myth – Beware of Monsters

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Remember that pizza place you loved growing up? For me, it was Maria’s Pizza in downtown Beverly, and they’re still there! Imagine that you’ve gone back to that pizza place. Looks the same. Smells the same. You’re salivating before you can even order. I am, just thinking about it. You get your pizza, drive it home and then–life gets in the way. A pet emergency. A child suddenly needing to make a diorama. Montezuma rises from the depths of Taco Tuesday to exact his hot, spicy vengeance. Point is, that pizza you were looking forward to so much? It’s in the fridge, cooling off, waiting…congealing. For what feels like forever, you put out the fires of life. Through the night. Through the following day, until finally, the next night…you’re alone. You reheat that pizza–as you did a hundred times when you were young–bust out the root beer, and finally, ecstatically take a bite. THIS is the journey of KINGDOM, except the single day of life’s assaults was stretched out for years. But, the end has come. KINGDOM is here, reheated and ready for you to consume! Let’s get into it!

KINGDOM

The entire Jack Sigler series was born out of a strange confluence of events. At the time, I’d self-published THE DIDYMUS CONTINGENCY, RAISING THE PAST, and ANTARKTOS RISING. The editor at St. Martin’s Press, Peter Wolverton, noticed ANTARKTOS on Amazon, loved the cover (my design) and bought a copy. He loved the book and contacted me. The offer boiled down to this: “Can you write something just like this (action, military, monsters), but don’t mention religion?” I said yes, and delivered….INSTINCT.

That’s right, PULSE wasn’t the original Book 1.

The editor wanted a smoother launch for the team, and since I had killed both Knight and Bishop in that first version of INSTINCT, I needed to come up with a story where that wasn’t a possibility. The solution came from a movie script I’d written a few years earlier, titled HYDRA. It was the first screenplay I’d ever written and featured George Pierce as the main character. I retained a lot of that original story, including George, and made it part of PULSE, which became Book 1 and launched what would become my longest series. KINGDOM bookends the series with just as much action, monsters, and intrigue as that first book, and I’m proud of what the series has become–bigger than me. While I wrote those first three novels on my own, I was joined by Kane Gilmour and Sean Ellis for the rest of the novels, along with Kent Holloway, David Wood, Edward G. Talbot, David McAfee, and Ethan Cross. This series has been running for nearly as long as my career, and while I’m sad to see it end, it’s a worthy ending that is both…brutal…and like that trip back home for your favorite pizza. Enjoy the last slice, my friends!

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*Audiobook listeners. R.C. Bray told by doctors that he needed to take a break to save his voice. Thus, the release of Khaos in audio has been delayed until December 13. Another newsletter will be released on that date. That said, you can still pre-order it now!

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Where do I even begin to talk about the madness that is Khaos? How about the books that brought us to this point. There are spoilers below, so if you haven’t read this far in the Infinite Timeline, scroll down to learn everything you need to know, read those books, and then come back here. 🙂

First came Tribe. It was one of the most action-packed, bonkers novels I’ve written featuring Greek gods, demigods, a cult, Japanese sukeban, and grandmother cleaning-lady assassins. And it introduced us to Henry–one of my wildest characters to date–who feels no fear, and Sarah, whose strength becomes the stuff of legend.

Next came The Dark, which, as the title suggests is one of my most dark and twisted stories combining mythology about hell with a very personal view of an alien invasion. This story gave us Miah, aka: Laser Chicken, the compassionate hero with a heart of gold and a pair of laser wings to boot. It also introduced Bree, aka: Demon Dog, an eight year old girl whose ability to transform into a demon make her fearsome and savage.

Last, we dove headlong into the insane life and antics of Mind Bullet, following a telekinetic assassin and his friends as they are pursued by a treasure trove of hilariously psychotic killers, uncovering his complicated past and unbelievable parentage along the way. Jonas, the assassin, who has a sarcastic wit and untapped potential, is joined by Bubbles, an AI with a grudge against ducks and developmental trajectory propelling her toward sentience.

And now…they’re all coming together for a book that could only be titled Khaos. Not just because of the word “chaos” but because they are en route to the mythological land separating Earth from Tartarus–the perilous land between worlds known as Khaos. So let’s dig right into this!