Audio Books by Ted Neill

Liam Reilly is an unattached, occasionally delinquent, teenage ward of  the state. He lives in a university workshop. He rides a bike made of  bamboo. His best friend is an AI named Eiann. Oh, he’s a genius too.  Liam is content with his life, until a demon named Narvicous Scalegrim  Gorgonzola Grimmold Maximus the Terrible (Gerald for short) appears in  his workshop eating Cheez-Its and twerking to Cardi B. When a bunch of  frat boys open a gate to hell in their basement foosball lounge, it  falls on Liam, Eiann, and Gerald to stop the demon army waiting on the  other side. Liam—an avowed loner—is stuck working with a bunch of other  social outcasts: Jeanie, a T-shirt entrepreneur; her excessively “woke”  cousin Mitchell; their androgynous friend Jax a.k.a. Jax Vader a.k.a. DJ  Max Spinz; and a mysterious, wise-cracking, East African  ninja-assassin, Esmeralda—who also happens to be blind—except when she  visits other dimensions; that’s a different story. Thrown together with a  busload of Latinx children trying to escape a migrant detention  facility and an underworld demigod, Liam and his lab partners—Eww,  please don’t call them friends—basically have to save the world. If they  can manage to save each other first.

Zombies, Frat Boys, Monster Flash  Mobs is what you get when you take the supernatural capers of Jonathan  Stroud’s Bartimaeus Sequence, add in the unabashed nerdiness of Hank  Green’s An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, followed by a helping of the  irreverent edginess of an Angie Thomas novel. Zombies, Frat Boys,  Monster Flash Mobs is current. It is socially relevant. Don’t call it a  sequel! It’s not. But it is a part of an interconnected world, the Snog  Team Six Series, with some returning characters, reoccurring themes, not  to mention some running jokes—if you are hip enough to get them, wink  wink, nudge nudge. Challenge accepted?

Book one in the Snog Team Six series. 

A princess  trapped in a high tree and a brash young man determined to “rescue” her;  a devoted daughter searching for a magical spring to save her ailing  father; a teenage girl who is forced to replace her mobile phone with a  machete to protect her family from zombies—all their stories interweave  in a stirring alchemy set in a rich African backdrop. Ted Neill moves  readers from folktale to action, comedy to cosmology, rural to urban,  material to spiritual, with the ease of a master storyteller, crafting  an adventure along the way that will appeal to the head, the heart, and  the soul.

About the Author: Before becoming a writer, Ted Neill  worked in Global Health and Education. These stories were inspired when  Neill was volunteering and living at an orphanage for HIV+ children in  Nairobi Kenya. He wrote Jamhuri, Njambi, & Fighting Zombies when the  children requested stories featuring people and places that reflected  their own culture and their own world.

Tags: Young Adult. Fantasy. East Africa. Folklore. Humor. Zombies.

Faith, religion, godliness—these things have caused more pain, suffering, and death than all the plagues of history combined. In Fortinbras, a city built in the aftermath of a religious war that nearly  ended all life on the planet, religion is considered a disease. The residents are taught that they are all that is left of humanity and the cold law of logic and reason rule their lives. Sabrina Sabryia, a young  police cadet, is a resolute enforcer of the law until her loyalties are torn between her best friend Lindsey Mehdina, a charismatic spiritual  leader, and her uncle Angelo D’Agosta, the head administrator of the city. The conflict drives Sabrina and Lindsey across a radioactive wasteland pursued by cyborg bounty hunters. They quickly learn that what they  took for truth in Fortinbras was not all that it  seemed. Meanwhile terrorists plot a religious uprising that threatens millions of innocent lives and Sabrina and Lindsey must choose sides. Their choice pits friendship against family, war against peace, and eventually, faith against doubt.

Tags: post apocalyptic, dystopia, action adventure, female protagonists, science fiction, gritty, cinematic.

Full audio book read by Cari Scholtens.

Faith, religion, godliness—these things have caused more pain, suffering, and death than all the plagues of history combined. In Fortinbras, a city built in the aftermath of a religious war that nearly  ended all life on the planet, religion is considered a disease. The residents are taught that they are all that is left of humanity and the cold law of logic and reason rule their lives. Sabrina Sabryia, a young  police cadet, is a resolute enforcer of the law until her loyalties are torn between her best friend Lindsey Mehdina, a charismatic spiritual  leader, and her uncle Angelo D’Agosta, the head administrator of the city. The conflict drives Sabrina and Lindsey across a radioactive wasteland pursued by cyborg bounty hunters. They quickly learn that what they  took for truth in Fortinbras was not all that it  seemed. Meanwhile terrorists plot a religious uprising that threatens millions of innocent lives and Sabrina and Lindsey must choose sides. Their choice pits friendship against family, war against peace, and eventually, faith against doubt.

