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The Novels

Dead or Alive

The Roman Empire’s Hunt for the Resurrected Rebel Jesus

 

Father Thomas Mann is jolted awake by an urgent call from his closest friend, an archaeologist claiming he has unearthed an ancient Roman manuscript frozen in ice-a text that could rewrite the history of Jesus Christ.

Under house arrest in a secluded monastery, Thomas has three months to decipher the scrolls before they’re destroyed. The manuscript tells the story of a disgraced Roman tribune, ordered by Governor Pilate and Emperor Tiberius, to hunt down the resurrected Jesus-dead or alive. As the tribune and a ruthless rival bounty hunter search for the elusive rebel who defied death by crucifixion, Thomas wrestles with his deepest beliefs and questions the foundations of his faith.

Should the world hear the story, or should some histories remain buried? Dead or Alive is a gripping, thought-provoking thriller where faith and history collide in the nascent days of Christianity.

What if a miraculous historical discovery challenged everything you believe?

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The Lost Theory

Embark on a thrilling international quest to unlock the mysteries of the universe.

 

Sean McQueen is a staid, middle-aged NYU literature professor leading an uneventful life, until he receives a cryptic letter from his intellectually and poetically gifted best friend, Dylan Byrne. Following years of extensive research, Dylan claims that he has discovered “the theory of everything”: a revelation that promises to alter man’s view of existence by reconciling science with spirituality. The two men arrange a meeting to discuss the paradigm-shifting theory, but after Dylan never shows, Sean discovers his friend has died under mysterious circumstances and the theory has gone missing.

Sean teams up with Dylan’s scientific collaborator, quantum cosmologist Emily Edens, to find the lost theory. Together they embark on the adventure of a lifetime—traveling from the busy streets of New York City to the mystical corners of Kathmandu where Dylan realized his groundbreaking theory. On their quest, they encounter extraordinary allies and fearsome adversaries, including a covert government operative code-named “Guru,” who is hell-bent on finding the theory first and preventing Sean and Emily from sharing it with the world.

The Lost Theory is an exhilarating adventure of self-discovery, full of magical realism, mystery, and romance, all wrapped up into a story overflowing with wit, intrigue, and a sense of ultimate redemption.

In the second book of the trilogy, The Devil’s Calling (coming in 2022), Sean is told, “it is best not to answer when the devil’s calling.” Sean does not follow the sage advice.

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The Devil’s Calling

Dive into the second entry in Mike Kelley’s spellbinding trilogy, with freethinking literature professor Sean Byron McQueen returning for another high-stakes adventure.

 

It’s been nine years since Sean Byron McQueen and quantum physics professor Emily Edens—aka M—discovered his murdered best friend’s Theory of Everything. Now, Sean and M live a near idyllic life on the campus of a college they’ve established for young women. M’s teaching of the new paradigm-shifting theory of constant creation has made her a rock star scientist.

When Sean’s missing spiritual guide, Juno—believed to have been abducted by aliens that are targeting enlightened beings—sends him a telepathic message that his beloved and illuminated M is also in danger, Sean becomes hyper-vigilant in order to protect her.

Meanwhile, troubling, AI-produced literature begins arriving in Sean’s inbox, and the culprit may be an ex-CIA operative with the code name Guru who is intent on revenge. Sean presumes the Guru is also the mastermind behind Genesis, a super-intelligent Russian computer that will connect humans via a network of direct, brain-to-brain links. Genesis is seen as the next evolutionary step by the wired-in nation (WiN), a group determined to create a New Society. Are the Guru and WiN after M, who is determined to assure the ethical rollout of the dangerous “hive-mind” technology, or are the threats figments of Sean’s vivid imagination—his superpower and curse?

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Juno’s Song

 

 

Molly Quinn, leads a CE-5 movement promoting a peaceful alien welcome in opposition to international forces preparing for war.

As Sean and Molly try to prevent an imminent War of the Worlds, he grapples with his feelings toward her. Can Sean love again while there’s any chance M still lives? Will he follow his spiritual guide, Juno, into self-realization? Or will his nemesis fulfill the curse, preventing Sean from living long enough to witness the alien arrival and write the final chapter of his Big Love story?

With wit and bold imagination, Juno’s Song envisions a rapidly changing world of cutting-edge technology and advanced psychic powers that challenge what it means to be authentically human.

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The Author

Michael Kelly

 

 

Michael Kelley is a former lawyer who, prior to pursuing his passion for writing, built an international business on Wall Street before founding his own investment management firm. His love of literature and creative writing began during his years at the University of Pennsylvania.

Michael currently lives in New York with his wife and daughter. After years leading a busy life in the city, he now spends the majority of his time in the peaceful woods of Dutchess County where he enjoys meditation, yoga, wine, reading, and hiking, all of which inspire his writing.

His debut novel is The Lost Theory.

Praise

Ripped from future headlines, Juno’s Song is a spellbinding thriller that presents the metaphysical and ethical dilemmas that we all will face as artificial intelligence continues integrating itself into our lives and minds.

Laura Manning Johnson

Author of The Hyperion Network; Former CIA Analyst and DHS all-threats planner; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

Kelley’s ability to blend the current obsession with AI, computer technology, and robotics with well-sculpted mystery, spirituality, and all phases of love family, passion for literature, and sensual desiremakes this conclusion of his epic intoxicating, mesmerizing, edifying, and entertaining.

Grady Harp

Amazon Top 100 reviewer

Juno’s Song transports the reader to a future where artificial intelligence is part of the fabric of humanity. It serves as both a crystal ball and a warning about the future of mankind and our ability to adapt.

