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Coming soon ‘Conversations in the Abyss’ the sequel to the 5 star rated supernatural thriller ‘The Cult of Me’



Stealing Lazarus’ miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

But the miracle came with a price. His punishment was to be imprisoned within the walls of an ancient monastery and tormented by an invisible fire that burned his body perpetually. To escape the pain he retreated deep into his own mind.

There he discovers the truth of the universe and that only he can stop the coming Apocalypse.

Conversations in the Abyss is now available for download:

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BCP08JU/
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BCP08JU/

If you are an Amazon Prime member then you can download it for free!

T James has featured 'Conversations in the Abyss' on his blog 'The Word on the Net'

http://thewordonthe.net/02/2013/featu...

Thanks TJ!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, let's celebrate in style on the Bloody Valentine Blog Hop:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

See you there!

I've posted a new short story 'Happy Valentine' as part of the Bloody Valentine blog tour. Check it out here:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Conversations in the Abyss has been reviewed on the Ajoobacats blog and who has some very nice things to say:

This metaphysical thriller (should I coin it that?) is the sequel to The Cult of Me and is an unusual and absorbing read. The theme is the battle between good and evil, namely archangel Michael and fallen angel Lucifer. The arena stretches from heaven to hell and an imprisoned deathless man is a key player. The book explains the concept the plot is based on at the beginning and it is quite mind blowing stuff. I like the way Michael Brookes’ mind works and he doesn’t disappoint as things progress in this novel.

Read the full review via the link below:

http://ajoobacatsblog.wordpress.com/2...

Join me for the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour. It starts tomorrow and continues throughout March:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Day 2 of the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour brings me to the Where The Dead Fear To Tread blog where I am interviewed by M R Gott:

http://wherethedeadfeartotread.blogsp...

On the third day of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour I did write a guest post on The Word on the .Net blog:

http://thewordonthe.net/03/2013/guest...

And it was pretty awesome :-)

On to Day 4 of the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour brings me to Musings of a Creative Mind blog. Here Allan Krummenacker has hosted a guest post about how I created the book cover. Read all about it via the link below:

http://allankrummenacker.blogspot.co....

Thanks Allan!

Welcome to day 5 of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour, the fun moves onto David Wailing's blog where I ask the question - "What's the big idea?"

http://www.davidwailing.com/2013/03/m...

Thanks David!

Day 6 of the Conversations in the Abyss brings me to Jaq Hawkin's blog where she hosts a guest post by me called 'Writers are readers too'. You can read the post here:

http://indiewritenet.com/jaqdhawkins/...

Thanks Jaq!

Scott Marlowe interviews me on his blog for day 7 of the tour:

http://www.scottmarlowe.com/post/Auth...

Thanks Scott!

For day 8 of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour I've been interviewed by Devorah Fox on her blog:

http://devorahfox.com/index.php/2013/...

Thanks Devorah!

After a few hiccups over the weekend the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour is back on track with an interview on AF Stewart's blog:

http://afstewartblog.blogspot.ca/2013...

Thanks AF!

On the thirteenth day of the Conversations in the Abyss blog tour we visit Mary Sutton's blog where she has posted an interview with me:

http://theresabodyinthelibrary.blogsp...

Thanks Mary!

My next stop on the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour is on Jonathan Hill's blog, where he has posted an interview:

http://jhillwriter.blogspot.co.uk/201...

And if you haven't met Maureen yet, then that is another excellent reason for you to visit his blog!

I've been interviewed by some of Don Martinez's characters on his Hidden in Plain Sight blog. See the craziness unfurl at:

http://hiddeninplainsightranch.tumblr...

Thanks Don!

Day 19 of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour takes us to the Top of the Heap blog, where Joe has posted an interview and a review:

Interview: http://topoftheheapreviews.com/tuesda...

Review: http://topoftheheapreviews.com/conver...

Thanks Joe!

We're now two-thirds the way through the tour and we've visited some great blogs and met many wonderful people. The tour continues with a review on Joo' Book Review blog:

http://joobook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03...

Thanks Joo!

Continuing the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour I visit fellow author Christine Rice's blog where she features an interview with me:

http://christinerice-author.com/2013/...

Thanks Christine!

I have finally joined Facebook, feel free to come and say hello :-)

http://www.facebook.com/TheCultofMe

Ok, so I'm a day late posting this, but in my defence I was feeling poorly last night so had an early night. Anyway, the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour continues (with or without me!) and yesterday we visiting Sherrie Cronin's blog where she has posted an interview with me.

http://zsquaredblog.org/2013/03/24/co...

