About Michael Fedor
Former Political operative lifts the curtain as political thriller author
Michael’s Story
Michael Fedor is an award-winning thriller author whose stories blur the line between tomorrow’s headlines and dystopian prophecy. His debut novel, What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose—finalist for the Storytrade Award and winner of the PenCraft Award for Best Suspense/Thriller—was praised for its high-stakes storytelling and chillingly plausible vision of America’s future.
Through the Bull Moose Trilogy (What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose, Tree of Liberty, and The Nine-Hour President), Fedor delivers page-turning suspense in the tradition of Brad Meltzer, Vince Flynn, and Daniel Silva, while weaving in the thought-provoking depth of Margaret Atwood and George Orwell. Readers who love the razor-sharp political intrigue of James Patterson’s The President is Missing or the morally complex power struggles of Michael Dobbs’ House of Cards will find themselves at home—and deeply unsettled—in Fedor’s world.
A strategist and educator, Fedor draws on firsthand experience inside the machinery of politics to craft thrillers that feel terrifyingly authentic. His books invite readers to ask not just what if?—but what now?
When he isn’t writing, Michael speaks and consults on leadership, storytelling, and the future of democracy. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.
Highlights
Michael Fedor crafts political fiction brimming with suspense, fast-paced thrills, and a dash of science fiction. They are captivating stories of power, intrigue, and the human condition. His first novel is the recipient of four awards for craft, excellence, and innovation.
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Awards
2024 Political Thriller
2024 Speculative Fiction
2024 Suspense / Thriller Finalist
2024 Suspense / Thriller Honorable Mention
2024 Best Book (Fall)
There and Back Again:
An Author’s Tale
The Unabridged Version
Political fiction author Michael Fedor brings 20 years of political organizing and storytelling experience to write for lovers of suspense, thrillers, and even political fantasy. Like a Jane Goodall of modern politics, Michael uses his observations and experiences in the wild, wooly worlds of Washington, DC, and state capitols to tell captivating stories of power, politics, and the human condition. His style makes his novels fast-paced and deliciously thrilling. His meticulous research ensures each story is terrifyingly plausible. Readers will wonder where the lines of real-life end and political fantasy begin, especially with his debut series Bull Moose.
Michael left the classroom 18 years ago to work in politics. Working for candidates from Dogcatcher to President, Michael gained an up-close view of the personal costs of pursuing power. A multi-year candidate himself, he won 3 of the 5 offices he sought before hanging up his “running shoes” for good in 2020.
Finally heeding advice to “seize the day,” Michael dusted off a novel he wrote but never published in 2004. The first book in a new award-winning political thriller series, What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose (Book 1), relesed June 2024. The sequel released November 5, 2024.
Michael earned both master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Penn State University. Like the main character of Bull Moose, Michael is an avid outdoorsman, a voracious reader, and a student of history. Michael remains undefeated at pub trivia.
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THE NINE-HOUR PRESIDENT
Fiction, Political Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Conspiracy, Corruption, Suspense, Espionage, US Presidential Politics
He never wanted to be President. But for nine hours, the fate of the world is in his hands.
When a deranged President is gunned down inside the White House after issuing an unauthorized nuclear strike, Speaker of the House Sylvester Billings is sworn in under the cover of night. With no Vice President and nine hours before the new President-Elect can take the oath, Billings must navigate a locked-down Washington, an unraveling chain of command, and the terrifying possibility that the United States is already at war.
Billings recalls a similar middle-of-the-night crisis ten years prior in Rome that has Congressman Jackson Piper entangled in a political and personal web with Aurelia Avignon—a brilliant intelligence aide carrying devastating secrets. Their unexpected alliance unfolds against a backdrop of diplomatic theater, surveillance, and emotional reckoning. Billings soon realizes the events of Rome have everything to do with the fragile American transition of power.
From award-winning author Michael Fedor, The Nine-Hour President is a breakneck political thriller about power, betrayal, and the razor-thin line between order and annihilation. Book 3 of the Bull Moose Series will leave readers breathless—and questioning who they trust to lead in the moments that matter most.
Out Now
The Senate Deception: A Thriller (Book 0)
A rising U.S. Senator becomes the center of a power play to upend Congress and presidential ambitions. As alliances shift, all is not as it seems. Jackson Piper must navigate betrayal, ambition, and a conspiracy that leads to the deadliest Senate debate in history. His decision could make him a hero…or a target.
What It Takes to Kill a Bull Moose: A Thriller (Book 1)
When disgraced former U.S. Senator Jackson Piper uncovers a presidential plan to rig his own reelection to stay in power, he’s pulled back into a ruthless political war. With a rising AI threat and a nation on edge, Piper must choose: return to silence and safety or risk everything to save America.
Tree of Liberty: A Thriller
(Book 2)
When the president dies suddenly, a usurper seizes power, sending America spiraling into a Constitutional crisis. Hunted as enemies of the state, Jackson Piper and Valerie Lawrence race to stop a stolen election and save the republic before Inauguration Day. Freedom’s last stand begins here.
The Nine-Hour President: A Thriller (Book 3)
In a nation on the brink, a president has nine hours to avert collapse. As conspiracies ignite and loyalties fracture, an unlikely President steps in to take the wheel, racing to find the truth and prevent calamity before America loses itself forever. Every second counts in this explosive third book in the Bull Moose series.
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