Hello Friends!

Long, long time ago (well, 2004) there was a fantastic game called City of Heroes.  This video game was my introduction to massively multiplayer online role-playing games (I know, a mouthful) and I became obsessed with it.

City of Heroes was straight forward. You had to create a superhero, fight villains and win experience so you could earn new powers. The game was not only fun, but it was also a place to meet people and make new friends. Even though I don’t know their real names and I never saw their human faces, I forged real friendships with caped crusaders, flying cyborgs, and ruthless amazons.

I devoted many hours to saving Paragon City from evil forces. Later on, when City of Villains was released, I spent many hours fighting the annoying goody-two-shoes heroes. Some guys anxiously wait for Sundays to watch football. For me, Sundays were the day for long missions and task forces.

Unfortunately, on November 30, 2012, the Gods of Paragon Studios decided to shut down the game. It was devastating. We wrote letters, started petitions and even protested on the virtual streets of Paragon. In the end, darkness fell, and City of Heroes was gone.

Inspired by my love for this game I wrote the short story Paragon Falling. Paragon Falling tells the story of Trauco, and JaneTheWarrior, two villains from Aion City, who must run a race against the clock to save their dying world. In the process, they discover that the deities ruling the video games universe can be wicked and capricious.

The short story is now available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, and I would love for you to read it and review it. You don’t need to know anything about this game or any other video game to connect with this story. The main theme is something we can all relate to: survival.

Please, follow the link and enter the world of City of heroes.

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Welcome to Paragon, my friends. I hope you enjoy it.

Hello faithful readers!!

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Hey, gang! It’s been a while. But I’ve kept myself busy! Let’s catch up some, shall we?

1st - Too Many Controllers was pulled from production for reasons beyond our control, but you can already find some of the stories from those amazing authors elsewhere on the webz. (Before you ask, if you invested, yes, refunds will be coming soon, so I’m told)

"So, what’s that mean for your short story, "1989?"

Glad you asked. I am currently working on plans to expand it into a longer tale. Right now I’m not sure if that means a novella (a short novel or long short story) or a full-length novel, but I’ll let you know as soon as I know.

2nd - I’ve been working on Timeless (working title), the indirect sequel to Ageless. I have planned the entire story and it seems to be turning into a full-length novel. I was hoping for something along the lines of a novella. But, alas, it seems that the life of Eugene will not be abridged. Things have been going well with the writing. I am about halfway through the first act with hopes of finishing the first draft by April. Follow the Inkshares draft page HERE.

And here’s the placeholder cover too!

3rd - I have a goal for 2017 to write one short story a month unrelated to any other thing I’m doing. I wrote one in January with the hope of giving it to you guys for free. But it needs a LOT of love, so maybe I’ll hold off on giving them out until they have seen a good bit of revision. I already have my idea for this month’s story. I’m eager to get it out of my head. Incidentally, the January one has a working title of "Cause & Effect."

4th - Happy Valentines Day! Much love to all who have supported this crazy dream of mine. Thanks!

TREKONOMICS nominated for best audiobook of the year!

Dear all, friends and readers,

I just learned that Trekonomics was nominated for an Audie Award (the Oscars of audioboooks) in the business and personal development category. It is quite an honor to have a book on a list next to works by Stephen King, John Scalzi, Colson Whitehead, Siddhartha Mukherjee etc.

The audiobook, read by the amazing Oliver Wyman, can be sampled here: http://amzn.to/2avFi4F

Thank you all for your support and friendship,

As usual, Live Long, and Prosper!

Manu

ps: here’s the (image) announcement for the business/personal development category.