To mark the first anniversary of the publication of Eye of the Pyramid by Terry Krohn, Axiom House, the publisher is offering bonuses to those who purchase the book via a special Amazon.com Internet link on .
As part of the anniversary Terry Krohn has graciously spent considerable time talking with me on a whole wide range of subjects; subjects that are an integral part of this rip-roaring, can’t put it down story that spans over 2000 years and ranges from Egypt to the Alps to Homestead, Florida.
This is Terry’s first published novel. He spends his time in the Washington D.C. area with his wife and two children. He likes to get up early in the morning to write and may continue into early afternoon. Before he stops for the day, he would sketch in what might occur in the next day’s writing and allow his mind to ruminate over the evening. Many times he would think, “Oh, that’s what I thought would occur, but what happened to this character? Several chapters would evolve that were not mapped out before.”
There is always a “pad and pen handy” – he actually most often uses a word processor. Sometimes a thought will occur to him, but the writing is not ready for the event. If he doesn’t write it down, it could be lost to him.
“Eye of the Pyramid really took on a life of its own. I would set the scene and then embed myself and let things happen... and then take great pains to make sure the scene were realistic and properly resonated with readers.” In his 40BC period, he would start by imagining the lighting, the sounds, who was ruling Egypt, what would a shepherd be doing, the architecture, as well as the life style. He describes writing as being similar to reading and is surprised at times, by what “comes from the ether” or flows from the end of his “pen”.
I asked how he does his research and he said the “Net” is fabulous. “I try to strike a balance between enough information but not too much, because the reader’s imagination is far superior to my ability to describe. You give the reader enough detail to fill in the picture.”
Terry holds an MS in mathematics as well as an MBA, and has written extensively on the markets as PMTrader. I said that the great thing about Eye of the Pyramid is (as in Crichton’s books or Dan Brown’s books) not only is there scientific information that teaches, but a great story.
Article comments
1 - Aaman
There is a difference between an axiom and an assumption - parallel lines do not intersect is an axiom that can be inferred by distance between two equidistant points.
An ancient race, existing, or not existing cannot be inferred. Thus it is an assumption, not an axiom
Your flow is a bit confusing - I don't quite get what this book is about. Also, are you espousing a jeremiad against fiat money or interviewing the author about a book that cobbles together a bunch of assumptions and theories, Foucault-style?
2 - Mike Landfair
One definition of Axiom is "An assumption or statement assumed true for the purposes of further analysis or deduction."
www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/biodict.htm
3 - Aaman
The traditional meaning is that which is self-evident
The conventional connotation of an assumption is that it is less evident than an axiom, or that it is evident in the particular. Thus, I assume you are in favor of the gold standard, but it is not axiomatic that you would be so.
4 - JR
In epistemology, an axiom is a self-evident truth upon which other knowledge must rest, from which other knowledge is built up. Not all epistemologists agree that any axioms, understood in that sense, exist.
In mathematics, an axiom is not necessarily a self-evident truth but rather, a formal logical expression used in a deduction to yield further results. - Wikipedia
5 - beadtot
Don't be fooled! this is a book intended to wedge the writer into a niche market!