Mike Luoma is back on the site, today releasing the first episode of Vatican Abdicator, the book that wraps up the Vatican Assassin trilogy:
Bernard Campion, “BC”, has been an Assassin for the Pope – The Vatican’s Ambassador to Lunar Prime – CEO of The Project – Head of the UTZ Council – and now he’s the Pope of the New catholic Church, the NcC. But the mantle sits uneasily on BC. The Universal Trade Zone (UTZ) and The Universal Islamic Nation (UIN) are now forced to work together in the face of dual threats: The alien race, The Eldred and the recently revived survivor of the race known as the Ancient Enemy – Dolomay. Can BC remain Pope and still lead the battle against The Eldred and Dolomay? Can humanity come together to face those who would enslave them… or worse? It all comes to a head. There will be war… but who will be fighting who? Find out the answers – in VATICAN ABDICATOR!
But you’ll probably want to start from the beginning. That’s Vatican Assassin. Enjoy!
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August 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Hope you’re enjoying book three of the Vatican Assassin Trilogy! I’m a guest at 3Pi-Con in West Springfield, Massachusetts this weekend, on panels, did a reading tonight… fun!
Feel free to stop over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com to say hello, or drop a comment here or email me if you’d like: mike.luoma@gmail.com.
And thank you for listening!
November 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Hope you’re enjoying the ride so far…
Just wanted to mention here that I’ve just put together a special 3 in 1 hardcover, omnibus edition of the entire “Vatican Assassin” Trilogy! You can now get all three books – Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator – together with an Appendix including my world-building material – timelines, future history, outlines – all under one cover for $35.99. This 3 in 1 is a special edition available for a limited time through my website (a similar edition sells on Amazon for $50). Head on over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and get your copy today!
December 13th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Hey Mike have loved the story so far.
How many ep’s do you think there is still to go before we are finished?
Is this really the shocking conclusion or will we be hearing more from The Illustrious Mr Campion who it has to be sad is one of the most honest and funniest carachters in podcast fiction today?
December 15th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Hey revolver!
So glad to hear you’re a fan of BC! It’s been fun telling his tale, ever since he and I met in that sewer tunnel under Lunar Prime years ago. We’ve got five more episodes and an epilogue to go.
My original estimate was that it was going to take 28 episodes to present the story of “Vatican Abdicator”, but I ended up not breaking up a couple of longer episodes, so it appears there will be 25 episodes proper covering the chapters of the novel and the epilogue. We’ll still have 28 episodes in total, as I’m going to be reading my background material for the trilogy from the appendix to the special omnibus edition for the last three episodes.
As for the future of the future, I can’t say too much about what will be coming next without giving away too much about what is going on. But there will be… something. Next.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
A heads up on what’s about to happen. Next Friday brings Episode 24 – Chapter Twenty-Three and the Epilogue from Vatican Abdicator. This is the end of the story. But there will be four more episodes after the story ends as we delve into my background material contained in the appendix to the trilogy.
It all starts with the “History of the Future” as I call it, my fictional future extrapolated from when I started writing the book in the 90s up to when the books begin in 2109. There are also separate background pieces on The Project and The Aliens. And more…
You can find that appendix in the hardcover Omnibus edition: http://glowinthedarkradio.com
January 14th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Chapter #19 – part II – the space fight at the asteroid base was absolutely incredible!!! Awesome job, Mike!
January 15th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Thank you, Anton! I’m glad to hear it worked! Thanks for taking the time to comment – that means a lot to me.
I wanted to mention to everyone that I have a new column over at http://cosmicbooknews.com called “Mike Luoma’s Making It Up”. It’s primarily focused on my comic book writing.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Well, that’s the end of the story of BC, the Vatican Assassin. I hope you enjoyed the ride! Thank you to everyone for downloading and listening, and for donating, too.
I’m currently writing a sequel series that takes place in the same future, twenty-three years after the end of “Vatican Abdicator”, featuring BC’s son Alibi as the lead character. Raised by his “Aunt” Anita Capituna, Alibi has grown up in space. His knack for being able to read when people are telling the truth has made him valued as a mediator working for the Solar Alliance. He has some parental issues, as you might imagine, so he doesn’t use his mother or father’s last name. The first book will share its name with him: “Alibi Jones”
That’s the future. As for the past, the appendix material in the last four episodes of “Vatican Abdicator” had only been available in the hardcover book – until today! I’ve just made it available as a stand alone paperback for $9.99 or as a 99 cent pdf download. Head on over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com if you’d like to pick it up. There’s more on all my books and stuff there.
