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‘Fiji: A Novel’ tops another readers’ list on Goodreads!

Posted: June 25, 2013 in Fiji: A Novel
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Our historical adventure-romance Fiji: A Novel has topped another readers’ list on the international literary site Goodreads.com – this time for the most popular works of fiction that have a country in the title.

Fiji: A Novel currently occupies #1 position on the list ahead of E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India (at #2), Agatha Christie’s Murder in Mesopotamia (#3), Michael Crichton’s Congo (#4) and Daphne du Maurier’s Jamaica Inn (#5).

For the top 100 on this list go to: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/32783.Countries#12884662

Meanwhile, Fiji: A Novel continues to attract 5-star reviews. This one, by Amazon reviewer Great Historicals, remains the most popular review with readers – and my personal favorite!

★★★★★ A gripping and graphic story of historic Fiji       February 27, 2012

By Great Historicals

Ever since I read the Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy as a teen, I have been drawn to exotic stories about the South Pacific. Fiji immediately drew my interest and I was more than pleased with this fascinating novel.

If you like your stories straight up, told like it really was, and without any sugar coating, then Fiji is sure to please. This novel transcends gender and will appeal to both male and female readers. The characters in the story fascinated me, evolving and adapting to their circumstances and surroundings. The underlying romance that weaves itself through the story is beautifully written and credible as the couple move from intense dislike to meaningful love.

This book had a bit of everything – sex, violence, humor, historic detail, and plenty of twists to keep one reading. A warning for all readers – in keeping with the authentic tone throughout, you will come across scenes of ritualistic slaughter and cannibalism. A fabulous novel, beautiful for its blunt rawness, exotic scenery, and fascinating storyline. Definitely one to pick up and read…A quality book for sure!

 

Fiji: A Novel is available on Amazon in both kindle and trade paperback form via these links:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057YCZM0/ & https://www.createspace.com/3671234

 

Happy reading! – Lance

 

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‘The Orphan Trilogy’ – fact or fiction? Maybe whistleblowers Snowden & Assange know the real truth

Posted: June 12, 2013 in The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Trilogy, The Orphan Uprising
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In writing our conspiracy thriller series The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising) we merged fact with fiction, upsetting more than a few people in the process.

Just how many truths are contained in this controversial series is open to conjecture, but one thing’s for sure: the can of worms opened first by WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange and more recently by Edward Snowden indicates The Orphan Trilogy may be closer to the truth than a lot of people in high places would care to admit.

Edward Snowden…villain or hero?

Snowden, the former defense contractor who blew the whistle on the National Security Agency’s intrusive domestic surveillance program, is – depending on whom you listen to – being hailed as a villain and a hero for exposing the US Government’s contentious spy activities.

In The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin condemns Snowden as “a grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison”. In the New York Times, David Brooks says, “By deciding to unilaterally leak secret NSA documents, Snowden has betrayed basic levels of trust and cooperation, a respect for institutions and deference to common procedures”.

A polar opposite viewpoint is given by The New Yorker’s John Cassidy who describes Snowden as a hero… “In revealing the colossal scale of the US Government’s eavesdropping on Americans and other people around the world, he has performed a great public service that more than outweighs any breach of trust he may have committed.”

At least 50,000 Americans agree with the “hero” accolade. That’s how many signed a petition that reads: “Edward Snowden is a national hero and should be immediately issued a full, free, and absolute pardon for any crimes he has committed or may have committed related to blowing the whistle on secret NSA surveillance programs.” The petition urges the Obama administration to pardon Snowden.

Many of the concerns Snowden raised before fleeing to Hong Kong, and many of the bombshells Assange dropped before he holed up in the temporary sanctuary of London’s Ecuadorian Embassy, are highlighted in The Orphan Trilogy.

Julian Assange…villain or hero?

Without debating the rights and wrongs of the actions of the likes of Snowden and Assange, we do share many of their concerns about ‘Big Brother’ and the morality of US affairs – both domestic and foreign. These concerns are highlighted in The Orphan Trilogy, which covers the corrupt banking system, Bilderberg, government control of media, MK-Ultra and CIA-sanctioned mind control experiments, and much more!

