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December 16, 2013
A New E-book
My alter-ego is proud to announce that her novel Messiah Node is now available for the first time as an e-book via Wizard Tower Press: http://www.wizardstowerbooks.com/products/messiah-node-lyda-morehouse
Here's a little bit about it:
The sign.
When a meteorite falls from the sky, the destruction left in its wake lights a political fuse that could bring on Armageddon.
The prophet.
Just when the world could use a savior, the prophet Elijah appears. His search for a messiah leads him to the daughter of the archangel Michael.
The savior.
Meanwhile other messiah hopefuls spring up around the world -- including Page, an AI already tangled in webs of religion and deception. Yet as false shepherds lead the lambs to their doom, it may be up to Page's creator, the criminal mastermind known as Mouse, to save them all....
Reviews
"Messiah Node's cool, ethereal fusion of cyberpunk and mythology fits perfectly with with action-adventure storytelling and a piercing examination of religious extremism."
-- Alyx Dellamonica, Locus
"I'll give Lyda Morehouse a big thumbs-up for this book; Messiah Node is full of great characters, a great plot, and lots of action. The book has all the ingredients that exemplifies good modern science fiction; a blend of genres that will appeal to the wider public, and Morehouse is a writer that stands out in the crowd. This is a terrific blend of fresh ideas and an intriguing futuristic vision."
-- Vegar Holmen, The Alien Online
"Morehouse knows how to pace her story, weaving strands of plot and drawing the reader ever deeper into its fascinating but unnerving world. Although the third book in a tetralogy, this one includes enough backstory to stand solidly on its own. The final volume ought to be riveting, for apocalypse is on the horizon"
-- Regina Schroeder, Booklist
"... an excellent read. I was up half the night finishing it."
-- Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
Here's a little bit about it:
The sign.
When a meteorite falls from the sky, the destruction left in its wake lights a political fuse that could bring on Armageddon.
The prophet.
Just when the world could use a savior, the prophet Elijah appears. His search for a messiah leads him to the daughter of the archangel Michael.
The savior.
Meanwhile other messiah hopefuls spring up around the world -- including Page, an AI already tangled in webs of religion and deception. Yet as false shepherds lead the lambs to their doom, it may be up to Page's creator, the criminal mastermind known as Mouse, to save them all....
Reviews
"Messiah Node's cool, ethereal fusion of cyberpunk and mythology fits perfectly with with action-adventure storytelling and a piercing examination of religious extremism."
-- Alyx Dellamonica, Locus
"I'll give Lyda Morehouse a big thumbs-up for this book; Messiah Node is full of great characters, a great plot, and lots of action. The book has all the ingredients that exemplifies good modern science fiction; a blend of genres that will appeal to the wider public, and Morehouse is a writer that stands out in the crowd. This is a terrific blend of fresh ideas and an intriguing futuristic vision."
-- Vegar Holmen, The Alien Online
"Morehouse knows how to pace her story, weaving strands of plot and drawing the reader ever deeper into its fascinating but unnerving world. Although the third book in a tetralogy, this one includes enough backstory to stand solidly on its own. The final volume ought to be riveting, for apocalypse is on the horizon"
-- Regina Schroeder, Booklist
"... an excellent read. I was up half the night finishing it."
-- Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
December 12, 2013
Anthology News
I have a short story called "The God Box" that will be out a Biblical Horror Anthology called KING DAVID AND THE SPIDERS OF MARS, which is available for pre-order on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/King-David-Spiders-Sonya-Taaffe/dp/0976654687
"The God Box" is the story of the golden hemorrhoids from... Judges, I think, except recast as a science fiction story set on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. I'm actually kind of proud of this story, so you know, if the rest of the book sounds at all cool to you, please consider pre-ordering a copy
"The God Box" is the story of the golden hemorrhoids from... Judges, I think, except recast as a science fiction story set on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. I'm actually kind of proud of this story, so you know, if the rest of the book sounds at all cool to you, please consider pre-ordering a copy
October 31, 2013
Bonus Halloween Podcast
Rachel and I decided to do a bonus Halloween podcast (very short, only about 10 minutes) in which we listen to some more poetry in ancient Sumerian and talk to Professor Dalglesh about the first author (do you know who that was? Hint: it was a woman!) and general language things...
The podcast is embedded in the blog post, and you can follow the links inside to get a more in-depth picture of the things we discussed. http://entertheunseen.com/notes-halloween-travels/
Also, as Dylan, I wrote a short story for the Unseen World: http://entertheunseen.com/portfolio-item/read-frayed-edges/
Fans of my urban fantasy work should enjoy "Frayed Edges," it's very much like a Garnet novel or maybe even Precinct 13.
The podcast is embedded in the blog post, and you can follow the links inside to get a more in-depth picture of the things we discussed. http://entertheunseen.com/notes-halloween-travels/
Also, as Dylan, I wrote a short story for the Unseen World: http://entertheunseen.com/portfolio-item/read-frayed-edges/
Fans of my urban fantasy work should enjoy "Frayed Edges," it's very much like a Garnet novel or maybe even Precinct 13.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! My family and I always love carving pumpkins, and this was my scary guy. I based him partly on my Anime crush, Renji Abarai (the funky eyebrow things are his.)
