After six months of keeping it top secret, IT'S OFFICIAL! Hippocampus (Book One of the Atlantis Revolution) is being translated into the Bahasa Indonesian language by PT Bentang Pustaka. PT Bentang Pustaka is an imprint of Mizan, one of Indonesia's largest publishers. Mizan is responsible for translating such best-selling books/series as The Heroes of Olympus, The Maze Runner, Divergent, The Fallen Series, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Steve Jobs The Exclusive Biography, and many more. Hippocampus will be available in the Bahasa Indonesian language in paperback and eBook formats.
This is of course a very exciting step in my writing career. I am now officially published by a major foreign publisher and my book will be translated into another language. It's so cool to be able to say that Hippocampus will be available in 2 languages. I'm hoping that more foreign publishers will follow and I'll be able to add to the language list. I want Hippocampus to be available to as many readers as possible and this is a huge step in the right direction.
The English version of Hippocampus will be available in ebook form and paperback (only at Lulu.com) in April 2012. The Indonesian publication date is to be determined but is expected in late 2013 or early 2014.
Keep checking back here at www.theatlantisrevolution.com as we approach the release of Hippocampus (April 3, 2012). We will be adding new features on a regular basis throughout the month of March. Stay tuned!
Hippocampus (Book One of the Atlantis Revolution)--4/3/2012
Hippocampus was a 2010 Editor's Choice and Semi-Finalist in the 2010 Textnovel.com Contest! It was also a top 150 book on Inkpop.com in 2010.
An Island that Shouldn't Exist...
A Life He Didn't Know...
A Destiny That Can't Be Escaped
There was no turning back. We were going to set into motion a
revolution that could either save Atlantis or leave it destroyed in the
process.
Sixteen-year-old Trey Atlas' known life is a lie. While he was raised
in Miami, Trey was actually born in Atlantis. Sent off the legendary
island as a baby for his own safety, Trey is the only living heir to the
Atlantean throne. Whether he likes it or not, Trey has to go back to
his birthplace and accept his role as the Ruling Prince and lead the
revolution to defeat the Knights of the Abyss. Otherwise, thousands of
innocent lives and his true family legacy could be lost forever.
Reviews of Hippocampus
"Watch out Harry Potter, here comes Trey Atlas. An imaginative beginning of what could become the next YA epic series."
-Kidd1 on Authonomy.com
"This is fantastic. It's faintly reminiscent of Percy Jackson, but somehow punchier and more immediate. I definitely think this has got what it takes to take the market by storm. Fabulous work."
-A Knight on authonomy.com
Great premise for a broad legendary canvas- there's nothing like a lost civilisation to fire the imagination.. The writing is solid, flowing and sharp. the characters are crafted well and people you want to journey with.
-Owen Quinn on authonomy.com
What great characters, written into a highly imaginative storyline. Very much like the contrast you build between Trey's world and the beginning it makes the crossing over very powerful. Great story well told.
-Famlavan on authonomy.com
This is a fantastic reworking of ancient themes and modern interests.
-Jane Bain on authonomy.com
I love the world you've created. Your writing is descriptive, clear, and to the point. Excellent imagination. Being a writer of fantasy/sci fi myself, I try to read and support as many well written ones on this site that I can. I hope this work does well and people give it a chance.
-Natalie Jones on authonomy.com
It's easy to understand why this is getting strong support from young readers. The swashbuckling Knights take on a sorceress and her love, battling to his death and her escape. Such bitter tragedy leaves so many possibilities for fair Aerian. And then, the plan is added. Brilliant.
-Star Gazer on inkpop.com
What an original, well-crafted story! You must read a great deal of myth and old-world stories, as much as new-age ones, to combine the two themes to make your great tale. You write everything well, from dialogue to the paragraphs surrounding it / drawing it all together.
-Kevin Wong on inkpop.com
Your premise is so incredibly unique and your writing is generally strong as well. this is a really clever and original book. you have plenty of great things going for you here. I like your characters, especially Aerian (beautiful name btw) This was a great read.
-Carrie L McRae on inkpop.com
Great story! I love the quick pace and all the action.
-Jason Hewett on textnovel.com
Sixteen-year-old
Trey Atlas’ good looks, ocean blue eyes, and great personality all help him
maintain his status as one of the most popular students in school. However, Trey’s known life is a lie. While he was raised in Miami, Trey was
born in Atlantis. Sent off the
legendary island as a baby for his own safety, Trey is now the only living heir
to the Atlantean throne. Whether
he likes it or not, Trey is the Ruling Prince of Atlantis and responsible for
leading the revolution to defeat the Knights of the Abyss. In the process of saving an island he
knows nothing about—but is connected to by birth—, Trey has to piece together
his family history in order to find out about his own mysterious past.
Not much is known about the most powerful sorceress in
Atlantean history, other than the fact that she, for some reason, shares a
hatred for Atlantis with the Knights of the Abyss. Jocasta has the ability to bring abiotic items to life and she has been known to do the reverse as well. Both spells require very advanced magic and skill and, the fact that she is able to cast them, should worry her foes.
An underground organization with a hatred for Atlantis’ lush
history, the Knights of the Abyss have one goal—destroy all that is
Atlantis. Composed of Atlantean civilians, soldiers, and elites, the
Knights have endless resources and connections to the island they want
to destroy.
Ries is a high-ranking Atlantean soldier that saves Trey and
Oaren from the Knights when they first visit the Capitol city. When the Knights attack the boys again,
this time deep in the Atlantean forests, Ries leads a group of soldiers to
help. He then becomes Trey's chief
military advisor and the one responsible for leading the war against the
Knights of the Abyss.
A well-trained Atlantean soldier, Troy is assigned by Ries
to protect the Prince at all times and at any cost. No more than ten years older than the Prince he protects,
Troy forms a bond with Trey. Troy
even becomes responsible for training the young Prince for battle.
Aerian is a seventeen-year-old sorceress from a long line of
sorcerers that served the Atlantean royals. But she is more than a servant to the current royal family
because her boyfriend was Prince Jendrick (grandson of the ruling Prince and
Princess). When the Knights of the
Abyss attacked the palace, Aerian witnessed the people closest to her get
killed and found herself kidnapped.
Calling on the only living heir to the throne—Trey Atlas—Aerian finds
herself once again loyal to a ruler and guilty about her feelings toward the
new Prince.
With dirty blond hair, blue eyes, and a strong work ethic
and loyalty to the kingdom, fourteen-year-old Oaren is a typical Atlantean boy.
The only child of a farming family, Oaren is responsible for the regular farm
chores. When Trey Atlas shows up
on the island, Oaren is more than happy to change his own destiny by helping
the new Prince find his way around the island. Oaren’s help and loyalty prove most beneficial—and
crucial—to the new Prince.
