Fallen and Risen Big News
Multicast Audiobook, Public Appearances, and Editing Update
Join Intelligence Officer Brendan Sean Murphy as he voyages into space in a struggle for peace and his own sanity. My first novel Fallen is available for $0.99 digital ($2.99 on Amazon) and $14.99 on paperback.
2024 is Going to Be a Great Year
Whether in print, audio, or in person, this is going to be a fun year. Let’s run through what is happening.
The Multicast Audiobook
First, the biggest news: a four person-cast audiobook version of Fallen is on the way. I have teamed up with Squeaky Cheese Productions to create a dramatized audiobook edition of Fallen.
Additionally, the novel’s soundtrack will feature in the audiobook!
Going on Tour
There will be two public appearances where I will talk about Fallen, Risen, and An Odd Pilgrimage.
First, on March 17th, I will be at the St. Joseph Art Festival at St. Mary’s Church in Washington, DC. Besides me, there will be a variety of Catholic artists, writers, dancers, and more.
Additionally, I have been invited to be a guest at BASEDCON from September 6-8. Besides my own promotion, I look forward to meeting other independent creators, swapping tips, and enjoying meeting fans.
Risen in Editing
The editing of Risen continues. Right now I’m over 60 percent through going line by line. Once that is done, I will listen to Microsoft Word’s text-to-speech to catch errors. After that is the final step of giving it to a formal editor. Once that is complete, then it’s out for publication!
Back Page Ad
Finally, the Spring 2024 (Issue #18) of Cirsova: Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense has a back cover ad for Fallen. Check out Cirsova for 300-plus pages of independent stories when it comes out on March 15.
Other Independent Book Promotions
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Brain Fog by MJ Chance - Book for Sell
In a world teetering on the brink of a medical revolution, Dr. Allison Perez stands at the vanguard with her groundbreaking creation: the Neuday nanocyte. This marvel of modern science promises a new dawn for those trapped in the twilight of degenerative brain diseases, offering the power to reawaken dormant neural pathways.
As the whisper of her nanocytes buzzes around the world, a more sinister plot unfurls. The owners of her laboratory, driven by greed, have a plan that doesn't involve cures or care. It involves absolute control—control they will kill for.
Now a target in the deadly game of corporate espionage, Alli's only ally is an enigmatic bodyguard who breaks his allegiance to shadowy employers to protect her. As he promises to protect her, Alli is haunted by more than her would-be assassins; she's haunted by the memory of her deceased brother Justin and the sudden reappearance of his childhood friend—Carson, a man whose life suddenly threads through hers in ways she’s only beginning to understand.
As the line between friends and lovers blurs, Alli’s battle transcends the physical. Her fight is with the very technology she created. With every neuron she fires, every ally she trusts, and every secret she uncovers, Alli Perez must navigate the fog not just to save her own life, but to ensure the future freedom of the human mind.
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Pariah by Ian D. Feldman - Free Book
Have you ever faced the Devil? When Lenny, a battle-hardened Ranger, comes face to face with a legendary opponent in a lopsided game of survival, he must confront the darkness within himself or become another trophy in his adversary’s macabre collection.
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The Ein Particle by Koen Martens - Book For Sale
Young Tlana, unaware of the totalitarian convictions of those she admires and emulates, is a promising student of human consciousness and devout scholar of the holy texts governing society.
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She discovers society is not as benign as she once thought. Worse, her only hope is to hide among those she most despises.
Ashamed and confused, she reluctantly embraces their cause as her own.
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Star Rider on the Razor's Edge by Heidi Skarie - Book for Sale
Toemeka Ganti won’t rest until the universe is rid of the sinister sorcerer-deity who killed her parents. Working undercover to liberate a peaceful people from his ruthless usurper, she attempts to develop a weapon that can break through the tyrant’s shields. But she’s barely begun her work when she’s captured by the despot’s dark agents.
Rescued by a mysterious and handsome warrior-priest, Toemeka and her team join forces with the planetary resistance. But without her device to knock out the enemy defenses, their budding rebellion could swiftly be crushed. And her time to complete it has almost run out…
Can Toemeka free an oppressed planet and light a spark of hope throughout the galaxy?
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Until Next Time
Thank you for reading this newsletter post. Next time, we will continue the religion and aliens series by looking at American Indian native religions (see previous editions of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Protestantism and other Christian Groups, Islam, Judaism, the Dharma faiths, Ancient Religions, and Theozoology and World Ice Theory. After that, we will continue look at non-American science fiction, this time interviewing a Nigerian .
As always, please leave a comment with any questions, reviews, thoughts, whatever about Fallen, Risen, or whatever else I have discussed. I promise to reply!