Call For Advance Readers of The Elixir of Da'ath!

Greetings!

The second book in the Zombie Apocalypse Series, The Elixir of Da'ath, is due to be released in one month! 

I am looking for those who want to read a free advance copy. I offer this to get honest reviews when the book is launched, but a review is not required.

If you wish to be an advance reader, you can click on this link to apply on StoryOrigin (note this will require a StoryOrigin account). Or you can email me directly at dcpfox@dcpfox.com.

Haven't read The Sword of Saint Michael yet? No worries! You can click this link to apply for an advance copy of it as well.

Note that the ability to download advance copies expires February 9. Don't delay!

Not sure if The Sword of Saint Michael is right for you? The link for the advance copy includes an Amazon description. So does the link for The Elixir of Da'ath.

Included below the banner is a description of The Elixir of Da'ath, and there are mild spoilers of the first book, The Sword of Saint Michael. Advance readers will be notified when the book is published, but otherwise, if you wish to be informed when it is published, you can go to my web site, dcpfox.com, to sign up for my newslettter, which I publish evert two to four weeks. You'll learn things about me personally, and, be warned, there will be the occasional cat picture.

What is The Elixir of Da'ath about? (Mild spoilers of The Sword of Saint Michael)

A half-zombie’s murderous psychotic delirium leads to a shamanic quest for redemption.

Jocelyn Radomski faces execution for murdering soldiers during a psychotic break. Since scientific studies of her partial immunity could lead to a cure for the zombie pathogen that has infected almost all of humanity, a Neo-Pagan military officer will pardon her if she agrees to embark on a shamanic quest to retrieve and drink an elixir rumored to cure psychosis. According to the rumor, the elixir exists solely on the fantastical astral plane, hidden in the perilous realm of Da’ath on the kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Meanwhile, her erstwhile companions desperately search for motivation to remain alive. A grieving sheriff attempts to capture his zombie son. A middle-aged woman and a young girl, both infected by the zombie pathogen, together confront their horrifying fate. And a walking dead man finds true love.

Is the rumor about the elixir true? And does Da’ath even exist? Does a fate worse than death await Jocelyn there?

Readers of The Sword of Saint Michael will certainly remember Jocelyn Radomski, the psychotic shaman who is partially immune to the zombie pathogen. Scientific studies of her represent the only hope for humanity.

Jocelyn still must simultaneously deal with a post-apocalyptic zombie-filled material plane. Meanwhile, the same cast of characters from The Sword of Saint Michael, now scattered about Colorado, face new dangers in that world. The sheriff attempts to redeem himself by saving his zombie son. The lonely, middle-aged woman and the five-year-old girl, both infected with the zombie pathogen, face an uncertain future. And a new half-zombie sheds his past self and finds unexpected love.

And Jocelyn's journey is fraught with tests, trials, obstacles, fantastic beasts, and demons. The danger is real—perils of the astral plane can be worse than death on the material plane.

Wikipedia links: Da'ath, The Tree of Life. My version of Da'ath is somewhat different from Wikipedia's version, though, and the realm of Da'ath in Elixir is very dangerous and mysterious, but the wikipedia entry gives you a general reference.

My version of Da'ath is somewhat different from Wikipedia's version, though, and the realm of Da'ath in Elixir is very dangerous and mysterious, but the wikipedia entry gives you a general reference.

The Elixir of Da'ath (the sequel to The Sword of Saint Michael) is Coming Soon!

Greetings!

I am pleased to announce that the second book in the Zombie Apocalypse Series, The Elixir of Da'ath, is coming soon! Included below the banner is a description of the book, and there are mild spoilers of the first book, The Sword of Saint Michael. If you wish to be informed when it is published, you can go to my web site, dcpfox.com, to sign up for my newslettter, which I publish evert two to four weeks. You'll learn things about me personally, and, be warned, there will be the occasional cat picture.

What is The Elixir of Da'ath about? (Mild spoilers of The Sword of Saint Michael)

A half-zombie’s murderous psychotic delirium leads to a quest for redemption.

