Comments about "ultimate WMD" from some of my Readers:

Ray Emerson continues his fantastic story telling with the "ultimate WMD." In his new novel, beautiful Lylah, one tough woman, shows the guys how to battle against the evil creatures in the underworld. The story starts in Egypt, or rather under Egypt, when a NASA satellite indicates something really weird is going on under the Hawara pyramid in western Egypt. The CIA embeds some top notch agents, with a band of American archeologists working at Hawara, to investigate the source of the NASA signals. Of course, they soon get in way over their heads and are in for big trouble! What they accidentally discover is something that has been missing from the known Universe since the Big Bang. Einstein knew all about this, but dared not include it in his General Theory.

These brave explorers display all the ususal quirks and weaknesses found in real people, but under the thoughtful guidance of Lylah, they manage to get along. Lylah, of course, falls in love with Masood, an erotic, handsome Egyptian archeologist in the group. Lylah and Masood are soon joined by a most delightful and loving mythological pet, who by using ancient magical power, struggles to keep them both safe from the hideous devilish things that wait for them in the underworld.

With a background of modern Egyptian culture and a dose of ancient Egyptian history, the story never slows and reader keeps turning the pages muttering, "Oh my God! What's going to happen to them next!"

Ellen "Speed Reader"

"The Riddle of Cthulhu"

by Ray Emerson

(ISBN: 1-932047-78-6)

While passing through the tail of the Percival comet, the Earth received an infection from millions of microscopic glass capsules containing a deadly, alien form of DNA. These capsules are intended to ultimately destroy Mankind by substituting an alien kind!

"We must determine who these aliens are and then we must come to grips with the most serious problem mankind has yet faced - how to avoid our total annihilation," the President of the United States announced.

The Devil, known as Cthulhu, has begun to reoccupied the Earth with his evil "Old Ones" and is bent on replacing all Mankind. The eternal battle between the forces of good and evil intertwines with our age old mystery: Where did Mankind originally come from? Why are we here and what are we expected to do here?

A beautiful, brave young woman sets out to arrest Cthulhu's plan. Can she and her lover solve his riddle and regain control for Mankind?

WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DISCOVER

WHEN YOU READ THE "The Riddle of Cthulhu;"

• What our DNA can tell us about who Eve really was
• Who Homer's deadly Sirens really were
• About nature's own dangerous, underground nuclear reactions
• What science tells us about spooky quantum entanglement
• A classical adventure into the depths of the Earth
• An erotic love story
• A fear of Underearth's unwholesome, creepy creatures
• The physical explanation of levitation
• What evil lurks near the purple star, Aldebaran
• The horror awaiting for us inside a comet's tail
• Where the Elder Gods came from and want to do to you
• Also, maybe a laugh or two along the way!

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Comments about "The Riddle of Cthulhu" from some of my Readers:

The Riddle of Cthulhu is a mix of ancient mythology, science fact and science fiction combined to form a mesmerizing tale that is hard to put down.

The cast of characters includes aliens who manifest themselves in a beguiling manner, protagonists who are named for Homeric heroes, manufactured critters beyond grotesque and enough seesaws between good battling evil to please the most discriminating reader.

The plot moves along steadily and is assisted by well-drawn characters whose personal foibles are believable. The science facts that are utilized so effectively give the whole book a ring of authenticity even in the face of the most outlandish "special effects". The science fiction becomes believable mostly because everything else is so recognizable and familiar.

Cybele calls to mind Ripley of Alien fame. She is a strong female character who manages to stand up very nicely against the boys, both human and otherwise. Some of the varmints she battles would give most anyone nightmares. It is refreshing to see a female hero for a change. The conflicts between Cybele and the men of the group provide a telling glance into the psyche of men faced with a strong, independent woman.

