The Samson Effect: Weekly Serial Starting May 4th

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Bookmark the site. Starting Monday, May 4th, Tony Eldridge's The Samson Effect will be released to this blog, chapter by chapter, one chapter per week. This is your opportunity to read at no cost the action adventure novel that Clive Cussler calls a "First rate thriller brimming with intrigue and adventure."

This is not an excerpt, but the whole book, all 29 chapters, a week at a time. Each week, readers can post questions, reviews, suggestions, and comments on that week's post. While the author will not provide spoilers, he will take an active role in the discussion of the unfolding story, its marketing, and the writing process. This is a rare opportunity to take a ride with the author through his book and have those questions that readers always have while reading a new book answered.

So, why has Tony Eldridge decided to release The Samson Effect in a free format in a serial blog?

Great Question. There are several answers that conspired to culminate in this decision:

1. To create an interactive experience between the reader and author. This is not simply a forum that the reader can sign into and chat with the author; this is a conversation that happens as the story unfolds.
   
   
2. To increase awareness of the book as a major Hollywood producer who has acquired the film rights works to put the story of The Samson Effect on the Silver Screen.
   
   
3. To increase awareness of the book for the current print copies (Hardcover and Paperback).
   

In addition to the serial release of The Samson Effect, the site will also share interesting facts about the book that you can't get in the book. For example, Eldridge's fiction created a scientific discovery that scientists in real life moved a step closer to discovering soon after the book's publication. When that part of the story is serialized, then the author will share this colliding of "Fact vs. Fiction".

The author also took great pains in staying true to historical events. Historical events were intertwined with Eldridge's fiction to make an implausible tale plausible. Many of these events that melt into the background of the story will be brought to center stage during the serialization as the author shares these interesting facts.

You are encouraged to bookmark the page, sign up as a follower, and enjoy this fast-paced action/adventure. From now until May 4th, feel free to see what others have said about The Samson Effect. You can start with the 20+ readers on Amazon.com who have collectively given The Samson Effect a 5 start rating. Then, check out these reviews:

• The Samson Effect Garners Positive Review in The Oklahoman: Oklahoma's largest newspaper, The Oklahoman, ran a review that said, "Seldom has a thriller evoked as many emotions as a new novel by Tony Eldridge, The Samson Effect which takes the reader on a ride as perilous as a roller coaster."
  
  
• Megalith: Books That Rock Review of The Samson Effect: Megalith is a book review site that focuses on action/adventure books. See why they say, "The Samson Effect is an exciting mystery-thriller... Eldridge spins an intriguing tale. The pacing is good, if a little frenetic at times."
  
  When the year was over, Megalith came out with their 2008 Meg Awards. I am honored that The Samson Effect has taken Best Book By A New Author for 2008! I am in good company, too. Others who have been named as winners of 2008 Meg Awards include Thomas Greanias, Jeremy Robinson, and James Rollins.
  
  
• Blog Critics Magazine Post Review of The Samson Effect: Seasoned book reviewer Alex Hutchinson has added The Samson Effect to his list of reviews. You can click the above link to read the full review and to see why he says, "The action develops so rapidly you would swear you were reading a movie script instead of a novel. Much like Dan Brown’s DaVinci Code, this story could indeed translate into a great film."
  
  
• Online Review from BiblioHistoria: Read one of the earliest reviews of The Samson Effect where BiblioHistoria says, "I have been waiting for The Samson Effect to be completed since June when I read the first three chapters and pre-viewed it," the reviewer writes. "Now at last I have the book, and have just finished reading it. It was everything I expected, and more. I stayed up reading it until after midnight because I could NOT put it down."
  

There you go. One last thing... Let your friends know about the premier of The Samson Effect serial coming this May 4th and don't forget to bookmark the page!

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Win A Signed Copy Of The Samson Effect

***UPDATE*** I have a winner for the signed book. I am just waiting to connect with the person before I post details. I will update you as soon as I have connected and confirmed with the winner.

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To help promote the serial release of The Samson Effect, I am giving away a signed copy of The Samson Effect to a lucky winner. Clive Cussler calls The Samson Effect a "first rate thriller brimming with intrigue and adventure."

Starting Monday, May 4th, I will be releasing the Samson Effect, a chapter per week, for the entire book. This can give readers a unique opportunity to interact with the author on the book. You can read more about the serial release by visiting the serial introduction post. Let all your contacts know how they can read this award-winning action/adventure novel for free.


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Samson Effect Blurb

Since discovering an ancient scroll in a cave in Hebron, Israel, American biblical archeologist Thomas Hamilton and his trusted friend and colleague, Israeli biblical linguist Michael Sieff, have been consumed with the notion of the Samson Effect—the idea that a long-lost elixir can allow an ordinary person to perform superhuman feats. When they happen upon a worn Hebrew parchment that not only confirms the existence of the Samson Effect but could potentially lead them to its source, the scholars embark on an impassioned crusade for the truth behind the myth.

But Hamilton and Sieff aren’t the only ones intent on uncovering the secret of Samson’s strength. An unrelenting sect of Jewish protectors will let no one stand in the way of their mission to reclaim what they had hidden nearly three thousand years ago, and a brilliant but ruthless Palestinian leader will stop at nothing to find and use the Samson Effect to empower his army of soldiers for a jihad against the world in the name of Allah.

It isn’t long before their joint pursuit becomes a deadly one, and Hamilton and Sieff come to the grim realization that the Samson Effect is more powerful and far-reaching than they ever anticipated. In the wrong hands, it could trigger a worldwide catastrophe.

A chilling and suspenseful tale of political and religious intrigue set in the unforgiving landscape of the Middle East, The Samson Effect wanders the boundaries of obsession and love, betrayal and allegiance, and vengeance and justice.