About this project

ReDeus
(www.ReDeus.com)

We’re creating a world so big we need the Internet to host it. We want to create a new level of interactive readership by writing and publishing a series of serialized stories set in a futuristic world.

What is the story?
Imagine, if you will, a world where ALL the gods are real—and they have returned. Now they have carved up the Earth and vie for the greatest number of worshippers to maintain power and influence. Will they marshal their forces and begin a war between pantheons? Are humans mere pawns and energy sources, or have the gods returned because they need us? New York City had been designated as neutral territory—which makes it a hotspot for intrigue, conflict, and chaos.

Who are the characters?

• Tom Duran works in the Midtown South precinct, a New York cop who thinks he’s seen it all but still has to keep the peace as gods and humans meet and greet in the only neutral city on Earth. A hard-bitten, tired homicide detective, born and bred in Manhattan, Tom investigates what appears to be a routine murder but soon finds himself tested in ways he’s never imagined.

• Gabriella is a lost soul, just past thirty and uncertain in her beliefs. She was secure in her job until one of the Gods decreed her line of work no longer acceptable. Now jobless, single, and adrift, she begins an odyssey searching for herself and for something (or someone) to believe in. Along the way, she has to struggle to stay alive. Emissaries from the various pantheons are always seeking new converts, and to them Gabriella is a potential gold mine. She’s tempted with wealth, security, and creature comforts, and while she happily indulges, none bring fulfillment.

• Jon Falls, a diagnosed schizophrenic, believes he has been chosen to be a holy warrior of God in this new world. He breaks into a museum and steals the armor of a Byzantine knight from the Crusades. His illness means he often sees people as demons and devils and other ungodly forms—but as he dons the stolen armor and embarks upon his crusade it becomes impossible to differentiate what is real and what is merely in his head.

Who are we?

• Steven Savile, international bestselling author of over a dozen novels published in over a dozen countries across the world, including Star Wars, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Dr Who, Torchwood, Primeval, and Stargate SG1, as well as several novels set in the popular Warhammer fantasy game universe, new novels based upon the Guild Wars 2 world, and the first book to launch Abaddon’s new Knights of Albion line. Steven has won multiple awards including the International Media Association of Tie-in Writers Scribe Award and the Writers of the Future Award. You can find out more about him at www.stevensavile.com.

• Aaron Rosenberg, author of over a dozen novels including Tides of Darkness, Beyond the Dark Portal, the DaemonGate trilogy, SCE: Creative Couplings, and Eureka: Substitution Method. Aaron has also written over a dozen young adult nonfiction books, half a dozen young adult novels, several children's books, and over seventy role-playing games. He has been nominated for Scribe Awards and won Origins Awards, Gold ENnies, and PsiPhi Awards. You can learn more about his work at www.gryphonrose.com.

• Robert Greenberger, author of over two dozen books ranging from Star Trek fiction to young adult nonfiction. His novelization of Hellboy II: The Golden Army won the Scribe Award for Best Novelization in 2000. A publishing veteran for 30 years, Bob worked at DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Weekly World News before embarking on a freelance writing career. For more check out www.bobgreenberger.com.

How will it work?
To access our site, we envision three tiers:

• Readers. They don’t pay anything, but they only have access to the very basic material, and no say whatsoever.

• The Rainbow Bridge (Subscribers). They pay a regular fee and can read everything on the site, plus participate in the forums.

• Manna From Heaven (Patrons). They pay a higher fee and can actually get involved in story creation, suggesting areas to explore and characters to focus upon.

The site will include original fiction, roleplaying material, gazeteers, comic book pages, and more. Each will then be collected into printed materials, which will be sold to subscribers and patrons at a discount and to the general public at standard prices. A linked shop will sell licensed merchandise such as T-shirts, mugs, and posters.

This is a unique new venture, not only with its multiple stories and formats being written within a shared world, but with the degree to which readers can gain both insight into and influence over each and every one of those creative works and over the setting as a whole. This is an experimental approach to metafiction and transmedia storytelling, which has the potential to change the way we approach storytelling in this bold new digital age.

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Bob Greenberger began his professional career began at Starlog Press where he created Comics Scene then joined DC Comics as assistant editor, working on the seminal before switching to the administrative side of the company, rising to the role of Manager-Editorial Operations.

In 2000, Bob left DC for a job as Producer at Gist Communications and then returned to comics in 2001, as Marvel Comics’ Director-Publishing Operations. In 2002, he went back to DC Comics as a Senior Editor in its collected editions department. Bob joined Weekly World News as Managing Editor until its demise in 2007. Since then he has been a fulltime freelance writer and editor.

As a freelancer, Bob has written numerous Star Trek novels and short fiction in addition to short works of science fiction and fantasy. His adult nonfiction includes the Scribe Award-winning novelization of Hellboy II: The Golden Army.

He serves his home in Fairfield, Connecticut as a representative to the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency. Bob makes his home with his wife Deb and their dog Dixie.

For more information, see his website, www.bobgreenberger.com.