What are
The James Grey Chronicles?
A series of novels by Nick Miller
I have finished writing the first book of my series in 2025. I'm on the hunt for an agent to pursue traditional publishing, first.
I will post updates here.
The current working title of the first book is "In the Blood" and details the beginnings of James Grey, a young man that acquires an extraordinary gift from the woman he loves, granting him near immortality and other powers.
I have often been asked what my book is about, and the easiest way I can describe it is a "sci-fi vampire romance". Therefore, some of the material contained is of an adult nature.
My current back-cover teaser that I have written is as follows:
Vampires and werewolves are real. There is none of that mystical or supernatural mumbo-jumbo. They exist because of nano-tech. Microscopic machines, if you will, that work together for a specific task.
James Grey, a young baker in London, encounters Lilith, rumored to be Adam's first wife, and the mother of all monsters. That's right. Adam and Eve. That Adam. She falls in love with James, and gives him an amazing Gift. This is his tale.
UPDATE 4/27/26
It's been a while since I made an update here. My writing priorities have been book 2 and agent queries.
The search for an agent is going slower than I had hoped, but I was prepared for much worse, so my hopes are still high, while I continue writing.
Thanks to bits of the quick recap of book 1, I wrote for book 2, I have my back cover teaser. That said, I have also listed my working titles for books 2 & 3.
A little teaser for book 2. It is being written in a more traditional perspective from the point of view of another character. I won't post up any of the second book until after the first is published
UPDATE 6/26/25
The manuscript is complete!
I finished it early this morning while in my hospital room. Long story, I shared on my personal Facebook page. Expect to hear about it more in the future.
The first, and hopefully only, query letter has been sent out. (Fingers crossed)
As promised, I have posted the third and final chapter of book one that I am going to release here. To read more, you'll need to buy the book when it's published. Click here to read the beginning.
UPDATE 11/6/24
At the current rate, with everything else going on, I won't have Book 1 done by the end of the year as I had hoped. That doesn't mean I'm not pushing hard to get it done.
I had a blast in Europe. The first convention of the trip took me up to Oslo, Norway for NorCon, where I got to meet, the great, John Scalzi. He's a wonderful guy to talk to, aside from being an incredible and funny writer (also a great DJ).
While at WorldCon in Glasgow, I learned a lot more about the industry. I also made some great new friends.
My favorite from the trip, James R. Douglas has joined me for a critique group, and we could use a few more writers/editors that do any genre of speculative literature. (Email me if interested) James and I plan on writing short stories for each others worlds. When we can fit them in, of course.
John, I'm sorry you didn't win for "Starter Villain" this year, but I loved the rave.
ErasmusCon, the EuroCon in Rotterdam, was fantastic as well. I found out about a legal issue that could, possibly, change a little of what I have already written for Book 2, music copyrights...
I met Juan Venegas. He's a fantastic writer with a couple anthologies, amongst other works. I have read both of the anthology books that I picked up. One is in English, and the other in Spanish, both with different stories.
Karen from Fantasize magazine was very uplifting in her advice for my writing career, and expect some shorts from me after I get the first book completed. Unless of course, the time constraints from the publisher, to get Book 2 completed, takes priority.
Back to the actual update on Book 1. It took me a little time to complete one of the major chapters of the book. Between still having to actually work for a living, instead of doing what I love, and the things that make life interesting, I have not been able to keep the pace on the manuscript, that I would like.
A little bad news. I have talked to a number of people, stating that I plan to have the fifth chapter posted here when I complete it, and the sixth when it is about to be published. I have had to change that plan, based on input from a number of people. When I have the manuscript complete, I will post Chapter 3, and that will be the last chapter I post.
UPDATE 7/18/24
I am republishing the prologue and 1st chapter with updates as well as adding the 2nd chapter. I am roughly 2/3 of the way done with the book and have all the chapters roughly outlined, so now it is a matter of filling in the rest of the blanks :)
I will be at WorldCon in Glasgow and the EuroCon in Rotterdam next month. If you would like to meet me while I am there, please send me a message through the website or directly to my email below.
UPDATE 3/24/24
I have been working on a few short stories recently. One has been accepted for publication and I will post details here when I can. That saying, it has slowed my progress on the book, but I have reached Chapter 22. Click Here! to see what I have published to my site. If you have already read the Prologue, thank you! I hope you continue to enjoy.
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4/26/26
This first one is also a nod to Bob.
Movie review of "The Bride", starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
In all honesty, this was the first date night my gal and I had in months, after getting caught up on bills that were backed up, since my hospital stay.
We had dinner at one of our usual spots, and talked about which movie to see beforehand. Our choices were narrowed to "The Bride" or the latest blockbuster, which I don't even remember what it was, after strolling out of the theater.
Don't get me wrong, I've probably seen the other film by now, but we weren't really in the mood for a big budget film that night, and more for a little dark romance.
Neither of us had seen any trailers or info about it, so no preconceived ideas, and the thought of a new bride of Frankenstein movie intrigued us.
I don't want to give away any real spoilers, because of the incredible story, but it was one of the most enjoyable movies I have watched in a long time.
The scene of Christian Bale, as the monster, dancing to "Putting on the Ritz", was a hilarious tribute to Mel Brooks "Young Frankenstein" and sent me into giggles thinking about it again after the movie.
It surprised me with it's different spin on the story, while putting enough dark humor to make it relevant for our time.
Should you see it - YES.
If I do more of these, this will always be a simple "YES" or "NO".
Story - 9 out of 10.
Acting - 10 out of 10. Jessie Buckley was a major standout.
Cinematography - 8 out of 10 -Much of the film was done in black and white or muted tones to represent the 1930's era.
Effects - 6 out of 10 - the cinematography was used to hide the flaws, but the most noticeable flaw was with the bulky costuming of Christian Bale to give him size. They forgot to add a bit to his legs, so he often looked like a little kid running around in hand-me-downs three sizes too big.
Action - 2 Explosions - enough action to keep us guys interested, without the action being the reason for the movie.
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