Today marks the start of October, a month famous for having more US presidents born in than any other, a great month for raising awareness about conditions such as breast cancer and National Cholesterol Month, Black History Month and, if you're American, it's also the month to celebrate popcorn and pork!
October is also the month John Michaelson, aka The London Vampire, was born. To celebrate this we have run a free kindle promotion for his biographical novel October's Son. This is, of course, not without an important announcement from Burton Mayers Books on his behalf.
Building on the interest from the debut book, John Michaelson has been busy delving into the darkest depths of London to continue his investigations. We can now confirm that John is in the process of summarizing his work hunting ants since his transformation, spanning a period of several years. John has revealed to us that the title of the follow-up to October's Son will be called Nuptial Flight.
Initially, we were a little confused about the title. Nuptial Flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant species. During the flight, the virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony.[1] Of course, once we had researched this we realized that this was classic Michaelson, adding mystery and enigma around the subject of ants, his own synonym for defining real vampires.
John Michaelson has confirmed that the book picks up from where October's Son: The London Vampire Diaries ended, embarking on investigations into the network of ants across London, his hunt for Michael, and his dealings with organized crime gangs who deal in the trafficking of men, women and children for profit and for food. The book will document key developments across several years and includes a report about his recent visit to the 'jungle' at Calais and his exploration of trafficking routes across Europe; he even hinted that he may have visited Vlad's home town of Transylvania on his travels.
We are yet to see a full manuscript but John instructed us that the novel should not be edited or stylized to fill in the blanks, but he did say that names of vulnerable individuals would be protected. We are anticipating a release for mid-2016, possibly to coincide with Flying Ant Day? We can't wait, in the meantime be sure to buy the book or download it from Amazon.
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| October's Son was John Michaelson's debut book |
Today marks the start of October, a month famous for having more US presidents born in than any other, a great month for raising awareness about conditions such as breast cancer and National Cholesterol Month, Black History Month and, if you're American, it's also the month to celebrate popcorn and pork!
October is also the month John Michaelson, aka The London Vampire, was born. To celebrate this we have run a free kindle promotion for his biographical novel October's Son. This is, of course, not without an important announcement from Burton Mayers Books on his behalf.
Building on the interest from the debut book, John Michaelson has been busy delving into the darkest depths of London to continue his investigations. We can now confirm that John is in the process of summarizing his work hunting ants since his transformation, spanning a period of several years. John has revealed to us that the title of the follow-up to October's Son will be called Nuptial Flight.
Initially, we were a little confused about the title. Nuptial Flight is an important phase in the reproduction of most ant species. During the flight, the virgin queens mate with males and then land to start a new colony.[1] Of course, once we had researched this we realized that this was classic Michaelson, adding mystery and enigma around the subject of ants, his own synonym for defining real vampires.
John Michaelson has confirmed that the book picks up from where October's Son: The London Vampire Diaries ended, embarking on investigations into the network of ants across London, his hunt for Michael, and his dealings with organized crime gangs who deal in the trafficking of men, women and children for profit and for food. The book will document key developments across several years and includes a report about his recent visit to the 'jungle' at Calais and his exploration of trafficking routes across Europe; he even hinted that he may have visited Vlad's home town of Transylvania on his travels.
We are yet to see a full manuscript but John instructed us that the novel should not be edited or stylized to fill in the blanks, but he did say that names of vulnerable individuals would be protected. We are anticipating a release for mid-2016, possibly to coincide with Flying Ant Day? We can't wait, in the meantime be sure to buy the book or download it from Amazon.