Mike
February 16th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Mike, thanks for the wonderful ride! I’ve enjoyed all three books and look forward to the “Alibi Jones” series.
February 16th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Thank you, Thomas!
March 24th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Great work! First thing I turned to after downloading. Keep it up!
March 27th, 2009 at 12:03 am
I really enjoyed this look into the alternate future history of the Earth and all it should be able to occupy. I liked the way the characters evolved throughout the trilogy. I also hope that the author(s) will be able to take us further into the futrure with our familiar characters and new ones. I love this series, give it a 5/5 in all catagories. I also do hope that the trilogy can evolve into more than just this trilogy.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Thank you, Lady Magoo and Barry, for your support and your kind words! I’m writing a new book with many of the characters from the first trilogy and some new ones I think you’re going to like!
I’ve also got a new column on my writing up over at Cosmic Book News: http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup6
And you can read my comic book “Panthea Obscura” for free, too! New pages are going up every Wednesday and Saturday here: http://www.drunkduck.com/Panthea_Obscura/
Thanks for listening and reading!
Mike
April 15th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Free Contest, New Column & New Page of Panthea Obscura
My new column on creating comic books is up today at Cosmic Book News! Hope you can join me for this seventh installment. I’ll tell you about finishing up the second issue of Panthea Obscura with artist Juan Carlos Quattordio, relate my first con experience as a panelist, and…
There’s also a FREE CONTEST exclusively for the readers of my column, where you could win a signed copy of a rare comic book! When I was writing the column, I realized I still had one copy on the shelf of a special PREVIEW edition of Panthea Obscura Issue Two that I’d put together for my appearance at 2Pi-Con. This preview has the first half of the issue completely finished and lettered, with the second half showing the work in progress – some pages are colored but without letters, some pages are inked, some are half inks and pencils, the last page is just the rough pencils. Only five of these issues were ever printed. I’ll sign this one to the winner to make it a one-of-a-kind rarity. The column is here:
http://cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup7
AND Panthea Obscura continues page by page FREE on the web! We’re up to page 10 of issue four – almost halfway through the book. The “gods” have taken the battle to their brother Troy, the Destroyer, in Hades! The Deep lets loose with his trident, shaking the foundations of the underworld with his mighty water control and earthquakes, surprising Troy! Read it here:
http://www.drunkduck.com/Panthea_Obscura/
You can always start at the beginning by clicking the FIRST button below the page.
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
You can listen to an interview with me on this week’s Podioracket podcast! Thank you, Rhonda and Heather! Listen in at http://www.podioracket.com
May 20th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
I’m trying out the new Scrib’d Store (beta). My books are on sale there for $1 each for a pdf downloand: http://www.scribd.com/MikeLuoma. Scrib’d give the author 80% of the price. Amazon gives you 35% for your Kindle book…
Mike
May 28th, 2009 at 7:13 am
I was tipped off to a great site for ebooks: Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com
As a writer, I upload my books to Smashwords and their software, known affectionately as the “Meatgrinder”, takes the original document and converts it into several different formats. Smashwords then makes the ebooks available for sale using PayPal. As the author, I can set a price for my book, allow the reader to pay what they feel like, or offer it for free. As Smashwords says on their website, they offer “…multi-format, DRM-free ebooks, ready for immediate sampling and purchase, and readable on any e-reading device.”
Decided to try it out! I’ve uploaded all three books in the “Vatican Assassin Trilogy”: Vatican Assassin, Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator, as well as my collection of poems, lyrics and spells, Synthetic Marmalade, and my book on Gnosticism and early Christianity, NEO-GNOSIS. I’ve set all five books to allow the reader to pay whatever they like for them. You’ll find them here at my Smashwords profile page: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mikeluoma .
There’s also a link on my site, so you can just head over to http://glowinthedarkradio.com and go from there if you like.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Just received an email this morning from Lulu. Get 10% off your purchase of any of my books through the end of this month! All you need to do is enter the sale code when you check out: JUNECONTEST10.
Lulu is conducting monthly “sales contests” where the authors who sell the most books win cash prizes. Blatantly trying to drive traffic to Lulu.com, of course! What the heck – Didn’t cost anything, so I signed up for June’s contest. I received the email with news of the 10% discount this morning. All of a sudden the contest seemed worth entering.
My books at Lulu can all be found on this page, my Lulu “storefront”: http://stores.lulu.com/mikeluoma
I was surprised enough by the discount that I wanted to share!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I’m happy to see Podiobooks.com team up with Smashwords.com – I’ve had my books available through Smashwords ever since I was turned onto their site a couple months ago. Their “meatgrinder” is especially impressive!
