New release · October 11, 2026
Reflection
The Tetrad Cycle · Book 03
How far would you go for hope?
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I'm Dan Durick, author of science-fiction and psychological horror novels that ask the big questions. Welcome to my website.
The first three books of The Tetrad Cycle are now live with the releases of The Mechanism of Collapse (9/16/26) and Reflection (10/11/26). Book four's release TBD.
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Series · 3 books
The Tetrad Cycle
A paranormal investigation that reaches from a small-town police beat to the edge of physics. Book 4 release date TBD. Three books out now.
Standalone novels
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Tether
August 23, 2023
Dispatches
What If Reality Is a Lie? Daniel Durick Reveals REFLECTION!
Exploring alien encounters, government conspiracies, cosmic horror, and terrifying scientific mysteries in REFLECTION, the third installment of The Tetrad Cycle.
Watch →Reflection is out now
Book Three of The Tetrad Cycle is available in hardcover, paperback and ebook.
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The Mechanism of Collapse arrives
Book Two of The Tetrad Cycle continues the story begun in The Dark Matter.
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The real science, history and accounts behind the books.
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The 2017 4chan Alien Photo
One image sparked belief. And now it's gone.