MITCH ROWLAND
Independent Author
Fantasy • Science Fiction • Supernatural
MITCH ROWLAND AUTHOR
BIOGRAPHY
Mitch Rowland’s earliest writing memory was of his childhood comics. Though they began as an excuse to draw, each successive issue produced smaller illustrations to make room for the encroaching words.
Deciding, just out of high school, that he wished to tackle the epic fantasy, Mitch began a journey to transcribe Lincoln’s story. Originally one novel, The Sword of Eternity was written and revised as a personal project during the summer breaks, between semesters, and was finally completed in November 2011. For marketability purposes, the book was later broken in half and re-titled Eternity’s Reach and Eternity’s Redemption respectively. Mitch hopes they will serve as a strong foundation for a series of novels, as well as a career in speculative fiction writing.
Mitch is an avid writer and a stubborn editor. The White Robe is his third novel and first foray into the world of Science Fiction. Based on the idea of “old technology,” The White Robe is inspired by futuristic places where advanced civilizations have left an impact, while humanity struggles to survive.
His fourth novel, The Beast Within, is Mitch’s twisted love letter to his home town of Grand Haven, Michigan. While Ancroft is fictional, it is rich in that seaside “touristy” charm, with several subtle nods to west Michigan and the cosmic horror genre popularized by H. P. Lovecraft.
When he’s not writing, talking about writing, or reading, Mitch enjoys video games, coffee, and long, analytic discussions about super heroes. He lives along the coast of Lake Michigan and is kept sane by his wife.
MY TITLES
The White Robe
December 9, 2015
Earth is dying, and humanity’s last hope is an ocean world in the goldilocks zone of the Sotiris Solar System. But Poseidus is a savage world, its depths filled with prehistoric terrors, and its surface an unceasing tempest. The fledgling colony of New Plymouth is still struggling to gain a foothold when something new arises from the bottom of the ocean; a message from a submarine that shouldn’t exist.
“Don’t Trust the White Robe.”
Now, Chief Navigator Terry Samsky must dodge monsters and military officials alike as she seeks out the source of the distress signal. But will she find a lost crew, and prove their savior? Or will she fall into a sadistic trap, set by something far older than the human race, and doom them all to the abyss?
The White Robe is Available on Amazon
Eternity's Reach (Sword of Eternity Book 1)
August 7, 2014
Corvus, the Black Sorcerer, has cut a rift into the land of Idalore, leaving only ash in his wake. The only individual capable of stopping his purging flame is the Hero of the Sword; a being chosen by the Sword of Eternity to accomplish an insurmountable task. The previous hero has fallen, forcing the magical weapon to choose a new host. But any hero will not do. A new face is needed in this dying land, one who is Corvus’s spiritual equal and intellectual match. The sword knows who it must choose, but this man is worlds away, stuck in a prison of his own making. Lincoln Maxwell, the Legal Proofreader, lives his daily life in soulless routine. Manipulated by his ex-girlfriend, ridiculed by a chauvinistic co-worker, and unlucky with his secret crush, Lincoln is the embodiment of failure. He sits by while his job, his love and his passions slip away. Deciding he has had enough, Lincoln commits the greatest atrocity and leaps from the top of his apartment building. Certain that his end will finally bring peace, he is instead brought to Idalore. Coming upon the Sword of Eternity amidst the fall of their final stronghold, Lincoln is marked as the next Hero of the Sword. It is a fate he rejects. But, with a weapon that will only respond to him, and a society seeking a savior, he has no choice but to take the first steps away from a life of failure, towards one of redemption.
Eternity's Reach is Available on Amazon
Eternity's Redemption (The Sword of Eternity Book 2)
March, 2015
Lincoln Maxwell never wanted to be a hero. Betrayed and beaten, he was content to disappear into a new world where no one knew his name. But, Eternity’s heroes are not chosen lightly; they are forged on the battlefield. When faced with the Black Sorcerer’s army, Lincoln is forced into the conflict once again. With Idalore little more than a smoking ruin, he must decide if he will let it suffocate under its crimes, or if he will lead the remnants of hope into the waiting inferno.
Following the events of Eternity’s Reach, the Legal Proofreader who threw away life and love will have one last chance to redeem himself. But, with time running out on his second life, he must find the strength to stand. He must find the will to go back and face the demons that brought him here. And, with the Sword of Eternity’s secrets laid bare, he must redeem the irredeemable.
Eternity's Redemption is Available on Amazon
The Beast Within
August 25, 2016
The quiet, lakeside city of Ancroft has been shaken by the violent death of Frank Keller, local professor of mythology at Harbor College. Eyewitnesses to the bizarre scene reported that Frank was delirious, his flesh ripped bloody, while he repeated the haunting chants of a different tongue. When the local sheriff disappears, it falls on David Keller to unravel the mystery of this brother’s death; a situation complicated by the arrival of Aaron Malcolm, a detective claiming to know what Frank was trying to say.
“He is Menotath, he is here.”
Unsure who to trust, David enlists the help of Natalie, Frank’s estranged wife, and Rebecca Holland, a Coast Guard Lieutenant grappling with the resurgence of extinct parasites in Lake Chinook. But the more David learns about Ancroft’s dark secrets, the more his sanity starts to crumble.
The Beast Within is Available on Amazon
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