Alibi Jones
Mike Luoma returns to the site with Alibi Jones:
Science Fiction Adventure in the year 2135! Alibi Jones, a Mediator for the Solar Alliance, is on the trail of alien kidnappers. He’ll soon discover that dangers thought long-dead are still very much ALIVE!
This stand-alone sequel (of sorts) to The VATICAN ASSASSIN Trilogy takes place 23 years after the events in VATICAN ABDICATOR. New readers will have no trouble jumping in, while those who enjoyed the first trilogy will meet old friends, new characters, and new alien races and civilizations! Alibi Jones is the son of BC- Bernard Campion – the Vatican Assassin. He may be a “chip off the old block”, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it…
Since this isn’t Mike’s first rodeo, we’re letting him start the release schedule with two episodes available. He’s been very good about getting regular updates on his previous work, so you can expect weekly episodes from him. Get the default feed if you want to have Mike dictate how and when that happens. Or take a custom feed, and you control how often you get episodes sent to you.
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October 16th, 2009 at 9:26 am
All right! The new book is OUT! My thanks to all my friends who waited patiently for the new book. This is a new series – Alibi Jones is the son of BC from the Vatican Assassin Trilogy, but this stands alone – new listeners and readers don’t have to worry, everything you need to know is in this book.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Usually it is my rule not to start listening podiobooks that just have a couple of chapters and still are “in progress”. But, after being a die-hard fan of the Abdicator trilogy, I just couldn’t resist to take a peek. It looks like Mike is going to do it again by blowing our mind out with the excitement and adventure. I am excited, anybody else?.. I do have a itsy-bitsy critique thought – I know that pretty much all of the sound effects are voice-made which is fine most of the time when they are used occasionally. In the chapter three there were a bit too much for my liking. Mike, there are pretty good royalty free sound effects websites out there. Or, just use descriptive language rather than wording out a KABOOM =) Nonetheless, great job on this installment and thank you for your hard work. Patiently waiting on the next episode.
October 30th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Ha! Thank you, Anton. Critiques are always welcome. Have to say in my defense, though, I have gotten some compliments on my voiced sfx… But, point taken and duly noted! Hope you enjoy the rest of the story
November 4th, 2009 at 2:29 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 2:42 pm
I go into detail about 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 10:11 pm
You can now read ALIBI Jones on your phone! ALIBI JONES and The Vatican Assassin Trilogy are available through Mobipocket:
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/eBookDetails.asp?BookID=243697
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:51 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
December 28th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
“Alibi Jones” gets a great mention in this article on Self-Publishing from my local Burlington Vermont newspaper, Seven Days:
http://www.7dvt.com/2009self-published-802
February 19th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Just finished listening to this book. It was a fast listen and I had plenty of time on my flight to get through the whole thing.
It’s been nice to revisit the universe you created with BC. I’m guessing there we haven’t heard the last of Alibi Jones just yet.
March 6th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Thanks, Chris!
You certainly have not heard the last of Alibi… Matter of fact, keep your eyes open in the next couple of weeks for a new short story sequel coming out as part of the Podioracket – Visionaries collection!
October 9th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
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 2:56 pm
My comic book short “Alibi Jones: Blind Eye” is 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 2:10 pm
You may have noticed the spiffy new cover on 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.
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!
April 16th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Here’s the address for Alibi Jones’ facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alibi-Jones/142797717510