While you are there check out her latest book - thanks Sherrie!

Facebook is for the weak....Ha!

As we roll into day 26 of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour I visit Geoff Wakeling's site where he has posted an article from me about how I put together this blog tour. Sounds a a bit meta! (Or mental - whiever you prefer) :-)

http://geoffreywakeling.com/2013/03/2...

While you are there, make sure to check out out his books. I posted my review of Inside Evil recently and highly recommend it!

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

Thanks Geoff!

For today's blog visit I'm welcomed by Sara Boyd on her blog. She has posted an interview with me and a review for 'Conversations in the Abyss'. I've been receiving some great reviews for books, which is quite simply awesome :-)

http://saraboydauthor.blogspot.co.uk/...

Thanks Sara!

We're drawing to the end of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour. It's been a fun journey, but we're not quite finished yet! Today an interview with me has been posted on the Luna Risen website:

http://www.lunarisen.com/alltheotherb...

Thanks Matt and if any readers are fans of fantasy fiction they should check out his books while you are there.

For the penultimate stage of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour we visit Damien J Nash's site where he has posted a review of the book:

http://djnashfiction.com/2013/03/30/r...

Thanks Damien!

And we come to the last day of the 'Conversations in the Abyss' blog tour. We end the tour at Elizabeth Rose's blog 'The Singing Roses':

http://thesingingroses.wordpress.com/...

Thanks to Liz and thanks to everyone for their support with the tour. I've visited some excellent blogs and met many wonderful people. Thanks again!

There's a chance to win one of two signed copies in a Goodreads giveaway:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Enter now for a chance to win!

Jamie Marchant has posted an interview with me on her 'The Kronicles of Korthlundia' blog:

http://jamie-marchant.blogspot.co.uk/...

Thanks Jamie!

Nadia Kim has posted an interview with me on her blog:

http://nadiakim.com/author-interview-...

Thanks Nadia!

The Goodreads giveaway for 'Conversations in the Abyss' ends tomorrow:

Stealing Lazarus’s miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

But the miracle came with a price. His punishment was to be imprisoned within the walls of an ancient monastery and tormented by an invisible fire that burned his body perpetually. To escape the pain he retreated deep into his own mind.

There he discovers the truth of the universe and that only he can stop the coming Apocalypse.

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

To celebrate Conversations in the Abyss leaving select this week I am offering it for free download for May 5th to May 8th.

This will be the only time that this book will be offered in a free promotion, so make sure to grab it while you have the chance.



Conversations in the Abyss is the second book in 'The Third Path' trilogy.

Stealing Lazarus’s miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

But the miracle came with a price.

His punishment was to be imprisoned within the walls of an ancient monastery and tormented by an invisible fire that burned his body perpetually. To escape the pain he retreated deep into his own mind.

There he discovers the truth of the universe and that only he can stop the coming Apocalypse.

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-A...

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations...

Conversations in the Abyss is still available for free download. Grab a copy now while you can, this will be the only free promotion for this book.

This is an amazing novel which weaves together a number of strands. We meet The Deathless Man, an entity who has been imprisoned within the walls of a monastery and is visited by a good and a fallen angel. We meet a group of clerics from Rome who are chasing an ancient document, The Gospel of Lazarus and a newly discovered prophecy, and we follow the preparations made by The Antichrist for The End Times. It’s an intriguing tale and is very philosophical and metaphysical. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like it.

There’s some wonderful imagery used here and the action of the story is exciting. There’s also considerable food for thought. If you’ve read Michael Brookes’ first novel, ‘The Cult of Me’ it will fill in some background on characters you meet here but it’s perfectly possible to appreciate this book on its own merits. Particularly at the beginning, I found some of this book rather lyrical, poetic, in its descriptions. I’m assuming there will be more. I’ll certainly be reading it.

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-A...

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations...

Got it :) can't wait to read it

Thanks - I hope you enjoy it.

Time is running out to grab a free copy of 'Conversations in the Abyss'. The promotion ends tomorrow, so make sure to download it while you can.

Here's a five star Goodreads review to entice you - if you need enticing :-)

This is the second part of 'The Cult of Me' but it can be read as a stand-alone novel as well because there's enough information in it to understand the story. Having read the first novel, I found this story more plot driven and was completely absorbed.

It's a good versus evil tale but every bit as unusual as the first book, featuring characters of the first novel and introducing some new ones. There's food for thought in this one as well and… room for a third instalment? I hope so and definitively look forward.

