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It’s an Apocalypse of Madness!

What do school shootings, crazy drivers mowing down people on busy sidewalks, and rabid-like raccoons have in common? Perhaps nothing. Or maybe everything. My next three-book series, MADNESS Chronicles, portrays a fictional apocalypse which is set in motion when mammals...
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HIGHWAY on Amazon Prime Reading

What do Dune by Frank Herbert, 1984 by George Orwell, and Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick have in common with HIGHWAY by ML Banner? Yes, they’re all examples of classic science fiction, but there’re something else… They are part...
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Charity Time

The news highlights and YouTube videos have long since dried up. Yet, hurricane relief (in many places) is still direly needed. You can still help! Twenty four other authors and I have teamed up to put out an anthology of...
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Why The Delay, You Deadbeat Author?

I’ve been asked many times why I’ve delayed finishing up either of my first two series. I’ve tried to answer folks directly on this, but my answers often felt short (mostly because of time) and incomplete. I though it would be a...
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Using Lyrics in Your Book Could Be Expensive

Sometimes one of the best ways to set a scene in a narrative, is to use the lyrics of a famous song. Imagine what the next chapter of a book might look like if before it you’ve read the lyrics to...
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Hell’s Requiem Coming To Audio

I’m excited to announce that Hell’s Requiem is coming to audio in a few days. Just have to finish reviewing the fantastic work completed by Kevin Pierce, and I’m enjoying each second immensely. Wish I had had this before my...
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HELL’S REQUIEM is Now Available

My seventh book, HELL’S REQUIEM is now available on Amazon world-wide. Readers in the US can find the eBook here: http://www.mlbanner.com/hells-requiem Readers in the UK can find the eBook here: http://www.mlbanner.com/hells-requiem-uk This is my most favorite book so far, for a...
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CICADA Sale (One day till the world goes to hell)

Because HELL’S REQUIEM, my newest book (coming tomorrow) points to the only known safe place left in the world, I’ve put CICADA on sale for $0.99/£0.99, from today (6/16) through 6/22/17. For US Readers For UK Readers

How about some classic rock with your apocalyptic thrillers?

Hell’s Requiem Playlist To celebrate a 13 day countdown until the release of my newest book, I’m shinning the spotlight on one song each day from the Hell’s Requiem Playlist, featured in the book of the same name, Hell’s Requiem.  (click on...
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Festival Book Inventory Has Got to Go

Alright folks, my wife is a little miffed at me. I way over-bought on paperbacks for last month’s Tucson Book Festival. She told me in no uncertain words to, “get rid of these ___ books!” So, I’m here, hat in hand, asking...
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