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.