“Fateful Eyes” Volume 1 Blog Tour (Sponsored by Sage’s Blog Tours)

Good morning bloggers!  I hope you’re all having an excellent last day of the Memorial Day weekend (or bank weekend, or just a regular Monday, depending on where in the world you’re reading from).

To start off my return to the blog after my several weeks absence  I am happy to say that I am participating in Sage’s blog tour of the book Fateful Eyes by Panos Nomikos.  You can read my review of the book here,  but I wanted to spend some time talking about the book, the author, and the blog tour promotion.

First off, the book, here’s the synopsis as given by the tour sponsor: 

Fateful Eyes is a story about a life spent searching for love, accomplishments,

and true fulfillment, within the world upheavals that, unfortunately, characterize the beginning of the new millennium. In his own life, Panos Nomikos (the author) has traveled in many continents, has been acquainted with many different people from different cultures, and he has also humbly attempted to comprehend the dizzying pace of events that are unfolding in such a frenetic tempo around us.

Panos aspires to share those experiences by narrating the story of “Peter”, a cosmopolitan who is traveling around the world at several exotic places, trying to solve a great puzzle, trying to locate a mysterious lady who came from his distant, youthful, and lustful past, and upset his life and his relationship with his affectionate lover. All the while, she is trying to fend-off by the threat posed by that mysterious rival in his heart.

Yet, the puzzle itself is not the essence of this novel. The puzzle is only a “pretext” to justify the exposure of Peter’s tortuous and twisted path in life, as well as to narrate the lives of everyone around him, as they all become unwittingly entangled into the rolling thunder of the world’s current upheavals, terrorism, wars, and economic crises. Like a modern Odyssey, the real essence of this novel is Peter’s long and tormenting journey towards his destination, towards the completion of his mission. Notwithstanding the mystery, the problems, and the upheavals, this story also celebrates love, affection, optimism, and the enthralling beauty of marvelous life.

And a puzzle is nothing without a prize to those brave readers who solve it first.  So… Panos Nomikos is offering a prize for those of you brave enough to read the book and try to solve the puzzle:

Solve the puzzle and win a journey…

Read “Fateful Eyes”, try to guess the solution of the puzzle (that will be finally revealed in the forthcoming 2^nd volume) and win a trip for two persons, for one week, all expenses paid, to the beautiful country that is the final destination of the protagonist in this story, and also win books and other prizes. Contribute your ideas at http://panosnomikos.wordpress.com/about or by email to pnomikos@ath.forthnet.gr

To pick up your copy of the book and solve the puzzle today (since you know you have time before that bbq starts) you can download it right now via Amazon, or buy a print version to take with you to work on Tuesday.

But before you read the book there’s one mystery I can solve for you.  Without further ado, (and in his own words) here’s a little about the author Panos Nomikos:

I am Panos Nomikos and I was born in 1961 in Athens, Greece, this beautiful

country that has become lately the epicenter of the raging global financial crisis. During my carefree, youthful years, I roamed the idyllic islands of my home country having fun on the golden beaches under the sun with my friends and lovers. Later on, I studied for a Ph.D. in the UK and I started a career in Information Technology in the maritime sector, roaming again across the world on intercontinental business trips in faraway places in Asia, Europe and America. In the course of my career I have authored numerous essays and articles in professional publications.

I have always aspired to share all those views and experiences and my quests to discover my own ‘true meaning of life’ by writing books. My first novel, ‘Fateful Eyes’, narrates the story of Peter, a busy professional who travels constantly around the world trying to solve a perplexing puzzle that has upset his life, whereas his affectionate lover tries to fend-off the threat posed by a mysterious antagonist in his heart.

To read more about Panos Nomikos or to get more info on the book you can follow the links to:

The WordPress Site, The Facebook, The Twitter, or LinkedIn

And while she didn’t ask for any recognition, it takes a lot of time and effort to organize these blog tours, so go give some love to Sage or check her out if you’re looking for someone to host a blog tour of your own.