» Update your details

• Synopsis
• Reviews
• Product details
• Interview

• Biography
• More titles by Chris Kuzneski

Synopsis

Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world, an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture, a find of unimaginable significance.

Meanwhile, halfway around the world, a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered – but how, and more disturbingly, why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain.

As the race to uncover the truth begins, a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon.

Download and read the first two chapters of Sword of God here

Reviews

Interview

Thinking of becoming a writer? Read about Chris Kuzneski’s rise to fame

Chris by Chris

I grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with my parents and three siblings. As a fourth-grader, I wrote my first book, The Monster Cookbook, a work of fiction that detailed the culinary and nutritional needs of a dozen creatures that I’d created. The school’s librarian was so impressed that she had it hardbound and placed in the school’s library with all the books that my classmates enjoyed reading. Unbeknownst to her, a career in writing was born.

I attended Indiana High School, where I was voted Class Clown of my senior class, and anchored the line of a team that won back-to-back championships. I continued my football career at the University of Pittsburgh – playing with the future NFL stars Tony Siragusa, Jeff Christy, Mark Stepnoski, Craig ‘Ironhead’ Heyward, Marc Spindler and many others – while working on my BA in writing. Unfortunately a freak foot injury ended my athletic career. (That, and a severe lack of talent.)

While studying at Pitt, I wrote for The Pitt News, the Indiana Gazette, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, eventually earning my BA in writing and my MA in teaching. From 1992 until 1998, I taught English and coached football in two western Pennsylvania school districts and was selected to Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. But in my mind, I still wasn’t doing what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a writer. So I quit my job and took a leap of faith…

I finished my first book, The Lesson, in 1999 and was confident it would get me noticed. Alas, I was only half-right. My 1000-page monstrosity did get me noticed by several agents – just not in a good way. Their advice? Write a second book and make it 600 pages shorter. Otherwise you’ll be back on cafeteria duty before you know it.

Well, I ain’t stupid. I followed their suggestions and finished The Plantation less than a year later.

I then wrote letters to many of my favourite writers, asking them to read an unpublished version of The Plantation. Amazingly, most of them agreed to do it, and before I knew it, the endorsements started rolling in – including ones from James Patterson, Lee Child and Nelson DeMille. Before long, I decided to self-publish my book, hoping it would get me enough money to pay my rent. Remarkably it did more than that….

Scott Miller, an agent at Trident Media, bought one of those self-published copies in a Philadelphia bookstore and liked it enough to email me. At the time, I had a folder with over 100 rejection letters, yet the best young agent in the business bought my book (at full price) and contacted me. Not only did I get a royalty from his book sale, but I also got the perfect agent!

In 2004, I moved from Pittsburgh to the Gulf Coast of Florida where I’ve been enjoying the sun, surf and hurricanes ever since. As of right now, I am currently single (and looking)!

For more information on Chris and his books go to www.chriskuzneski.com.

Product details

Shipped within 24hrs.
FREE UK Delivery until 31 Jan 2010

• Full delivery details

• » View your basket