New Black Flame novel: Nikolai Dante

[Marco @ Black Flame]

Hey --

David Bishop's first Nikolai Dante novel, The Strangelove Gambit, is trundling out of the cavernous Black Flame warehouses en route to bookstores, ready for release in the new year.

Plot basics: A deadly secret weapon... a shadowy doctor with a strange agenda... a finishing school full of beautiful young ladies... Hurrah!

Link: http://www.blackflame.com/scripts/cover.asp?id=20" target="_blank">So what should I look out for?

[Tweak72]

... total war nukes acutally went off in MC1? i lost count due to missing a few progs

[Bolt-01]

Where does this fit in with continuity? Is it before the Tsar wars or what?

Bolt-01

[Dudley]

Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844161390/qid=1103285965/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-0551752-3470817" target="_blank">Decent price, if you order it now!

[davidbishop]

The Strangelove Gambit is set post-Tsar Wars. It takes place some time after The Sea Falcon (Prog 2004).

davidbishop

[Bolt-01]

Thanks for that Bish-Op.

Bolt-01

[Byron Virgo]

How does this fit in with Robbie Morrison's overall continuity? Does he approve of the book?

[davidbishop]

Robbie acted as advisor on the plot synopsis and gave useful advice on nailing the characterisation of Dante.  The Strangelove Gambit should fit snugly into continuity without disrupting it. For example, the prologue is set at Monaco's Casino Royale in 2660 AD, shortly before a teenage Dante encounters his future wife Ellie. Obviously, any flaws in the finished novel are my fault, not his! You can read a sample of the book by using the URL below, assuming my web-fu gets the link right...

davidbishop

Link: http://www.blackflame.com/scripts/pdf.asp?id=20" target="_blank">http://www.blackflame.com/scripts/pdf.asp?id=20

[Byron Virgo]

Cheers for the info Bish-Man! Sounds good, I'll definitely have to check it out.

[But what's all this about Dante having a wife?! I haven't read all the Dante tales yet, but this is one aspect I've never heard mention of!]

[davidbishop]

She's in The Great Game (Progs 1101-1110), a story being reprinted DC/Rebellion next year.

davidbishop