The Belfore Void is now available for Kindle on Amazon. The paperback will be available in the near future. Here is some info on the book:
What’s the premise of the book? What if the biggest scientific discovery of all time turned out to be a colossal dud? The discovery of the Void happened thirty years earlier, but nobody knows exactly what it is or what to do with it. The Void is another place—another dimension, an alternate reality. It’s unclear. There’s nothing there but deadly radiation and blackness. Electronics won’t work there either. Everyone thought it would change the world, but it didn’t, and the world lost interest.
What is the book about? Belfore University, where the Void was discovered, is desperately trying to hold on to a grant that funds the entire school. This grant was set up thirty years earlier to accelerate Void research, and Belfore receives the bulk of the money because the discovery took place there. After decades of disappointment, Belfore has found it difficult to meet the minimum grant requirements, and the last Voidology program is in trouble—which means the university is also in trouble. The main character, Andi Fyffe, is a graduate student who makes a deal with her father, the dean, to fill a slot in the Voidology department so they can reach the minimum number of required students. She has no interest in Voidology. She wants to be an actress and go to Juilliard, and she’s using the deal with her father to get her there. Unfortunately, she’s flunking her classes, and the grant is still in jeopardy. Also, it turns out that Belfore is not the only party interested in the Void. There’s a crazy cult, and when they learn Andi has a special talent they can exploit, she’s no longer safe.
Is the book a sequel to ATML, ATMH, or AFTHOTM? No, not in any way. It is completely standalone and not even part of the GegoVerse. I wrap everything up. That doesn’t mean that there couldn’t be a sequel or prequel, but it would be with different characters and at a different time.
Is this book super technical/nerdy? Certainly not as much as my last 3 books. I have tried to tone down the technobabble, but it might still be a little nerdy.
