Brian Skyberg

● Fiction Coloring books Software

Brian
Skyberg

Author & Independent Software Developer

Building worlds.
Creating possibilities.

I write mysteries and science fiction, make coloring books for kids, and build independent software, from search-and-rescue tools to a classroom anatomy lab. One person, a lot of curiosity, and projects that each start with a question worth answering.

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01 Stories

Stories for curious readers, from small-town mysteries to near-future thrillers.

Two fiction series and a growing shelf of coloring adventures. Each has its own mood and its own readers.

Middle school mystery · Ages 9–12

The Rattlecross Files

Every town has a secret. Rattlecross has hundreds.

A seven-book series of supernatural mysteries for middle school readers, set in an ordinary town with a habit of leaving things unfinished. And unfinished things don't stay quiet.

All 7 manuscripts completed · 4 of 7 published

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Now on Amazon

Kindle+ subscribers can read Books One, Two, Three and Four at no additional cost.

Cover of The Warnings We Ignored: a row of dark townhouses at night under a cold sky, with only a few windows lit.

Science fiction · AI thriller

The Surrender Protocol

A five-book techno-thriller about automated systems, the people who trust them, and what happens when everything reports normal and nothing is.

02 Software

Independent software, built one useful project at a time.

Seven projects, each conceived, directed and tested by one independent developer: tools for search and rescue, classrooms, growers, caregivers and families.

01Search & rescue · Computer vision

SAR Vision

AI-assisted detection that helps search-and-rescue teams review drone video for people who may need help.

Prototype
06Game · Education

RISE Worlds

A calm building and exploring game that runs in the browser, works offline and needs no accounts.

Available
05Everyday tools · Family caregiving

Kindred

A shared care journal that helps families coordinate care for someone they love.

Private beta

All seven projects

  1. 01SAR VisionSearch & rescue · Computer visionPrototype
  2. 02SAR CommandSearch & rescue · Mission managementBeta
  3. 03Vertebrate Lab 3DEducation · Interactive 3DRelease candidate
  4. 04SproutPilotEveryday tools · AgricultureIn development
  5. 05KindredEveryday tools · Family caregivingPrivate beta
  6. 06RISE WorldsGame · EducationAvailable
  7. 07GRIDLOCKEveryday tools · PreparednessPrivate release candidate
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Brian Skyberg, smiling, in a navy suit and light blue shirt
Brian Skyberg · Sioux Falls, SD

03 About

I like making things. Sometimes they're stories. Sometimes they're software.

I'm an author and independent software developer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a U.S. Air Force veteran. My interests run wide: search and rescue, drones, artificial intelligence, education, photography and the outdoors. They tend to find their way into whatever I'm building next.

Stories and software have more in common than they seem. Both start with curiosity, both take patience, and both reward the habit of asking what's really going on.

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Pick a place to start.

Meet the kids of Rattlecross, ride a secret Christmas train, or look inside the software. If something sparks a question, I'd be glad to hear from you.

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