allen h. shahri

HARDIGUARDS
and the
HOLY MOUNTIN

About Allen

      Allen H. Shahri is a Persian-American author and was born in Iran. He currently lives in Burbank, California, and is an entrepreneur who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and industrial design. He discovered his passion and talent in writing and filmmaking by interacting with people that make best-selling movies. In addition, he is currently studying film at UCLA extension to develop his skills. He wrote and made his first film “Unroot” which was self-taught. After that, he scripted and made other shorts, “The Green Circle”, “Tooth Fairy”, and “Melodies in the Sand”. His first book is “HARDIGUARDS and the HOLY MOUNTAIN”,  *Award-Winning Finalist in 2020 American Fiction Awards in Science Fiction*), and is currently working on a picaresque novel “Criminal Island.”

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Being Selected as Top Ten Sci-Fi Novel, According to www.BestNovelstoRead.com

Award-Winning Finalist in 2020 American Fiction Awards in Science Fiction (American Book Fest)

Hardiguards and the holy mountain

Hardiguards and the Holy Mountain incorporates themes from multiple genres, including sci-fi, epic, adventure, romance, and fantasy. It is a story of space colonization in the spirit of a classic sci-fi, which presets philosophical beliefs in the scenario of an exciting bildungsroman tale. The major theme is about creation and target both young adult and adult readers.

Obedient creatures living on a mysterious planet soon discover their dominant creators. An adventurous story of a fictional character who discovers his own frailty in the midst of pain and suffering and ends up leading a strong army with bravery to save his own kind and planet…

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Available on Paperback, Audio and E-Book

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Human plus Tardigrades is hardiguard

Human plus Tardigrades is hardiguard

What creature can survive in the intense heat, cold, and high pressure without oxygen? Tardigrades are the best life ambassadors to prepare a life for humans—a science-fiction story of hybrid creatures on the mysterious planet. Hardiguards take you to a journey of a life formation.

Hardiguards was first written to be a science fiction movie.

World of Science Fiction

When I first watched a scientific video about tardigrades and heard their capabilities to survive in the harshest environment, I guessed they were the best choice to place them on other planets. Thinking about using this macro- animal to prepare liveable conditions for other creatures, persuaded me to write this science- fiction book. At first I wrote it for a science- fiction movie but noticed it was difficult to persuade an interested film studio or producer. I began working on HARDIGUARDS and the HOLY MOUNTAIN since 2016 and was able to copyright it on March 20, 2018. After that, the book went through multiple editorial processes and revisions to get to this point. I used many scientific facts and let my imagination travel far to create a story that is exciting, challenging, and educational. I also tried to apply tangible elements that are relevant in the world today, which allows the reader to be a part of the story. I wrote this first series in a classic Si-Fi version, devoting more time to the foundation for the next parts.

During the editorial process, I was surprised by the news about the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet which unfortunately crashed into the moon during a failed landing attempt on April 11, 2019. Beresheet was a robotic lander, and it also carried human DNA samples, along with the aforementioned tardigrades and 30 million very small digitized pages of information about human society and culture. It seemed only the tardigrades survived the explosive impact when Beresheet crashed.

After that shocking news and similarities with my story, I read another jaw-dropping article about Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, on his tweet on Augst 15, 2019, who wanted to drop nuclear bombs on mars to transform it into a liveable planet for humans. At first, I was upset because I thought my idea was not fresh and genuine anymore, but later, I was happy to know that I was not the only person to think crazy like that.

Terraforming a planet or moon to bring life is a scientific goal for humans, and I hope you enjoy reading my book. I appreciate your comments and opinions and will consider them for improvement for my future novels. Thank you for your support and time.

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