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A Reckoning of Souls Virtual Book Tour

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Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Date Published: 09-18-2024

Publisher: Bright Communications

 

 

WOULD YOU SACRIFICE AN ENTIRE CITY TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE?

A massive explosion rips through the outdoor seating area of a popular
restaurant in downtown Trondheim. Two days later, fourteen people are found
dead in a church along a remote section of coastline. The souls of the
victims have been ripped from their bodies. Moments later a spirit from the
Otherworlds steps through the Black Void to find the ancient relic that
killed them.

On a secluded island in the Arctic Circle, a troubled man sees a world that
has lost its way and feels compelled to change that. He plans to wield the
formidable power of a mysterious artifact to reshape the moral fabric of
eight billion unsuspecting souls—knowing that his actions will wipe
out the inhabitants of an entire city.

David Skye and Jade “Epiphany” Hendrix set out to stop him and
save the lives that would be lost if he were to succeed. Their efforts to do
that are complicated by Kari Salversen, a dedicated police detective with
the Norwegian Police Service. She believes David and Epiphany are involved
in a recent string of deadly attacks and is determined to apprehend
them.

A reckoning of souls is quickly approaching, as the battle for humanity
unfolds in the snowy, arctic fjords of Norway, and the vast spirit realms of
the Otherworlds. The possibility of a peaceful future for billions of souls
and the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people are both at stake. In
a clash that pits two opposing sides against each other, which one is on the
more righteous path?

 

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EXCERPT

Anders noticed a big man with a beard and long hair enter the café. He looked like some kind of lumberjack. The guy had a backpack slung over his shoulder and was walking toward the booth in which Anders was sitting. The lumberjack stopped next to his booth. His physical size and muscular build presented an imposing figure. When the man sat down across the table from Anders, it surprised the hell out of him. There was something about his dark, penetrating eyes, the way they locked onto his. Anders tried to look away, to break the stare, but he couldn’t.

“We have important things to discuss, Anders,” the man said.

“How do you know my name?” Anders asked curtly. He leaned forward and whispered, “Are you with the Brotherhood?”

“I knew you’d be here this morning, and I also know the police have a warrant for your arrest. They don’t like what you and your Brotherhood stand for.”

“Who are you? What do you want from me?” Anders asked gruffly.

“My name is Asgeir. I have a mission for you—one that will raise your standing within the ranks of your Brotherhood. You do something for me, and I’ll keep the police away from you.” Asgeir reached his right hand across the table.

Anders felt the warmth of the man’s hand as it gripped his left forearm. But no, it wasn’t warmth. It was something different, like electricity almost, a sensation that flowed into the base of his skull and permeated his thoughts. It felt as if the inside of his head was charged with a pulsing electrical current. A normal Anders Gustason would never have allowed a complete stranger to get this familiar, to invade his personal space, to make physical contact. Ever! He wanted to do something about it. His blood was beginning to boil. The muscles in his arms tensed. But all he could manage was to sit there—quiet, motionless.

The electric sensation at the base of Anders’s skull intensified. His thoughts were slowly blanketed in a silky haze. The noise in the café—the sound of espresso machines, clanking coffee cups, people’s idle chatter—became a dull blur of indiscernible background noise. Anders stared into the eyes of the man sitting across the table from him. Never once did the man move his lips, yet Anders heard the man’s words inside his head loudly and clearly. 

“I have a mission for you. Two people will come in here later today. They represent the things you hate the most about the direction this country is taking. I am giving you the chance to stand up and take your country back from the hands of people like this, Anders. This is your chance to be a hero, to be the spear of the Gods.” A deluge of hatred and violence flooded the inner reaches of Anders’s mind like a tidal surge, latching on to his darkest of thoughts, the kind that are buried deep, never to be entertained.

Anders slowly came out of the fog that had clouded his mind. He looked down at the table. Various nicks, scratches, and coffee stains all blurred into an obscure collage. The words that had filled his head stayed with him for a moment. They were all he could focus on, resonant, deep, and so very clear. The cloudy rumble of background noise came whooshing back to crystal clarity, the clanking of coffee cups, the sound of espresso machines, the idle chatter. The miasma that had clouded his thoughts receded. Anders looked up. The seat across from him was empty. He didn’t remember seeing the big man leave. What was his name? He couldn’t remember it. The electric hum that filled his head had dissipated. 

