HEIR TO FIRE: ZEPHYR MESA – Ryan Morales and the town of Gila Flats are still reeling from the events of the first book. Having harnessed his fire abilities he’s dispatched the spider invaders that threatened to snatch the citizens of his town. Now something new trespasses on his home,  this time not from under the earth, but from high in the sky. Ryan must travel to Zephyr Mesa to confront these new visitors who may just hold the secrets of his lost heritage and the key to his destiny as the Heir to Fire!

For more information about the HEIR TO FIRE series visit http://www.heirtofire.com.

For more information about the new line of ACTIONOPOLIS books visit http://www.actionopolis.com.

ACTIONOPOLIS: When Adventure Is Your Destination!

Actionopolis is the book like featuring high-octane, high-adventure prose fiction by a myriad of talented writers from comics, film, video games and the like. The company initially published seven well-received books, including my Heir to Fire: Gila Flats novel, which was illustrated by Mike Dubisch.

Now they’re back with a new wave of 16 new books for the Amazon Kindle platform. The new books include my long-awaited Legend of Tigerfist: Enter the Tiger as well as the sequel Heir to Fire: Zephyr Mesa.

You might be saying, “b-bu-but I love Actionopolis books, but I don’t have an Amazon Kindle reader.”

Well, did you know that Kindle books can now be read on your Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry or Android device as well as the Kindle reader? Just download the right app for your device!

Broken Frontier (and other sites) has the complete scoop.

Visit Actionopolis.com and start reading!

I just noticed Amazon dropped the price on ‘Heir to Fire‘ by 40% last night.

You can order it now for just $7.77! Such a deal!

Here’s the scoop: Fillion and his friend, novelist P.J. Haarsma have a non-profit concern going called Kids Need to Read (KNTR) which is committed to donating books to libraries with the goal of engaging kids.

The organization has placed ‘Heir to Fire’ and the other six Actionopolis books on their official list of worthy books for 2008.

That’s not all. KNTR is setting up shop at the Phoenix Cactus Comicon this weekend.

They’ll have a discussion panel on Saturday, January 26 at 12:00 PM with PJ Haarsma and their website states: “members of our audience who ask us a question will receive a free book (while quantities last).“

Listed among the free books is ‘Heir to Fire’ along with the other six Actionopolis titles, as well as many other fine books.

The Books & Beyond Festival is a free, family-friendly event held on the grounds of Southfield’s outstanding public library. Some 30 or so local authors will be in attendance including myself, fellow Actionopolis author Gary Reed, and fellow comic writer Paul Storrie. We’re all set to appear in the Author’s Pavilion on Saturday the 15th.

If you’ve never been to the SPL, it’s an amazing modern facility.

For more information visit The Southfield Public Library Website

The festival takes place in the historic Kerrytown District of Ann Arbor, MI on Sunday, the 9th. I’ll be appearing with Actionopolis creators Dan Mishkin and Gary Reed. We’ll be holding a panel on Actionopolis at 4 p.m. at the Kerrytown Concert House.

The last new book I had was final issue of ‘Advent Rising’, limping into shops late last year. As things fall, it looks like the first issue of ‘The Revenant’ won’t be out until early next year.

Makes me wonder what I’ve been doing?

Truth is, I’ve been doing quite a bit.

I wrote three children’s storybooks which will come out late in 2008. I wrote the screenplay (Codename: 3D), which is still giving me good vibes. I wrote a second ‘Heir to Fire’ book. I wrote and produced 10 pages of new comic I’m pitching around (Codename: Hot Rod) with local superstar Marc Nischan.

Still…those damn crickets keep singing their damned cricket songs.

For me, things are more hectic this year than every before. I’m wearing two hats: that of comic-book writer (pitching and promoting projects) and Editor/journalist of the newly-revitalized Comics2Film.

If you’re coming out to the show find me at the Actionopolis booth #2103.

We’ll be selling “Heir to Fire” and the other great Actionopolis books at low, low, crazy-low Comic-con prices!

We’ll be handing out postcards for “The Revenant”.

I’ve got a 10-page preview book (for now I’m referring to it as Codename: Hot Rod) that I’ll be handing out to editors and publishers, but ask me about it if you want a sneak peek at this cool new book.

Lots of pitches, interviews, after hours stuff…maybe Jonah Weiland will even let me board the CBR pirate ship.

See ya out there!

Here?s a rundown of the summer schedule so far:

June 27th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Sherwood Forest Branch ? 2:30 ? 3:30pm
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 10th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Edison Branch ? 10am-11am
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 12th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Edison Branch ? 2pm-3pm
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 16th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Redford Branch ? 3pm-4pm
Dan Mishkin (?The Forest King?)
Gary Reed (?Spirit of the Samurai?)
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 19th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Elmwood Park ? 2pm-3pm
Dan Mishkin (?The Forest King?)
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 23rd ? Detroit Public Libraries: Conely Branch ? 3pm-4pm
Gary Reed (?The Forest King?)
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

July 24th ? Detroit Public Libraries: Main Branch ? 1pm-3pm
Dan Mishkin (?The Forest King?)
Gary Reed (?Spirit of the Samurai?)
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

August 8th – Detroit Public Libraries: Chase Branch ? 2pm-3pm
Rob M. Worley (?Heir to Fire?)

Please contact your local library branch for details about each appearance.

Actionopolis creators are situated in many cities in the U.S. and would love to appear at your school, library, book store or other event. Find out how!

I, along with fellow actionistas Dan Mishkin (The Forest King) and Gary Reed (Spirit of the Samruai) will be celebrating “Kids Reading Month” with a store appearance at Borders in Troy, MI on Saturday, March 24th.

The signing will begin at 2pm.

Borders is located inside the Oakland Mall at the intersection of I-75 and 14 mile road.

The 24th is also “Educator’s Savings Day”, so it’s a great opportunity for school teachers and librarians to check out these action-packed titles!

“The Forest King” and “Heir to Fire” were recently recommended in the January issue of School Library Journal.