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Random Zeus Is Dead 2 Quotes

June 3, 2017 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

So while I continue chipping away at the sequel to Zeus Is Dead (working title, Zeus Is Undead), I figured it’d be fun to share with you some completely random, out of context dialogue from the rough draft as it currently stands. Why random and out of context? Because it’s more fun that way! (Plus it’s possible that watching the new Twin Peaks is nudging my mind in random, out of context directions…)

Enjoy, and puzzle over what the heck these quotes mean!

“Why ever are you going down to Earth? You’ll have to walk!”

“Their governments are paralyzed by zombie deniers and petty deadlocks.”

“YOU WILL ENJOY THE BARBECUE AS FATHER ZEUS ORDAINS!”

“Melpomene and Thalia. They claim it is a ‘sequel thing.'”

“Do you wish me to smite she who brought the corrupted potato salad?”

“I just adore when death rhymes!”

“The fonts are amazing!”

“What in Medusa’s buttcrack are you?”

“You know how Alecto is. There’s really not much difference except now she smells a little funny.”

“You try being funny after dealing with Nyx!“

“Leavenworth is an Oktoberfest town. We need Oktoberfest dollars. Now, if the people can’t drink here, they’ll be glad to drink at the festivals of Chelan, Hanford, Long Island…”

“Eris was NOT a member of Guns and Roses!”

“Oh, come on! Finish the brains you have!”

“Some mortals have eaten zombie meat.”

“You dare contradict the wisdom of the great Brandt Sledgeman!”

“Do you do things like this because nobody likes you, or does nobody like you because you do things like this?”

“Malevolence would be if that thing started playing disco.”

Zeus Is Dead sequel!

ANTICIPATED IN EARLY 2018!

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From the Zeus Is Dead sequel…

September 25, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

As I’m currently out writing Zeus Is Dead 2 (not the official title) and I’m both easily distracted and eager to share, have a glimpse of a tiny section from the first draft of the book. Will it make it into the final draft? Will it be edited? Will I decide the blatant Walking Dead reference is too much? Who knows!

Zeus Is Undead Exerpt

Haven’t read the original Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure (which contains no zombies whatsoever but does feature venomous, bat-winged kitten swarms)? There’s no time like the present to start!

In which reality TV heroes slay actual monsters and the Greek gods have their own Twitter feeds...

In which reality TV heroes slay actual monsters and the Greek gods have their own Twitter feeds…

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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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Book Excerpt: Wizzy Wig by Tiffany Pitts

June 28, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Wizzy Wig by Tiffany Pittz

Warning: May contain nanotech-augmented cats. Also pizza.

Today I’ve got a bit of fun to share with you! It’s an excerpt from author Tiffany Pitts’s light-hearted–yet simultaneously deadly–Seattle-based sci-fi adventure novel Wizzy Wig. (Wow, I used all my hyphens in that sentence, huh?)
You might remember my review of Wizzy Wig just a few months ago, which included positive statements like this:

Pitts writes with a uniquely delightful literary voice. Her particular brand of contemporary sci-fi adventure somehow manages to present life-and-death situations alongside blithe imagination in a way that often seems to look askance at reality as if to say, “Really, reality? Really?”

I’m not sure if I’m making sense here, so to sum up my opinion more concisely: Wizzy Wig is a fun sci-fi read that’s certainly worth your time. Especially if you like cats. And strong characters of any gender. And reality-bending pizza.

Well, now Tiffany has provided me with a chapter from Wizzy Wig to share with you. So, without further babbling on my part, have a read!

[Read more…]

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Excerpt: The Highly Capable by Jayme Beddinfield

February 16, 2016 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Today on Geek Notes, I’m happy to host an excerpt from the first chapter of a new YA novel by my fellow author Jayme Beddinfield, titled The Highly Capable. Read on for more about this new book, and check out the end for a Rafflecopter giveaway! -Michael

The Highly Capable (cover)The Highly Capable
Jayme Beddingfield

What would you do if you could control objects with your mind?

Would you be able to choose between right and wrong?

Eighteen-year-old Ruby Dawson was born with the powers to move things with her mind. She thought she was the only one of her kind until she met Tristan-a self-destructive drug addict and a crew of super-powered thieves. Working in the shadows, the crew follows their fire conjuring leader, Madison, as they descend further and further into the world of organized crime.

Ruby finds herself in a whirlwind of wrong decisions, lies, murder, and realizations she isn’t ready to face. As Ruby watches Tristan disappear further into his drug addiction and her team fight for more money and territory, she struggles with who she has become. Can Ruby walk away from the closest thing she has to a family and be the hero she is actually meant to be? [Read more…]

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Zeus Is Dead free (exclusive) excerpt!

December 3, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

So it’s the holiday season, and in the dual spirits of sharing and shameless self-promotion, here’s an exclusive excerpt from Chapter 4 of Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure!
Enjoy!

[Read more…]

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A Dragon at the Gate (early excerpt!)

August 9, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

With all the work I’ve had to do amid the launch of Zeus Is Dead, it feels like it’s been months since I’ve been able to get any real work done on writing my current work-in-progress, the third and final installment of my sci-fi series The New Aeneid Cycle, tentatively titled A Dragon at the Gate. Yet this weekend I’m finally plunging back into it.

My first step: reacquaint myself with the characters and what I’ve written so far. I’m in the midst of re-reading the eleven chapters I’ve written thus far, and as I read Chapter Four it occurred to me that I could share an excerpt with all of you. [Read more…]

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