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    • The Father John Trilogy
      • Father John vs the Zombies
      • Bishop John vs the Antichrist
      • St. John vs Death
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    • The Lost Stories: A Series of Cosmic Adventures
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In September, I announced that Flash Point SF had selected my short piece “Remember-Me-Not” as their final story of 2024. That time has now come so you can read my story by following the link under the teaser: Remember-Me-Not by Karl El-Koura With effort Rick kept his face flat, but […]

“Remember-Me-Not” in Flash Point SF

Release date for St. John vs Death: 12/12/24

I’ve been waiting a long time for this week: St. John vs Death, the conclusion to my Father John trilogy, will be published this Thursday! Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read the first two books in the series, Father John vs the Zombies and Bishop John vs the Antichrist […]

Releases this week: St. John vs Death!

The first two lines from the novel St. John vs Death: "Death came for John Salibi late one night on a Monday. He’d been preparing to meet it for a long time."

St. John vs Death, the conclusion to my Father John trilogy, will be published on December 12, 2024. You can read the first chapter right now and pre-order your copy (in ebook) using the links below. (A paperback version will be available on release day). Pre-Order Links

The first lines from St. John vs Death

My Father John trilogy, which I started working on well over twelve years ago, is coming to an end. Today I thought I’d take you on a journey through the evolution of the cover art for the series. On December 12, 2012, I published the first novel in the trilogy, […]

Father John Trilogy – Evolution of Cover Art

Writing is strange business. Sometimes your fingers refuse to make concrete the idea in your head; a seemingly brilliant thought comes out bland in words. Other times your fingers type out something that surprises you with how perfectly right it is. That was my experience with the line quoted below. […]

My favorite line from St. John vs Death

Cover for St. John vs Death

My new novel, St. John vs Death, the conclusion to my Father John trilogy, will be published on December 12, 2024. You can read the first chapter right now. If you like, you can pre-order your copy (in ebook) so you receive it as soon as it releases. A paperback […]

St. John vs Death – Pre-Order Links

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