Ensure you have clearance to read this book!

Perhaps the final word in this debate should go to the man himself. As Edward Snowden explained to The Guardian:

The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. … If I wanted to see your emails or your wife’s phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards. I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things. … I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded.

Related links:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BGGM05U/

http://www.youtube.com/user/SterlingGateBooks

Security clearance notwithstanding, I recommend The Orphan Trilogy to you! -Lance

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“Cannibalism was not only practised by the fierce Fijians, it was rife.” -Excerpt from Fiji: A Novel

Posted: June 10, 2013 in Fiji: A Novel, Morcan films
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Fiji is known as ‘the Friendly Isles.’ However, it was once known as ‘the Cannibal Isles’ – and for good reason.

           

We capture all the history and the violence, the lust, the religious bigotry, the beauty and the clash of cultures that existed in 19th Century Fiji in our adventure-romance Fiji: A Novel.

                 

In the 1800’s, Fiji was a melting pot of cannibals, warring native tribes, sailors, traders, prostitutes, escaped convicts and all manner of foreign undesirables. It’s in this hostile environment our story is set.

     

Fiji: A Novel is the tale of a young missionary torn between her love for God and for a man in 19th Century Fiji.

An innocent young Englishwoman and a worldly American adventurer are thrown together through circumstance. Susannah wants to convert the native Fijians, Nathan wants to fleece them. It’s a recipe for conflict.

Here’s a brief excerpt from an early chapter of Fiji: A Novel…

The young American was well aware of Fiji’s reputation for being a South Sea paradise and a place where a pretty penny could be made. It was now the trading center of the South Pacific. Variously referred to as the Feejee Islands, the Friendly Islands, and the Cannibal Isles, he guessed it was the latter description that was probably the most deserving. He’d been told cannibalism was not only practised by the fierce Fijians, it was rife—as many a white man and the occasional white woman had found to their cost. It hadn’t surprised him to learn that Fijians were constantly at war, and defeated enemies invariably ended up consigned to the cooking pot or, at best, to a lifetime of slavery.

Understanding the bloody history of Fiji had convinced Nathan his latest trading venture couldn’t help but succeed. He knew these natives, like those of North America, lusted after muskets. He’d read that when the musket was introduced, not so long ago, the nature of warfare in Fiji had changed almost overnight, as it had in nearby New Zealand and, indeed, in his homeland. Centuries-old grudges between tribes were being settled once and for all as those who had muskets wreaked vengeance on those who had none; skirmishes in which a few warriors died were being replaced by full-scale battles where hundreds were slaughtered.

For a longer read, click on the book cover image (above) to access sample chapters.

And here’s what Amazon reviewers have to say about Fiji: A Novel…

★★★★★ “A perfect combination of romance and action.” -The Kindle Book Review.

★★★★★  “A gripping and graphic story of historic Fiji.” -Great Historicals.

★★★★★  “I give it 5 stars because that’s the maximum allowed.” –Random Writings Book Reviews, Suva.

★★★★★  “An intense story that will have you turning the pages long into the night.” -Susan Heim, author and editor of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

Fiji: A Novel is available on Amazon in both kindle and trade paperback form via these links:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057YCZM0/ & https://www.createspace.com/3671234

We are also developing a feature film adaptation of FIJI through Morcan Motion Pictures. The search is on for a name director to helm this exciting movie!  –Lance

 

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‘The Orphan Trilogy’ in Amazon bestseller lists worldwide. HUGE thanks to our readers!

Posted: May 20, 2013 in Morcan Books & Films, The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Factory, The Orphan Trilogy, The Orphan Uprising
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Our controversial conspiracy thriller series The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan/ The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising) is now in Amazon bestseller lists in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France.

Predictably, the most popular novel in the series is book one, The Ninth Orphan. It seems many readers are buying book one first before investing in the discounted box set.

Meanwhile, The Orphan Trilogy remains #3 on Goodreads’ Conspiracy Fiction list behind the Dan Brown novels Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, which are currently #1 and #2 respectively. The next three places on that list are filled by books one, two and three in The Orphan Trilogy.