Jocelyn Radomski faces execution for murdering soldiers during a psychotic break. A neo-Pagan military officer will pardon her only if she agrees to embark on a shamanic quest to retrieve and drink an elixir rumored to cure psychosis. According to the rumor, the elixir exists solely on the astral plane, hidden in the perilous realm of Da’ath on the kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Is the rumor about the elixir true? And does Da’ath even exist? Does a fate worse than death threaten Jocelyn there?

Readers of The Sword of Saint Michael will certainly remember Jocelyn Radomski, the psychotic shaman who is partially immune to the zombie pathogen. Scientific studies of her represent the only hope for humanity.

Jocelyn still must simultaneously deal with a post-apocalyptic zombie-filled material plane. Meanwhile, the same cast of characters from The Sword of Saint Michael, now scattered about Colorado, face new dangers in that world. The sheriff attempts to redeem himself by saving his zombie son. The lonely, middle-aged woman and the five-year-old girl, both infected with the zombie pathogen, face an uncertain future. And a new half-zombie sheds his past self and finds unexpected love.

And Jocelyn's journey is fraught with tests, trials, obstacles, fantastic beasts, and demons. The danger is real—perils of the astral plane can be worse than death on the material plane.

Wikipedia links: Da'ath, The Tree of Life. My version of Da'ath is somewhat different from Wikipedia's version, though, and the realm of Da'ath in Elixir is very dangerous and mysterious, but the wikipedia entry gives you a general reference.

My version of Da'ath is somewhat different from Wikipedia's version, though, and the realm of Da'ath in Elixir is very dangerous and mysterious, but the wikipedia entry gives you a general reference.

The Sword of Saint Michael is published!

Greetings,

I am pleased to announce the general availability of my first novel, The Sword of Saint Michael. It's been an arduous journey for me to get here, but it was all worth it. You can go to getbook.at/FoxSoSM to visit your country's Amazon page for the novel. You can take advantage of Amazon's special 60-day free trial on Kindle Unlimited and read it for free!

I wish to offer my condolences to everyone out there. I'm sure all of you have been affected by the global pandemic of COVID-19 (caused by the SARS-COV2 virus) in some way. I hope you are all staying well and safe, both healthwise and financially, though I know that's not the case for everyone.

As for me, I am doing well. Us GenXers know how to stay home and do nothing. Though I would have liked to have had a release party for my novel, if that's the worst that happens to me, I consider myself spared.

My favorite place to go outdoors and walking is Great Meadows National Wildlife Reserve in Concord, Massachusetts. Alas, during this pandemic, it is far too crowded to keep any decent social distance. But here is a great picture of it when the water lilies bloom in August and September:

The Sword of Saint Michael is a great read from start to finish, no doubt about it. But for a while I wasn't sure it should be published at this time. It deals with a global pandemic, although in a very different way.

The economic downturn has hit the publishing industry hard. Sales have plummeted. And it's not clear if people want to read about yet another pandemic.

In the end, I decided to put it out there and let the readers decide for themselves the type of escapism they wish to have.

Should you choose to read it, please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads! Reviews are the life-blood of the author.

The sequel will be titled, The Elixir of Da'ath. If you wish to be informed when it is published, you can go to my web site, dcpfox.com, to sign up for my newslettter, which I publish about once or twice a month. You'll learn things about me personally, and, be woarned, there will be the occasional cat picture.

The main character in The Sword of Saint Michael, Jocelyn Radomski, is my favorite, as she battles both zombies and her own psychosis. Of the other characters, my favorite is probably Vin Scoggins. He's a gun-loving conspiracy theorist who is nonetheless caught off-guard by the zombie apocalypse. he is gruff and doesn't play well with others, but he has his brief moments. Then there's poor Emily, whose princess tea party was interrupted by zombies. And forlorn Jize, the concert pianist whose wife passed away a couple years ago, and the only solace he has is with piano-playing, and that has been taken away from him. Alexander, a microbiology professor from CalTech, is an insufferable snob who knows he's more intelligent that any of the other survivors. Janice is a nurse who retired because she couldn't take any more death, but is called back to duty by circumstances beyond her control. And Marty, the county sheriff, can't face up to the horrible things he's had to do to survive.

I have come to love all of these characters, and I hope you have a chace to, as well.

