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Join the DarkFuse Book Club for Kindle–discounted rate and bonuses!

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I think this is one of the best values out there for readers of dark fiction. The subscription includes 3 titles *per month* of some of the best dark fiction around. First time subscribers get 5 free books, so if you don’t have it already, you can get THE GENESIS CODE. All members have access to our special online community, where book club members and DarkFuse authors mingle on a daily basis. All members also get a free lifetime subscription to DarkFuse’s flash fiction site Horror d’oeuvres, where you can find my flash piece, “Stilettos, Take Me Home”. All this for a special discounted rate. These are just the highlights. See the link below for more details:

DarkFuse Book Club Details HERE

Technology predicted in THE GENESIS CODE becoming a reality…

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There are two aspects to the technology in THE GENESIS CODE. One is the Information Technology aspect, with the trading system and performance monitoring. That sort of thing already exists, and has for some time.

But the chip implant. I made that up. As I’ve mentioned in other forums, THE GENESIS CODE originated with a short story I wrote in 2000-2001 called 24 X 7. It’s never been published, but it contained the original concept for this implant. I completed the manuscript for THE GENESIS CODE in 2006. Since that time, I’ve seen the occasional story here and there about similar technology or technology that might some day lead to it–often in the context of military applications or pure brain research.

Just the other day, there was a news story that scientists have successfully implanted a memory in a mouse’s brain. They used light pulses rather than an implanted chip, but still…pretty scary when you think about it, eh?

I enjoy making up technology entirely when I can in my fiction. I also enjoy looking at tech trends to get an idea for something–and then taking it beyond where the technology is today to create a world or a situation where the technology has fully developed–for good and for not-so-good. Developments occur at such a rapid pace these days, the fodder is there for the taking.

In my second novel, THE JANUS LEGACY, I do exactly this. Current technology enables scientists to create certain parts of organs today from stem cells, for example. What if this were perfected and taken to an extreme? What good could it bring to the world?

And what might be the dangers it could bring as well? This is exactly what THE JANUS LEGACY explores in a thriller novel setting.

It’s a little scary to me that the idea I had for THE GENESIS CODE is happening now. Might the same thing happen with my central technology in THE JANUS LEGACY?

My first novella, ASH AND BONE, to be released in 2014

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DarkFuse will release my first novella, ASH AND BONE, in 2014. While the specific date is to be determined, it will likely be late spring/summerish.

Unlike my two technothriller novels, THE GENESIS CODE and THE JANUS LEGACY, ASH AND BONE is a noirish horror/suspense tale set in the seedy fishing town of Cromwell Bay.

Every town hides secrets…and Cromwell Bay is no exception.

Eileen Maroni is running from her past, but she envisions a new life in the tough little fishing village, where no one knows who she is—including the police.

Frank Foster just buried his best friend, and is struggling to come to terms with the devastating loss and his own self-doubt.

Nothing will ever be the same for them again when their paths cross at the Harbor Motel, and they learn what lies behind the door of room #8.

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).