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‘Underground Knowledge’ books feature on Goodreads’ Listopia

Posted: May 15, 2015 in Books in general, Underground Knowledge
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Dan Brown, Suzanne Collins, Stieg Larsson, Frank Herbert and Umberto Eco are among the bestselling authors whose books feature in a reader popularity list on Goodreads.com, the influential, Amazon-owned literary site for readers, authors and publishers.

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Goodreads’ membership, which tops 30 million and rising, has been invited to vote for, or add books (either non-fiction or fiction titles), that contain “underground knowledge” or little-known facts about important issues. The list is inspired by the bookshelf of the Goodreads discussion group Underground Knowledge.

 

To view the Top 100 ‘Underground Knowledge’ books go to: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/82849.Underground_Knowledge#25393264

 

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Must-read books for avid readers courtesy of Listopia

Posted: September 7, 2014 in Books in general
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Here’s a list of Listopia-sponsored must-read books sourced on Goodreads.com – the world’s biggest online forum for authors and readers. The lists (based on reader popularity) include Favorite World Fiction & Literature, Top Books for Kindle Unlimited, Historical Romance from Around the World, Best Trilogies/Book Series Ever… and many, many more! 

The World Duology by Lance MorcanFiji by Lance MorcanWorld Odyssey by Lance MorcanThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonIn Blood There is No Honor by Judith-Victoria Douglas

Duologies

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniFiji by Lance MorcanOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a MárquezThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Favorite World Fiction & Literature

Fishing Into Potato Salad by Othen Donald Dale CummingsAn Elephant Is On My House by Othen Donald Dale CummingsDreams Come True by Bridgitte LesleyThe Ninth Orphan by James MorcanThe Orphan Factory by James Morcan
Top Books for Kindle Unlimited

Dreams Come True by Bridgitte LesleyDog Days of Summer by P.J. FialaSeptember Ends by Hunter S. JonesMay Day by Thom StarkSpilt Milk by D.K.Cassidy

Amazon Kindle Unlimited Must Reads

Fiji by Lance MorcanTales of the South Pacific by James A. MichenerThe Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten TroostThe World Duology by Lance MorcanMister Pip by Lloyd Jones

Best Books About the South Pacific

World Odyssey by Lance MorcanAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneThe World Duology by Lance MorcanThe Ninth Orphan by James MorcanThe Orphan Uprising by James Morcan                                  Multi Country Setting

Behind the Hood by Marita A. HansenPhenomena by Susan TarrThe Bone People by Keri HulmeThe Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraMister Pip by Lloyd Jones

Books By New Zealand Authors

The Wayward Gifted by Donna K. ChildreeStill Life With Crows by Douglas PrestonThe Orphan Trilogy by James MorcanThe Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanBeautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia                                  Author Collaborations (Dynamic Duos)

The Ninth Orphan by James MorcanFiji by Lance MorcanThe Orphan Factory by James MorcanThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanThe Orphan Conspiracies by James Morcan

Books by Authors Who Work in Multiple Genres

Wild Hearted by Lea BronsenAgency Rules - Never an Easy Day at the Office by Khalid MuhammadThe Infidel Soldiers by Jams N. RosesThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanStorm Front by Jim Butcher                                     Best violent action novels

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesIsn't It Pretty To Think So? by Nick MillerThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettCoyote in Provence by Dianne HarmanMoby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Books You’ve Burned

Harry Potter Boxset by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDivergent by Veronica RothThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis                                   Best Trilogies/Book Series EVER!

