Outer Diverse by Nina Munteanu

My latest book, Outer Diverse, is coming out this fall and we are launching it at Con*Cept in Montreal in October and Hal-Con in Halifax in November.

I'm really excited about this book. It's the first of the Splintered Universe Trilogy. Here's a bit about it:

…Splintered Events, Single Destiny…
…An entire spiritual sect is inexplicably wiped out by Eclipse, the largest crime syndicate in the galaxy…
…Glitter Dust, a new seductive but dangerous contraband narcotic of mysterious origin and sold on the slipstream, is used by certain spiritual fanatics to travel to another dimension and “experience God”…
…An elite Eclipse assassin, known simply as the Rose, is entrusted with an eclectic hit list of prominent galactic citizens, including spiritual leaders, information pirates and dust traffickers…
…One of the Rose’s targets, an eccentric priest, prophesies the Suntelia Aeon, a catastrophic End of Age, triggered by the joining of twin souls…


Galactic Guardian, Rhea Hawke, fears that this dire resurgence of an ancient prophesy may be fulfilled at last. She suspects that these latest moves by Eclipse are linked to the return of the cruel extra-galactic Vos. The Vos invaded thirty years ago and would have destroyed Earth if not for the intervention of a benevolent but arrogant alien race, the Eosians, who have now claimed Earth for themselves as their price.

This is going to be Rhea’s hardest case yet—particularly since she’s been taken off the case and fired by her Eosian boss for her most recent in a legacy of bungled missions. And Eclipse is gunning for her.

Rhea’s desperate race to expose their plan before the galaxy falls again to the cruel Vos catapults her on a journey to the far reaches of the galaxy, where she will discover the shattering truth about duel twin worlds and her ultimate role in preserving or destroying them both.

Outer Diverse is scheduled for release October 15th 2011 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders and other quality bookstores near you.

Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and internationally published author of novels, short stories and essays. She coaches writers and teaches writing at George Brown College and the University of Toronto. For more about Nina’s coaching & workshops visit www.ninamunteanu.me. Visitwww.ninamunteanu.ca for more about her writing.

What is Kirill?

A while back, the DBM Group (London, UK) along with Digital Studios Microsoft MSN, asked my opinion on a new Sci-fi project of theirs, a ten episode series called Kirill, which can be viewed here, along with a brief introduction to the concept. These ten episodes are only the prequel to a much bigger drama that Digital Studios are aiming to get off the ground for early next year.

After watching the first few episodes, I was very intrigued. In the first episode we are introduced to Kirill, a desperate scientist and inventor, locked in a room with computers and retro-machines of questionable function that he is constantly fiddling with, juri-rigging and fixing up with pathetic materials including the all-purpose duct tape. Kirill madly works on some experiment as the days and nights pass by and he continues his obsessive quest to find a contact—the right contact—to deliver an important message. The episodes are meted out in small vignettes and comprise mostly of Kirill’s dark thoughts in his humble cell as the plot unfolds in a fractal puzzle. What is his important message? Why is he being detained, by who and what is intended for him?

When I went on the Kirill website, I found the premise quite intriguing:

Three scientists have vanished.
Two bloggers are under siege.
One man has an urgent message to deliver.
None of them are safe.

In a nightmarish hideaway, a desperate fugitive is risking his life to get a warning through to the outside world…

… And on the streets of London, a journalist and a college drop-out try to find out why research labs are being invaded by soldiers, before they become this sinister army’s next victims.

Meanwhile, a faceless and growing enemy is determined to hunt down all three and stop them finding each other, and getting the answers they need.

The longer the hunt takes, the hungrier the hunters become.

Five Episodes have already aired.

You can view the first four episodes on their site. Let me know what you think. I am finding it fascinating so far.

Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and internationally published author of novels, short stories and essays. She coaches writers and teaches writing at George Brown College and the University of Toronto. For more about Nina’s coaching & workshops visit www.ninamunteanu.me. Visit www.ninamunteanu.ca for more about her writing.

Get a Free Copy of "Darwin's Paradox"!

SQT, over at Fantasy & Sci-fi Lovin' Book Reviews is giving away a copy of my SF thriller, "Darwin's Paradox". So, if you're interested in getting a free copy, check out her very cool site, here, and all you have to do is post a comment saying you're interested. Good luck!