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JOHN F. ALLEN TO CO-HOST TWO TOWERS TALK SHOW WITH R.J. SULLIVAN

Hello everyone! I’m EXTREMELY excited to announce a NEW venture I’ll be embarking on in March 2016, called the Two Towers Talk Show! This will be a YouTube talk show featuring:

Comic Book reviews/commentary (primarily from me)
TV and movie reviews/commentary
Classic/old movie reviews (primarily from R.J.)
Author interviews
Guest hosts
AND MORE!!!

I’ll be co-hosting the show with friend and fellow author, R.J. Sullivan. Together, we will explore and discuss Pop Culture, geeky stuff, etc… While R.J. and I are often in sync with our opinions, we contrast sufficiently to make for insightful, positive and  interesting conversations.

The show will be sponsored by the Speculative Fiction Guild, shot in Indianapolis, Indiana primarily at our Two Towers Talk Show Studio, but also sometimes on location at various conferences, conventions and community events. We will also place a strong emphasis on Indie and Small Press authors from around the globe, as well as Indy region authors.

Over the holidays, I approached R.J. with the idea of creating a YouTube talk show about things we normally would spend quite a bit of time talking about anyway. Coincidentally, he had already had pretty much the same idea (Great minds think alike!).

We’re both looking to have individual video and editorial features where we discuss personal Pop Culture interests as well.

R.J. and I have had plenty conversations about the various directions the show may go, but we both agreed that things like this are best grown organically, and that’s how this show will develop.

We’re also looking forward to interacting with our viewers and readers via comments on our videos, blog posts and social media outlets. There will also be a Mail Room segment of each show where we answer on-air, a selection of email questions you send us @: twotowerstalkshow@gmail.com

Sometimes we will be broadcasting live and/or on location, where we will be taking a selection of twitter questions as well.

The show will begin airing on YouTube starting in March 2016 and has a companion blog/website and social media presence (see below).

Be sure to check us out by clicking the categories below:

Website/Blog

YouTube Channel

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterest

Please be sure to check back with us here for regular updates and also at the above outlets, as we embark on this new and adventurous journey. We look forward to interacting with you all!

THE GOD PARTICLE CONSPIRACY (CODENAME: KNIGHT RANGER, BOOK II) RELEASED TODAY!

Today, the God Particle Conspiracy (Codename: Knight Ranger, Book II) was released in eBook and print formats! Readers who have enjoyed tales from John F. Allen’s Ivoryverse, debuting in his novel The God Killers and later, the Codename: Knight Ranger Book I novella, are sure to enjoy his latest spy-fi, action adventure!

Synopsis: An Interpol agent investigating international money laundering goes dark. A video surfaces which shows the agent’s death by the prototype of a stolen super weapon at the hands of a Neo-Human black market arms dealer. The international, supernatural counter-intelligence agency known as G.E.N.E.S.I.S., sends Captain Alexandre “Neal” Du Bois, a.k.a. Knight Ranger, and the creator of the weapon, Dr. Hakim Okafor, to Berlin to investigate.

Neal and Okafor encounter a deep cover G.E.N.E.S.I.S. agent with dubious objectives and an heiress with a scheme to disrupt the political landscape of unified Germany. Worse, the heiress has thrown in with a megalomaniac who plots to use secret Nazi technology from World War II to corner the global energy market. Can Neal and Okafor thwart this powerhouse alliance? And how will they cope when an even greater evil surfaces?

Codename: Knight Ranger, The God Particle Conspiracy Cover Reveal!

The God Particle Conspiracy will be released in eBook format and print on Monday, 30 November 2015. Readers who have enjoyed John F. Allen’s Ivory-verse in his novel The God Killers and the Codename: Knight Ranger novella are sure to enjoy his latest spy-fi, action adventure!

Synopsis: An Interpol agent investigating international money laundering goes dark. A video surfaces which shows the agent’s death by the prototype of a stolen super weapon at the hands of a Neo-Human black market arms dealer. The international, supernatural counter-intelligence agency known as G.E.N.E.S.I.S., sends Captain Alexandre “Neal” Du Bois, a.k.a. Knight Ranger, and the creator of the weapon, Dr. Hakim Okafor, to Berlin to investigate.

Neal and Okafor encounter a deep cover G.E.N.E.S.I.S. agent with dubious objectives and an heiress with a scheme to disrupt the political landscape of unified Germany. Worse, the heiress has thrown in with a megalomaniac who plots to use secret Nazi technology from World War II to corner the global energy market. Can Neal and Okafor thwart this powerhouse alliance? And how will they cope when an even greater evil surfaces?

See more at: http://seventhstarpress.blogspot.com/2015/11/cover-reveal-for-john-f-allens-god.html#sthash.uMMBKGdU.dpuf

 

Codename: Knight Ranger Official Blog Tour Master Link List

My blog tour in support of  launches Monday, 2 November 2015! . This blog post will serve as the master list, and I’ll add live links to the each post as soon as I know they’ve gone up.

