Secret Machines: Chasing Shadows, a speculative fiction novel
Tom DeLonge, known for his music career, and writer A.J. Hartley join forces to launch Secret Machines: Chasing Shadows. This work of speculative fiction is set in the present and weaves a highly secretive plot within the halls of American power. 🛸
A plot that unveils forbidden secrets
The narrative follows a team of characters operating deep within the military-industrial complex. Their mission: access and handle ultra-secret information about unidentified aerial phenomena and technologies that defy conventional physics. The book proposes that human history has hidden layers, linked to presences from other worlds, and that the global arms race might have an interstellar component. The line between the real and the imagined is deliberately blurred.
Central pillars of the narrative:- Access to classified files on exotic technology and unidentified encounters.
- Exploring the idea of an alternative human history tied to extraterrestrial visitors.
- Positing that geopolitical conflicts might mask a competition for alien technology.
"Fiction based on real facts" is the term the authors use to define this work.
The link to the real To The Stars Academy project
The novel is not an isolated project. It serves as a key narrative piece within the ecosystem of ideas that Tom DeLonge promotes through his initiative, To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science. The authors present the book as a thriller inspired by real-world investigations and testimonies about the UFO/UAP phenomenon. Its goal is to entertain while introducing concepts about revolutionary technology and decades-old state secrets. Its launch coincides with a moment of greater public openness and discussion on these topics in official forums and media. 📡
Connections to reality:- The work aligns with the disclosure mission of "restricted" information pursued by To The Stars Academy.
- It uses the novel format to make marginal theories and speculations from the ufological community accessible.
- It seeks to create a bridge between entertainment and conspiracy narratives circulating in certain circles.
How are readers receiving this fusion?
The reception of Secret Machines: Chasing Shadows is polarized. It generates genuine interest among DeLonge's followers and science fiction fans with conspiratorial nuances. Some readers value how the novel brings peripheral theories into a commercial entertainment format. However, critical voices emerge pointing out the risk that the line between commercial fiction and claims presented as factual becomes indistinguishable. The book does not pretend to be an academic study, but a story of espionage and discovery that uses the UFO mystery as a backdrop. In the end, while the novel assures that everything is invented, the reader may question how much its script resembles the files that governments are beginning to declassify. 🤔