough to stem the apocalyptic menace threatening all of mankind?
Author Interview - Jon Land
Author I draw inspiration from:
Stephen King
Author Interview - Jon Land | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
On a train or plane
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Dan (Danny) Torrance from THE SHINING and DOCTOR SLEEP by Stephen King. I'd love to get him to open up about his gift, "the Shining," and apply that to my own experiences.
Author Interview - Jon Land | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
The first time I saw my name in print!
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
I love hardcover because of the permanence and prestige, but hardcover prices have gotten really high. I love paperbacks (especially mass market) because of their accessibility and how they help me discover new authors, but all the mall stores that used to display them are gone and now mass market is pretty much gone too. I like both e-books and audio books because they greatly expand the potential reading audience, but I dislike them because my career bloomed in the age before they existed when mass market paperback was king!
The last book I read:
EXTINCTION by Doug Preston. Brilliant, fast-pace, action-filled speculative thriller.
Author Interview - Jon Land | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
100% computer. I compose, edit, rewrite with a keyboard and a Mac. I write 2,500-3,000 words per day.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Holden Caulfield from CATCHER IN THE RYE because I've always been able to relate to kids with a rebellious streak who don't fit into the system.
Author Interview - Jon Land | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
Lawyer!
Favorite decade in fashion history:
1980's! My clothing choices are still inspired by the men's fashion explosion triggered by MIAMI VICE!
Place I’d most like to travel:
I'm an armchair Marco Polo, so anywhere my books take me and no place particular in reality.
My signature drink:
Iced tea
Favorite artist:
Bruce Springstein because he stands for something.
Number one on my bucket list:
Striving to become more successful. The striving is as important as the achievement
Anything else you'd like to add:
Thank you for bringing attention to deserving books and authors!
Find more from the author:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jon.land.33
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jondland/
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LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-land-317b854/
About Jon Land:
Jon Land
Jon Land is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 65 books known mostly for his critically acclaimed, award winning thrillers, including his Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong series.
Jon has also taken over two of the most iconic series in mystery-thriller fiction, having written six titles in the MURDER, SHE WROTE series, based on the popular TV show, and two in the CAPITAL CRIMES series, originally conceived by Margaret Truman. Additionally, Jon has teamed with multiple New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham on a bestselling sci-fi series, the first of which, The Rising, was published by Forge in January of 2017. It was followed by Blood Moon in November of 2022, continuing the story of two intrepid teenagers who are all that stands between the world and total annihilation, in what Reader’s Digest called “Better than Stranger Things.”
Jon’s award-wining nonfiction titles include the award-winning national bestseller White Robes and Broken Badges, a true story about a former army sniper who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan twice over a ten-year span. His most recent collaborative titles include The Myth of Aging (2026 with Dr. Arnold Gilberg), Saying It Out Loud (2026 with Amy King) and the sci-fi thriller Icefall (2026 with Michael Newman).
Jon is a 1979 graduate of Brown University, lives in Providence, Rhode Island and in 2019 received the Association of Rhode Island Authors Legacy Award for his lifetime of literary achievements.
