Hello everybody,
Sorry, I haven't been paying as much attention to the website as I have to the series' Facebook and Instagram pages. As a father of three, a mortgage, and the desire to stay healthy with exercise...I had to pick and choose my battles with The Axiom Trilogy. I want to extend a sincere, heartfelt thanks to the six people who signed up for the mailing list and if you haven't already, check out the trilogy's social media pages:
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To make up for the lack of content here on the site, I've included the first few 'Fun Facts' about the trilogy below with both sets of links for each!
Additionally, the description for Maxim: Part 2 in the Axiom Trilogy's description was made live on the site! It's just below, but beware of spoilers for the first book. Skip down the past two paragraphs if you want to remain unaware.
It’s been three months since Dustin, Rachel, and Ryan stopped the superpowered rampage on their college by Dustin’s mother. Their reward? Being thrust into the public spotlight of American politics and fast-tracking their plan of making the world a better place.
These squabbles with politicians and governments are ultimately interrupted by an alien spacecraft rocketing towards the planet and Chikyuu being none the wiser about the mysterious ship. To make matters worse, this monumental moment for humanity is coupled with Dustin hearing voices and a mysterious darkness they undoubtedly hide. They could be connected to Primus or even worse…another unimaginable obstacle to overcome.
Lastly, post-production has begun on Maxim: Part 2 in the Axiom Trilogy. It's expected to be released in mid-May, and I'm currently in talks with the cover artist, format editor, and other agency individuals to make the second story ready for consumption. As I've mentioned in a social media post, this is my favorite title in the trilogy. I can't wait to see what you think and the reactions to certain plot beats.
Thank you so much everyone and I can't express my gratitude enough at the success this trilogy has experienced already. If you haven't read the first book, here is the link: https://a.co/d/etna9aX
Fun Fact #1: The writing process began in early 2014 when I was at a job fresh out of college. There was a lot of downtime and plenty of opportunities to read books. One of my favorite authors was D.J. MacHale and he mentioned these four simple words in the forward to one of his stories: “Write what you know.”
That simple phrase sparked something in me and created a passionate drive that couldn’t be ignored. I spent the next few months finishing the rough draft of Axiom with what I knew:
A love of anime and cartoons that inspired and taught so many of us and a not so good childhood that created a desire to see others happy and cared for. Unfortunately, with the story taking place in America, this meant that politics and religion would undoubtedly play a role in the story.
All of which combined to make this truly unique superhero tale that I hope you all enjoy.
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Fun Fact #2: Part of the first book (and the third book) takes place in Boston, MA. I had to research the city on maps, look up weapons, sci-fi possibilities,and fighting techniques all on the internet.
In doing so I was worried that I would get a visit from some sort of government agency. Having Google Maps on one tab, bomb like devices on another, and a destructive battle in my mind.
I’m happy to say I was never visited and would like to thank the NSA for realizing that I was doing research for a book. Now how about we do something about Boston streets? Even following them along in Google maps was annoying.
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Fun Fact #3: There’s a battle that takes place early in the second book, Maxim: Part 2 in the Axiom Trilogy. Readers of the first book might be able to guess who it involves.
Imstead of the usual epic, metal, or rock music being used as background inspiration, Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” was used for the majority of the fight. No clue why it just clicked and worked as well as it did. Was just an earworm at the time I guess.
Don’t worry though. The battle itself is still paced like all the others.
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Fun Fact #4: I’m pretty sure I’ll be added to some list over this series with how the current presidential administration is handling things lol
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Fun Fact #5: Chikyuu or Earth was partially inspired by the Mystical Elf Yu-Gi-Oh card. You can see some of the similarities between them with the picture below and the cover of the first book.
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Fun Fact #6: A character who is about to appear in Maxim: Part 2 in the Axiom Trilogy has several inspirations from Broly and Superman. I won’t spoil the specifics, but I’m sure this person is going to be a fan-favorite character.
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Fun Fact #7: An antagonist who has yet to make an appearance (and maybe a slight spoiler) was inspired by Anti-Sora/Anti-Form from Kingdom Hearts and Hollow Ichigo from Bleach. This character is a more vicious individual and I can’t wait to see the reactions to what it does.
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