FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2007
Contact: Wayne W. Ni, TOPHERO ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 805-745-8600
E-mail: info@tophero.com
NEW ACTION HERO SERIES LAUNCHES WITH
TOPHERO: SON OF SMILODON
JUNGLE LORD OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Explore the hidden civilization that eluded NASA for decades! Visit Planet X for yourself on June 15th.
SANTA BARBARA, CA, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TopHero Entertainment is pleased to announce the June 15, 2007 publication of Tophero: Son of Smilodon—Jungle Lord of the New Millennium. Tophero (to'fer-o) is an action-packed science fiction adventure that is a twenty-first century amalgam of Tarzan, Jurassic park, and King Solomon's Mines. The first volume of a trilogy with battles galore, the space opera introduces Tophero, a magnetic hero who reigns supreme on—the ultimate Planet X—the prehistoric planet Opalon.
(Cover: http://tophero.com/book.jpg)
The 408-page hardcover will sell for $29.99 and includes 88 spectacular illustrations, many of which can be viewed on the author's website: www.TOPHERO.com. The book will be launched along with a Signed First Edition.
Given the recent rise in popularity of classic comic-book superheroes, as well as an increased taste for such nostalgic adventures as King Kong, Tophero is perfectly poised to appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers of all ages, as well as a broad general audience of readers who enjoy mystery and romantic adventures.
The story opens with a young boy who is being raised by smilodons—fierce sabertooth tigers—on a planet where oversized carnivorous dinosaurs and predatory creatures stalk the jungles. The child discovers a computer inside a remote cave and is able to teach himself English. Gradually, he internalizes the moral lessons to be found in the greatest literature and poetry of the planet Earth. He masters military strategy and trains himself in the martial arts. Upon realizing that he is a human being, he vows to uphold the highest values of humankind. He names himself Tophero.
Tophero is a hero in every way—exceedingly strong, handsome, and athletic; highly intelligent and self-disciplined; a gifted hunter and warrior; sensitive to beauty and the finer emotions; a truthful and upright defender of the weak. But he is lonely. . .until one day an expedition from Earth lands on Opalon, and he catches the intoxicating scent—and sight—of lovely blonde tennis star and zoologist Tiffany Sommer.
The couple's interstellar romance and Tophero's quest for his roots play out against Powlo-Varkiss, the Opalonian master sorcerer of prehistoric beasts, the evil agenda of billionaire Derek Cole, also aboard the expedition in search of Opalon's fabled diamond mines; the machinations of the enemies of Tophero's human parents; and the unexpected discovery of the besieged Opalonian kingdom of Xandria, whose beautiful ruler, Princess Nya, desires Tophero for her own. The final conflict is likely to stir up emotions akin to the climatic mortal struggle in 300.
W.W. Ni, 45, is a retired CFO. After two decades at the financial helm of various emerging businesses, Mr. Ni decided to pursue writing, his dream since he was four years old. Mr. Ni currently resides in Santa Barbara, California. Tophero is his debut novel. His mission is to make Tophero the Top Hero of the new millennium. Why? "The world needs a new Jungle Lord to fill the dreams of the young at heart."
TO ORDER TOPHERO, TO REQUEST REVIEW COPIES, OR TO SCHEDULE AUTHOR INTERVIEWS:
TopHero Entertainment
Wayne W. Ni P.O. Box 10 Carpinteria, CA, 93014 tel: 805.745.8600 fax: 805.745.8600 info@tophero.com
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Smilodon (saber-toothed LIon) (saber-toothed Tiger)by vaskoninja78,905 views
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Turbo447 4 years ago
Fabulous Vid! Can't wait to read the novel.
topherotiffany 4 years ago