The world, as we know it, has ended.
One man stands resolute. A man who has been trained in the savage arts of war. A man who lives his life according to a creed. A simple man who wants none of the power thrust upon him. This man is Marine Sergeant Nathaniel Hogan, seconded to the American Embassy in London and, although he does not know it, he is – The Forever Man.
The first pulse occurred in the old calendar year of 2022. A sequence of gigantic solar flares created a series of massive electromagnetic pulses that stopped the heart of our modern world and returned us to the DARK AGES.
Tens of thousands died within the first few hours as airplanes fell from the skies, hospitals ceased to work and every form of modern transportation ground to a halt.
Within days the death toll had reached the hundreds of thousands. Fires raged unchecked through the cities, water supplies ran out and survivors turn on each other as mob rule surpassed all else.
And Nathaniel finds that he has been changed by the huge amounts of Gamma radiation in the solar flares. They have enhanced his natural abilities, giving him increased speed, strength and healing. Indefinitely extended his life span and enabling him to be able to draw on the power of the solar flares to create magik.
But even The Forever Man was not prepared for what happened next, as the ongoing flares tore a hole in time and space, creating a gateway through which ‘they’ appeared. From the realms of fantasy came the orcs, the goblins and, leading them all – the Fair Folk.
Were they here to help – or to conquer?
An Epic Fantasy Series at its very best.
Book is ranked at 1700 in the UK Kindle store and at 9700 in USA. It is the first of a series that currently is 5 books long and will and up being 8 - 10 books. I tend to publish 3-4 books a year. Sales currently translate to around 1000 per month of the series but they are growing at a rate of over 20% every month. I envisage the full series to sell in the region of 5000 units plus per month. I am sure that it will do very well in other languages, as similar dystopian stories such as Hugh Howey's WOOL sell many thousands of copies in their translated versions.
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Craig.
Marine sergeant Nathaniel Hogan looked down from the hills of Drumnadochit and took in the view of Loch Ness. Above him the afternoon sky shimmered with the oily rainbow of the ever-present Northern lights. Next to him, also on horseback, sat Tad, the dwarvish muscleman, knife thrower and astronomer.
Nathaniel pulled his fur cloak tight to combat the icy winds that swept the hills. Then he pointed east.
‘Looks like smoke. Chimney perhaps.’ Tad stared for a while. ‘Maybe. Far away.’ ‘Shall we go and take a look?’
Tad nodded. ‘May as well. Don’t have any pressing appointments at the moment.’
They nudged their horses forward and started to amble in an easterly direction.
It had been almost eighteen months since the first solar pulse had struck the earth. One and a half years since the electromagnetic strikes, caused by a series of massive solar flares, had stilled the modern heart of mankind and sent all of humanity spinning back into the dark ages. During those terrible months, almost nine tenths of the earth’s population had died from disease, starvation and sickness. In the United Kingdom over sixty million people.
But that is not all that had happened. The solar pulses had pumped out enough gamma radiation to effect much more than the simple electronic marvels of the modern world. The self same rays had caused a molecular level shift in marine sergeant Hogan’s DNA and caused him to become a being of accelerated strength and abilities, the primary example being the capacity to heal himself from even the direst of injuries, bar actual loss of limb or perhaps dread disease. To all intents and purposes, Nathaniel Hogan had become close to immortal. He had become, The Forever Man.
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French
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Translated by Cécile Bénédic
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Author review: As always....exceptional service, a great feel for the work. I honestly do not think that there are any better in the field at the moment. Cecile is the very best. |
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Already translated.
Translated by Àlex Rourera
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Author review: Excellent as always....I cannot recommend Alex highly enough. Professional, accurate and has a great feel for the content of the novel. |
