Author Event with Neal Shusterman

Parnassus Books is thrilled to welcome Neal Shusterman to celebrate his new book, Rising Thunder. Parnassus Books is thrilled to present an evening with Neal Shusterman to celebrate his new book, Rising Thunder. This ticketed event will take place at Parnassus Books (3900 Hilllsboro Pike, Suite 14, Nashville, TN 37215) on Tuesday, December 8th, at 6:30 PM. Tickets: You must purchase a ticket via Eventbrite to attend this event. Each ticket includes one pre-signed copy of Rising Thunder. Please be sure to select the correct ticket type. -Single Attendee ticket: Includes general admission for ONE attendee, with ONE pre-signed book. -Adult with Child ticket: Includes general admission for ONE adult and ONE child, with ONE pre-signed book. Additional copies of Rising Thunder, as well as select copies of the author's previous books, will be available for purchase at the event while supplies last. Parking: There is ample free parking in front of the store, as well as in the lot and garage behind the store. About the book: Discover Thunderhead’s origin—the fragile moment before the world changes forever and the hidden forces that set the storm in motion—in this long-awaited prequel to the New York Times bestselling and Printz Honor–winning Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman. And of course, as every school child knows, December 2042 marks the end of the Age of Mortality. What no one has ever fully understood is how the world reached that moment. As death begins to seem optional, humanity looks for ways to bend the rules of existence. Twi-life centers begin storing the nearly-deceased, while eco-nihilists destroy civilization’s icons and threaten to end the human race entirely. Public opinion fractures. Systems strain. The world feels…unstable. Behind the scenes, two powerful and diametrically opposed artificial intelligences set out to optimize, stabilize, and protect—each with its own idea of what that means. But in a world already tipping toward transformation, the consequences could be catastrophic. Meanwhile, in an obscure online chatroom, a small group of teenagers from around the globe debate both the glorious and the terrifying prospects of the future, never realizing that they stand on a very literal cutting edge—and that their conversations, their choices, their very existence matter far more than they realize. Because when humanity stands on the brink of immortality, someone must decide what survives…and what must be cut away. About the author: Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his series Arc of a Scythe is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.