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel

Foreign Lands

Fiji by Lance MorcanAngel Evolution by David EstesDark Passage by M.L. WoolleyA Demon Made Me Do It by Penelope KingSpare Change by Bette Lee Crosby                                   Books at Making Connections Group

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumPatriot Games by Tom ClancyThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyThe Meat Market by James Chalk

Best Action-Adventure Novels

My First Travel Angelic Airline Adventures by Anna OthitisEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertKilingiri by Janna GraySleeping People Lie by Jae De WyldeRiptide by Amber Lea Easton                                   Best Location-Based and History-Based Books to Read While Traveling

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Clay Lion by Amalie JahnLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Great Coming-Of-Age Books

Fiji by Lance MorcanAshen Winter by Mike MullinRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisPlaying with Food by K.A. Merikan                                    Cannibal Books

Fiji by Lance MorcanThe Duke of Shadows by Meredith DuranOutlander by Diana GabaldonNot Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasAs You Desire by Connie Brockway

Historical Romance From Around The World

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonSultry with a Twist by Macy BeckettBinding Arbitration by Elizabeth MarxJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë                                   Great Romance Novels

Fledgling by Mark A. CooperRevenge by Mark A. CooperAbsolutely Nothing by Mark A. CooperThe Recruit by Robert MuchamoreSilverFin by Charlie Higson

Books Like Alex Rider

 

For the full Listopia list go to: https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/20410937

 

Happy reading! Lance & James

 

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Looking for good books to read? Look no further…

Posted: June 30, 2014 in Books in general, Morcan Books & Films
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Reader popularity lists on Goodreads.com, the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, provide a quick reference for good books for any bookworms running low on reading material.

We are delighted that Goodreads’ latest lists feature all eight of our book titles – including our international thriller series THE ORPHAN TRILOGY and our historical adventure series THE WORLD DUOLOGY.

Here’s a snapshot of popular books in various categories ranging from Great Romance Novels to Best Violent Action Novels to Best Action-Adventure Novels and many more…

 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareA Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin                                                   Books With a Goodreads Average Rating of Over 4.5

 

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniFiji by Lance MorcanOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcí­a MárquezThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan                                Favorite World Fiction & Literature

 

Fiji by Lance MorcanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Book of Occult by Simon W. ClarkMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenCorpalism by Arun D. Ellis                                                       Around the World through Fiction

 

The World Duology by Lance MorcanFiji by Lance MorcanWorld Odyssey by Lance MorcanThe Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. DonaldsonIn Blood There is No Honor by Judith-Victoria Douglas                                Duologies

 

Fiji by Lance MorcanTales of the South Pacific by James A. MichenerThe Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten TroostThe World Duology by Lance MorcanMister Pip by Lloyd Jones                                                    Best Books About the South Pacific

 

The Ninth Orphan by James MorcanThe Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanThe World Duology by Lance MorcanThe Orphan Trilogy by James MorcanWorld Odyssey by Lance Morcan                                                   Books by James Morcan & Lance Morcan

 

Behind the Hood by Marita A. HansenPhenomena by Susan TarrThe Bone People by Keri HulmeThe Whale Rider by Witi IhimaeraMister Pip by Lloyd Jones                                                    Books By New Zealand Authors

 

The Ninth Orphan by James MorcanFiji by Lance MorcanThe Orphan Factory by James MorcanThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanThe Orphan Conspiracies by James Morcan                                                        Books by Authors Who Work in Multiple Genres

 

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneWorld Odyssey by Lance MorcanThe World Duology by Lance MorcanThe Ninth Orphan by James MorcanThe Orphan Uprising by James Morcan                                                         Multi Country Setting

 

Wild Hearted by Lea BronsenAgency Rules - Never an Easy Day at the Office by Khalid MuhammadThe Infidel Soldiers by Jams N. RosesThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanThe Meat Market by James Chalk                                                  Best violent action novels

 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAfter Forever Ends by Melodie RamoneOutlander by Diana GabaldonSultry with a Twist by Macy BeckettBinding Arbitration by Elizabeth Marx                                                    Great Romance Novels

 

Fiji by Lance MorcanThe Duke of Shadows by Meredith DuranOutlander by Diana GabaldonNot Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasAs You Desire by Connie Brockway                                Historical Romance From Around The World

 