Tags: post apocalyptic, dystopia, action adventure, female protagonists, science fiction, gritty, cinematic.

Full audio book read by Cari Scholtens.

Faith, religion, godliness—these things have caused more pain, suffering, and death than all the plagues of history combined. In Fortinbras, a city built in the aftermath of a religious war that nearly  ended all life on the planet, religion is considered a disease. The residents are taught that they are all that is left of humanity and the cold law of logic and reason rule their lives. Sabrina Sabryia, a young  police cadet, is a resolute enforcer of the law until her loyalties are torn between her best friend Lindsey Mehdina, a charismatic spiritual  leader, and her uncle Angelo D’Agosta, the head administrator of the city. The conflict drives Sabrina and Lindsey across a radioactive wasteland pursued by cyborg bounty hunters. They quickly learn that what they  took for truth in Fortinbras was not all that it  seemed. Meanwhile terrorists plot a religious uprising that threatens millions of innocent lives and Sabrina and Lindsey must choose sides. Their choice pits friendship against family, war against peace, and eventually, faith against doubt.

Tags: post apocalyptic, dystopia, action adventure, female protagonists, science fiction, gritty, cinematic.

Full audio book read by Cari Scholtens.

Faith, religion, godliness—these things have caused more pain, suffering, and death than all the plagues of history combined. In Fortinbras, a city built in the aftermath of a religious war that nearly  ended all life on the planet, religion is considered a disease. The residents are taught that they are all that is left of humanity and the cold law of logic and reason rule their lives. Sabrina Sabryia, a young  police cadet, is a resolute enforcer of the law until her loyalties are torn between her best friend Lindsey Mehdina, a charismatic spiritual  leader, and her uncle Angelo D’Agosta, the head administrator of the city.

The conflict drives Sabrina and Lindsey across a radioactive wasteland pursued by cyborg bounty hunters. They quickly learn that what they  took for truth in Fortinbras was not all that it  seemed. Meanwhile terrorists plot a religious uprising that threatens millions of innocent lives and Sabrina and Lindsey must choose sides. Their choice pits friendship against family, war against peace, and eventually, faith against doubt.

Full audio book read by Cari Scholtens.

WINNER NAUTILUS AWARD - SILVER MEDAL 2018; WINNER INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD - 2018; WINNER GOLD MEDAL - LITERARY TITAN AWARD - 2019; FINALIST NEXT GEN BOOK AWARDS - 2018 BEST MEMOIR; FINALIST SILVER FALCHION AWARD - 2019; FIVE STAR REVIEW FROM READERS' FAVORITE

September 25, 2012 Ted Neill picked up a knife to cut his wrists open  and kill himself. Post hospitalization and treatment for major  depressive disorder, he wrote Two Years of Wonder, a memoir based on his  journey towards recovery. In it, he examines the experience that left  him with such despair: living and working for two years at an orphanage  for children with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya.

Neill interweaves  his story with the experiences of Oliver, Miriam, Ivy, Harmony, Tabitha, Sofie, Nea, and other children, exploring their own paths of trauma,  survival, and resilience. In prose that is by turns poetic,  confessional, and brutal, Neill with the children he comes alongside,  strive to put the pieces of their fractured lives back together as they  search for meaning and connection, each trying to reclaim their humanity  and capacity to love in the face of inexplicable suffering and loss.

About  the Author: In addition to his time living in Kenya, Ted Neill has worked for CARE and World Vision International in the fields of health,  education, and child development. He has written for The Washington Post  and published multiple novels. His share of proceeds from Two Years of Wonder are donated to the children featured in its pages as well as other Kenyan based organizations that support vulnerable children and  youth.

Tags: #HIV/AIDS; Orphans & Vulnerable Children; Global Health; Public Health; International Development; White Saviors; NoWhiteSaviors; Africa; Kenya; Mental Health; Depression; Suicide Survivors.