I also like that Smashwords lets me offer you the e-books for the price you choose to pay… for free, or for what you feel they’re worth. I’m still proving myself as a writer, so I’d rather you checked out what I’m writing than charge you for something you don’t connect with. If you like it, you can always buy another copy… just saying! Actually, people have been good, a lot of free downloads at Smashwords, but a lot of people paying between 1 to 3 bucks a book. The print copies are still selling and that’s awesome, too – thanks to everyone who’s picked up my books in paperback!
But I digress… this is a cool partnership!
Mike
August 19th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Just did a great interview, talking to Rhonda from Podioracket about “Vatican Assassin – Remastered” and all my books and projects. I’ve got it posted on my blog:
http://glowinthedarkradio.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post.html
November 4th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Did you know you can get news about my books and behind-the-scene glimpses into my notes and notebooks when you listen to the chapters of ALIBI JONES on my Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcasts? You get the pure book, chapter by chapter, here at Podiobooks. If you want more, visit: http://glowinthedarkradio.podomatic.com/
ALIBI JONES is now also available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Alibi-Jones-Mike-Luoma/dp/0557122155
November 12th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I go into detail about my new science fiction novel ALIBI JONES in my new column – just up over at Cosmic Book News:
http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/mlmakingup11
There’s also preview art from my upcoming comics – including the graphic novel adaptation of VATICAN ASSASSIN!
November 17th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Now you can read my books on your phone – Thanks to White Wolf Press and Mobipocket!
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?authorId=117289&authorName=Michael+Luoma
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
“Vatican Assassin” is becoming a Graphic Novel! Artist Cristian Navarro and I are adapting the story, turning it into a comic book!
The first issue of the black and white comic book is available now at online comic book store Indy Planet (IndyPlanet.com). The pages will be appearing twice weekly as a webcomic at Drunk Duck (drunkduck.com) beginning January 1st.
More details at http://glowinthedarkradio.com... Direct link to the comic book: http://www.indyplanet.com/index.php?id=3144
Mike
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:22 am
I really enjoyed the Vatican trilogy books. They kept me listening everyday while at work until i had finished all three. I would recommend these to any sci fi fan, and even if your not they are a light entertaining read…….or listen!
Well done Mike. I am now listening to Alibi Jones the next book in the Vatican BC story and i am not being disapointed this time either.
January 25th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thank you, Gregory!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
BC’s son Alibi Jones is back – this time in a new comic book! Earthbound Comics has just released the new anthology “Spacebound” – and my story “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” – with spectacular art by Meisha – opens the book. The story is set BEFORE the events in the novel – it’s a prequel of sorts. You can read a preview of the first page here: http://glowinthedarkradio.com/AlibiJonesBlindEye_pg1.jpg
Spacebound #1 is available through Indy Planet:
http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4223
March 5th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Bummed out about finishing the trilogy? Why not follow the exploits of BC’s son – Alibi Jones!
Alibi’s adventures get underway in earnest in his self-titled novel – but now there’s a prequel short story you can listen to! It comes from the script to the comic book short “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” – it’s now an audiobook short story! I’ve adapted the script from the comic as an audio short, and it’s free to listen to as part of my new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast:
http://glowinthedarkradio.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-05T10_13_04-08_00
It’s 2135 – Alibi is in the SAIF (Solar Alliance Interplanetary Force) Mediation Corps. He handles negotiations between humanity and alien races, and occasionally oversees negotiations between alien races. He’s the adopted son of the former head of the Solar Alliance, Anita Capituna, his “Aunt Anita”.
At a diplomatic function he attends on his aunt’s behalf, Alibi hears talk of people buying into a new settlement. But the news sounds suspicious – could “Poyas” be more con job than colony? And what is Alibi’s old girlfriend Shirra doing messed up in it?
Read preview pages & find out more at http://alibijones.com. And as always there are more of my books & lots of free downloads at my website: http://glowinthedarkradio.com.
Mike
April 16th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
You may have noticed the spiffy new cover on my novel ALIBI JONES – beautiful new artwork by Federico Guillen. With this lovely new cover and a second edition, the first edition copies of ALIBI JONES are now-rare collector’s items… and I’m giving my last two away!
You can win a signed copy 2 ways:
1) “Like” ALIBI JONES on facebook. One of ALIBI’s facebook friends will be chosen at random to win one of the copies: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alibi-Jones/142797717510
2) Email mike.luoma (at) gmail (dot) com and put “Alibi Jones Contest” in the Subject.
You can enter through the end of April, and you may enter both contests if you like. Winners will be drawn on May 1st and announced on May 7th on the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast.
Good Luck!