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My Second Novel, THE JANUS LEGACY, to be released in February 2014

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Great news! DarkFuse will release my second novel, THE JANUS LEGACY, in February. It will be the featured novel of the month, and so will be released in limited edition/signed hardcover, paperback, and digital–just as THE GENESIS CODE was. It is another technothriller, this time with more of a biotech aspect to it. I’m very excited to be working with DarkFuse again! Stay tuned for another announcement concerning my first novella…

Here is the back cover synopsis:

Jeremy Magnusson’s life changes forever when his estranged father, the renowned physician Ivan Magnusson, is unexpectedly killed in a plane crash. Recently dumped by his girlfriend and suffering from a serious, likely fatal disease, Jeremy faces a choice: Take over SomaGene, Ivan’s highly successful custom organ cultivation and transplant operation, and inherit all his wealth. Or turn the job down and inherit nothing.

Only later, once he’s assumed the position, does Jeremy realize his father left him more than the company. He’s left Jeremy a special gift. A gift with the power to bring him everything he wants in life, but one that comes at a horrible cost, with repercussions and consequences he could never imagine, and that could very well change not only his life, but the lives and deaths of millions across the globe.

THE JANUS LEGACY—is it a gift or a curse? Does it bring life or death? Is it a miraculous new beginning for the human race or a step closer to the end of everything?

Some doors should never be opened…

THE JANUS LEGACY, the thought-provoking new techno-thriller from Lisa von Biela, author of THE GENESIS CODE.

So, what am I doing now?

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Other than obsessively checking stats and reviews for THE GENESIS CODE, that is?

Well, I’ve submitted a second novel manuscript, as well as a novella manuscript, and am waiting to hear on those. I’m in the beginning stages of Novel 3. So far, I’m thinking it’s going to be set a bit in the future, not a lot. It’s going to be a dystopian view of the big pharma industry. Another biotech-oriented technothriller. Right now, I’m busy thinking through and “designing” the sort of world in which it takes place. Then I will populate it with characters and develop subplots and the outline. I’m too much of a control freak not to work from an outline. That’s just how I am!

THE GENESIS CODE getting a warm reception…

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THE GENESIS CODE was released a tad more than 3 weeks ago.  It’s getting some great reviews over on Goodreads, as well as on Amazon and Shelfari.  If I could summarize the reviews and comments, it would be this way:  the book is a real page-turner, people can’t put it down.  The characters are three-dimensional, and they want to see more from me.

Can’t ask for much more than that!  I’m hoping folks who enjoy it are also telling their friends.  Word of mouth is very helpful, especially for a debut author out there competing with the Clancys/Crichtons/Cooks/other established thriller writers with massive backlists.

Thanks, everyone, for your support!

Lisa

THE GENESIS CODE is Released into the World…

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In all the excitement, I’ve somehow managed to neglect to post here, though I’ve been busy as can be on Facebook.  THE GENESIS CODE officially released into the world on Thursday, May 2, 2013.  While every writer dreams of getting that first novel published, the reality is a whole new experience.  It is absolutely surreal to see my book, my bio, my work out there on Amazon!  It was even more surreal to see it ranked higher in sales than some Tom Clancy books for a brief shining moment (I’m sure due to the initial “surge” of sales from the delivery to the DarkFuse Book Club folks right at the release, but still!). 

So now I’m working to make sure the word gets out that THE GENESIS CODE is out there.  My fingers are firmly crossed for the manuscripts I have submitted (Novel 2, aka THE JANUS LEGACY, and the Novella that Resisted Naming for So Long, aka DARK CROSSROADS). 

 

It’s nearly here…May is coming and so is THE GENESIS CODE

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I can’t believe it.  May is almost here, and with it will come THE GENESIS CODE.  It’s almost surreal to think about it, that in only a couple of weeks my first novel will be out there for the world to see.  I’m crossing fingers and hoping for a very successful launch…stay tuned for appearances and things like that.

Now a Novella in the works…

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Wrapped up Novel 2, aka THE JANUS LEGACY, and submitted it.  Rather than just sit and wait, I started on a Novella.  It has no name at the moment.  None has come to me yet, not at all.

This is my first attempt at something of the novella length.  I’ve been seeing some excellent examples of what can be done with that length work lately and I was tempted to try my hand at it while I wait to hear on JANUS and wait for the launch of THE GENESIS CODE with bated breath!  I was really in the mood to go for the noir on this one.