SILVER MEDAL WINNER - E-Lit Book Awards - 2019 SILVER MEDAL WINNER -  READERS FAVORITE 2019 WINNER - International Book Awards, American Book  Festival - 2019 FINALIST - Silver Falchion Killer Nashville Award -  2019 DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE - Independent Press Awards - 2019 5 STAR  REVIEW READERS FAVORITE - 2019 

What did it mean to be a hero in 1944? What does it mean today? On the 75th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, these are the questions we ask ourselves as the world faces resurgent nativism, deep social divisions, and rising xenophobia. It's no exaggeration to say that the gravity of our crises today echoes back to the crossroads of 1944. Finding St. Lo presents us with two distinct voices from the past. The authors are Gordon Cross and Robert Fowler: a medic and sergeant who served in the 134th US Infantry Regiment. In their mobilization, Cross and Fowler witnessed horrific destruction alongside compelling heroism. Their firsthand accounts are joined here by essays by Fowler's grandson, Ted Neill. Neill explores the scars of war left by his grandfather's post-traumatic stress and its effects across three generations of family. Through Neill's reflections, three stories weave into one. The voices of soldiers, family members, and trauma specialists come together in prose that is readable and relatable. The photography of Gordon Cross, published here for the first time, provides an unparalleled window into the scenes of devastation and loss. But Cross also captures the stirrings of recovery and the foundations of a post-war peace that benefited billions--a peace that may endure, if we can be good stewards. Finding St. Lo examines a time in US history that was a crucible for the identity of a generation and the destiny of a nation. These stories and photos demonstrate, without question, that the values of self-sacrifice, community, courage, and compassion that steered a generation in 1944 can still serve us—and save us—today.

Tags: D-Day; World War II; Omaha Beach; Normandy; Post Traumatic Stress; PTSD; Greatest Generation; War Memoirs; Alcoholism; Great Depression.

Stories from the Bunny Man's Bridge short story collection. The Misfits and Outcasts series features lonely outsiders and lovable oddballs looking for their place in the world and searching for some meaning in the chaos of it all.

Tags: Coming of Age. Masculinity. Gun Violence. Gun Culture. Toxic Masculinity. Satire. College Life. Love Stories. Marriage. Divorce. American Identity. 

From the short story collection, Bunny Man's Bridge, we follow the  coming of age stories of Daniel and Sidney, two young men trying to make sense of what it means to be a man in America in the 21st century.

Tags: Coming of Age. Masculinity. Toxic Masculinity. Gender Based Violence. Sexism. Ableism.

Two dark, comedic, tales from the Bunny Man's Bridge short story collection include characters such as God, St. Paul, passionate artists, ambitious capitalists, as well as the Devil himself.

Tags: Dark humor; Dark Comedy; Magic Realism; Short Stories; Devil; Humor; Satire.

Prince Haille’s world is shattered by loss while the realm of Anthor  descends into chaos, a single enigmatic mastermind—the Magus—behind it  all. Haille’s friends rally to help him put together the pieces of the  mystery, the fragmented realm, and his own fractured life, before it is  too late.

Tags: Swords & Sorcery; Epic Fantasy; Fantasy; Young Adult; Magic; Animal Companions; Action Adventure

The war in Anthor continues. As King Talamar goes south to aid the  embattled Karrithians his son, Prince Haille, and his unlikely band of  friends brave haunted forests and high seas to try to reach his father  before an unknown threat closes in on him. Time is the enemy as much as  the past as old grievances come to bear and creatures from darker ages begin to stir.

Tags: Swords & Sorcery; Epic Fantasy; Fantasy; Young Adult; Magic; Animal Companions; Action Adventure

When a wayward prince, Haille Hillbourne, with his friend, Katlyn  Barnes, seek out an enchanted font to cure his seizures, they find  themselves drawn into a conflict with sorcerers, slave traders,  ambitious nobles, and unruly mercenaries; all the disparate players tied  together by an elk of unknown origin.

Tags: Young Adult, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Action Adventure, Quest, Family, Friendship, Magic, Animals

The stories of siblings from In the Darkness Visible continue to  interweave, as Gabriella Carlyle and her brother Dameon work to stop the  plans of brothers Sade and Vondales—powerful members of a dark order of  sorcerers. Gabriella and Dameon travel far across the ocean on a  mysterious craft, the Elawn, accompanied by an elk, Adamantus, who holds  many mysteries of his own. All the friends and foes walk paths that  explore the bonds of family, the depth of faith, and the ever perilous  road to adulthood, one balanced between good and evil; life and death.

Tags: Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Female Protagonists, Autism, Magic, Quest.

In the Darkness Visible tells the story of two brothers, Sade and  Vondales, and their attempt to wrest control of a portal to the world of  the dead. A young village girl, Gabriella Carlyle, resists them with  the help of her mentor Omanuju and his companion elk. While the  brothers’ lust for power corrupts them, Gabriella finds herself on a  quest that leads to new friends, exotic lands, and great peril.

Tags: Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Female Protagonists, Autism, Magic, Quest.