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My first novel, "Loki's Sin" came out the 1st of July. Unfortunately, for the prospect of convincing the right wing loonies to burn it, (though it's much better for the planet), it's only being released in electronic version. I'd be MORE than happy to allow them to buy and burn any copies of the 2nd book (coming out next June)they'd like.
It's something the RWers would definitely not like, considering the main characters are mythological figures (including an immortal fellow named Gabriel who faked a particularly historic crucification in order to supplant the religions of the ancient "gods") and the heroes, throughout the series, are increasingly more "monster" than mortal. In the short story I just finished, planned for a contest giveaway during my author's day on ebooklove@yahoogroups.com tomorrow, the right wingers are being used to spread terror and prepare the world for the coming invasion of a rapacious alien race.
And, no, they're not the Republicans--though many of the humans duped into following them ARE probably Republicans. :evilgrin:
"Loki's Sin" is set in 2005, the current day, and involves a group of immortal refugees from a world destroyed some 25,000 years ago in another universe. One of the primary protagonists is Athena, the originator of democracy on Earth, once worshipped as a Goddess, now broken down by the weight of several eons of almost unending war and violence. She's exhausted, and nowhere near as strong and confident as she once was.
There's also Loki, a renegade if there ever was one--a rogue immortal bio-engineer with a habit for hatching half-baked plans that usually result in serious unintended consequences. He's a genius, but he's full of impetuous energy and a kind of frantic stubbornness that makes it hard for him to listen to anything but his own creative muse.
The Earth where they've chosen to live is now under threat from the same alien civilization that destroyed their homeworld and, in the midst of immortal confusion as to what to do about it, Loki takes matters into his own hands. He starts a project to transform the face of humanity--to restore the magical heritage that had been stolen from us hundreds of years before--to make allies for the coming war.
Of course, this is Loki. Which means, no matter how noble his intentions, he's not going to get quite the same results he'd expected.
Like most immortals, he'd long abandoned any thought of love or romance. They can barely tolerate one another, and getting involved with mortals is a one way ticket to heartbreak city.
His experimentation leads him to conduct clandestine research toward curing a particularly nasty disease (AIDS) and, in moving to human trials, he attempts to fuse immortal genes with human genes in the body of a woman currently dying from the disease.
The attempt kills her, but, somehow, the virus he introduced changes her forever, and Loki, of all the immortals, gets a first chance at romance.
More information about this unique series is available on my website...link below.
Please promote it amongst the RW loonies...I'd like to start a controversy about it before the second book comes out. Judging by J.K. Rowling's success, one has to wonder if it's DESPITE the RW protests, or BECAUSE of the RW protests. I'd like to get a chance to find out for myself.
:evilgrin: I'm not really an evil genius--I just play one on the internet.
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