Friday, May 22, 2020

New releases!

In case you missed it Book 2 in The Oneiroi War series is out! I'm really happy it's finally out in the world! You can get it here. It features another fabulous cover by Lee Moyer!


Here's a taste of what you'll find in this book: 

A girl without hope

A vengeful god

An emerging power 

Sachiko “Koko” Nakamura’s life was turned upside down when she lost one of her dads to cancer. When a stranger gives her an unusual pendant it opens to her a world of possibilities. It also puts her in the crosshairs of a vengeful god.

When Sair locked Morpheus out of the Demos he thought that would be the end of the constant danger but it was only the beginning of their troubles. The Demos is dying.

Morpheus is in the real world and in a new body. If he can get his hands on the Moonflower no one, not even the gods, would be able to stop him…and he knows who has it.

Alliances shift and secrets are revealed in this exciting continuation of The Oneiroi War.


I also have a short story out in the Straight Outta Dodge City anthology edited by my good friend David Boop. It's out now! Oh, did I mention that my name is on the cover of this one? There's a lot of exciting tales by greats in the industry as well as lesser known authors. My tale is a thrilling adventure about a transcontinental airship service that has a run in with a Native American deity.





I have another short story coming out June 1st in Blaze Ward Presents #3: Nuns With Guns. You can find it here. I'm really excited to be in this anthology! This story was so much fun to write. It's heavily inspired by anime and it's set in the same universe as The Void Around the Sword's Edge. If you're not familiar with the story you can find it in Fiction River: Pulse Pounders Special Kobo Edition. You can also find a video of me reading it here.




Finally I have yet another short story coming out in late June in A Procession of Faeries #5: The Wild Hunt edited by Jamie Ferguson. This tale is dark fantasy and it was inspired by a local theme park: The Enchanted Forest. I wrote this story backstage during Avenue Q -- my last production with Albany Civic Theater. I don't have a cover image or pre-order details yet but I'll share them when I have them!


With all of these stories coming out you'd think I'd take a break, but no. I'm hard at work outlining a novel. Sadly it's not the next Oneiroi War. It's a standalone historical novel set in postwar Japan and it's a story that is near and dear to my heart. Once I've finished that then my plan is to go back to Oneiroi War and write the last three books back to back. That should keep me busy for the next two years.

I hope all is well with you! Happy reading!

Monday, January 6, 2020

Music from The Closed Game

Dance plays a major role in this book and it's hard to dance without music. I didn't name any particular songs in the book but there were specific songs that I had Koko dancing to during those scenes. If you want to listen to those songs while reading the scenes I've listed them below along with YouTube links. If you're reading this post because you're a dancer or a choreographer who wants loves the idea of the routine and wants to perform a full version, be my guest. Just make sure you record it and tag me on Twitter (@KimMay_ninja) so I can watch it!

Here they are!



Chapter 2: Harajuku Fosse
         
              But by Koda Kumi

Chapter 14: Bitch Play My Song

              Nothing Else Matters by Apocalyptica

Chapter 20: Pinch Me

              My Beautiful Woman by The Backstreet Boys

Chapter 28: Turn It Out

              Oceano by Josh Groban


It've also put it together on a Spotify play list. (For some reason Spotify keeps adding songs to the playlist that I didn't intend to be there. I keep hiding them and for some strange reason they keep coming back. Sorry.)


Thanks for reading my book!