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A Memory in the Black now available on Nook, iTunes, and Smashwords

February 22, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Book Two of
The New Aeneid Cycle

I’ve received a lot of questions about this, and I’m pleased to announce that A Memory in the Black is now available on Nook, iTunes, and Smashwords! (I expect it to appear on Kobo soon as well, but it’s not there quite yet.)

Special Smashwords offer: Today through February 28th, you can download it (in epub, mobi, or PDF) from Smashwords for half the price with coupon code VG23D!

Want to get a FREE copy? Help me out by sharing this link (http://www.michaelgmunz.com/new_aeneid.html) on Twitter or Facebook by Feb 28th, then either comment on this post or email me that you’ve done so at mike@michaelgmunz.com, and I’ll send you a code to get it from Smashwords free!

“This series so far has me hooked! It’s just really exciting!!! I can’t wait for the third book!!!” –★★★★★ Amazon review

And, of course, A Shadow in the Flames, book one of the series, continues to be free across just as many platforms. If you haven’t read it yet, pick it up today!

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A Memory in the Black coming to B&N, Kobi, and iTunes…

February 8, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Well, A Memory in the Black was released on Amazon in late August, and ever since I’ve had people asking when it’s going to be available elsewhere. The wait is nearly over. Beginning February 17th you’ll be able to get copies of A Memory in the Black from non-Amazon retailers including Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Smashwords!

Expect to see it appear on Smashwords first (in fact, there’s already a pre-order option). It should trickle into other retailers soon afterward. In the meantime, of course, it’s still there at Amazon!

Oh, and I’ll have some even more excellent news on the writing front coming very, very soon… Epic things are afoot, people…

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A Memory in the Black: Free Oct 23rd and 24th!

October 23, 2013 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Free 10/23 & 10/24!

The Kindle version of A Memory in the Black is currently free today (October 23rd) and tomorrow on Amazon.com!

Save humanity from itself. It is the goal of the worldwide conspiracy known as the Agents of Aeneas. For months they have struggled to unlock the secrets of an alien spacecraft buried on the Moon. Now word of that craft has leaked, and multiple groups plot to seize it for themselves.

One man has plumbed its depths and returned alive. While Agent Michael Flynn protects him from those who believe that he knows too much, together they must find a demon from Michael’s past: the freelancer Diomedes. Michael’s violent ex-mentor, Diomedes murdered a man at the heart of the spacecraft’s discovery. They must learn why.

Meanwhile the vigilante Gideon, slain by Diomedes six months ago, has been seen alive in the city of Northgate. His baffling return will draw two women into dangers far beyond those that lurk in the city.

Memories that haunt them all will entangle their fates as one in the blackness.

Praise for A Memory in the Black:
“Munz expertly crafts his characters, letting them evolve and react to the events that unfold. It was the characters that really kept me hooked…”

“Munz writes some of the most engaging action sequences of any book I’ve read.”

“Left me wanting more. In the best sort of way.” 

Free for Kindle today and tomorrow! 

Don’t have a Kindle? You can still read Kindle books on your computer, tablet, or smartphone with Amazon’s free Kindle app…

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Working on Book 3 (aka Book 5)

September 15, 2013 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

It feels strange to be picking up with a series I’d more or less stopped writing years ago. I’m officially working on book 3 of the New Aeneid Cycle. There, I said it.

I hadn’t expected to be doing so, quite honestly. As you can see from the left column over there (to the left, as you can probably imagine), the series consists thus far of A Shadow in the Flames and A Memory in the Black. I first published ASITF in late 2007 in paperback, mostly just to be able to get it out of my mind so I could move on to writing other books. Yet in the time since, people would often ask, upon hearing I’d published a novel, “Can I get it on Kindle?” I’d gotten tired of telling them no, so last June saw the release of the revised version for Kindle.

It’s a different publishing world than it was in 2007. (Strange how only half a decade can bring so much change!) My experience with getting ASITF to Kindle went so smoothly that I decided to finally release A Memory in the Black. After all, it was mostly finished already. I’d simply not bothered to release it for logistical reasons which, these days, are moot. With a bit of final polishing and a cover design by Amalia Chitulescu, it came to Kindle on August 20th. To date, there have been over 2,000 downloads and the average Amazon review is 4.5 stars!

And so, with what appears to be a growing audience for the series (and some plans of mine to further widen that audience) coupled with some troubles at getting a different manuscript project past the outlining stage, I decided that, hey, I should write book #3! So far, it’s a bit of a challenge picking up where I left off. The act of getting AMITB ready for publication did help me re-acquaint myself with the characters, and I do know where I want things to end up by the end of book 3 (this is a trilogy, by the way), but I don’t yet know quite how to get there, each character’s part, or how to put it all together. I’m having to re-evaluate some long-held ideas for book 3, but I’m also finding new and more interesting options.

