I am pleased to announce that my latest novel, Carl Prescott and the Riddle of Satan’s Cube will be launched in Kindle and paperback versions on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Please check out the cover and back cover story below. I am also providing a link to the Amazon page in case you want a sneak peek. I sincerely hope you will find it as action-packed and riveting as I did.
Carl Prescott has been spirited away to Limbo, an emptiness of lost souls where the gods bicker and fight, but will not admit their failure. Even in this terrible place, our hero encounters oddly familiar spirits. When Aida and Sylvia come to help, Satan, the true Lord of Limbo, expels them to seal his ultimate triumph over God.
Carl Prescott and Aida Whitehall arrive in yet another universe with even more similarities to their own. This universe is almost dead, so they better hurry. The Sun will explode in days, and if they cannot stop Satan before then, the Cycle of the Universes will end, and Limbo will be our only future. Fortunately, Lord Zed arrives in time to help.
Satan’s Cube is a nonstop action adventure spanning all of creation from the beginning of time through its end, and beyond. Once again, the future will be determined by Carl Prescott’s actions. He must resolve the Riddle of Satan’s Cube, or existence will end, and we will all be eternally enslaved by the Evil One.
This story offers a unique look into the origins of existence itself. Of course, it is a fantasy, but I hope you read and enjoy it. All the best!
Just a few thoughts to whet your whistle if you’re looking for a compelling love/hate, angels versus demons kind of novel. Still on sale through the end of May.
Every new tale is a discovery of new possibilities buried in the depths of my psyche. While Demon Queen is a fast-paced action adventure, it is also a journey of growth for our hero, Carl Sandberg Prescott. While the entire series is filled with paranormal action and spirituality, those aspects really dominate this book.
Sleeping One, book one, was primarily about Carl, his friends, the teachers, and the relationships among them. Carl does realize the potential of his talent, and that those abilities are linked to the Divine, but he does not come face to face with God until the last pages of the story.
Demon Queen, book two, begins with the surprising discovery of a medieval castle buried beneath the school. There Carl learns that an ancient demonic cult in Eastern Europe was led by Sylvia, a daughter of Lucifer. Now, she is poised to come back and rebuild her empire on Earth. Stopping her attempt is the challenge that animates the rest of the story. If you know my crazy mind, you understand that I could never make a story that simple, but no spoilers today. Here are my favorite new concepts that make the story more intriguing and hopefully fun:
The Crossroads of Existence
The spirits of the departed are led here by Death via the Ornate Bridge. Here they are judged and then sent down the Plain Bridge to Heaven or Hell, and eventually back to another life. There is another bridge on the Crossroads, which is my personal favorite creation.
Reincarnation
Traveling from one life to the next necessitates reincarnation. It is Carl’s previous lives with the Demon Queen that makes this story more fascinating and complex. Love that!
The Rope Bridge
While the Ornate and Plain bridges lead from and to life, the Rope Bridge leads to “none-of-the-above.” I have studied many religions and have a special fondness for Buddhism. Successfully crossing the Rope Bridge allows a spirit to escape the cycle of life after life, but also so much more. Much of the activity in Demon Queen occurs on the Rope Bridge, but again, no spoilers. It should be no surprise that this bridge appears again in books three and four.
The Rope Bridge Society
All who successfully cross the Rope Bridge become members of the society. Hint, there are very few members.
The Three Aspects of God
Emmanuel, Lucifer, and Death. Carl Prescott’s relationship with each is a key element of the story. They know Sylvia’s plan could destroy the universe, so they are eager to help.
The Truth of Existence and the Three Aspects of God.
This knowledge can only be gained at the end of the Rope Bridge.
The Cycle of Universes
This one was easy. Science cannot tell us what happened before the Big Bang or what will happen after the Big Freeze. That gives me a free hand! I have studied astronomy and have a keen interest in cosmology and astrophysics. Problem solved. In fact, Carl travels with Emmanuel and Lucifer to the previous universe in Demon Queen. The Cycle of Universes is a very key element in book four, Satan’s Cube.
If you choose to read Demon Queen, by all means let me know what you thought. Of course, as an #INDIE author, reviews are like gold to me. All the best!
Carl Prescott and the Vengeful Gods will be published on February 11, 2020. To celebrate the launch of book three, the first two books will be on sale starting tomorrow, February 3rd. If you’re interested in a compelling fantasy with a strong sense of magic and wonder, this is your chance to try out something new and different. As a story written for the young adult fantasy genre, these tales are suitable for all but the youngest readers.
The stories are about four teens who have hidden talents that have begun to blossom. Those abilities put them in serious danger from others with similar yet opposite motivation. The pace of action and adventure accelerates from the beginning through the final chapters, with the outcome always in doubt.
As in #INDIE author, I hope you will check them out. Free previews are available on Amazon.com for all of my books. If you choose to read one or more of them, first thank you, and I would really appreciate your honest review. Of course, you can always reach out to me personally with any questions or comments. As well, you can follow me on my website and on Twitter to discover what else I am up to. With a price below $1.00, books one and two are really good deals. Happy reading!
