{"id":7795,"date":"2015-03-29T20:17:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T20:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/29\/to-celebrate-surpassing-2000-followers-i-am-2\/"},"modified":"2018-11-24T17:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T17:38:13","slug":"to-celebrate-surpassing-2000-followers-i-am-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/29\/to-celebrate-surpassing-2000-followers-i-am-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7795 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/29\/to-celebrate-surpassing-2000-followers-i-am-2\/attachment\/7796\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tumblr_nlzppxo4pj1qm3ezso1_1280-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tumblr_nlzppxo4pj1qm3ezso1_1280-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tumblr_nlzppxo4pj1qm3ezso1_1280-2.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tumblr_nlzppxo4pj1qm3ezso1_1280-2.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To celebrate surpassing 2,000 followers, I am putting my<br \/>\nnovels on sale for 99 cents through April 3<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>I consider <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Babylon-Complete-Eschaton-Cycle-ebook\/dp\/B00DYAJCRU\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Babylon<\/a><\/i> my best work to date. Personally<br \/>\ncathartic, I wrote <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Babylon-Complete-Eschaton-Cycle-ebook\/dp\/B00DYAJCRU\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Babylon<\/a><\/i> in the gloom shrouded winter of 2013, driven<br \/>\nthrough the dark months, and completing it the spring with the promise of life<br \/>\nreturned. I believe anyone with a taste for a dark, psychological tale with<br \/>\noccult themes would enjoy this book.<\/p>\n<p>Get the ebook on Amazon for 99 cents. Also available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Babylon-Complete-Eschaton-Cycle\/dp\/149094642X\" target=\"_blank\">in<br \/>\nprint. Buy the print<\/a> edition and receive the Kindle edition for free.<\/p>\n<p>_____________<\/p>\n<p>A novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of<br \/>\na cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. <i>My Babylon<\/i><br \/>\nweaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult<br \/>\npractices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even<br \/>\nenlightens.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>My Babylon<\/i>, the magus, consumed with longing, seeks to<br \/>\ncreate a replacement for his lost love using a grisly ritual that requires the<br \/>\ntheft of a body. Through her creation, he learns that he has a much bigger role<br \/>\nto play, and that she may be a form of salvation not only for him but for<br \/>\nothers.<\/p>\n<p>The Complete edition contains all five books of the <i>My<br \/>\nBabylon<\/i> story.<\/p>\n<p>Reviews* for <i>My Babylon<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Captivating, interesting, dark, and at times even<br \/>\nfunny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Darkly horrific, Lovecraftian work. Parts of it make<br \/>\nyou squeamish, parts send chills down your spine. A deft illustration of the<br \/>\nblack side of the human soul.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I really loved about this work was what was left<br \/>\nunsaid\u2014telling a story with details rather than stating the obvious is becoming<br \/>\na lost art. What surprised me about this work was how much it drew me in<br \/>\ndespite my merely mild interest in the occult.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;James has put together a great story with great<br \/>\ncharacters who feel authentic, even as they go about tasks that you\u2019d be<br \/>\nhorrified to find out your neighbors were up to. And even though Mike, the<br \/>\nmagician who narrates this story, is involved in really heinous activities, I<br \/>\nstill like the guy. And that is an impressive feat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not for the timid this book, but well worth it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An intriguing look at what drives us \u2026&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It\u2019s the struggle to remain sane, keep discrete, and<br \/>\nkeep the emotional compulsions in control that structures the suspense of this<br \/>\nthriller.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the end, you\u2019re left with the sense of a<br \/>\nmasterfully conceived protagonist who gives credence to the idea of the<br \/>\nunsympathetic character. It also maintains an orbiting cluster of supporting<br \/>\ncharacters who are interesting in their own right but also necessary to the<br \/>\ndevelopment of the protagonist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>*Reviews originate from those left for the individual novellas<br \/>\nincluded in this book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate surpassing 2,000 followers, I am putting my novels on sale for 99 cents through April 3rd. I consider My Babylon my best work to date. Personally cathartic, I wrote My Babylon in the gloom shrouded winter of 2013, driven through the dark months, and completing it the spring with the promise of life &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/29\/to-celebrate-surpassing-2000-followers-i-am-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[172,173],"class_list":["post-7795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-james-l-wilber","tag-my-babylon","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7797,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7795\/revisions\/7797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tumblr.scrollofthoth.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}