Novel Plot Summaries of 2013
crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
These are the premises of the NOVELS I have either finished to date or am in varying stages of writing:
Ashes
A scientist becomes infected by a space-borne virus that contains the soul of an alien missionary who bonds with her and draws her into solving the mystery of how the aliens all died.
The Bride of War
A knight falls in love with a young woman designated to be sacrificed to a mystical dragon, and undertakes a quest to lean how to defeat the dragon and break the centuries-old pact.
The Dark Guild
A series of mysterious events lead to the old city of Londonis being invaded by soul-eating vampires.
Terminal Monday/The Approximate Distance To Limbo/Perpetual Tuesday
A man meets an old girlfriend who convinces him to return to novel writing, but not before his wife leaves him, he gets his old band back together, and suffers a nervous breakdown.
The Uninvited Guest
A private detective unravels a series of strange clues to solve a series of cases that may or may not be related, and accidentally discovers the biggest conspiracy in the world.
The Shadow Sygne
A handful of medieval warriors band together to recover a mystical crown that once belonged to the most powerful tyrant in the land, before his entire kingdom was banished from the Earth.
The Devil’s Cabinet Maker
A carpenter is banished from his village for defending a pregnant girl who dies in labour. Soon afterward, the villagers start disappearing mysteriously, and the carpenter is the prime suspect.
Author Unknown
A mysterious man and his assistant solve a series of peculiar scientific dilemmas, all the while being manipulated into a trap by a hidden adversary who knows the mystery man’s every move.
Passage To Bujah
Twin sisters graduate and go on a pilgrimage to win back the freedom of their lost third sibling, while coming of age in a post-apocalyptic world where sex is determined scientifically.
The Divine Host
A private detective in Heaven tries to learn the whereabouts of his kidnapped client, and ends up going head to head with the deadliest foes in Creation: Angels.
The Weight of The World
A secret agent tries to complete the one mission that stumped all of his predecessors before the greatest conspiracy in espionage history comes to fruition, and changes the world forever.
Dreamtropolis Fallen
A pair of women try to discover the dark secret behind The Great Pyramid Corporation’s control of humanity, and learn that miracle of Dreamwerk may be more costly than imagined.
The Gas Mask Chronicles
A group of students lose a friend to a freak virtual reality game accident, and years later reunite to put old wounds behind them, only to learn that one of their number has other ideas.
The War Hero
A scientist’s wife goes on a quest for redemption when she believe she inadvertently caused the death of her husband, who was working on a secret weapon for the war effort.
Full Moon Memoires
A series of mysterious murders punctuate this story of a team of psychic soldiers assigned with the task of undermining a fascist regime in control of the most powerful nation on the planet.
These are the premises of the NOVELS I have either finished to date or am in varying stages of writing:
Ashes
A scientist becomes infected by a space-borne virus that contains the soul of an alien missionary who bonds with her and draws her into solving the mystery of how the aliens all died.
The Bride of War
A knight falls in love with a young woman designated to be sacrificed to a mystical dragon, and undertakes a quest to lean how to defeat the dragon and break the centuries-old pact.
The Dark Guild
A series of mysterious events lead to the old city of Londonis being invaded by soul-eating vampires.
Terminal Monday/The Approximate Distance To Limbo/Perpetual Tuesday
A man meets an old girlfriend who convinces him to return to novel writing, but not before his wife leaves him, he gets his old band back together, and suffers a nervous breakdown.
The Uninvited Guest
A private detective unravels a series of strange clues to solve a series of cases that may or may not be related, and accidentally discovers the biggest conspiracy in the world.
The Shadow Sygne
A handful of medieval warriors band together to recover a mystical crown that once belonged to the most powerful tyrant in the land, before his entire kingdom was banished from the Earth.
The Devil’s Cabinet Maker
A carpenter is banished from his village for defending a pregnant girl who dies in labour. Soon afterward, the villagers start disappearing mysteriously, and the carpenter is the prime suspect.
Author Unknown
A mysterious man and his assistant solve a series of peculiar scientific dilemmas, all the while being manipulated into a trap by a hidden adversary who knows the mystery man’s every move.
Passage To Bujah
Twin sisters graduate and go on a pilgrimage to win back the freedom of their lost third sibling, while coming of age in a post-apocalyptic world where sex is determined scientifically.
The Divine Host
A private detective in Heaven tries to learn the whereabouts of his kidnapped client, and ends up going head to head with the deadliest foes in Creation: Angels.
The Weight of The World
A secret agent tries to complete the one mission that stumped all of his predecessors before the greatest conspiracy in espionage history comes to fruition, and changes the world forever.
Dreamtropolis Fallen
A pair of women try to discover the dark secret behind The Great Pyramid Corporation’s control of humanity, and learn that miracle of Dreamwerk may be more costly than imagined.
The Gas Mask Chronicles
A group of students lose a friend to a freak virtual reality game accident, and years later reunite to put old wounds behind them, only to learn that one of their number has other ideas.
The War Hero
A scientist’s wife goes on a quest for redemption when she believe she inadvertently caused the death of her husband, who was working on a secret weapon for the war effort.
Full Moon Memoires
A series of mysterious murders punctuate this story of a team of psychic soldiers assigned with the task of undermining a fascist regime in control of the most powerful nation on the planet.