Mark Wallace Maguire — Alexandria Rising
About Alexandria Rising:
Rand O\'Neal, an ambition-less newspaper reporter, is given a single task upon the death of his grandfather: Destroy a mysterious map. What should be a simple errand thrusts Rand into a journey across three countries chased by unknown pursuers where he discovers humanity\'s biggest secret.
The book is labelled an action adventure, but contains elements of conspiracy fiction, science fiction and suspense. It is also linked to a multi-media website which allows readers to engage with the experience in video, images and interactive appendices.
About the Author:
As a preacher’s son, Mark Wallace Maguire spent his childhood crisscrossing the South soaking in the lilting dialects, oral traditions and cultural idiosyncrasies. After a brief career in music, he settled behind the desk as a reporter at the Marietta Daily Journal and has spent the last 20 years as fixture in the metro Atlanta media scene as a columnist, editor and director. In 2017, he was nominated for Georgia Author of The Year for his first novel, “Alexandria Rising” which was published in October 2016. The sequel, “Alexandria Reborn” was published in August 2017. “Letters from Red Clay Country: Selected Columns” was published in 2015 and features the best of his award-winning newspaper and magazine columns. Maguire currently serves as director of Cobb Life magazine and Cobb Business Journal. His writing has been published in many regional and national publications including Snake Nation Review, Reach of Song, Cobb Life magazine, Neighbor Newspapers and The Blood and Fire Review. He has been honored for his writing by several organizations including The Associated Press, The Society of Professional Journalists and The Georgia Poetry Society. In 2005, he was named the Berry College Outstanding Young Alumni of The Year. When he’s not writing, Maguire produces musical projects inspired by his favorite authors and books as well as painting, gardening and making Star Wars puns with his sons.