Woven throughout this entire literary piece are the stories of characters forgotten from the original novella, The Symbiot. Written as three separate pieces, following 6 story lines set in 3 different ages, Necropolis is intricate storytelling! The first piece tells the story of the fall and demise of the ancient Egyptian man-god, Pharaoh Nyarlathotep. The second brings us back to the characters we left in the previous book, ten years later. The promises hinted at in Symbiosys, do not disappoint and come to fruition in Necropolis, with full blown Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! It's Modern Tech versus forgotten aeons-old evil, with a reminiscent flavouring similar to Grandma Death's fictitious book (Donnie Darko, 2001)! It has been a decade since The Hunt and the Gibbons' children are humanity's last hope! The conclusion of The Symbiot Series spans three millennia - from Pharaoh Nyarlathotep's genesis and demise, to the discovery of the derelict Japanese Destroyer, the Yamayuki, to the world shattering rising of R'lyeh! The world is at its end! R'lyeh has risen! Cthulhu's high priest has awoken! Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!"
A native of Ottawa, Michel Weatherall grew up as an army-brat living in Europe and Germany and has since travelled extensively.
Having over 35 years experience in the print/publishing industry, Broken Keys Publishing & Press has now transitioned into full publication and print media.
Currently titles include,
Poisonous Whispers, by Jana Begovic Little Dragon, by Jana Begovic Missing the Exit, by Michael Adubato Sadness of the Siren, by Samantha Underhill
The Symbiot 30th Anniversary, The Nadia Edition, by Michel Weatherall Necropolis, by Michel Weatherall The Refuse Chronicles, by Michel Weatherall Ngaro's Sojourney, by Michel Weatherall A Dark Corner of My Soul, by Michel Weatherall
Honours and Awards include
Standing Nominee for the CommunityVotes Ottawa 2022 for Best Printer
Winner of the 2020-21 Faces of Ottawa Awards Best Author (Michel Weatherall)
Ottawa's Top 15 Influential Authors (Michel Weatherall)
Winner of the 2020-2022 Faces of Ottawa Awards Best Publisher (Broken Keys Publishing)
CPACT-NCR Best Publisher Award 2021
Faces of Ottawa 2022 Book of the Year Award (Love & Catastrophe Poetre)
Faces of Ottawa 2021 Book of the Year Award (Thin Places: The Ottawan Anthology)