For the Top 100 books on Goodreads’ Conspiracy Fiction list go to: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2407.Conspiracy_Fiction#17377036

 

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Our conspiracy thriller novel ‘The Ninth Orphan’ rising up Amazon’s bestseller lists

Posted: May 16, 2013 in The Ninth Orphan, The Orphan Trilogy
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Our conspiracy thriller novel The Ninth Orphan (The Orphan Trilogy, #1) is rising up the bestseller lists on Amazon.com and Amazon UK.

Here’s the links to those lists:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056I4FKC & http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0056I4FKC

And here’s the current ranking for The Ninth Orphan on Amazon.com

#28 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue

#31 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue

#93 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure

 

Reviewers and critics alike seem to resonate with the controversial themes in this novel. Merging fact with fiction, The Ninth Orphan 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.

Tackling genetic selection, mind control and secret societies, The Ninth Orphan also exposes a global agenda designed to keep the power in the hands of a select few. The novel’s antagonists are members of a shadow government acting above and beyond the likes of the White House, the FBI, the Pentagon and the NSA.

Meanwhile, our thriller series The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising) remains #3 on Goodreads’ Conspiracy Fiction list. For the Top 100 books on this list go to: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2407.Conspiracy_Fiction#17377036

 

Happy reading! -Lance

 

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Latest 5-star review in for ‘Fiji: A Novel’

Posted: May 9, 2013 in Fiji: A Novel
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In the latest 5-star review of our highly rated adventure-romance, Fiji: A Novel, Amazon reviewer ‘Aspired Writer’, of South Africa, describes the novel as “An excellent read, (an) exciting story from beginning to end”.

Here’s the review (abridged):

An insightful historical romance that gives you a better overview into the life of the Fijian people and their customs. Customs that for us as Europeans were unheard off, barbaric and cruel. But then Europeans (were) not innocent in their dealings with people, just more secretive about it as we know from history.

The authors’ intriguing plot kept you focused on the pages as you venture between action filled pages and the romantic nuances in the book.

Starting out as lust filled connections Nathan Johnson and Susannah Drake were the opposites in character from each other but yet the chemistry was undeniable. Susannah’s dreams filled with the young American and what he would do with her. But yet she kept her distance, knowing the arrogant and selfish man would never fit into her life.

Her father Reverend Drake, missionary to the Fiji islands did not condone the interaction and kept them apart as far as he could. But when fights erupted and Susannah was abducted he paid the ultimate price trying to protect his daughter….

….Colorful and descriptive, you are part of the lives of the people as this well written and fast paced book captures the attention.

Good and evil the two forces that fight against each other to gain the upper hand, running amok in the lives of Susannah and Nathan. Interesting characters added to the storyline making it a believable, entertaining and well planned plot.

For the full review, go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057YCZM0/

Interview with the authors is online at:

http://lynelleclarkaspiredwriter.blogspot.com/2013/05/fiji-novel-interview-and-5-star-review.html

As an aside, Fiji: A Novel is currently in Amazon’s bestseller list for paperbacks in its appropriate category.

Happy reading! -Lance & James

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Release date nears for Dan Brown’s latest conspiracy thriller novel

Posted: April 29, 2013 in Books in general, The Orphan Trilogy
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Fans of The Da Vinci Code bestselling author Dan Brown don’t have long to wait until the release of his latest novel, Inferno. May 14th is D-Day for the book’s release in North America by Doubleday and in the UK by Transworld Publishers, a division of The Random House Group.  The book will have a first printing of four million copies. 

Inferno, featuring the return of renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, is set in Italy and centers on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante’s Inferno.

On his own website, Dan Brown says:

Although I studied Dante’s Inferno as a student, it wasn’t until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante’s work on the modern world. With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm…a landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways.

Check out Dan Brown’s website at: http://www.danbrown.com

As per below, the Dan Brown novels Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code are currently #1 and #2 respectively on Goodreads’ Conspiracy Fiction list. Our thriller series The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising) is #3 on that list…

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Orphan Trilogy by James MorcanThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoCatch-22 by Joseph Heller

For the Top 100 books on this list go to: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2407.Conspiracy_Fiction#17377036

Happy Reading! -Lance

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‘The Orphan Trilogy’ takes readers on a frenetic journey around the globe

Posted: April 19, 2013 in The Orphan Trilogy
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In following the escapades of Nine, the ninth-born orphan, our conspiracy thriller series The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising) takes readers on one helluva ride through America, Europe and many Third World countries.