Again, I hope everyone who reads this is doing well.

Review of Invasive Species by Karle Johnson

Invasive Species by Karle Johnson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Reminiscent of Stephen King and Joe Hill, this werewolf thriller has plenty of gore to satisfy a craving for blood and guts. It starts with a particularly gruesome scene and doesn't let up.

Ranse Everly is an inherited ranch owner in the Arkansas Ozarks besieged by townies, an utterly insane racist, and . . . werewolves. He's a recovering alcoholic, and when he was a drunk, his wife left him and took his Down's syndrome son with him. But now she's come back into his life and dumped his son on him, along with her cancer diagnosis. When she disappears shortly thereafter, Ranse is suspected of foul play. That and the racist's wife sleeping around, and his reaction to discovering it, is pretty much all the character development that is there, but all that's required for an action-packed gore-fest.

It starts with a series of maulings of humans and animals at one full moon, followed up by an all-out assault on the town at the other. The werewolfism is spread through some kind of blood-born contagion, for which little detail is given, which is fine by me. The novel is consistent in its treatment of the werewolves and how they spread.

It starts strong, with the death of a ranch hand, and finishes stronger with a climatic scene that is vivid and lasting. I found me asking myself, who of all these people are going to survive? And then . . . how are they going to survive?

I had a real problem with the editing. This novel deserved better editing than it got, and the errors were hard to ignore, though for some reason I noticed most of the errors in the first half.

Overall, if you like action and gore, you're going to like this novel.



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Review of The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This was formulaic and cliché.

It's well-written (and probably heavily edited), but the plot uses a standard formula that I'm just tired of. Of course the fate of the entire world is at stake. Of course there's a "ticking time-bomb" scenario. And when we finally do find out the motives of the evil actors, it is laughable, because any idiot would know the harm done would boomerang on them big time.

The old "oh, *that's* what has been happening all along" is not inspired.

I think we're supposed to feel an "oh, crap, this could actually happen" moment, but I never did, because the main threat was not very believable to me.

Three stars because it is really well-written (however that sausage was made). I've always loved the really short scenes during action sequences, and while that is formulaic, too, it always works well. So the storytelling was good. It also wasn't boring in any part (though I couldn't get *into it* as the same time) EXCEPT the really long speech at the end (Bill Clinton has always been known for his long-winded boring speeches).

Overall, a mixed bag. I'd say it was really good for a first novel, but because it was co-written with one of the most successful writers in the business, I really can't give praise for that.




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Review of The Invisibles, Vol. 4: Bloody Hell in America by Grant Morrison

The Invisibles, Vol. 4: Bloody Hell in America by Grant Morrison

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The Invisibles Vol. 4: Bloody Hell in America is about The Invisibles infiltrating a secret U.S. government facility in Dulce, New Mexico in order to retrieve an HIV vaccine kept under wraps.

Bloody Hell is right. The blood and gore are dialed up to 11 in this one.

Add in remote viewing, ceremonial magick, weather dancing, and mind control, and you've got a recipe for an exciting yarn. Plus the fact that Oppenheimer was a secret priest of Azathoth.

Oh, and we find out what they recovered at Roswell, and it's tied to Oppenheimer's creation of the atom bomb. Morrison doesn't mention the other tie of Roswell to the bomb--the first responders at the Roswell crash were the 509th bomber group, the same group that dropped the first atomic bomb. (This is true! The military has never disputed this.) But he may have known about this connection nonetheless.

A fun and very quick read. It should take you less than two hours to read this one.



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Review of The Invisibles, Vol. 3: Entropy in the U.K. by Grant Morrison

The Invisibles, Vol. 3: Entropy in the U.K. by Grant Morrison

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The Invisibles are scattered and in serious peril. Can they even survive the magic of the trans-dimensional beings that have arrayed against them? King Mob is being tortured and is on the brink of death. But Jack Frost, seeming to be a chosen one, is still missing. He seems to be the key to everything. They will require the whole team to save him, if they're that lucky.

Terribly violent and loaded with magic and monsters galore, this installment is the best one yet. Don't read this if you're squeamish, but it is fantastically cool.




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