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August 13, 2016
July 14, 2016
Believe and Live: the horrific prelude to Broken Mirror is now available
It’s finally here: the story of what happened in Carmichael, Semiautonomous California.
Mía Barrias is taking a break from managing Governor-General Brown’s re-election campaign to honeymoon in Carmichael, a small resort town in Semiautonomous California. But she wakes up to a nightmare—sleeping gas wafts through the town, self-driving cars run people down in the streets, and a man clad in black is killing people with a stunstick as he tells them to “Believe and Live.”
Can Mía survive long enough to outwit the man behind the massacre and bring help to the people of Carmichael, including a special four-year-old named Victor Eastmore?
Believe and Live is a horrific short story and the explosive prelude to Broken Mirror.
Available now from Amazon (click on cover).
June 25, 2016
Broken Mirror on sale for 99 cents through July 2nd
This has been a crazy, sad summer.
From Orlando to Brexit (and the “toupéd fucktrumpet” of Trump), we’ve been forced to take a hard look and ask ourselves, “Is this what we are? Is this who we want to be as a people?”
The good news is that summer is also a good time for escapism, whether it’s going to the beach, a summer cabin, or diving into the pages of a good book.
Speaking of which, I have good news!
Broken Mirror is on sale for the first time. The Kindle version is only 99 cents at the U.S. Amazon store. The deal lasts only through July 2 so act quickly.
Not yet convinced? Maybe this book trailer will do this trick.
June 15, 2016
June 10, 2016
A fractured mind or a deadly conspiracy?
One of the fun things about being a science fiction writer is to see the intersection between art and life and how that changes over time. I draw inspiration from the world around me, but sometimes the world begins to resemble my work.
Today I read a New York Times article about “targeted individuals.” These are people who believe that they are under surveillance and being harassed by secretive authorities. They find solace in finding other “T.I.s”, online and in person, and in the fact that they’re not alone in their predicaments. In the New York Times article on this topic, several psychologists say they believe people who claim to be T.I.s are suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.
Putting aside the sad state of mental health care in most countries around the world, I find it fascinating how people with mental illness are redefining the problem, saying it’s not in their heads, it’s a problem in society. In a way, it’s true. There is a stigma around mental illness, and society doesn’t do a good job of caring for people with mental illness.
I’ve struggled with this idea. As part of the promotional campaign for my novel, Broken Mirror, which features a mentally ill protagonist, I created a website and public safety announcement campaign about “mirror resonance syndrome.”
On the website, www.mirrorresonancesyndrome.com, a popup by a brainhacker collective denounces the illness as fake. They claim it’s a conspiracy to control neurodiverse people. In fact, Broken Mirror‘s tagline is “A fractured mind or a deadly conspiracy,” which could have been a quote in the New York Times article.
What’s next, self-driving murderous cars? I hope not.
April 25, 2016
April 20, 2016
Goodreads Giveaway: Win an autographed copy of Broken Mirror
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
Broken Mirror
by Cody Sisco
Giveaway ends April 28, 2016.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