Book #1, The Ninth Orphan, starts in Montana’s Custer National Park then takes readers at break-neck speed from the Philippines to rural Illinois, London, Paris, the French countryside, Germany’s Black Forest, Cornwall’s Saint Michael’s Mount and finally the Marquesas Islands…

             

     

        

Book #2, The Orphan Factory, starts in Chicago. In this prequel to Book #1, a young Nine flees across country to Iowa’s Mount Pleasant, interstate through America’s Midwest, to Santa Monica in greater Los Angeles as he attempts to escape his Omega Agency masters. He finds himself in Guyana’s Amazon rainforest on his first mission abroad…

     

                 

Book #3, The Orphan Uprising starts in the Marquesas Islands. In this sequel to Book #1, an older Nine embarks on a frantic rescue mission when Omega Agency operatives kidnap his young son. His mission takes him to Tahiti, Chicago, Switzerland, Germany, Greenland, Africa, Las Vegas and finally Vanuatu…

  

      

  

To follow Nine’s adventures around the globe, read The Orphan Trilogy, available now as a Kindle box set (3 books in 1) through Amazon. Go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/

For more info about The Orphan Trilogy, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/SterlingGateBooks

 

Happy reading! -Lance & James

 

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Book 3 in ‘The Orphan Trilogy’ takes readers from the exotic isles of French Polynesia to the frozen wastes of Greenland

Posted: April 3, 2013 in The Orphan Uprising
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The Orphan Uprising (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) starts in the Marquesas Islands where Nine, the ninth-born orphan, and his beautiful French wife Isabelle now live with their young son Francis. When Omega Agency operatives kidnap the boy, Nine embarks on a frantic rescue mission that takes him to hell and back…

High in the hills above the bay, Nine had started running as soon as the men began chasing after Francis. By the time they’d bundled the boy and their inflatable into the floatplane, Nine was already down at sea level and sprinting toward the waterfront. His lungs were burning and his legs felt like lead, but he ignored that. All he could think of was Francis.

 

Nine’s mission to find and rescue Francis takes him from the Marquesas Islands to nearby Tahiti…

  

From Tahiti, the ninth-born orphan travels to his birthplace, Chicago…

      

From Chicago, the former Omega operative flies to Switzerland then crosses the border into Germany’s Black Forest…

  

From Germany, the ninth orphan’s desperate search takes him to remote Thule Air Base, in Greenland… 

     

From Greenland, Nine travels to Zaire and then the Congo, in deepest Africa.

  

From Africa, the now frantic former operative flies to Las Vegas and visits the nearby Nellis Air Force Base.

  

From Las Vegas, Nine flies to his final destination, the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

                

Click on the cover of our novel below to access and read the first few chapters – to establish whether The Orphan Uprising is a novel you’d like to read.

 

To order The Orphan Uprising (The Orphan Trilogy, #3) go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/

For more info about The Orphan Trilogy, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/SterlingGateBooks

Happy reading! -Lance & James

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First 10 reviews for ‘The Orphan Uprising’ are all 5-stars

Posted: March 27, 2013 in The Orphan Uprising
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Our recently released conspiracy thriller, The Orphan Uprising (The Orphan Trilogy, #3), has now received 10 reviews on Amazon – all 5 stars!

In this explosive conclusion to The Orphan Trilogy, the ninth-born orphan’s dramatic story resumes five years after book one, The Ninth Orphan, ends.

Here’s what the latest reviewer, Jacqueline Jackson, of Bensalem, PA, USA, says in her review:

The third book in The Orphan (Trilogy) series continues the intriguing adventures of the main character, Nine. This novel follows Nine across several continents in his quest to live free and expose the deceptions perpetrated by “the Omega Agency”. A great read for anyone who enjoys espionage.

For all this book’s reviews go to: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFC66DM/

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