Secret of the Nexus
Well, this would be my first blog, and my first book. I don't often find there's much I want to express an opinion about on the internet - with the exception of the obvious anonymous posts on boards that I'm passionate about. I post the odd review (both good and bad) about books I've read, films I've seen, and places I've been. But I've never really leapt full blown into the world of Blog following, Tweeting, or using Facebook for more than surreptitiously keeping up to date on how infrequently seen friends are getting on, and the occasional status update when the inconsequential thing I've just done just has to be blurted to the world (or at least whichever friends continue to allow my movements to appear on their newsfeed).
However, with the completion of my first novel, I find myself drawn to putting the word out there as best I can and hoping that it spreads. It started out as simply an idea I couldn't get out of my head and so started to put down on paper. But the more I put down, the more the ideas of expansion came. And the more I expanded it and let friends and family know about it, the more they encouraged me to do something with it. My wife had bits read to her every night to see what she thought, and though inevitably she would eventually fall asleep, the very next evening she would ask me to pick up where she dropped off.
So here it is: Secret of the Nexus - available on Amazon £1.95
But what if the truth were something in between?
This is the reality that master thief Greg Cross now finds himself facing. What started out as a simple job for a trusted associate has quickly spiralled into a race to uncover secrets hidden since the dawn of civilisation. A race between those who seek the truth in order to take the next step in mankind's destiny, and those who wish to claim it for their own and use it to rebuild an empire lost to them millennia ago. It is a mission that Greg cannot deny his role in; because he now possesses an ancient power that is the key to unlocking the secret of the Nexus.
Allied with those who have fought all their lives to find and protect the truth, Greg must now learn to accept what he has become if he is to master it and survive the trials to come. For although he now embodies a potential seen in man long ago, his is not the only secret of the past to have resurfaced... "
My fiction of choice for the last ten years, has been that of the archaeological adventure/thriller, and as I read more novels of this type I began to see an increasing trend in examples of work that step delicately into aspects of history and myth that could be considered fantastical, or at the least difficult to explain in conventional scientific terms.
I have always enjoyed the concept of our understanding of the basis of the universe perhaps opening the door to greater possibilities that one would ordinarily relegate to magic or myth, whether from the perspective of fiction, or interpretation in history. In that vein, I decided to attempt to marry the ideas and beliefs that civilisations of ancient and pre-history used to explain the world around them, with modern fictional applications of heroism, quests to uncover secrets of our past, struggles with one's character, and the idea that because of our over reliance on logic and strict adherence to the scientific laws we have laid down, we are reluctant to accept anything beyond what we can measure. I chose the religious beliefs of the Sumerians of Mesopotamia as the foundation of the archaeological pursuit due to their strides in written language and development of technology never before seen, and in many cases lost for centuries after. Their belief system has roots in so many of the later religions, fables and legends, that it makes the perfect starting point for asking the question of what really happened all those millennia ago that so much of it survived in so many places, when other ideas became lost to time.
The result is a story that throws the lead character, Greg Cross, into an arena of which he has no experience, and struggles to comprehend. A man of moderate scientific knowledge, he feels and expresses a fear and disbelief at that which is happening all around him, much like many of us do when watching shows that throw everyday people into fantastic situations but accept them far more readily than reality would suggest.
So click the link, try the sample, buy the rest, and pass the word around. I'm not entirely sure how to even get this blog more "out there" to give this work the best chance it can, neyond the link on my facebook page and the greatest will in the world - but if this blog should fall into your metaphorical lap, please do spread it about.
However, with the completion of my first novel, I find myself drawn to putting the word out there as best I can and hoping that it spreads. It started out as simply an idea I couldn't get out of my head and so started to put down on paper. But the more I put down, the more the ideas of expansion came. And the more I expanded it and let friends and family know about it, the more they encouraged me to do something with it. My wife had bits read to her every night to see what she thought, and though inevitably she would eventually fall asleep, the very next evening she would ask me to pick up where she dropped off.
So here it is: Secret of the Nexus - available on Amazon £1.95
"Myth tells us that the cradle of civilisation was created and nurtured by the gods. History tells us that mankind developed along its own path, and that many ancient kings believed themselves to be gods and were revered as such.
But what if the truth were something in between?
This is the reality that master thief Greg Cross now finds himself facing. What started out as a simple job for a trusted associate has quickly spiralled into a race to uncover secrets hidden since the dawn of civilisation. A race between those who seek the truth in order to take the next step in mankind's destiny, and those who wish to claim it for their own and use it to rebuild an empire lost to them millennia ago. It is a mission that Greg cannot deny his role in; because he now possesses an ancient power that is the key to unlocking the secret of the Nexus.
Allied with those who have fought all their lives to find and protect the truth, Greg must now learn to accept what he has become if he is to master it and survive the trials to come. For although he now embodies a potential seen in man long ago, his is not the only secret of the past to have resurfaced... "
My fiction of choice for the last ten years, has been that of the archaeological adventure/thriller, and as I read more novels of this type I began to see an increasing trend in examples of work that step delicately into aspects of history and myth that could be considered fantastical, or at the least difficult to explain in conventional scientific terms.
I have always enjoyed the concept of our understanding of the basis of the universe perhaps opening the door to greater possibilities that one would ordinarily relegate to magic or myth, whether from the perspective of fiction, or interpretation in history. In that vein, I decided to attempt to marry the ideas and beliefs that civilisations of ancient and pre-history used to explain the world around them, with modern fictional applications of heroism, quests to uncover secrets of our past, struggles with one's character, and the idea that because of our over reliance on logic and strict adherence to the scientific laws we have laid down, we are reluctant to accept anything beyond what we can measure. I chose the religious beliefs of the Sumerians of Mesopotamia as the foundation of the archaeological pursuit due to their strides in written language and development of technology never before seen, and in many cases lost for centuries after. Their belief system has roots in so many of the later religions, fables and legends, that it makes the perfect starting point for asking the question of what really happened all those millennia ago that so much of it survived in so many places, when other ideas became lost to time.
The result is a story that throws the lead character, Greg Cross, into an arena of which he has no experience, and struggles to comprehend. A man of moderate scientific knowledge, he feels and expresses a fear and disbelief at that which is happening all around him, much like many of us do when watching shows that throw everyday people into fantastic situations but accept them far more readily than reality would suggest.
So click the link, try the sample, buy the rest, and pass the word around. I'm not entirely sure how to even get this blog more "out there" to give this work the best chance it can, neyond the link on my facebook page and the greatest will in the world - but if this blog should fall into your metaphorical lap, please do spread it about.
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