STEVE BENTON

Well readers (all three billion of you), I've been working hard.... writing short stories! I know it's a real change, but it's kinda refreshing, to be honest. Anyway, I'll let you all know when and where they are available for reading.. SK

At the suggestion of my daughter, I have re-entered into the world of Instagram. I shall become a narcissistic pig and post selfies three times a day, along with ridiculous video clips, in all in a vain attempt at promoting my books. https://instagram.com/sk_benton/

We are going gangbusters on the new 12-14 yrs LILI G series, starting with the first book, LILI G AND THE SECRET VAMPIRES. The story is, of course, about Liliana Gunnarsson, going by the alias Lili Gatto. She attends Max's former school, along with her best friends, the Williams twins. You know, any book about a kid with magical abilities going to school is immediately going to be compared to the most successful series of all time - Harry Potter. That is completely logical. Everything in Lili's books is consistent with COMG mythology. Just to be amusing, here are some of the similarities and differences. Just so you know, these are only the things they have in common. Lili is a much more complex character (she is an immortal lycan and mezzo angel, after all). 1) Individual skills.  Lili and Harry Potter have innate magical skills - they were born with the ability. However, Lili's magic is much more powerful than Potter's. Plus she doesn't need a wand. In Lili...

LIVES OF THE PROVECTUS has been released, and in celebration we are offering ALL THREE books in the trilogy for FREE! https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/19653 There is no registration necessary. We don't even know who the hell you are. Just go and download. Then READ! It's a complete storyline and the ending will melt your brain. Thanks to all of you readers! I'd say I love you, but that's kinda weird. But I do really like you :)

We all know what a tough job literary agents have. Thanks to modern technology, everyone and their mother's uncle can write and self-publish, so agents are peppered with daily queries. The key? Make it good. Does mine make the grade? I sure hope so, but I'm posting it here. If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them. Dear _____;  I would like you to consider LIVES OF FUTURE-PAST, my adult future urban fantasy novel set in a distant planet in the 29th century, as well as a restored Earth of the 43rd century. This is the first book in THE VROL TRILOGY, part of THE CHRONICLES OF MAX GUNNARSSON (COMG). PROLOGUE: Mages. Lycans. Vampires. The immortal Prīmulī, Jah's (God's) greatest creation, were sent out to seed the universe, and eventually created Mankind, who resembled them most. Some rebelled against Jah's wishes and were cast from the stars, due to the fact that humans would evolve, while the Prīmulī were static – fo...

LIVES OF THE PROVECTUS is now being edited. We hope to release this fall. This epic ending to THE VROL TRILOGY wraps up Max and Jennie's evolution, and sets them up for further adventures, namely, METATRON'S CUBE.

I forgot I had a blog. Sorry!

So it's now well into July, and we still need to finish book #3. After shoulder surgery and an unplanned family illness we're back on track and writing like the (broken) wind. With luck we'll release Lives of the Provectus before the end of summer.

Happy 4th of July, everyone.  Fun fact: July 4th is technically "Founding Day" on Azul. The emigres kept month names, even though they had to add two more moths to the calendar due to longer rotational periods around the system's twin stars.

Hey everyone. Book #3 is coming along swimmingly.  However, my mother is on her deathbed ( more or less ) and I had to drive over 1,000 miles to be by her side. See y'all soon. SK

So, totally have a Blogging Fail here. It has been a while, mostly because I've been busy recuperating from my shoulder surgery. I'll get some content and post it up soon.

The serialization of Lives of Future-Past continues in the Angels and Lycans blog . Please go there for the latest reading. Remember, you can download the entire novel FREE at Smashwords . SK

We want to thank Smashwords for making such a great distribution network. We got ISBN number for each book, as well as exposure on multiple international stores. We have already distributed over 500 copies of Lives of Future-Past in less than two weeks. That's not bad for some book with no marketing budget. So let's continue downloading and passing the books on! Thanks, my friends SK

Friends: Lives of Future-Past is free. Grab it from Smashwords and if you provide an interview we'll give you a coupon for a free copy of Lives of Lost Angels! https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/19653

Lives of Lost Angels is now available on Smashwords, with Future-Past still free! https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/19653

We're back! Go to  https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/526757  to get Lives of Future-Past for FREE. We only ask you review the book after you're done. Independent ebook publishing is all about word of mouth. Thanks!