Anders looked at the backpack on the seat next to him. The man had left it for him with specific instructions on what to do with it. Anders stood, hefted the backpack over his right shoulder, and exited the coffee shop. He paused to breathe in the cold morning air. The names and images of the two people he’d come back for were etched into his brain. Anders Gustason had clarity. He knew exactly what he needed to do.

 

About the Author 

Harrison Edwards

Harrison Edwards lives in eastern Pennsylvania with his wife and their
black Lab, Deacon. Harrison’s writing is a blend of science fiction
and urban fantasy. Subject matter for his stories comes from deep interests
in science, technology, and mythology. When he’s not compiling and
developing ideas for future novels, you can find him composing original
works of contemporary instrumental music for his next CD release.

 

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The Quest for the Wizard’s Key Blitz

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Tales from the Dreamlands, Book 2

 

Paranormal Fantasy, Occult and Supernatural, Lovecraftian, Sci-Fi
Fantasy

Publication Date: April 1, 2023

 

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The Wizard’s Key is the second book in a series of New Cthulhu Mythos
tales. This fix-up novel features a fascinating cast of outcasts on a quest
to save the Cosmos from destruction by malevolent forces. Join them on their
madcap journey.

This fix-up novel follows the events that transpired in Ketil and Yitzy’s
Adventure in the Xura Dream House. The book can be read as a standalone, but
for a better understanding of the characters and events, it is suggested
that Ketil and Yitzy’s Adventure in the Xura Dream House should be read
first. It is a fun, fast-paced buddy story with plenty of creepy, crazy
twists and turns.

Once you have read Ketil and Yitzy’s Adventure, you will be In the Know so
you can be In with the In Crowd! Then you can join us at the Kewl Eldritch
Horrors table.

 

 

About the Author

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C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is
spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the
Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That
Should Not Be.

When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian
fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to
upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods that she
hopes will be considered palatable.

Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult
son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early
Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be
found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch
horrors.

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The Quest for the Wizard’s Key Teaser Tuesday

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Tales from the Dreamlands, Book 2

 

Paranormal Fantasy, Occult and Supernatural, Lovecraftian, Sci-Fi
Fantasy

Publication Date: April 1, 2023

 

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The Wizard’s Key is the second book in a series of New Cthulhu Mythos
tales. This fix-up novel features a fascinating cast of outcasts on a quest
to save the Cosmos from destruction by malevolent forces. Join them on their
madcap journey.

This fix-up novel follows the events that transpired in Ketil and Yitzy’s
Adventure in the Xura Dream House. The book can be read as a standalone, but
for a better understanding of the characters and events, it is suggested
that Ketil and Yitzy’s Adventure in the Xura Dream House should be read
first. It is a fun, fast-paced buddy story with plenty of creepy, crazy
twists and turns.

Once you have read Ketil and Yitzy’s Adventure, you will be In the Know so
you can be In with the In Crowd! Then you can join us at the Kewl Eldritch
Horrors table.

 

 

Excerpt

 

Corporate Climbers vs. Bleeding Hearts and Artists

 

“The one I refer to as the Galaxy Girl is the soul knowed as Pepper Baiij
in this lifetime,” Ketil revealed. “There is those who say that Pepper is
simply unlucky. It is others which say that Pepper brings to herself her own
troubles by being terribly lazy and unmotivated. Pepper is not unmotivated,
if presented with tasks that interest her. She can easy become distracted
from tasks which does not interest her and can become quickly depressed if
forced to carry on with such tasks for extended periods of time.

“Some have said that Pepper is entitled and expects the world to be handed
to her upon a silver platter when she was born with a plastic spoon in her
mouth. This is inaccurate. Pepper is not entitled or a snob, but she was
wired for more than what a nine-to-five job which squashes her creative
spirit offers.

“When we believe that people is only as worthwhile as their willingness to
climb a corporate ladder, then surely people such as Pepper and all of us is
worth about as much as yellow snow. To some people, the only measure of
success is to achieve a number above the salary they earned the previous
year at the corporation to which they drive daily. For these people, the
life of nine to five in a fine office is the best of all possible
atmospheres. But for those who prefer to detail the story of their lives on
creative canvasses, the daily commutes to and from the office is dead-end
drives, for beyond the afterglow effect of receiving money with which to pay
the bills, each hour spent in the office is but a slow march to death for
their soul.

“Thus, the corporate ladder climb is all fine and good for the sort of
Theodore Thirsty what derives joy from being toasty in Topeka in their
luxury office. I do not in any case trust such Theodores. They seem
initially to be people-pleasers, but all too often these men of mystery is
sipping on subterfuge while minty descriptions slip from their silver
tongues to camouflage lemony liabilities. If one is not a watchful Winifred
in the company of these Theodores, one can find oneself knee-deep in the
aftermath of consuming too great a portion of chili cheese custard.”

