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Many film makers and musicians have abandoned the big, traditional production studios and recording labels in favor of becoming independent producers of their own material. "Indie films" and "indie music" have become popular forms of entertainment in recent years. Now authors of novels – as well as non-fiction works – are following suit, breaking with tradition, abandoning the big publishing houses, and going "indie".
With the availability of high quality "Print-On-Demand" technology and the ebook technology of devices like the Kindle, indie authors are finding their way into the spotlight.
Gary Val Tenuta's debut novel, The Ezekiel Code (http://www.ezekielcode.com), is a prime example of what's happening in what some are calling "the indie-author revolution".
The Ezekiel Code, billed as a "metaphysical-mystery-adventure with a touch of romance and a trace of sci-fi" is entering it's 29th week as an amazon.com "Best Seller" in the categories of "Occult" and "Religious Fiction".
Set against the backdrop of the approaching end of the ancient Mayan calendar (to occur on December 21, 2012) the story is a blend of fact and fiction in which two ordinary people find themselves caught up in an extraordinary situation.
Zeke Banyon (a seminary school dropout now running a homeless shelter near Seattle's old waterfront district) and Angela Ann Martin (an attractive young widow recently hired as a part-time employee at the shelter) stumble onto an unusual code and an obscure prophecy.
The prophecy foretells an event that, if left unchecked, will destroy the planet and prevent mankind from entering the 2012 window of opportunity for the next step in the evolution of human consciousness.
In their quest to unravel the code and its connection to the prophecy, Banyon and Angela are led down the rabbit hole into a dangerous world of secret societies, Illuminati, rogue Jesuit priests, ancient myths, paranormal phenomena, good guys, bad guys, mystery, murder, baffling metaphysics and last, but not least, a most unexpected object that has been buried at the bottom of the Antarctic ocean for thousands of years. What is it? How did it get there? What's its purpose? And can Banyon and Angela get to it before the "Black Pope" destroys it?
2012 is coming...Or is it? The clock is ticking...The code must be deciphered...And only one man can save the planet...If he can just figure out how...Before it's too late.
The Ezekiel Code by Gary Val Tenuta Available in paperback (676 pages) and Kindle. Video trailers, reviews, and the first 12 chapters at http://www.ezekielcode.com
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