I enjoyed 'Conversations in the Abyss' and highly recommend it.

US: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-A...

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations...

Today is your chance to download a copy of 'Conversations in the Abyss' for free.

Here's another 5 star review from Goodreads to whet your whistle:

This is the sequel to The Cult of Me and is an unusual and absorbing read. The theme is the battle between good and evil, namely archangel Michael and fallen angel Lucifer. The arena stretches from heaven to hell and an imprisoned deathless man is a key player.

I loved the way this was written and I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery and theories put forward about why and how the world exists. This isn't a very long book and I read it in a day but had to take breaks to reflect on parts of it.

I rooted for the Deathless Man and was disappointed to find the conflict wouldn't finish in this book but I look forward to the next one. I don't like reading a series out of sequence so I am not sure if I will go back to read the first one in this series although this book stands alone quite magnificently. Things hot up after 80% in the book as the plot clarifies. I hope we don't have to wait long for the sequel.

Grab a copy now from Amazon:

US: http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-A...

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations...

I'm pleased to announce that Conversations in the Abyss is now available on Nook from Barnes & Noble:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books...

I'm happy to announce that Conversations in the Abyss is now available on iTunes:

UK: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/id64...

US: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id64...

Continuing my steady march onto new platforms - Conversations in the Abyss is now available on Kobo:

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Conver...

A marvelous new review for 'Conversations in the Abyss':

"The prose is exemplary. Wonderful follow on from The Cult of Me"

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

SUMMER BOOK PRICE BLITZ

I'm pleased to announce that for the rest of this week all of my novels will be available for download from Amazon for only 77p (99c)!

Conversations in the Abyss



Stealing Lazarus’s miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

But the miracle came with a price. His punishment was to be imprisoned within the walls of an ancient monastery and tormented by an invisible fire that burned his body perpetually. To escape the pain he retreated deep into his own mind.

There he discovers the truth of the universe and that only he can stop the coming Apocalypse.

"I loved the way this was written and I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery and theories put forward about why and how the world exists. This isn't a very long book and I read it in a day but had to take breaks to reflect on parts of it."

UK: http://amzn.to/14LI1xM
US: http://amzn.to/12BlpS8

The special offer for Conversations in the Abyss for only 99c on Kindle has been extended for one week! Buy a copy now and you might save a puppy or something...



Conversations in the Abyss

Stealing Lazarus’s miracle gifted him immortality. Combined with his natural ability of invading and controlling people’s minds this made him one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

But the miracle came with a price. His punishment was to be imprisoned within the walls of an ancient monastery and tormented by an invisible fire that burned his body perpetually. To escape the pain he retreated deep into his own mind.

There he discovers the truth of the universe and that only he can stop the coming Apocalypse.

"I loved the way this was written and I thoroughly enjoyed the imagery and theories put forward about why and how the world exists. This isn't a very long book and I read it in a day but had to take breaks to reflect on parts of it."

UK: http://amzn.to/14LI1xM
US: http://amzn.to/12BlpS8

This weekend is your last opportunity to buy Conversations in the Abyss for only 99c (77p). The price will be returning to it's usual $2.99 tomorrow.

"This is the first thing I have read by this author and I was very impressed. I have always enjoyed the angel and demon theme and he brought it out in a way I have never heard or read before. He has formed a truly new and individual approach to religion, dimensions, and reality itself.

It is well written, well edited, and in all a very excellent book that kept my attention the entire time."

UK: http://amzn.to/14LI1xM
US: http://amzn.to/12BlpS8

Excellent new review on Goodreads:

"This is the second book in a trilogy. I didn’t know this until I’d already started reading, and it took me a minute to get into it, but once I did, I discovered it is really a good read. The author has an easy writing style that flows well and suits the subject matter."

Read the full review here:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

As part of the Mega-Dark Book Blog Tour I've written a guest post entitled 'Conversations in a Paradise Lost' which has been posted on Jen Cudmore's blog:

http://www.jencudmore.com/?p=574

Thanks Jen!

You could win a signed copy of 'Conversations in the Abyss' in the launch thread for 'An Odder Quintet'. Join in at this thread, but be quick, you only have an hour to enter!

http://www.kuforum.co.uk/kindleusersf...

I've written a guest post titled 'Reality is in the Eye of the Beholder' that has been posted on the Abigail Phelps website, you can read the post here:

http://www.abbyphelps.com/2/post/2013...

Thanks Bethany!