“It seems ter me, Ketil, that your old China Plate Pepper is much more the
bloomin’ sort of lassie wot prefers whimsy and wildflowers ter stuffy
offices and climbin’ of corporate ladders and whatnot,” Little John observed
as he and Robin shared a platter of what looked disturbingly like a
half-dozen large kangaroo rats that had been left out in the sun to bloat
before being consumed, while Rilpu swallowed a creature resembling a fresh,
plump toad. Yitzy the Yithian, meanwhile, seemed quite content to delicately
sip the apricot-hued ambrosia of the Pxab Plume into one of his four
trumpetlike mouths.

“It is a shame that the juice of the Pxab Plume is not more intoxicating,”
Ketil quipped, pouring a serving of the beverage into a wine goblet the
yellow hue of which reminded the spirit of Earth’s sun. “For I should quite
like to blur the sight of you lot gorging yourselves on rodents and toads
from my unfortunate brain.”

“You ain’t got a brain, Ketil, yer a ghost,” Robin chortled.

 

 

About the Author

C. L. Hart, the owner and sole employee of Naughty Netherworld Press, is
spoken of in hushed tones. She is described as The Mad Scribe of the
Northeastern Colorado Plains, The Terrible Old Woman, and The Author That
Should Not Be.

When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian
fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to
upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods that she
hopes will be considered palatable.

Ms. Hart shares a home in a remote rural town of 134 souls with her adult
son and three cats. Her sense of fashion is best described as Early
Twenty-First Century Unmade Bed. This disabled former nurse can usually be
found arguing with herself about subplots or rehabilitating eldritch
horrors.

Follow C. L. Hart

C. L. Hart Amazon Author Page

Naughty Netherworld Press Blog

Naughty Netherworld Press Books

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Naughty Netherworld Newsletter

 

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The Unifier Virtual Book Tour

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Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Date Published: June 23, 2022

Publisher: Mindstir Media

 

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On the eve of the twelfth millennium, the prophesied return of The Unifier
marks the beginning of a complex and shattered world centered around the
mutations of a diverse people. While the three warring kingdoms vy for
control over the arid world they live in, a young hero finds himself
directly involved in the vicious conflict. Upon uncovering the mystery of
the prophecy and unraveling the events of the past thousand years, Lucian
quickly realizes both himself and his family are at the center of this plot
involving the individual bestowed with the unique mutations of all three
kingdoms. The Unifier will need to find the courage and strength to renew
the spirits of this world’s occupants to lead them into a new chapter
and step away from its dark history.

 

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About the Author

Jay Thomas

Jay had begun cultivating the creation of the world in The Unifier for
several years now. It wasn’t until recently with the welcoming of his
first child, he found himself putting together the novel into a story that
he was both proud of and ready to share with the world. His obsession with
storytelling can be supplemented through various projects he hopes to bring
to the public in the next couple of years including screenplays, and the
sequels to this intricate and complex design he has worked on.

When Jay isn’t writing, he can be found spending time with his new
family or on the golf course working on his short game. He currently resides
in New York with his beautiful wife and infant daughter.

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Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Date Published: June 23, 2022

Publisher: Mindstir Media

 

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On the eve of the twelfth millennium, the prophesied return of The Unifier
marks the beginning of a complex and shattered world centered around the
mutations of a diverse people. While the three warring kingdoms vy for
control over the arid world they live in, a young hero finds himself
directly involved in the vicious conflict. Upon uncovering the mystery of
the prophecy and unraveling the events of the past thousand years, Lucian
quickly realizes both himself and his family are at the center of this plot
involving the individual bestowed with the unique mutations of all three
kingdoms. The Unifier will need to find the courage and strength to renew
the spirits of this world’s occupants to lead them into a new chapter
and step away from its dark history.

 

About the Author

Jay Thomas

Jay had begun cultivating the creation of the world in The Unifier for
several years now. It wasn’t until recently with the welcoming of his
first child, he found himself putting together the novel into a story that
he was both proud of and ready to share with the world. His obsession with
storytelling can be supplemented through various projects he hopes to bring
to the public in the next couple of years including screenplays, and the
sequels to this intricate and complex design he has worked on.

When Jay isn’t writing, he can be found spending time with his new
family or on the golf course working on his short game. He currently resides
in New York with his beautiful wife and infant daughter.

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