JW Griffin

Biography

J.W. Griffin has often gazed up into the starry night and imagined a chance meeting someday in an off-world cantina. Convinced he was born on the right planet in the wrong time, he has to remind himself that interplanetary travel is not yet a reality. His coping mechanism is to write about the experience.

With a penchant for otherworldly adventure, he is an avid scuba diver and former air cargo captain. Interests in anthropology and religion propelled him through a B.A. from Lewis and Clark College. He draws from these interests and writes with a desire to capture moments that transcend basic human instinct.

J.W. Griffin currently resides in Oregon with his family and two rowdy Bouvier des Flandres.

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Series

Endpoint
The Kardashev scale describes a Type II species as one that can harness the power of an entire solar system. In the not-so-distant future, Earthlings make first contact with just such a species; humanity does not survive it. In a handful of minutes, the planet is annihilated and the Sun harvested. All of humanity is lost—save one already damaged soul: Ryan McBain. The Endpoint series follows Ryan as he forges a new life among the stars and encounters other powerful life forms. With a small cadre of friends and reluctant allies, he works from the fringes to unravel the truth behind a relentless force that is slowly consuming the entire Milky Way, system by system. Covert insurrection is rarely clear-cut or clean. To survive and advance the cause, Ryan must offer up his body, his mind, and possibly even his life. As the last human in the universe, he must embrace his own shadows and harness his inner chaos to fight the encroaching darkness. Only then will he have any hope of navigating through to the Endpoint.

Books

Endpoint: Book 3: Confluence
Series: Endpoint. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 132,590. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Buckle up and brace for impact as two forces collide to form the least likely pair in the known universe. Ryan journeys to Centauri to learn who marked Earth for destruction, but he’s drawn to a greater mystery in the form of Khattara Eschala. Both warriors recognize an intuitive ease and cunning as they fight together—at least until intrigue and distrust threaten to make them enemies.
Endpoint: Book 2: New Life
Series: Endpoint. Price: Free! Words: 122,890. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
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A curious gravity draws together a handful of survivors, and their alliance guides Ryan McBain to first contact with additional evolved beings. Mysterious clues in this New Life lead the last terran on a galactic treasure hunt for advanced technology long abandoned by the ancients. If Ryan can hold it together and secure the necessary technology, to what Endpoint will the path forward lead?
Endpoint: Book 1: Day Zero
Series: Endpoint. Price: Free! Words: 105,740. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Day Zero: A final shadow swallows the Sun and the Earth, and in mere minutes, humanity is erased from the cosmos—all save one. When Ryan McBain regains consciousness adrift in orbit, his life is gone. Using images from his past to communicate, a race of stellar beings makes first contact with the last human in existence. Through a shared cognitive overlap, an unlikely alliance is formed.