New Review of THE CHOSEN on Amazon

Below is a new review that was just put up on Amazon for my second book of the Rooms' Series titled The Chosen. 

Loved the Book!

Great read! Enjoyed it all the way through!! Cool ending - not what I expected. Wonderful continuation and continuity with the first novel - Rooms.

THE CHOSEN IS PUBLISHED & AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!

NEW BOOK!

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THE CHOSEN IS PUBLISHED ON AMAZON! 

It is an adult science fiction novel and is the second book of the Room's Series. It can be read without reading Rooms, but the plot definitely continues from where Rooms left off.

The book has been about a seven month project and is my longest book to date - about 88,000 words.

To learn more about The Chosen, you can see a list of the chapter titles, a description of the book, or be able to read an excerpt from chapter's 1-2 by clicking on the BOB'S BOOKS tab at the top of my blog. 

If you want to purchase The Chosen, you can get either the Kindle Version or Paperback online. To download the ebook go to the Amazon.com site or the Amazon site that is located in your country. If you want the paperback, you can get it from Amazon in the U. S., the UK site, or from other Amazon sites across Europe. Just go to the one closest to your country.

I'm really happy with the book and am looking forward to hearing your thoughts about it. Please write a review on Amazon or send me a message through my blog to let me know.

Also, you can take a look at the other books that I've written by going to the BOB'S BOOKS tab above.

THE CHOSEN: Finished Chapter 20!

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I just finished chapter 20 of THE CHOSEN. It's a long chapter and was very interesting, intricate, and extremely exciting to write. It is definitely a pivotal chapter and really sets up the rest of the book.

A lot happens in this chapter that has been building since the beginning of the story, and I'm really looking forward to going on from here. I've even started the next chapter, continuing directly from where chapter 20 left off. I had to do it that way this time! Just had to!

So, again, I've listed all twenty chapter titles below along with one quote from chapter 20 and a possible title for chapter 21, "Paradox or Possibilities".


THE CHOSEN Chapter 20 Quote

“They walked along behind him into the large, dark chamber. Yadesh had been right. It was absolutely pitch black except for his beacon that swayed back and forth with his steady gate, and it was very difficult to move quietly as well. Any small rustle of clothing or shuffling noise would resonate across the hall. Yadesh slowed them, using a hand signal to get them to move with even more caution.

They reached the opposite side of the chamber and could see another small stairway by the glow of Yadesh’s beacon. As he climbed, though, it left his followers in the dark; so upon arriving near where they thought the stairway must be, each of them was forced to tepidly search for the first step until it was discovered, finally allowing them to proceed.

Reaching the top of the stairs, Yadesh turned and gathered his followers close and murmured…”

Chapter Titles

1. The Tower
2. The Reboot Ceremony
3. The Ship
4. Loon's Story
5. The Favor
6. The Club
7. Reunion
8. The Pulse-Signal
9. Stealth
10. M-78
11. Data Mining
12. Espionage
13. Rage and Remembrance
14. Recon
15. The Circle
16. Glide-Trains
17. The Gathering Storm
18. In the Dark
19. The Razor's Edge
20. The Insurgence
21. Paradox or Possibilities

THE CHOSEN Update - Finished Chapters' 18 and 19

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In the last three days, I've completed chapters' 18 and 19 of THE CHOSEN. All the bits and pieces of the book are coming together. I love getting to this point in a book - the point where you can see the end so clearly, but you can also visualize so many different ways to get there.

I'm also pleased with the chapter titles that are popping up. Even they seem to be building the suspense. I've listed below the chapter titles for the first 20 chapters. I'm not sure if the one I have for chapter 20 will stand. We'll see...

1. The Tower
2. The Reboot Ceremony
3. The Ship
4. Loon's Story
5. The Favor
6. The Club
7. Reunion
8. The Pulse-Signal
9. Stealth
10. M-78
11. Data Mining
12. Espionage
13. Rage and Remembrance
14. Recon
15. The Circle
16. Glide-Trains
17. The Gathering Storm
18. In the Dark
19. The Razor's Edge
20. The Insurgence

And...for fun, check out the new counter on the right side of my blog that shows the total Pageviews Since 11/22/2013 and the Popular Posts section that includes the posts that have had the most hits over the past 7 days. ----------------------------------->

THE CHOSEN: Chapter 17 Short Excerpt

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Chapter 17 in THE CHOSEN is where the conflict in the book is taking center stage. The title of that chapter, as I mentioned in my last post, is "The Gathering Storm". That title actually came from a passage at the end of the chapter. Below, I've included the last four paragraphs. Rad and Zeer are talking.

