Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for Metrofloat New York, a Post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi thriller by William Quincy Belle (3 November 2018, BG Ltd., 216 pages). PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below.
Author William Quincy Belle will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour. Please do take part: comment on our post and follow the tour where you will be able to read other excerpts (☀), and reviews (✍).
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Synopsis
Several hundred years in the future, Earth is a different planet. Antigravity has been invented and “flying” has given way to “floating”: giant platforms with cities remain above the growing surface temperatures as enclaves of the privileged. A global pandemic has wiped out 80% of those on the ground, and a virulent, flesh-eating disease, necrofasc, has left most with artificial body parts. Insects are the main food staple. A utopia for some, a dystopia for others.Metrofloat New York, a futuristic city of thirty million, is run by an oligarchy of five rich and powerful people. An unknown assassin, working from within the system, attempts to seize control and declare himself dictator by methodically removing all rivals. Detective Matthew Heart of the Metropolitan Police must deal with his partner, a cyborg policewoman, his unofficial family, a transgender woman and her one-legged daughter, and a mysterious assailant bent on taking over the world by killing anyone who stands in his way.
About the Author
William Quincy Belle is just a guy. Nobody famous; nobody rich; just some guy who likes to periodically add his two cents worth with the hope, accounting for inflation, that $0.02 is not over evaluating his contribution. He claims that at the heart of the writing process is some sort of (psychotic) urge to put it down on paper and likes to recite the following, which so far he hasn't been able to attribute to anyone: "A writer is an egomaniac with low self-esteem."
You will find Mr. Belle's unbridled stream of consciousness floating around in cyberspace.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in this book tour. Being an indie author is an uphill struggle.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Wikipedia, there are 2.2 million new books published each year, 300,000 in the U.S., 150,000 in the United Kingdom, 20,000 in Canada. The book review section of The Washington Post states they get 150 new titles each day. Each day! What are the chances of anyone getting noticed? Even if somebody has written the next classic, there’s the harsh reality of statistics. Having the public choose any particular book out of the annual American field of 300,000 strikes me as being the equivalent of winning the literary lottery. Congratulations, E. L. James: over 70 million copies of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy sold.
By the way, the above is about new books published each year. According to Google, there are over 150 million books in existence! Literary lottery, indeed!
There's a lot of junk out there, which means the public is leery of investing their time in anything unknown. Who wants the literary equivalent of bad movie? "I want two hours of my life back." Cheers to the risk-takers who brought E. L. James to the forefront.
I appreciate you taking the risk.
All the best to you in your world. :-)
Indeed staggering statistics! All made possible by modern publishing methods.
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Flora
Always fun to hear about another new great book. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow many hours a day do you spend writing?
ReplyDeleteI like to say jokingly, maybe seriously, that my work comes from inspiration, not perspiration. When the inspiration hits me, I'll burn the midnight oil. Otherwise I'm easily distracted by all things social media. On my gravestone it will be marked, "I wish I had spent more time posting on Facebook."
DeleteThe web site "Spank the Carp" has published some of my short stories. They posted an author profile which is a (humorous) look at my writing.
All the best to you in your world. :-)
:-)
DeleteSounds great!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a book I'll enjoy!
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Metrofloat would translate well to film, and if so, is that something that you would like to see?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's the fanciful dream of any beginning author, but I would certainly be getting ahead of myself. For the moment, I will be grateful for the kind participation of people like yourself.
DeleteI am looking forward to reading this. It's on my TBR and wish-list.
DeleteSounds like an amazing read.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading this on our upcoming road trip!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great city for the setting of the book!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading this book in our book club!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great summertime read!
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds very intriguing. I don't think I'd want to live in the future (hard enough to live in the present!), but I like to think about what the world might be like.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a plot line, I am so intrigued!
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit NYC and excited to read this book!
ReplyDeleteThis is on my TBR list. I am so excited to read this book.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing plot and characters!
ReplyDeleteI am excited to read about Willam Quincy Belle!
ReplyDeleteHow do you come up with your book titles?
ReplyDeleteI look for something pertinent to the story, short and hopefully catchy. And sometimes that takes time, lots of reflection, and long walks in the park.
DeleteAll the best to you in your world. :-)