Ryan Mercer

Ryan Mercer writes survival romance and science fiction centered on resilience, faith, sacrifice, and relationships tested under extraordinary circumstances. A longtime fan of SHTF survival fiction, he enjoys exploring how ordinary people respond when modern society is pushed to its breaking point. His survival stories combine practical preparedness with emotionally driven characters whose convictions and relationships are tested when everything familiar disappears.

His science fiction carries those same themes into deep space, where salvage crews, dangerous discoveries, and the struggle to survive create new challenges for characters searching for purpose, connection, and hope. Whether the setting is a disaster-stricken community or a damaged starship, Ryan is drawn to people who must decide what matters most when resources are scarce, and the cost of failure is high.

A Mormon and descendant of Mormon plural marriage, Ryan draws on his faith, his family’s plural marriage heritage, and extensive research to explore themes of devotion, sacrifice, and enduring relationships with authenticity and respect.

When he is not writing, Ryan enjoys researching emergency preparedness, self-reliance, emerging technology, space exploration, and the practical details that make both survival fiction and science fiction feel believable.