The Riddle of Cthulhu is the kind of book that, if you have to put it down before you finish it, keeps you wondering what comes next. That is the hallmark of a truly good book.
© 2004 by Karri Watson for Curled Up With a Good Book

Love and Lovecraftian Horror!
Ray Emerson not only writes a terrifying horror story in the Lovecraft tradition, but he also has a flair for love scenes, which are the hardest in literature to write properly! His love scenes are believable, they engage the reader, they are tender, sensual and romantic, without being clichéd. This book is beautifully written!
Roberta Tennant

As we now sit on the brink of Armageddon, it just could be that WE are under threat of an invasion - not as a country, but as a planet. And our weapons of mass destruction would be no match for what THEY could undoubtedly bring to the show. If we are clear on nothing else, the many theories of alien invasions all seem to agree on one thing - WE can't beat THEM. At least, not technologically.

"The Riddle of Cthulhu," by Ray Emerson, offers a neo-classical odyssey in which humanity must determine who or what the aliens are, and then come to grips with the most serious problem Man has yet faced - how to avoid total annihilation. Two young lovers and their companions are at the heart of this tale of bravery, adventure, and an insidious alien invasion.

The ancient myth of the devil, Cthulhu, and the Necronomicon of the Abdul al-Hazred have long gripped science fiction and fantasy readers with the sheer horror of the unknowable. In this story, Cthulhu has reoccupied the Earth with his evil "Old Ones" and is bent on destroying Mankind. Emerson explores the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil, and further intertwines this clash with the age-old mystery: "Where did we come from and why are we here?" And we are left with one final question of our own: "Could WE actually pull this thing off and beat THEM?"
Deborah Greenspan

Part murder mystery, part horror fantasy, and part love story, The Riddle of Cthulhu by Ray Emerson entices the reader into a dark and mysterious labyrinth in order to shed light on the duality of human nature as revealed through a mysterious, omnipotent force known as Cthulhu, the evil brother of Yahweh.

The story begins when Ulysses Martini, a detective in Long Beach, California, investigates the murder of a sailor by an alluring woman with "hypnotic violet eyes." As it turns out, the woman is a "siren" who is part of a nefarious plot inspired by Cthulhu to destroy mankind. Although Cthulhu is not a character from Greek mythology, there are frequent allusions to Greek mythology throughout the story, and many of the characters are named after ancient Greeks or Greek gods.

Martini falls in love with a beautiful young woman with psychic powers named Cybele, who may be a siren herself. As his investigation progresses, he and Cybele discover a top-secret government research project based on evidence that there is an invasion of female aliens with "non-human mitochondrial DNA" who are killing men at random. These alien women are descended from the sirens of Greek mythology and dutifully follow the will of the evil Cthulhu.
But will the beautiful but enigmatic Cybele turn out to be a siren that tries to kill Ulysses Martini? Or will she help him solve the riddle of Cthulhu? These questions are answered in the final chapters of the story as the two main characters descend into the underworld and the inner sanctum of Cthulhu.

Following in the tradition of H.P. Lovecraft, the author creates a spooky, multi-layered, world where fantasy, reality, and metaphor all blend together to keep the reader turning pages. In addition, the author's writing is simple, fast-paced and unassuming; however, there are spots where the dialogue and character descriptions are predictable and cliché, and the frequent references to Greek mythology eventually become tedious and heavy-handed, revealing them as literary devices rather than as integral parts of the story.

Nevertheless, The Riddle of Cthulhu will appeal to a wide scope of readers- from murder mystery buffs to horror/fantasy fans to those who like an eclectic blend of elements not often found in the same story.
George Randall

This story is a little goofy in places, but the science is very interesting and even informative. The romance is a little too erotic for me, but some modern women might find it exciting. All in all, it is definitly worth a read!
Ellen "Speed Reader"

Decent Read But Totally Unlovecraftian:
The author's style doesn't bother me much, the plot made sense and even involved me a little, and the romance was amusing, bordering on titillating. However, as usual, the author has adopted the Derlethian heresy of good vs. evil, meaning that the story cannot be lovecraftian in any way.
L. ALLEN "Nyarlathotep"

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