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Author of thrillers, crime, speculative fiction and literary fiction
I have always been inspired by the under-dog; stories about the average man or woman who refuses to be "normal", who refuses to give up on their dream, who doesn't seem to fit into any square hole, or simply, who steps up and does what others, particularly those in positions of power, will not do.
I think we all possess incredible potential and how that manifests can differ greatly person to person; and I am a passionate believer that people should not be marginalized by ideology - whether religious or political, nor should people be viewed as simply cogs in a wheel, or squeezed into someone's concept of normality - a one-size-shoe that fits all.
I have never met two people who were identical in nature or ability, but I have certainly crossed paths with enough narcissistic and power-driven ones, those who hide behind a veil of lies and corruption in order to forward their own agendas.
In my books, thrillers ranging from crime, geopolitical, speculative fiction as well as literary fiction, I love telling a story where the most unexpected person is suddenly tasked to do the impossible; whether they are an engineer from Sweden, a graphic designer from Minneapolis, a teenage girl living in Ireland, a journalist from the Netherlands, or a lone astronaut on Mars.
You may even glimpse a little of yourself in my books.
Réal Laplaine
Author and human rights activist
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Thirteen year-old, Navina, a star-gazing enthusiast, captures a fleeting image of something amazing on her dad's telescope. She races in to inform her parents what she just saw, but in the end, the image is refuted or disregarded. Navi, undaunted, refuses to accept their denials, and what ensues is an inspiring story about a girl who changed the world.
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The most bizarre documentary EVER!
When a stunningly beautiful holographic projection named Xana, suddenly appears in Finn Baas' living room that morning, informing him that he has been selected to participate in a documentary with nine others from around the globe, Finn takes the leap of faith, even though he has no idea what is about to happen, or the bizarre conclusion that will shatter all notions about our existence as humans.
More books by Réal Laplaine
Tanner McNeal and his team return to Earth 16 years after rocketing to Jupiter's moon on a mission. The Earth they find is not the one they left.
71-year-old John Ross, aka the Buffalo Kid, has been homeless for 31 years, but he never gave up hope it could change, and one day, it did.
Jacob Dekker is manning Moon-Base-1 when he receives a strange message - but it's not from Earth.
Trent McCallister goes to Cyprus in the hopes of reconciling his mid-life crisis, but when he falls overboard and nearly dies, everything changes.
Jim Tale, captain of the Evolution, is on a mission to colonize a new planet before nuclear war destroys Earth, but what he finds when he gets there is nothing they expected.
Jared, a university student visiting Calcutta, discovers quite by mistake, a brothel with children where he finds 11-year-old Hann'Sha, and makes it his mission to free her - but to do so he must face a brutal human trafficking ring.
Keeno McCole, head of Canada's Anti-Terrorism-Unit faces a domestic viral attack which threatens the entire nation and a plot to introduce the God Chip which will change everything.
A vigilante group threatens Vladimir Putin of Russia and Kim Jong-Un of North Korea, catalyzing concern that it could provoke global war. Keeno and his team are called in and the trail leads them to Ukraine and the most bizarre mission ever undertaken.
Mateus Cordozo has just returned to his hometown of Afife, Portugal, a short vacation where he hopes to reconcile his midlife crisis, when a strange woman approaches and informs him that the world is about to face a nuclear crisis and that he has the means of stopping it.
Keeno McCole and his team take on a human trafficking ring where young girls implanted with viral nanobots designed to sterilize them, starts a global pandemic which will kill women by the millions if not stopped
Troy Evans has a secret, ever since he fell from that tree and nearly cracked his head as a young boy, Troy has been able to leave his body. One day, however, he discovers a secret plot by senior officials in the government, to launch an attack on the nation, the day his life changed.
Mia Chen, head of the LISEA project, short for Life Search, a unit in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is contacted one day by a man, a very large man, who informs her that he is from another world and is seeking asylum in her world, but he needs her help to do it because it comes with a serious condition.
Keeno McCole and his crime-fighting team are called into play when the niece of the Prime Minister is found dead. The investigation leads them to a brutal cult and their greatest challenge yet.
Marilyn Monroe supposedly died from an overdose, or so the story goes, but 50-years after her death, a strange phenomenon occurs and her tomb rattles and opens, and Marilyn emerges just as as fresh and beautiful as the day she died. She's been given a 2nd chance, and she intends on telling the world what really happened on the night she 'died'.
Morrie Norris, a young boy, runs away from his home and makes it to Sweden in search of Agnetha Fältskog, his icon from the pop band, ABBA. Morrie is determined to get the group back together to do a live concert, and everyone he meets along the way tells him it will never happen, but Norrie is not deterred despite being searched for by police in two countries.