But it’s still in the early stages. For those of you who’ve finished book 2, however, I can tell you: I DO know what’s going to happen with the, um… Well, you’ve read it. You can probably guess to what I’m referring. The working title for book 3? Here Be Dragons.

So why do I call it book 5 in the title? After writing AMITB, I wrote two other manuscripts: a comedic contemporary fantasy titled Murdering Zeus for Fun and Prophet and a more serious contemporary fantasy titled A Memory of Dragons. (Okay, so I have a thing for memory and dragons.) I’ve not forgotten about these! But that’s all I’ll say about them in this entry…

Incidentally, watch this blog and my Twitter feed for more news about A Shadow in the Flames in a little while…

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A Memory in the Black: Free Sept 9th & 10th!

September 9, 2013 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

If you haven’t snagged your copy of A Memory in the Black, now’s your chance! (I won’t say “There’s never been a better time…” because I absolutely loathe that particular marketing phrase, but it IS accurate in this case…) Or, rather, now is your chance if it’s currently September 9th or 10th–but I’m being pedantic. The point I’m trying to make here is:

A Memory in the Black is FREE for Kindle on Sept 9th & 10th!

Free for a limited time!

“A great read! I’m definitely hooked on this series and the author.”
“Great book! I couldn’t stop reading.”

“Left me wanting more in the best sort of way.”

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A Memory in the Black: Now Available!

August 21, 2013 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Well, it’s been a number of years since the original edition of A Shadow in the Flames was published. Two and a half months ago I posted the revised Kindle edition as my first experiment into the world of eBooks. As you likely know if you’ve been here before, that experiment led me to publish the ASITF sequel as an eBook as well.

Today’s the big day. I’m pleased to announce that A Memory in the Black, the sequel to A Shadow in the Flames, has been released!

$3.99 for Kindle!

The thing I love most about A Memory in the Black is how much more deeply I was able to explore the characters after establishing them in the first book. As is the case with much of life, events from A Shadow in the Flames continue to affect them, and will lead some of them to go further than they might have thought possible. You’ll also see into the minds of Diomedes and Caitlin for the first time. (Ever wondered how Diomedes got the way he was?) And, of course, Gideon has been seen alive…

I must warn you, however: not everyone is back. Brian does not appear in this book. (I’m sure that’s a great disappointment to the 2% of readers who didn’t think he was a putz.) There wasn’t any purpose for him in the story, and, frankly, I’m in the implied 98% myself. There are, of course, new characters…

So why not give it a try? You can even read the first 10% on Amazon by clicking the “look inside!” on the book’s cover image.

The book is dedicated to everyone who wanted to know what happened next, and I’m sorry for making you all wait so long. I do hope you’ll find it worth the wait.


Save humanity from itself. It is the goal of the worldwide conspiracy known as the Agents of Aeneas. For months they have struggled to unlock the secrets of an alien spacecraft buried on the Moon. Now word of that craft has leaked, and multiple groups plot to seize it for themselves.

One man has plumbed its depths and returned alive. While Agent Michael Flynn protects him from those who believe that he knows too much, together they must find a demon from Michael’s past: the freelancer Diomedes. Michael’s violent ex-mentor, Diomedes murdered a man at the heart of the spacecraft’s discovery. They must learn why.

Meanwhile the vigilante Gideon, slain by Diomedes six months ago, has been seen alive in the city of Northgate. His baffling return will draw two women into dangers far beyond those that lurk in the city.

Memories that haunt them all will entangle their fates as one in the blackness.


Don’t have a Kindle? You can still read Kindle books on your computer, tablet, or smartphone with the free Kindle app!
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A Memory in the Black: Coming August 20th!

August 10, 2013 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

A Memory in the Black, the long-awaited sequel to A Shadow in the Flames, will be coming to Kindle on Tuesday, August 20th:

Save humanity from itself. It is the goal of the worldwide conspiracy known as the Agents of Aeneas. For months they have struggled to unlock the secrets of an alien spacecraft buried on the Moon. Now word of that craft has leaked, and multiple groups plot to seize it for themselves.

One man has plumbed its depths and returned alive. While Agent Michael Flynn protects him from those who believe that he knows too much, together they must find a demon from Michael’s past: the freelancer Diomedes. Michael’s violent ex-mentor, Diomedes murdered a man at the heart of the spacecraft’s discovery. They must learn why.

Meanwhile the vigilante Gideon, slain by Diomedes six months ago, has been seen alive in the city of Northgate. His baffling return will draw two women into dangers far beyond those that lurk in the city.

Memories that haunt them all will entangle their fates as one in the blackness.

Coming August 20, 2013.

Don’t have a Kindle? You can still read Kindle books on your computer, tablet, or smartphone with the free Kindle app!

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