Mason, my son, came up with this design, which I think looks like an homage to Grumpy Cat/Tard:
October 29, 2013
Podcast
I'm doing a podcast (under the stage name "Dylan Calish), which I hope will become a monthly thing. It's called "Travels in the UnSeen World" and you can take a listen to the first episode here: http://entertheunseen.com/travels1/
Here's how it's described:
Who wouldn’t want to learn to say “devour the corpses like a dog; so say well all” in the phonetic interpretation of Cuneiform?
In our very first podcast of “Travels in the UnSeen World” you can learn that phrase as well as several other evocations to the god Inanna as read to us by Professor Cass Dalglish. We will also learn about the five types of demons that inhabit the UnSeen World from author Rachel Calish… in an interview that was crashed (almost literally) by several unseen guests….
So, grab your passports, fellow travelers, and get ready to enter the UnSeen….
Sounds cool, right? Well, feel free to check it out. It's a project that I've had in mind for a long time. Like any good otaku, I've been trying to teach myself Japanese. As part of this, I've listened to some VERY boring language tapes. "John Learner would like a cup of coffee." And phrases like this where nothing untoward every happens to Mr. Learner. He always gets through customs without a hassle. Makes a phone call without dialing the wrong number. And any number of completely unlikely scenarios when you're traveling abroad, right?? And, anyway, I have always thought it'd be so much more fun to learn a language if you were actually following an interesting story. This isn't quite that, because it's also in support of my friend Rachel's new book and the world she developed around it, but there is a strong language component that's part of this.
Anyway, it's a creative project that's keeping me off the streets.
Here's how it's described:
Who wouldn’t want to learn to say “devour the corpses like a dog; so say well all” in the phonetic interpretation of Cuneiform?
In our very first podcast of “Travels in the UnSeen World” you can learn that phrase as well as several other evocations to the god Inanna as read to us by Professor Cass Dalglish. We will also learn about the five types of demons that inhabit the UnSeen World from author Rachel Calish… in an interview that was crashed (almost literally) by several unseen guests….
So, grab your passports, fellow travelers, and get ready to enter the UnSeen….
Sounds cool, right? Well, feel free to check it out. It's a project that I've had in mind for a long time. Like any good otaku, I've been trying to teach myself Japanese. As part of this, I've listened to some VERY boring language tapes. "John Learner would like a cup of coffee." And phrases like this where nothing untoward every happens to Mr. Learner. He always gets through customs without a hassle. Makes a phone call without dialing the wrong number. And any number of completely unlikely scenarios when you're traveling abroad, right?? And, anyway, I have always thought it'd be so much more fun to learn a language if you were actually following an interesting story. This isn't quite that, because it's also in support of my friend Rachel's new book and the world she developed around it, but there is a strong language component that's part of this.
Anyway, it's a creative project that's keeping me off the streets.
June 24, 2013
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
You want these don't you?
They're all five of the AngeLINK books (Archangel Protocol, Fallen Host, Messiah Node, Apocalypse Array, and Resurrection Code), and I've donated them to my publisher, Dybukk Press, as a new incentive for their kickstarter that they're running to recoop the production costs of the newest anthology King David & The Spiders of Mars, in which my short story "God Box" will appear.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/king-david-the-spiders-from-mars-tales-of-biblical-terror-bible-fiction
How can I entice you? Should I let you know that some of these books are bordering on rare--in particular Fallen Host, which has been out of print the longest. I ran out of my private supplies about a year ago, and have taken to picking them up wherever I see them. This one is in mint-condition (not even previously incribed!) All the others are straight out of the box I bought them in, new!
I'd also be willing to personally inscribe them to you and/or just sign them.
SOLD! I'm happy to report these were gone before the hour was up!
So, what do you say?
June 20, 2013
Starting with a Kick
I should let people know that an anthology my short story "God Box" is going to appear in is doing one of those kick-starter things. If you're so inclined, please help them out at: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/king-david-the-spiders-from-mars-tales-of-biblical-terror.
The anthology is a follow up to SHE NAILED A STAKE THROUGH HIS HEAD, which featured Biblical horror stories. This one will be called KING DAVID AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. My story, alas, takes place on Ganymede, and while it doesn't feature any spiders, does retell the golden hemorrhoids story. Because when God smites you with hemorrhoids and then demands you make a golden representation of them as tribute, you know horror, man.
The anthology is a follow up to SHE NAILED A STAKE THROUGH HIS HEAD, which featured Biblical horror stories. This one will be called KING DAVID AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. My story, alas, takes place on Ganymede, and while it doesn't feature any spiders, does retell the golden hemorrhoids story. Because when God smites you with hemorrhoids and then demands you make a golden representation of them as tribute, you know horror, man.
May 6, 2013
New E-book
Alas, probably not what you, the fans of Tate, are looking for, but my alter ego, Lyda Morehouse is proud to announce that the second book in her AngeLINK tetrology (four book series) is now available as an e-book!
http://wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/fallen-host/
http://wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/fallen-host/
April 19, 2013
One Question/One Answer
I was asked a one-question interview, here is my answer: http://kennethwcain.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/single-question-interview-lyda-morehouse/
January 29, 2013
SF Signal
There's an interview with me over at SF Signal this morning, if you'd like to catch up on the latest of my personal and publishing news: http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/01/interview-with-lyda-morehouse/
Though I do talk a bit about my life as my alter ego, there's a goodly amount of news about the latest things going on with me as Tate. So, check it out, if you're so inclined.
Though I do talk a bit about my life as my alter ego, there's a goodly amount of news about the latest things going on with me as Tate. So, check it out, if you're so inclined.
