I’ve just liked the FaceBook pages for: The Magis Centre for Reason and Faith (http://www.facebook.com/MagisReasonFaith ), AND The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (http://www.facebook.com/RichardDawkinsFoundation )
If you want to know why my left and right brain parts are squabbling, my upcoming book, ARMY of SOULS will explain (kinda)
If you’ve read SCAT and would like a free e-copy of ARMY of SOULS when it launches later this month, please get in touch. I’m handing out a dozen free copies in return for honest reviews. You can reach me via the contact form on my website: jimgrahamscifinovels.com Here’s the blurb: ARMY of SOULS
ARMY of SOULS is the sequel to SCAT, and takes up the story a few months after the big reveal.
Best
Jim
The edits are coming along, so Army of Souls is just weeks away and I’m aiming to put it out there in early May. That’s right–just as Dan Brown puts 4 million copies of Inferno onto bookshelves around the world 
The foundation story for Army of Souls, Scat, is still free. Check it out. Really–take a look–grab your own copy. It’s FREE. IE zero dollars.
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Multi-universes, membranes, and other unproven theories explained real quick.
So! Army of Souls is done. It has gone to the beta-readers, and I’m now just tinkering with elements of it, waiting on their comments. Publishing this one will be like giving away my daughter (which I must do at some point). I’ll be just as nervous. Army of Souls ventures into rarely chartered territory for Science Fiction. I only hope it isn’t damned for doing so.
Army of Souls starts a few months after Scat and continues the story.
Here’s the (draft) blurb:
Book Two in the Scat’s Universe saga
“If flesh came into being because of the spirit, it is a wonder. But if spirit came into being because of the body, it is a wonder of wonders.”
Ancient text discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, December 1945. Believed to be the Gospel According to Thomas 24:1
Man’s soul is little more than collateral damage in a struggle between our daemons and demons. As Man succumbs to the soul-harvesting Haraan and the seven Vices pursue the four Virtues in a brutal and one-sided conflict, Scat must travel the Other-Worlds to free our souls from Purgatory.
But Man is allied against him. An army of souls is on the rampage. And the Demon Master is a single victory from reigning supreme
Don’t forget, Scat is currently free from most of the popular ebook retailers.
Oh, and if you have already posted a review for Scat, I thank you. This is how scribblers like me get the word out to readers such as yourselves. Through other readers. It helps that the most recent batch of reviews have been very encouraging.
Best, Jim
St Patrick’s gets a whole chapter to itself in the upcoming science fiction, “Army of Souls”. It is the setting for a confession that will change everything; even how we view the After Life.
I took this photo during our Christmas visit 2009. I visit every other year at around the same time. I love New York, and although back home us Brits have buildings and monuments going back a thousand years and more, I find the city filled with interesting, often ignored, historical markers. Anyone with a real interest in New York should try reading: “The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America” by Russell Shorto.
Here’s a link to the book’s Goodreads page: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45000.The_Island_at_the_Center_of_the_World
The tomb of 1st Earl of Salisbury’s at St Etheldreda, Hatfield. St Ethelreda and the tomb get a mention in my upcoming novel, ARMY of SOULS. It has something to do with the four Virtues who bear the Earl’s likeness: Prudence, Temperance, Justice and Courage.
Photo by chrisjohnbeckett.
Here it is. The cover for the up-coming Army of Souls. Thank you Cathy Helms.
The pre-launch promo continues. Grab your free copy of Scat and be ready for a truly Total War.
Being an unknown author I’m letting the first novel in each of the two Scat’s Universe series go for free. Call me crazy, after all, they took two years to get right. One of them, Scat, is a complex 170,000+ word epic that has picked up some great reviews from dedicated reader blogs and a dedicated scifi website. The other, Birdie Down, is a 60,000+ word adventure described as ‘High adventure of the best kind’ and a ‘ripping good yarn’.
So why give them away? Well, it’s my investment in myself. I’m keen for readers to take a look at them and to decide for themselves that the stories I publish are worth reading – without there being any risk attached. And that the stories I publish in the future might just be worth a few of their hard-earned dollars.
So, check out the site and find out where you can grab your free copies. And if you enjoy them, please do let me know, sign up for details of new releases or even leave a review.
Happy St Patricks Day
Jim