   “Zeer?”

   “Yes?”

   “At this moment, I feel like I did when I was out on R-131 in my survival shelter watching one of those gigantic, violent dust storms rolling towards me. I’d look out of my small shelter, with only its thin shell for protection, and I felt completely and utterly vulnerable, never knowing whether I would survive or not. I always did, but I never felt safe until it was over.

   None of us knows what’s going to happen now either, and I again feel the danger and power of an oncoming gathering storm..."

Here are the titles of the first 17 chapters of THE CHOSEN.

1. The Tower
2. The Reboot Ceremony
3. The Ship
4. Loon's Story
5. The Favor
6. The Club
7. Reunion
8. The Pulse-Signal
9. Stealth
10. M-78
11. Data Mining
12. Espionage
13. Rage and Remembrance
14. Recon
15. The Circle
16. Glide-Trains
17. The Gathering Storm

And...for fun, check out the new counter on the right side of my blog that shows the total Pageviews Since 11/22/2013 and the Popular Posts section that includes the posts that have had the most hits over the past 7 days. ----------------------------------->

New Blog Layout & New THE CHOSEN Update

NEW BLOG LAYOUT

Just recently, I changed the layout of my blog. I've added some tabs near the top that you can click to go to pages with information about My Books, My Website, and how to Contact me. The Home link just takes you back to my Home page. Also, I've put a new Search box at the top of the menu on the right side of the blog page that searches my blog only and a Pageview counter below that.

THE CHOSEN Update - Book II of the Rooms' Series

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I just completed chapter 17 of THE CHOSEN today. The novel is now sitting at about 56,789 words, and the tempo of the plot is increasing with each new chapter. I've listed the titles of the first 17 chapters below, with chapter 17 being "The Gathering Storm". Also, a new character has been added in chapter 17 that I'm having fun with. His name is Bodo, which is a German name that means leader.

Here are the titles of the first 17 chapters of THE CHOSEN.

1. The Tower
2. The Reboot Ceremony
3. The Ship
4. Loon's Story
5. The Favor
6. The Club
7. Reunion
8. The Pulse-Signal
9. Stealth
10. M-78
11. Data Mining
12. Espionage
13. Rage and Remembrance
14. Recon
15. The Circle
16. Glide-Trains
17. The Gathering Storm

And...for fun, check out the new counter on the right side of my blog that shows the total Pageviews Since 11/22/2013 and the Popular Posts section that includes the posts that have had the most hits over the past 7 days. ----------------------------------->

BLOG NOW BEING READ IN 29 COUNTRIES & THE CHOSEN UPDATE

Readers Around the World - Updated List

Here is the updated list of the 29 countries where people are reading my blog. I'm really pleased to have so many friends around the world!

• United States
• Poland
• Ukraine
• France
• Turkey
• Germany
• Denmark
• China
• Russia
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Romania
• Taiwan
• Saudi Arabia
• Italy
• Canada
• Brazil
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Colombia
• Austria
• Macau
• Ireland
• India
• Singapore

THE CHOSEN Update - Book II of the Rooms' Series

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I just finished chapter 8 of THE CHOSEN yesterday and have a start on chapter 9. I'm now into the meat of the story, and it's flowing well. I find that as I get into this part of writing a book, I tend to get more and more ideas. I also feel very good about the beginning of this book for the reader. I think there's a lot there to think about and enjoy.

Here are the titles of the first 9 chapters.

1. The Tower
2. The Reboot Ceremony
3. The Ship
4. Loon's Story
5. The Favor
6. The Club
7. Reunion
8. The Pulse-Signal
9. Stealth

And... for fun, check out the Popular Posts section on the right side of my blog to discover the posts that have had the most hits over the past 7 days. -------------------------------------------------->