STEVE BENTON

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 nanny, M

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