It’s going to be an exciting week and I hope you come back frequently to check it out.  I want to thank all of the book bloggers who volunteered to be a part of the fun.

 

 

 

The complete blog tour is as listed:

Monday, 2 November 2015

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Thursday, 5 November 2015

Friday, 6 November 2015

Saturday, 7 November 2015

Sunday, 8 November 2015

 

Please check in regularly to see the list fill in, and leave a comment below as the tour progresses and to let me know what you think.

Thanks & remember TBIYTC!!!

Sign Up For The Codename: Knight Ranger Blog Tour (Urban Fantasy/Spy-Fi)

Tomorrow Comes Media invites you to return to the world John F. Allen introduced in The God Killers, in a week-long celebration of his latest urban fantasy release, the Urban Fantasy/Spy-Fi novella Codename: Knight Ranger ! The tour runs from November 2, 2015 through November 8, 2015, and you can sign up by clicking !

Synopsis: Captain Alexandre Cornelius “Neal” Du Bois is a US Army Ranger and decorated war hero. When his unit is ambushed by supernatural hostile forces while in Afghanistan, only Neal survives. When he wakes up in a secret government facility, Neal discovers that his whole life has changed forever.

A shadowy government agent named Elijah Bishop arranges for Neal’s brain to be transplanted, without his permission, into a bio-engineered body capable of amazing feats. Armed with advanced body armor and weaponry, he becomes the epitome of the Ultra Soldier.

To protect his family and those closest to him, he must let the world and everyone he loves believe he is dead. With assistance from Dr. Avery Clarkson–the scientist responsible for his new body–Neal reluctantly utilizes his superhuman abilities to work for Bishop and his organization called G.E.N.E.S.I.S. (Global Espionage Network of Elite Supernatural Intelligence and Surveillance), in order to track down those responsible for the slaughter of his unit and keep the world safe from supernatural terrorist forces.

About the Author: John F. Allen is an American writer born in Indianapolis, IN. He is a member of the Speculative Fiction Guild and the Indiana Writers Center. He began writing stories as early as the second grade and pursued all forms of writing at some point, throughout his career. John studied Liberal Arts at IUPUI with a focus in Creative Writing, received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force and is a current member of the American Legion. John’s debut novel, The God Killers was published in 2013 by Seventh Star Press. John currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife and son.

JOHN F. ALLEN TO APPEAR AT IMAGINARIUM 2015, SEPTEMBER 11th – 13th

Chris Garrison, RJ Sullivan and myself!

Next weekend, starting on Friday, September 11th, I’ll be attending the Second Annual Imaginarium Convention in Louisville, KY. Last year’s event was an AWESOME TIME!. With Seventh Star Press as a major organizer and several Speculative Fiction Guild authors well represented, I’m anticipating bigger, better, and more fun than ever.

What is Imaginaruim? If you love movies, film, music and/or books and the people who create them, or you aspire to create your own works, and want an inspiring weekend training seminar, Imaginarium will be the place to be.

First of all, let’s get to a huge change over year one. The change that affects each and every one of you. The dealer’s room, crammed full of authors and vendors, will be FREE and OPEN to the public. To participate in the programming, you need to buy a one-day or weekend pass, but if you just want to shop for yourself or for people on that list that starts to become relevant very soon, you can come and go as you like, FREE OF CHARGE. Click here to see Imaginarium’s website to read all the details about location, passes, hotel, etc.

You’ll find me at a table with good buddies RJ Sullivan and Chris Garrison in the Seventh Star Press section. You’ll find my debut novel, The God Killers and my NEW novella, Codename: Knight Ranger (see below) available for purchase via cash or credit card ALL WEEKEND LONG (while supplies last)!

As always, autographs are FREE and worth every red cent you pay!

Here’s my price list:

The God Killers $15

(NEW) $5

                                                                                              EVENTS

I’m on FIVE panels this year, my schedule:

Fri Sept 11, 7 pm in the Madison Room

Comics and the Silver Screen: Also with Glenn Porzig, RJ Sullivan, S.C. Houff, and T. Lee Harris

Sat Sept 12, 10 am in the Oldham Room

World Building: A Crash Course: also with Dave Creek, Mysti Parker, and Tara Tyler

Sat Sept 12, 1 pm in the Oldham Room

Race & Speculative Fiction: Also with Janie Franz, S.C. Houff, and Terri-Lynne Smiles

Sat Sept 12, 4 pm in the Oldham Room

Utilizing Local Settings in Urban Fantasy: Also with Chris Garrison, Georgia Jones, Selah Janel, and Tony Acree

Sat Sept 12, 7 pm in the Hancock Room

Comics Through the Ages: Also with Glenn Porzig, and S.C. Houff

Of course, you’re all coming just to see me, but you should know there’s dozens of panels for readers and writers, a movie screening room, a masquerade ball, and two free writer’s workshops. Hope to see you there! And if you can’t make it, follow my updates on Facebook throughout the weekend.

