Michael Newman is an entrepreneur and storyteller whose fascination with science, technology, and the human spirit drives his debut novel, Icefall. Written in collaboration with bestselling author Jon Land, Icefall launches an epic science-fiction thriller series exploring humanity’s connection to forces beyond comprehension and the cost of survival in an age of awakening.

A lifelong creator of companies and ideas, Newman brings the precision of a strategist and the imagination of a world-builder to his writing. He lives in Northern California with his family, dividing his time between new ventures and the worlds he creates on the page. 

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Jon Land is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of nearly seventy books, including the critically acclaimed, award-winning Caitlin Strong Texas Ranger series. He has also teamed up with Heather Graham for the science fiction series The Rising, Blood Moon, and the forthcoming Dark Harbor. In recent years, Jon has transitioned further into the collaborative writing space. Among other titles, he penned the bestseller White Robes and Broken Badges which won the 2025 Andy Award for Narrative Nonfiction—the highest honor a collaborative title can receive. He has also penned fifteen others currently published or pending collaborative titles.