Brian Moreland-Featured Author October-Tomb of Gods-October 1 to October 31, 2024 > Likes and Comments

Synopsis of story:

In 1935, British archaeologists vanished inside an Egyptian cave. A year later, one man returned covered in mysterious scars.

Egyptologist Imogen Riley desperately wants to know what happened to the ill-fated expedition led by her grandfather. On a quest for answers, she joins a team of archeologists and soldiers in Egypt. Inside a mountain tomb, they’ve found a technologically advanced relic and a maze of tunnels. Dr. Nathan Trummel believes this tomb leads to the most guarded secrets of the pharaohs. When the explorers venture deep into the caves, they discover a hidden world of wonder and terror.

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Amazon link to buy the book:

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Please welcome Brian Moreland!

I'm getting such a great vibe from this book, thank you Marie for setting up and Brian welcome back, we love you here!!

Kasia wrote: "I'm getting such a great vibe from this book, thank you Marie for setting up and Brian welcome back, we love you here!!"

You are welcome Kasia! I am so wanting to read this book! I have owned it for a couple of years so it will be fun to delve into it and ask Brian questions! :)

Welcome back, Brian! Looking forward to chatting with you about the book! :)

I'll try to join you all too! Welcome Brian!

Jeffrey wrote: "I'll try to join you all too! Welcome Brian!"

Woot Jeffrey! Yay!!! :)

Is it tomorrow yet? :P

Thank you everybody! And special shout out to Marie and Kasia for hosting again. October is finally here. It's great to be back for another Nightmares & Dreamscapes. I'm thrilled to share my Egyptian historical thriller TOMB OF GODS with the group. I'll be popping in throughout the month to read comments and answer any questions.

Brian wrote: "Thank you everybody! And special shout out to Marie and Kasia for hosting again. October is finally here. It's great to be back for another Nightmares & Dreamscapes. I'm thrilled to share my Egypti..."

Sooo ready for this, Brian thank you kindly for being doing a guest author read with us here again, your previous read was spine chilling and absolutely lethal.

We are sending the broadcast message soon to let our peeps know :)

I admit, I started this a day early. I cannot put it down!

woot woot this sounds great

I am starting this book tonight. :)

Brian wrote: "Thank you everybody! And special shout out to Marie and Kasia for hosting again. October is finally here. It's great to be back for another Nightmares & Dreamscapes. I'm thrilled to share my Egypti..."

We are happy that you are back with us, Brian! :)

Marie wrote: "I am starting this book tonight. :)"

I love your bravery starting this at night :P

I can safely say that the prologue here is absolutely delicious.

Enjoy your journey into the tomb!

I thought I was going to have nightmares last night. I didn't thankfully. This was such an engaging read that I finished it already. Oops!

Dawn wrote: "I thought I was going to have nightmares last night. I didn't thankfully. This was such an engaging read that I finished it already. Oops!"

Holy guacamole, that's so awesome!! I have to go grocery shopping as I'm out of cat food and my cats are giving me murderous looks but once I'm back I can't wait to jump back in :)

Kasia wrote: "Marie wrote: "I am starting this book tonight. :)"

I love your bravery starting this at night :P"

I know - lol!! The cover is creepy as hell! lol :)

I am going to throw two questions out there. :)

1) How did this book come about Brian?

2) What made you decide to set a horror story within tombs of Egypt?

Marie wrote: "I am going to throw two questions out there. :)

1) How did this book come about Brian?

2) What made you decide to set a horror story within tombs of Egypt?"

1.) As many of my novels do, this story started as a short story with two British archaeologists exploring a tomb in Iraq. It was originally about the Sumerians' mythical gods. I eventually expanded it into a novella and moved the story to Egypt because I find ancient Egyptian mythology interesting. The more I researched, the more I wanted to include historical facts and myths into the book, so the novella kept getting bigger until I had a full length novel.

Funny, my first novel draft Caleb was the protagonist and Imogen Riley was the National Geographic photographer and a supporting character. When I wrote the second draft I got the inspiration to switch the protagonist to Imogen and it make her the archaeologist.

2) As I researched ancient Egypt, their myths and texts, I read that the believed in the existence of the underworld Duat where all kinds of ghosts and monsters existed. The real myths inspired my story's quest into the tomb and through Duat.

Dawn wrote: "I thought I was going to have nightmares last night. I didn't thankfully. This was such an engaging read that I finished it already. Oops!"

Dawn, thanks for reading it. I'm glad you didn't have nightmares.

Hello all you guys. I'll be joining you soon. I've gotta finish up one Kindle book then I'm diving in! Looking forward to it.

I'm in too,

I already have this book on my kindle.

Brian wrote: "Marie wrote: "I am going to throw two questions out there. :)

1) How did this book come about Brian?

2) What made you decide to set a horror story within tombs of Egypt?"

1.) As many of my novel..."

Awesome! Thank you Brian. :)

Jeffrey wrote: "Hello all you guys. I'll be joining you soon. I've gotta finish up one Kindle book then I'm diving in! Looking forward to it."

Woot!!! :)

Graeme wrote: "I'm in too,

I already have this book on my kindle."


