Can’t Wait Wednesday: Red River Seven by A.J. Ryan

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

I thought the title sounded cool an lo, when I read the synopsis the author is none other than Anthony Ryan writing under a different name! Red River Seven is listed as “apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic science fiction” on Edelweiss, which intrigues me even more as I would have pegged it as a thriller or horror novel. A boat full of people with no memories and recent surgery scars and a mysterious hand guiding them really only creates more questions. This will be released October 10, 2023.

Internationally bestselling fantasy author Anthony Ryan – writing as A. J. Ryan – delivers a nerve-shredding novel in which seven strangers must undertake a terrifying journey into the unknown.

A man awakes on a boat at sea with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. He’s not alone – there are six others. None of them can remember their names, but all bear the scars of recent surgery.

When a message appears on the onboard computer –  Proceeding to Point A  – the group agrees to work together to survive whatever is coming.
But as the boat moves through the mist-shrouded waters, divisions begin to form, and the group is plagued by questions. Who is directing them, why have their memories been wiped, and what are the screams they can hear beyond the mist?