Thursday, June 7, 2018
Virtual Book Tour + #Giveaway: Monsterland Reanimated by Michael Okon @IAmMichaelOkon @GoddessFish
Monsterland Reanimated
by Michael
Okon
GENRE: Young
Adult Fiction/Thriller
BLURB:
After
Monsterland has imploded, the entire world is thrown into chaos. World
leadership is gone, economies have collapsed, and communications are
non-existent. Wyatt must go beyond the boundaries of his small town to
reestablish contact with the outside world, and alert the government about a
traitor-in-chief.
During his journey he
discovers a new threat released from the bowels of the defunct theme park.
When an army of
relentless mummies, a life-sucking ooze called The Glob, and a hybrid
reanimated Behemoth rise from the depths of Monsterland, who will survive?
Excerpt:
A new, larger outline made his heart
quiver with fear. It crouched in a corner, its snout covered with blood. This
one was bigger, not a coyote, a wild wolf. Wait, he thought. Weren’t the gray
wolves of California all but extinct?
Igor narrowed his eyes. The beast
was a light reddish brown and not the silver gray of a wolf ’s pelt. A chain
hung from its neck, the pendant of a werewolf ’s head dangling, emerald eyes
flashing. What was it? Was it a mutant coyote? A wolf? Some weird hybrid, he
wondered for a minute, his breath harsh in his ears. They watched each other
soundlessly.
A hybrid then. He’d heard about
them, a rare mixture of wolf and coyote. What did they call them? Coywolves …?
or was it Woyotes? He shrugged
indifferently. Perhaps someone’s pet, he decided. Igor’s mirthless laugh came
out like a snort.
The coywolf stood still, its ears
alert, its head cocked as if it was observing him.
Igor dropped the makeshift weapon,
calling out, “Eat the rest of your meal, you dumb beast.”
The animal continued to watch him,
its two front paws on the remains of a zombie’s chest.
Igor wiped his forehead, waiting,
his eyes coming back to search the village, confirming it was empty, except for
the carrion eaters like the coyotes and vultures. He looked up, noting the
circling predators waiting for him to move on.
“Interrupted your meal,” he
chuckled. Just the local scavengers looking for food. That was all; the shadows
revealed nothing else. Satisfied he was alone, he moved on. He had work to do.
A paper flew past him, hitting a
kiosk as the wind plastered it against its surface. It flapped like a dying
bird. Igor reached over, taking the fluttering paper, peering at the map of the
park, the one they gave people as they
entered Monsterland. A bark of laughter escaped his mouth.
He looked up at the giant monolith
that was once the Werewolf River Run, its hulking shape obscuring the horizon.
“You are here,” he giggled, pointing a grimy finger on the paper’s surface. He
dragged his deformed body further down the pavement. The storefronts that used
to be Monsterland’s Main Street yawned vacantly, the wind whistling through the
narrow alley- ways. “Now, you are here,” he laughed. Shouting, he listened to
the sound of his voice bouncing off the blood-splattered walls.
Interview
with Michael Okon
What
else do you have coming out?
Monsterland
Reanimated is arriving April 13, 2018. I also have two other books that my
agent is about to shop around.
When
are you going to write your autobiography?
I already
did, it’s called Just Ask the Universe.
Are
the names of the characters in your novels important?
Not
especially. They are an amalgamation of people I’ve known over the past 40
years.
What
about the titles of your novels?
The title
is the first thing I always come up with, even sometimes before the premise.
The novel, I believe, sells the story as most readers are impulsive buyers.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Michael
Okon is an award-winning and best-selling author of multiple genres including
paranormal, thriller, horror, action/adventure and self-help. He graduated from
Long Island University with a degree in English, and then later received his
MBA in business and finance. Coming from a family of writers, he has
storytelling in his DNA. Michael has been writing from as far back as he can
remember, his inspiration being his love for films and their impact on his
life. From the time he saw The Goonies, he was hooked on the idea of
entertaining people through unforgettable characters.
Michael
is a lifelong movie buff, a music playlist aficionado, and a sucker for
self-help books. He lives on the North Shore of Long Island with his wife and
children.
Website ~ Amazon
~ iBooks
~ Kobo
~ Barnes
& Nobel
Giveaway:
$50 Amazon or B/N GC
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3 comments:
Congrats on the tour and I appreciate the book description and giveaway also. We have found some great books in these tours.
What kind of books do you like to read? Thanks for hosting. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
What kind of books do you like to read? Thanks for hosting. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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