Great reviews of Secret of the Sands!

"A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of the Sands uses Egypt and her mythology as a backdrop to delve into the meanings of life and religion."
-McNally Robinson

"Rai Aren and Tavius E. have crafted a fast-paced, exciting novel overflowing with mystery and intrigue. The tension is constant. The characters fully developed. And the plot gripping. Ancient history and present day relevance are so expertly intertwined, that you might forget you are reading a work of fiction."
-- Thomas Phillips, author of The Molech Prophecy


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"Secret of The Sands" by Rai Aren and Tavius E., Postby Mary on Thur. Feb 21, 2008

"This novel is innovative, concise and enthralling. Fluctuating between present day and ancient Egypt, the pace never decelerates. The reader is treated to plausible theories regarding many riddles of this mysterious civilization. This time-honored culture is so clearly portrayed with characters which are so skillfully brought to life that one can easily imagine they are actually present as events are unfolding. The story comes to a clear conclusion yet leaves the reader desperately hoping there will be a sequel…. or a trilogy…. or even better yet, a whole series of these phenomenal books!"

Also, look for Secret of the Sands at the upcoming London International Book Fair, Apr.14th-16th, 2008. Our novel will be part of ForeWord Magazine's display.

Secret of the Sands

"A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of the Sands uses Egypt and her mythology as a backdrop to delve into the meanings of life and religion."
-McNally Robinson

Thanks McNally's!

Tavius & I had an absolutely outstanding time at our noon-hour book signing at McNally Robinson's yesterday. We thoroughly enjoyed talking to those of you that we already knew & those of you who we just met. It is one of the things we most enjoy about this whole process - meeting people & having the most interesting discussions. Thank-you all also for your support & enthusiasm!!

McNally's has kindly extended an invitation for us to do an additional signing/reading in the new year (thanks Tyson!) Stay tuned....

We wanted to share with you the great blurb McNally Robinson had in their Coming Events brochure (from Nov.5th, 2007) advertising our book signing - we absolutely love how they described our story:

"A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of the Sands uses Egypt and her mythology as a backdrop to delve into the meanings of life and religion."

It is truly rewarding to see that our hopes & intent in writing this story have been understood...

As always best wishes & happy reading!

Rai & Tavius

Secret of the Sands is heading to Dubai!

Our novel is certainly becoming well-traveled - Tav.E & I are green with envy & wish we were traveling along with it...someday :)

Next up on the jet-setting itinerary: Dubai!!

Secret of the Sands will be part of ForeWord's Collective Stand at the Sharjah World Book Fair December 5-14, 2007, which will is located 20 minutes outside of Dubai - how cool is that?!

Stay tuned loyal readers!!

Rai & Tavius

Exciting news from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007!

Hi readers,

We just received a number of contacts from the Frankfurt Book Fair last month. These are folks who may be interested in publishing Secret of the Sands in their country. We are keeping our fingers crossed that Secret of the Sands may soon have a global presence!!

Rai & Tavius

Fingers crossed - Exciting news!

Hey growing fan base - Tavius E. & I received some very promising news today - there is an excellent U.S. publisher who has just requested to see our full manuscript based on our previous submission of the first three chapters!! Needless to say, we are thrilled & honored to have this opportunity for our baby, Secret of the Sands. Our fingers are crossed - please keep yours crossed for us too!!

To making dreams come true...

Rai

Secret of the Sands

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."
Napoleon Bonaparte