Picked up the Smashwords style guide so I could properly format LOFP for the good catalog. LOFP will be featured for FREE (and serialization on Angels and Lycans will continue too). Lives of Lost Angels will be available for the most excellent and awesome price of $2.99, and will be up within a week of launching LOFP.

Added a bit of spice to LOFP:      After about fifteen minutes Max pulled his moist face up and looked at her eagerly. His heart was slamming in his chest like a jackhammer - screaming for her. But Jennie's reaction was completely different, she being on the receiving end of pleasure. Her body had gone into overdrive. Max had unknowingly brought her to the brink five times, and she wanted more; she wanted it all. 

Someone sent me an email and asked me what Jennie's bra size is. So here you go, Rafael. If Jennie went to any lingerie shop she would be sized as a 34 D. And that's not with a padded bra. That's just thin support fabric. The truth is, she really doesn't need a bra, but she wears one to be polite. Guys tend to walk into shit when they see her without one. It's just so... obvious. Now here's where I ruin it for you. When in Phase 2 (Battle Mode) she's a 38 B. This is because her back widens and her breasts shrink to make room for more pectoral muscles. Her chest also gets hairy. But don't worry - when she reverts back to Day Form her boobs go back to their previous glorious size.

Did you know that maxgunnarsson.com has a glossary of terms? It's a great place to go if you are reading and don't get something that's obviously extracted from my brain (and not real - or...is it?) Go here to see the glossary of terms

Only 15 days until we push both books over to a new distribution network.   Lives of Future-Past shall be free. We just want as many people as possible to learn about Max and Jennie's (and Liliana's) universe. Lives of Lost Angels can be read stand-alone, but there a a few things a first-time reader will not get, so LOFP is recommended as a first read. And hey! Why not? It's FREE!

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Happy birthday to my wonderful first-born daughter, Kat. Sweetie, you are amazing. Keep up the good work and we'll see you soon.

I redesigned the covers for both books. Here they are for a quick peek

FYI - Book #2, Lives of Lost Angels is a buck. For a couple of days. More amzn.to/16KTdBg  Oh, and by the way. Weeeee're baaaaack!

Hey there, fans of the Future Lycan.  We'll try to communicate next week while gone on an epic 10 day guerrilla vacation (A term we coined. It is used to describe a non-stop vacation with near-daily travel between countries). We'll be partying in Paris, then flying to Barcelona to watch our favorite soccer team and player (Barça and Messi). The following day we'll fly to Zurich, Switzerland and take a train down to Zermatt, where we'll ski around The Matterhorn, have lunch in Cervinia, Italy (our first time skiing into another country - should be cool), and then return to Paris on a train for a few more relaxing days with family. Maybe we'll post up some pics during the trip. Maybe not. Well, probably. Book #3 (still untitled) will be done by summer time (as planned), and it's going to be cool. Here's to some massive inspiration we hope comes our way. Yours in the Universe; SK

We sometimes receive emails with questions, so we have compiled a few and are posting them up. Warning: If you have not read LOFP you may not understand some of the questions. Enjoy! #1 Q: Why does Max build his own ship and escape Azul? A: Max is totally dissatisfied with military and political leadership, being smarter than most everyone else. He also has an uneasy feeling about the impending arrival of the Artusian fleet  - he believes that something sinister is going to happen. #2 Q: Max seems so good-natured. Why does Jennie want to kill him when they first meet? A: Jennie’s entire existence is Azul military. She really knows nothing else, so when given orders she follows them without hesitation or compunction. She believes Max is a traitor to Azul and has gone to Earth to possibly sell SSCC technology to Earth military. #3 Q: What is Max’s fascination with Machu Picchu? It’s what he names his ship, and he even goes there to hide. A: Max’s nann...

Only eight more weeks until we can continue with the serialization of LOFP (which has been selling like crazy since the launch of LOLA). We will also be looking for new venues in which to distribute the series while we wait for professional literary representation. A word out to lit agents - we know that the market is flooded with writers, and that many of them (the larger percentage) shouldn't even be allowed to touch a keyboard, their stuff is so terrible. This is not the case with The Chronicles of Max Gunnarsson books. All you need do is read the summary, check out the website, look at the glossary and the lexicon for Max's universe. Go to www.maxgunnarsson.com  for more info. It was a tough task, but we have created a unique universe where fantasy and scifi are intertwined; where magic is explained but still remains mystical; where both magic and technology are used in order to safeguard Max's worlds from an invading alien species; where Jah (God) is on vacatio...