Book three in the Carl Prescott series arrives in just two weeks! At the end of book 2, Carl Prescott and the Demon Queen, our hero learned that even though it is not possible, the priest and priestess who had joined Sylvia in the group hug, did form a new universe. As book 3 begins, Carl learns that several of his friends and professors have been sucked through a wormhole and are now in the other universe. Carl Prescott volunteers to venture there as well in order to save them. Sylvia chooses to join him on his new quest. Here is the description from the back cover:
When Carl Prescott stopped Sylvia, the Demon Queen,
from destroying our universe, he sincerely believed his life could get back to normal
again. Yet the duties of the Invisible Hand never end. Somehow, the priest and
priestess who helped Sylvia did form another universe, and many of Carl’s
friends were sucked through a wormhole and are now stranded there.
In order to rescue their friends, Carl and Sylvia
must venture through the wormhole to enter the false universe. Their journey is
fraught with danger as the God King and God Queen are not alone. Even though
Carl carried Sylvia, Gabriel, and Constance out of the gravity wave, somehow they
are in the false universe too. Another riddle that must be resolved before they
can escape back to the real world.
The action and danger become more intense as Carl
endures one outrageous challenge after another. To make matters worse, the
existence of the false universe contradicts physics, and has already begun to come
apart. Hopefully, Carl and his friends will not fizzle out of existence along with
it.
This is how I would explain the plot:
Vengeful Gods takes a first peek into the
possibility of another universe. Many friends of our hero have passed through a
wormhole and become prisoners of the gods who created the false universe. Since
they were not truly God, their creation has an expiration date that approaches
quickly. The task becomes more complicated as Carl learns the truth of the
false universe. In order to fulfill his obligation to Emmanuel, he must find a
way to bring everything that slipped through the wormhole back home. Otherwise,
anything remaining will cease to exist, including him and his friends. To make
things worse, the gods of the false universe do not foresee their coming
extinction, and will do anything to stop and destroy their only chance for
survival.
Carl will face his worst fears, but Aida, Grace,
Barbie, Burt, and Sylvia will be there to help and provide some much needed
perspective. Even though Carl Prescott has crossed the Rope Bridge and accepted
the truth of physical reality, now he has to learn what that truth means for
him and existence itself.
As with all the books in the series, Vengeful Gods is action packed and full of surprises, many of which are unpleasant. Old and new friends, including the Rope Bridge, will be there to help. But even when his journey ends, it begins again.
This series is all about discovering the true nature of our existence and connection with the Most High. At this point, I believe book 4 will be the last in the series. Keep an eye out for Carl Prescott and the Riddle of Satan’s Cube.
Now that my new novel, Carl Prescott and the Demon Queen, has been published, I started thinking how that story relates to my earlier books. In Demon Queen, the hero turns out to have been in romantic relationships with the demon queen through many prior lives. Oddly enough, two of my earlier novels were quite similar in that regard.
Most recently, The Old House: An Everlasting Love Story was the story of Simon Peter Carter who turns out to be the reincarnation of his great grandfather. He had been married to Hannah (Cassandra in previous lives) over and again. In that story, both were normal humans.
A bit earlier, I wrote Hand of God. The Angel Constance and the protagonist have been in love for all time, although Josh had no recollection of those lives.
So, three totally different stories with a common thread. Even though all the stories are action-packed, and frankly terrifying in many ways, it turns out that I am a romantic at heart, counting on love to protect the hero and ensure his ultimate victory.
Anyway, I thought it was interesting, and certainly something I never planned. If you read any of my stories, please let me know what you think. Thank you for joining me on this adventure.
I have changed the layout of this website to focus more on my blog, which of course you can tell as this is now the home page. You will also note the menu item for “The Books”, which will take you to the new bibliography of my stories to date. I plan to start posting all of my reviews of other author’s books. We writers have to stick together and help the public know about the wonderful tales we are crafting every day.
I would also like to announce that my twentieth book will be published on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in both Kindle e-book and paperback formats. Here is the title and link to its page: Carl Prescott and the Demon Queen. This is the second book in my young adult fantasy series about a group of friends with incredible talents who venture to the Bertrand Aloysius Thorndike Educational Institution to learn how to use and control their abilities. Here is the Amazon link where you can preview it as well. And what good would a new book spiel be without the cover?
Hi, it’s me, Carl Prescott to give you some more information about my next adventure in Carl Prescott and the Demon Queen. The story begins a few weeks after that little incident with the Beast in The Sleeping One. I went on vacation with my family and then returned to the Bertrand Aloysius Thorndike Academic Institution. While I was away, a castle was discovered buried underneath the school. Of course, since the Azores wasn’t discovered until the 1400s, that made no sense at all.
In the first book, Professor Thorndike told me about a satanic cult that ruled much of Eastern Europe long ago until the Romans wiped them out. It turns out that same cult wants to return and take over the world. The queen of that cult is the demon Sylvia. Our past history turns out to be very complicated.
I will learn a lot about existence and spirituality in this tale. Sylvia wants me to help her, but I am not interested in enslaving the world. Geez, I am only fourteen, and yet I know that is not a good idea. Join me as I make a deal with the Devil, stand on the Crossroads of Existence with the Grim Reaper, and venture to the precedent universe with God. Oh, about Sylvia, it turns out that she and I were married in many previous lifetimes. Weird, right? I guess it makes sense that she wants me on her side again.
Even though this story is wide-ranging and filled with crazy occurrences and action, at the end it is about love. Even a demon hellbent on destroying the universe needs to be understood and loved. I hope you check it out. Hi out there, my #RRBC friends!
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