Woot Woot!!! :)

18% into the story so far! Putting thoughts in spoilers. :)

Well I kind of got caught up in the story and it has been to the point of hardly being able to put down the book. Typical for me of anything I read by you Brian. :)

(view spoiler)[The visuals of the story is already popping out at me from the pages!

I am curious if Trummel is going to be more of hindrance then a help to Imogen. He is already starting to get on my nerves - lol.

The descriptions of the tomb as the digging continues gave me some chills last night as the descriptions are so vivid that I felt like I was down in the tombs.

Now my thoughts are - what is down there and what killed the worker? A mummy come to life? Maybe.....At least that is what I am thinking. (hide spoiler)]

Will be stepping back into the story some more tonight. :)

Just finished a beta read for a friend.

Starting tonight.

3% in. A spine-tingling start.

Graeme wrote: "3% in. A spine-tingling start."

Just a little nibble on the spine is the best way to start haha.

🤣 Indeed.

Graeme wrote: "3% in. A spine-tingling start."

You haven't seen nothing yet! lol :)

Graeme wrote: "I'm in too,

I already have this book on my kindle."

Wonderful!

Brian, are you a nature fan? Your descriptions of the surroundings are so evocative and flow through my eyes when reading like a movie. I instantly feel transported and in the moment.

Kasia wrote: "Brian, are you a nature fan? Your descriptions of the surroundings are so evocative and flow through my eyes when reading like a movie. I instantly feel transported and in the moment."

Kasia, yes I'm very much a fan of nature. I enjoy hiking in the wilderness and exploring caves. Some of my caving adventures in the deep, dark underground influenced my writing the subterranean scenes.

20% in.

Slow burn upon the dunes while something lurks in close spaces within the dark.

Everyone. I just wanted to let you know. Marie messaged me and asked me to tell you all that after the hurricane she is okay, but has lost power and internet for the time being. I'm very grateful that she's okay and until her internet is sorted out she might be absent for a bit.

Thanks, Jeffrey. Great news.

31% in.

No spoilers. There's a feeling of doom. A kind of 'voyage of the damned.' The characters are committed to a course of action, like they are stuck on a ship on a trackless sea, confident they know what they are doing, but something waits for them just out of sight.

And like the crew on a doomed ship - there is no way to escape their pending fate.

Jeffrey wrote: "Everyone. I just wanted to let you know. Marie messaged me and asked me to tell you all that after the hurricane she is okay, but has lost power and internet for the time being. I'm very grateful t..."

Thanks for the update. I read her FB post that she might be offline for a while. Glad she's okay.

Graeme wrote: "31% in.

No spoilers. There's a feeling of doom. A kind of 'voyage of the damned.' The characters are committed to a course of action, like they are stuck on a ship on a trackless sea, confident th..."

Great insights, Graeme. I like the way you summed up what's happening so far.

Thanks. Like the crew of the Nostromo, or the Demeter...

Graeme wrote: "Thanks. Like the crew of the Nostromo, or the Demeter..."

Agreed. I enjoyed the movies about both of those doomed crews.

The numbers are right, too. Enough characters to give shape to the party, while not too many such that we lose track of who is who.

I.e. We can tell cruel Sykes from fearful Vickers, and prankster Quig, and all from the taciturn, burly porter Bakari, the eager-to-help student Ely, the american journalist Caleb, the bald experienced captain Gosswick, welsh psychic Dyfan, and the main characters 'He with the secret agenda,' Trammel and sceptical 'I want answers for my Grandfather,' Imogen. Only Watters remains to be drawn...

Which suggests (view spoiler)[ he will be first to be quartered... 😱😱😱 (hide spoiler)]

Brian wrote: "Kasia wrote: "Brian, are you a nature fan? Your descriptions of the surroundings are so evocative and flow through my eyes when reading like a movie. I instantly feel transported and in the moment...."

It really shows, this book is beautifully written which makes it so delectable for a horror novel! You remind me of Jeff VanderMeer, he legit wrote the Area X trilogy after sitting out in his backyard observing the plants in his intensely luscious backyard fight with each other over time haha.

The bits about Imogen exploring tombs with her grandfather were so special as well, made me feel like a kid in awe in some parts.

Mazes occur in my dreams on a regular basis, and I'm also claustrophobic, and I have had nightmares of 'mazes closing in around me...'

So, this story is ... may I say ... quite effective. There are moments and situations where I'm going, 'There's no way I would ever go there...'

Gosswick reminds me of this guy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF516...

Graeme wrote: "The numbers are right, too. Enough characters to give shape to the party, while not too many such that we lose track of who is who.

I.e. We can tell cruel Sykes from fearful Vickers, and prankster..."

Regarding Watters...can't give them all character depth unfortunately.

Kasia wrote: "Brian wrote: "Kasia wrote: "Brian, are you a nature fan? Your descriptions of the surroundings are so evocative and flow through my eyes when reading like a movie. I instantly feel transported and ..."

Kasia, I appreciate the compliments and comparison. I didn't know that about VanderMeer observing his warring garden. That's interesting. I've meditated in caves in Hawaii and Jupiter Cave at Mt. Shasta and swore I received visions that expanded my imagination, or at least a deeper appreciation of the natural world around us.