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 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.
