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Chapter One of A Dragon at the Gate

August 12, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

With less than a week before the August 17th release of A Dragon at the Gate (a.k.a. the third and final book in my cyberpunk series The New Aeneid Cycle), it’s time for a sneak peak at the first chapter. And don’t forget, for a limited time you can get the first two books for Kindle for just 99 cents!

Enjoy the sneak peak!


Chapter One

Chapter One

“THOSE ARE SIRENS.”

“Aye,” Caitlin said. “Ambulance, I’d wager. Horizon is right across from a hospital, ducks.”

Felix shook his head. “Wrong kind of sirens. And my memory’s not so bad that I don’t know where Horizon is. I also remember that it’s on the fifth through tenth floors of the Aria Building and that I once dropped my cheeseburger riding the elevator.”

Michael searched the taxi’s passenger side mirror for the source of the sirens. “Why were you eating a cheeseburger in an elevator?”

“Why wasn’t there bacon on it? That’s a better question.” [Read more…]

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A Dragon at the Gate available for pre-order! Plus a 99 cent sale!

August 8, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

As the August 17th release day hurtles toward us for A Dragon at the Gate, the final book in my cyberpunk adventure series The New Aeneid Cycle, I’m excited to announce that you can now pre-order the book!
What’s more, right now you can also get books 1 and 2 in the series for just 99 cents each!

Each book in the series has its own stand-alone narrative arc, so you can pick up any book and be okay, but of course all three together make up the complete story…

99 Cents

99 cents for a limited time!

A SHADOW IN THE FLAMES – 99 cent sale for Kindle

“A decaying city, a mysterious arson, and a secret below the moon’s surface drive the action of this engaging and thought-provoking sci-fi thriller. A Shadow in the Flames will keep you guessing to the very end.”

—Terry Persun, author of Revison 7: DNA

“Dark, violent, relentlessly intriguing and action-packed, A Shadow in the Flames excels at dystopian world building. A well-developed, multi-layered story that grabs the reader on page one and never lets go.”

—Kenneth G. Bennett, author of Exodus 2022


99 cent sale

99 cents for a limited time!

A MEMORY IN THE BLACK – 99 cent sale for Kindle

“Munz skillfully interposes characters and events in a way that keeps one guessing, while ever hinting that the story—and the conspiracy behind it—is far vaster than one ever sees.”

—JM Guillen, author of On the Matter of the Red Hand

“A great story contrasting corporate greed and corruption with the hope to save humanity from itself. I love the darkness that is exposed in A Memory in the Black, the depths that people will stoop to just to serve their own purpose.”

—2BookLoversReviews.com


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$3.99 Pre-Order, Releasing 8/17/16

A DRAGON AT THE GATE – Pre-order at $3.99 for Kindle

“Not a book to read before bed unless you aren’t planning on going to sleep until sometime next week. Munz has a way of developing female characters that are believably badass and likable. I especially fell in love with the cybernetic implant technology. Damn it, now I want some glowing hair.”

—Tiffany Pitts, author of Double Blind

“In a time where so many stories are re-hashed sequels and re-boots, Munz has created some truly spectacular science fiction. The entire series delivers what it promises, and so much more. Every time I believed I knew what came next, I found myself very pleasantly surprised.”

—JM Guillen, author of The Paean of Sundered Dreams

At the moment, the pre-order and sales are only available on the Kindle versions. A paperback version of A Dragon at the Gate will also be available starting on August 17th. I can’t wait for everyone to read it! I really feel the series just gets better with each successive book.

New Aeneid Cycle Promo

Thanks for reading!

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Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 9

August 6, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Alternate title: The City That Never Sleeps, 'Cept Now

Alternate title: The City That Never Sleeps, ‘Cept Now

Well, the gods just don’t like to give complete messages, do they? Plus Hermes is cranky, Olympus is on the brink of attack, and Morpheus takes Manhattan. (But at least Kentucky’s only half-destroyed.) It must be time for the 9th chapter of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, a.k.a…

Two Snakes Save My Life

[Read more…]

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Zeus Is Dead & The New Aeneid Cycle returns to paperback!

August 2, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

RedMusePress-red-squareWhen Booktrope, my former publisher, closed its doors at the end of May, I focused on getting the ebook versions of my novels back up for sale under my new imprint, Red Muse Press, as soon as possible. Missing since then have been the paperback versions. Well, no longer!

I’m pleased to announce that the Red Muse Press versions of all of my existing novels are now available on Amazon. Not only that, they’re at lower prices than they were previously. So far, most of my readers prefer ebooks, but for those of you who like to the feel of a physical book in your hands, I’m excited to offer them again.

A Shadow in the Flames in paperback!

A Shadow in the Flames
$13.95

A Memory in the Black - Now it paperback!

A Memory in the Black
$14.95

Zeus Is Dead - now in paperback!

Zeus Is Dead
$16.95

A Dragon at the Gate will be releasing in paperback as well, but not until August 17th…

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Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 8

July 21, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Alternate title: "Styxin' It To Hades"

Alternate title: “Styxin’ It To Hades”

“Perhaps you’d like it back in your cell, your Percyness?” The events behind that shoehorned-in Star Wars quote and more on the eighth chapter of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, a.k.a…

I Take the Worst Bath Ever

Okay, so I was reaching for a good way to open this post, and I couldn’t find one, so I just went with Star Wars. Because reasons. Well, also because Percy was in a cell, and then soon after his escape he has quite possibly the most physically painful experience of his life. Worse than the feeling of jumping into a pit of boiling acid—times fifty? I know I’d want back in my cell. [Read more…]

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Bad Sci-Fi Theater: Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs (2015)

July 17, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs (2015)

Whoever wins, the viewer loses.

Bad Sci-Fi Theater!

It’s time again for Bad Sci-Fi Theater here on Geek Notes, where I watch terrible movies so you don’t have to! …Or so you can know about them and watch them, too, assuming you’re into that. (I can’t throw stones, after all.)

This one had been haunting me on Netflix for a while, showing up in my suggested movies, daring me to click on it. Hey, when you’re entertained by horrible schlock as much as I am, Netflix takes notice and throws…oh, just so much more at you. So a couple of weeks ago I finally gave in and cracked the e-seal on what would surely be a rousing sci-fi adventure!

…Right? [Read more…]

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Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 7

July 7, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Alternate title: Realizing Nico Is Hitler's Half-Brother

Alternate title: I Realize Adolph Hitler Is Nico’s Half-Brother

Grover stops hitting the snooze button and everything goes to Hades! All this and more on the seventh installment of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, or as Riordan called this chapter…

My Math Teacher Gives Me A Lift

This one’s another react-as-I-read entry, so hold on to your butts. Before I even start in, from that chapter title I’m immediately expecting…oh, what was her name, anyway? From the first book, she was an erinye/fury. I keep wanting to say Mrs. Davenport, but that’s my seventh grade math teacher. [Read more…]

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