Imaginarium Convention 2015 in Louisville, KY September 11 – 13

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INCONJUNCTION 2015 THIS WEEKEND!

Hey everyone! This upcoming weekend, July 3rd through July 5th, marks my third appearance, as a local author, at InConJunction, a general SF/F con with a long and distinguished history in Indianapolis!

For details on the convention, click here!

InConJunction 2015 will be my second year as member of the author co-op group, Speculative Fiction Guild. My books will be alongside many of my local author friends and associates, including closest author pals, R.J. Sullivan and Chris Garrison, plus Matthew Barron,Katina French, David Jobe, and Nathan Terhune.

My InConJunction Itinerary 

Friday

4:00 PM-Grand Ballroom 7-8-More than Swords: The Military and Fantasy

John F Allen; Christopher Kennedy

8:00 PM-Indianapolis Ballroom C-Spy Fi: What It Means and How To Write It

John F Allen

9:00 PM-Indianapolis Ballroom C-Writing Dialogue

Matthew Barron; R.J. Sullivan; John F Allen; John Kennedy; Mark Wandrey; Terri-Lynne Smiles; Penny Cockrell

Saturday

12:00 PM-Indianapolis Ballroom A-B-How to be a great geek parent

John F Allen; Violet Patterson; Mark Wandrey; Andrew Jones; Penny Cockrell

Sunday

11:00 AM-Indianapolis Ballroom C- Cutting the Cord of Cable TV

John F Allen; Mark Wandrey

12:00 PM-Indianapolis Ballroom C-Comic Book Inspired Prose

John F Allen

2:00 PM-Indianapolis Ballroom A-B-Best and Worst Marvel Movies

Kate Chaplin; John F Allen

InConJunction has always proven to be a blast each year and I’m eager to see many of my old friends, as well as making many brand new ones.This con will also be the very first opportunity to purchase a signed copy of my brand-new release Codename: Knight Ranger!

All of my books will be priced to sell,and the more you buy, the more you save.

Books by John F. Allen

The God Killers $15

Codename: Knight Ranger $5

Both titles (purchased together) $17

Akira Lacquer Nail Polish

$8 (per bottle)

2 for $14, 3 for $20 & 4 for $28

BJ Designs Bracelets

Both women and girls are made of memory wire to fit all wrist sizes using Swarovski crystals and pearls

Women – $25.00 – ladies have an extension for larger wrist if needed

Girls – $20.00 – different style and design from ladies

Men – $25.00 – several charms (hope, love, believe) with ribbon (cancer symbol) charm in middle

Boys – $20.00 – same style as men but smaller in size

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

LATEST CODENAME: KNIGHT RANGER REVIEW!

Here’s the latest review for Codename: Knight Ranger!

“There are enemies that exist beyond general human awareness and comprehension; enemies thought to be products of lore and nightmares. The premise of Codename: Knight Ranger, an exciting science fiction thriller written by John F. Allen, is that monsters are real. Werewolves, vampires and a variety of creatures thought to be frightful products of human imaginings are indeed substantive…and lethal. A select group of humans are at war with these monsters.

Ranger Captain Alexandre Du Bois becomes an unwilling participant in this invisible war when his unit in Afghanistan is ambushed. The captain suffers catastrophic injuries. In fact ‘catastrophic’ drastically understates his condition. Du Bois dies but is brought back to life by means that becomes key to his subsequent alteration. Thanks to an enigmatic organization led by a mysterious mastermind named Bishop, Du Bois is outfitted with a new body complete with enhanced capabilities, a kind of six million man on mega doses of steroids. To top it off, he’s provided with a super durable armored suit, packed with enough fire power to shred an army. But the transition from ordinary man to ultra-soldier becomes a jarring shock to Du Bois’ senses. Not to mention the costs that his commitment as an ultra soldier entails, a cost that deeply embitters him. Having never consented to this transformation, Du Bois bears enmity toward the person responsible for his condition: Bishop. Nevertheless, Du Bois is a soldier, and he will do his duty, because if he doesn’t, the monsters win.

Knight Ranger is a short but delightfully satisfying read. The build-up leading to Du Bois’ demonstration of his abilities gives the reader a rich insight into his state of mind. There is a lot of flashy hi tech in this book which I enthusiastically imbibed like literary crack. When Du Bois finally goes into the field, the action is hyper fast, hard hitting and explosive. I’ll expect no less of the sequel.”

~ Ronald Jones

EARLY REVIEWS ARE IN FOR CODENAME: KNIGHT RANGER!