Jess Todtfeld

ChatGPT / AI Ethics: Ethical Intelligence for 2024

In Juno’s Song, Kelley cuts a new path in creating a futuristic world not too far off, depicting spectacular technology melding with man’s weaknesses in a world both exciting and frightening. Fans of the first two books in this trilogy will want to buckle up for a mesmerizing and magnificent final piece of the puzzle.

John Kelly

Detroit Free Press

This story is a masterpiece in combining our technological future with ideas of spirituality and humanity. With captivating themes, messages, and characters, I highly recommend Juno’s Song!

Lauren Lee

Writer

Wild, imaginative, and fantastical, the novel Juno’s Song intertwines a first-contact storyline with the most basic human feeling: the fear of death.

Foreword Clarion

Richly thoughtful novel of first contact and transcendence in 2036. Kelley’s interest remains in the transcendent, the poetic, the connections between people and something beyond us, and even more than before the very act of breathing.

Publishers Weekly BookLife

Author Michael Kelley has crafted a beautifully balanced story that intelligently explores the impact of technology on humanity but also delves into the highly emotive themes of love, loss, and self-discovery with a poignant sense of realism. Juno’s Song is a thought-provoking and emotionally resonant journey into the unknown that I would highly recommend to fans of paranormal and sci-fi thrillers everywhere.

Readers' Favorite

With aliens on the horizon, a retired lit professor fights to protect his loved ones in this third installment of Kelley’s SF series. The author packs this novel with mysticism, from the interconnectedness of “Big Love” to the notion of all information flowing into human consciousness.

Kirkus Indie

Michael Kelley weaves a story of self-realization, views of the universe, and the power of Big Love, all delivered with a clever wit. The variety of characters, both unique to this novel, as well as those from the first two volumes, become visual as they fascinate with their interactions.

Flying Books Review

The previous book in Michael Kelley’s series, The Devil’s Calling, is an amazing read with lots of intrigue and mystery. I enjoyed it immensely. The final installment, Juno’s Song, drew me right back into the story from page one… You will be surprised, educated, enlightened, entertained, informed, and surprised all over again. Well worth savoring all the way through.

Brad Butler

Author of Without Redemption

An ambitious thriller, blending science, spiritualism, advanced AI, and possible alien abduction.

BookLife Reviews, The Devil's Calling

Many writers have a daunting task ahead of them to produce a sequel to a complex and involved first novel, especially one as intriguing as The Lost Theory. Michael Kelley has risen to the occasion with an equally compelling thriller that finds new and exciting ways to raise the stakes and push the development of established characters in different directions. […] The Devil’s Calling is an excellent example of an action thriller that balances high stake encounters with a thoroughly human grounding, thanks to its balanced protagonists and excellent prose.

Readers' Favorite, The Devil's Calling

The Lost Theory by Michael Kelley is a compelling thriller with a strong plot, a story that will appeal to readers who enjoy the puzzling kind of plotting they find in Dan Brown’s work . . . The originality in the voice and style, as well as the author’s ingenuity in plotting complex scenes, make the story a spellbinding read.

Readers' Favorite, The Lost Theory

I confess that I’ve never read The DaVinci Code, but if it’s half as fast-paced, outright entertaining, and mind-blowing as The Lost Theory, I’d be tempted to give it a try. Michael Kelley has hit a home run on his first swing.

Larry Dark

Director, The Story Prize on The Lost Theory

The Lost Theory

This wildly imaginative novel set amid the mountains of Nepal culminates in a burst of sublime illumination that reveals how poetic, scientific, and spiritual truths converge. The reader is both elevated and grounded as the characters learn the joy of living in a perpetual present. The story is told with delightful candor, humor, and deep feeling. An inspirational experience.

Vicki Mahaffey

Kirkpatrick Professor of English and Gender and Women's Studies University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The Lost Theory is a creative mix of crime, science fiction, and delicate romance. Right from the introduction, the book takes you through a world of government conspiracies, absolute love and spirituality, quantum physics, and humor. It will tug at your heartstrings, steer you to an epiphany and keep you in a constant state of suspense and anticipation. I recommend The Lost Theory to lovers of adventure stories that take one through the good, bad, and mysteries of life.

OnlineBookClub.org

Michael Kelley’s The Lost Theory is a captivating account of an ancient realization — that love is the substance, the cosmic glue, around which everything coheres. In our age in which materialism is increasingly worshiped, this is a significant message with profound implications for our very survival. This novel transcends fiction; it deserves a category all its own.

Larry Dossey, MD

Author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

Press

Podcast Interview: The Devil’s Calling

The Dr. Pat Show

October 2022

Podcast Interview: The Devil’s Calling

Nothing Like a Good Book

October 2022

Book Award: 2022 FIREBIRD Book Awards

The Devil’s Calling – First Place in Philosophy

October 2022

Book Award: 2022 Paris Book Festival

The Devil’s Calling – Honorable Mention in General Fiction

September 2022

Between the Covers
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November 10, 2021

The Bestseller Experiment
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October 3, 2021

Extras

For fans of The Lost Theory, these exclusive downloads from protagonists Sean Byron McQueen and
Dylan Byrne provide depth, context, and continue the story beyond the final pages.

Warning: Contains Spoilers

download: Poetry

Dylan Byrne’s Poetry
of Big Love

download: The Theory

Introduction to The Theory of Constant Creation by Dylan Byrne

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