A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL BROOKES – AUTHOR OF CONVERSATIONS IN THE ABYSS
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL BROOKES – AUTHOR OF CONVERSATIONS IN THE ABYSS
I’m honored that “All the Other Books” has the opportunity to be a stop on the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour. Joining me is author Michael Brookes, who was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the book!
Welcome back, Michael, it’s a pleasure to speak with you again!
MB: Thanks for having me.
So, Michael…this is the second book in the series, but the first I read. Tell us a bit about the first book…
MB: In the first book we meet the main character. As a boy he discovers he has the ability to enter people’s minds and read their thoughts and memories. He learns that he can also influence their minds, bending them to his will. With these abilities he grows into a monster terrorizing those who pass him by.
Eventually he tires of his dark game and decides to enact a bloody last stand. While preparing for this in prison he discovers he’s not as unique as thought.
I enjoyed this book, and though in some ways it could be a stand-alone, I definitely missed some things by reading the second book first. When I read The Cult of Me, how will knowledge from Conversations in the Abyss alter the experience?
MB: I deliberately wrote the second book with the intention that it could be read and enjoyed without having read the first book. However it is still worth reading it afterwards so you can find out more about the main character and see how he came to be in the predicament he starts the second book in. You will also discover how he came to be the person he is now.
The first-person protagonist is, unless I missed it, never named. Will he (or she) be identified in the next book?
MB: I haven’t decided that yet. We shall have to see how it pans out – I’m interested to know myself :-)
This story is an interesting take on religion in general and the Lazarus story in particular. What inspired it?
MB: The story itself is inspired by
I’m honored that “All the Other Books” has the opportunity to be a stop on the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour. Joining me is author Michael Brookes, who was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the book!
Welcome back, Michael, it’s a pleasure to speak with you again!
MB: Thanks for having me.
So, Michael…this is the second book in the series, but the first I read. Tell us a bit about the first book…
MB: In the first book we meet the main character. As a boy he discovers he has the ability to enter people’s minds and read their thoughts and memories. He learns that he can also influence their minds, bending them to his will. With these abilities he grows into a monster terrorizing those who pass him by.
Eventually he tires of his dark game and decides to enact a bloody last stand. While preparing for this in prison he discovers he’s not as unique as thought.
I enjoyed this book, and though in some ways it could be a stand-alone, I definitely missed some things by reading the second book first. When I read The Cult of Me, how will knowledge from Conversations in the Abyss alter the experience?
MB: I deliberately wrote the second book with the intention that it could be read and enjoyed without having read the first book. However it is still worth reading it afterwards so you can find out more about the main character and see how he came to be in the predicament he starts the second book in. You will also discover how he came to be the person he is now.
The first-person protagonist is, unless I missed it, never named. Will he (or she) be identified in the next book?
MB: I haven’t decided that yet. We shall have to see how it pans out – I’m interested to know myself :-)
This story is an interesting take on religion in general and the Lazarus story in particular. What inspired it?
MB: The story itself is inspired by
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