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Hunter/Prey is Now Officially on Sale

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” - Confucius As a young’un, some of my favorite TV dramas were crime procedurals, with shows like Millennium starring Lance Henriksen a personal favorite. I’m not so much a fan of the current crop of crime shows like Law …

An Update on The Ashes of Pompeii, Plus a Third Lemuria Book

2015 is almost upon us, and in case I don’t get around to making a new post before the new year, here’s a quickie update on The Ashes of Pompeii and a little announcement. The good news is, Ashes is in extremely good shape, and I don’t see any bumps …

Some Post-Apocalyptic Reading Suggestions While You Wait for The Ashes of Pompeii

The Ashes of Pompeii won’t be blowing its stack onto your Kindle until next year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your post-apocalyptic fix in the meantime. And hey, what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than tales of the end of the world? Here are some PA books that …

Revenge Means Digging Two Graves (And Carrying a Loaded Shotgun)

Some smarty pants back in the olden days named Confucius once said: “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” Ah, good ol fashion revenge. Some of my favorite movies and books have been about people seeking revenge. The problem with that? It doesn’t always work out …

It’s Nice Just to be Nominated (aka I Was Crushed by Anne Rice’s Sexy Vampires)

So I got this surprising email from Goodreads in my inbox today: This is the email we know you’ve been waiting for all year: Your book has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award! The Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers. We poured over …

And so it Begins…

Okay, so it’s been “beginning” since October. The good news is, I’m already two-thirds of the way through the first draft of The Ashes of Pompeii. The bad news? If previous timelines are any indication, the first draft is, oh, only 10% of the work. So what to expect from …

Giveaway: The Purge of Babylon: A Novel of Survival on Audiobook

Hey there guys and gals. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know that an audiobook version of The Purge of Babylon: A Novel of Survival recently went out into the world. In celebration of that release, I’m giving away 20 free copies of the audiobook. …

The Fires of Atlantis is Now Officially On Sale

For those who didn’t already pre-order their copy of The Fires of Atlantis, I’m happy to announce that today is release day for Book #4 in the Purge of Babylon series. (For those who did pre-order their copy, the book should be automatically downloaded to your Kindle by now.) My …

The Purge of Babylon: A Novel of Survival is Now Available on Audiobook

For those of you who are more into listening to your books instead of reading them, I’m proud to announce the official release of The Purge of Babylon: A Novel of Survival on audiobook, now available through Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. The narrator, Adam Danoff, did a hell of a …

The Fires of Atlantis Theme Song

While writing The Stones of Angkor, I realized early on there was one song that absolutely captured what I was going for with that book. So I plan to keep this up for every new book in the Babylon series. Sometimes the song will occur to me while I’m writing, …