My debut novel is now out for Kindle pre-order on Amazon…
…and it has been a tough road to take.
But on a serious note, after having placed so many words on the page, right now they don’t come easy.
The last couple of years have been especially tough on a lot of people, and I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my family for helping me through the crappiest moments of my own life.
As a bit of background, I’ve had this story, and the wider chronicles, rattling around my head for the better part of five years. After a few aborted starts, I’d given up on ever putting it down on paper (virtual or otherwise). And then someone very close to me passed away.
In what would prove to be the last conversation we had, I promised her I would stop the excuses and write, really write, the book I’d always wanted to read. And after more than twelve months, and a host of setbacks, I’ve at last fulfilled that promise.
Set in the final weeks of 1870, and mostly centred in London (mostly), the book itself is loooong, and full of ambiguous characters with branching side plots. It’s undoubtedly dark and ominous, with plenty of threatening undertones. And yet, there is also a strong theme of hope, and the necessary struggle for redemption. It is my greatest hope that the characters I have poured so much into, are able to hold their own in your mind’s eye, to be seen as something akin to real.
Once the launch date rolls around, I’ll get the book’s preview posted on this website. In the meantime, check out the store page on Amazon here, bookmark this website so you don’t miss any future updates, and if you have it, feel free to look me up on Twitter.
Michael Averon 