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Latest news: In the US, The Ark will now be published in June, 2010. The Noah’s Ark Quest will be published in Australia in March, 2010, and in the UK in August, 2010.

Thanks for visiting my web site. My dream of becoming a published author has become a reality, with four books forthcoming from Simon and Schuster in the US!

I’m happy to announce that the US rights for The Palmyra Impact and The Adamas Blueprint have been acquired by editor Abby Zidle for the Pocket Books imprint of Simon and Schuster from my US agent Irene Goodman of the Irene Goodman Agency. Both books will be published as mass market paperback originals. The Palmyra Impact and The Adamas Blueprint were originally available as Amazon Kindle e-books, and they have been taken down from Amazon while Pocket Books prepares them for re-release. No release date has been set yet, and the titles of the books may change. We’re still negotiating foreign rights. I’ll let you know when I have more information.

The following is the news release from Simon and Schuster about the acquisition of The Ark:

THE ARK by Boyd Morrison and a sequel were acquired by Editor Sulay Hernandez for the Touchstone imprint of Simon and Schuster in a pre-empt from Irene Goodman of the Irene Goodman Agency. THE ARK is a thriller centered on a modern-day, science-based, reinterpretation of the biblical story of Noah where a combat engineer and an archeologist desperately search for the true relic of Noah’s ark to uncover the secret hidden inside before it is used to wipe out civilization as it did in Biblical times. The book was originally available only in e-book format where it grabbed the #1 spot on Kindle for e-book sales in the genre. Boyd is a PhD in industrial engineering and a former employee of both NASA and Microsoft. THE ARK will be published in Spring 2010.
Touchstone acquired North American, Canada, Open Market (Except India), Audio and 1st Serial. Danny Baror of Baror International Inc. is handling World Rights. Twelve countries, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Slovenia, Israel, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Bulgaria, and Indonesia have been sold to date. The author has already received blurbs from Douglas Preston and James Rollins.

I couldn’t have done it without the people who’ve already read my books and have been so supportive. I thank all of you for helping me achieve my dream. I look forward to the challenge of creating more adventures for years to come.

Here’s a video I shot while visiting Simon and Schuster.

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  • Praise for THE ARK:

    James Rollins, NY Times bestselling author of THE LAST ORACLE and THE JUDAS STRAIN - "Boyd Morrison's novel, THE ARK, is a stunning thriller with a premise as ingenious as it is flawlessly executed. Lightning-paced, chillingly real, here is a novel that will have you holding your breath until the last page is turned. One of the best debuts I've read this year."
    Praise for THE PALMYRA IMPACT:

    Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of RELIC and BLASPHEMY - "THE PALMYRA IMPACT opens with a bang--literally--and then takes the reader on a watery thrill ride of terror. This is top-notch suspense, with crisp plotting, believable characters, and well-researched science. A classic disaster novel, up there with the very best. A piece of advice to the reader: don't take this one to the beach..."