Fiji by Lance MorcanAshen Winter by Mike MullinRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisAlive by Piers Paul Read                                                               Cannibal Books

 

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSecrets of the Realm by Bev StoutThe Orphan Factory by James MorcanThe Clay Lion by Amalie Jahn                                                         Great Coming-Of-Age Books

 

My First Travel Angelic Airline Adventures by Anna OthitisEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertKilingiri by Janna GraySleeping People Lie by Jae De WyldeRiptide by Amber Lea Easton                                                               Best Location-Based and History-Based Books

 

Unthinkable Consequences by Bob RectorThe Meat Market by James ChalkThe Orphan Uprising by James MorcanPatriot Games by Tom ClancyThe Saladin Strategy by Norm Clark                                                             Best Action-Adventure Novels

 

Fiji by Lance MorcanAngel Evolution by David EstesDark Passage by M.L. WoolleyA Demon Made Me Do It by Penelope KingSpare Change by Bette Lee Crosby                                                     Books at Making Connections Group

 

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel                                                         Foreign Lands

 

The Wayward Gifted by Donna K. ChildreeStill Life With Crows by Douglas PrestonThe Orphan Trilogy by James MorcanThe Orphan Conspiracies by James MorcanBeautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia                                                     Author Collaborations (Dynamic Duos)

 

The Orphan Conspiracies by James Morcan1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerCorpalism by Arun D. EllisThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald                                                                 Great Book Covers

 

To visit Goodreads’ reader popularity lists go to: https://www.goodreads.com/list/book/20300866

 

Happy reading! –Lance & James

 

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Mind control fiction at its best

Posted: February 22, 2014 in The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Trilogy, The Orphan Uprising
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Check out this Goodreads.com list of novels that have mind control as a major theme in their plots. Ranked according to Goodreads’ members votes, the books in our conspiracy thriller series The Orphan Trilogy occupy the first four places on the list!

Here’s the top 10 books (ranked 1-10) on Goodreads’ Mind Control Fiction popularity list courtesy of Listopia:

The Ninth Orphan (The Orpha... The Ninth Orphan (The Orphan Trilogy, #1) byJames Morcan 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 328 ratings
The Orphan Trilogy The Orphan Trilogy byJames Morcan 4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 47 ratings
The Orphan Uprising (The Or... The Orphan Uprising (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) byJames Morcan 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 68 ratings
The Orphan Factory (The Orp... The Orphan Factory (The Orphan Trilogy, #2) byJames Morcan 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 100 ratings
Manchurian Candidate Manchurian Candidate byRichard Condon 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,163 ratings
1984 1984 byGeorge Orwell 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,133,976 ratings
Scott Bloom en de Dochters ... Scott Bloom en de Dochters van Chenchen byRosa Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
Animal Farm Animal Farm byGeorge Orwell 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,176,284 ratings
Brave New World Brave New World byAldous Huxley 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 663,648 ratings
The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives byIra Levin 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 11,056 ratings

For the top 100 novels on this list go to: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11984.Mind_Control_Fiction#13250061

Occupying first place, The Ninth Orphan is book one in The Orphan Trilogy. Here’s the storyline for anyone interested:

An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a female orphan he spent his childhood with. On the run, the mysterious man’s life becomes entwined with his beautiful French-African hostage and a shocking past riddled with the darkest of conspiracies is revealed.

Fast-paced, totally fresh and original, filled with deep and complex characters, The Ninth Orphan is a controversial, high-octane thriller with an edge. Merging fact with fiction, it illuminates shadow organizations rumored to actually exist in our world. The novel explores a plethora of conspiracies involving real organizations like the CIA, MI6, and the UN, and public figures such as President Obama as well as the Clinton, Marcos and Bush families.

The Ninth Orphan (The Orphan Trilogy, #1) is available via Amazon as a trade paperback and Kindle ebook. Here’s the Kindle link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056I4FKC

 

Happy reading! –Lance & James

 

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