Apollo Shane and and The Death Pyramid

The Novel

Welcome to the official web site of Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid. We are pleased to report that our adventure novel is published. Writing Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid was a great collaborative experience for us. You will truly enjoy Apollo, Jimmy, Ala Homey, and the rest of the mysterious and colorful characters. The story is unique, fresh, and entertaining: guaranteed to bring out the kid in you.
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Jake and Rick Cibik
Authors
Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid

To view the November 2007 press release click here (PDF)

The Inspiration
Jake Cibik’s desire to write a screenplay at age twelve was the initial inspiration for the Apollo Shane novel. Rick’s inspiration came from Jake’s determination to write and express his creative ideas. Their love for quality story telling and action/adventure films inspired the Cibik team to write Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid. Now that the novel is complete, the Cibik team will begin their next adventure: writing the screenplay for the novel along with preparing for the sequel to the book.

Target Audience
The novel is targeted to young adults as themes of self-confidence, quality friendships, and making life decisions are weaved into the story. However, all ages can enjoy the action, adventure, and drama of Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid.

Apollo’s Competitive Difference
Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid is a fresh, new, adventure filled novel that will keep its readers hungry for more. The unique characters of the novel are by far the books strongest competitive advantage, with the exciting story and addictive plot a close second. The father and son writing team offer readers a unique writing style: the innocence and creativity of youth along with the experience and struggles of maturity.

Competing Books
The following fiction novels could be considered competition for Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid:
Christopher Paolini’s Eragon
Hilari Bell’s Fall of a Kingdom
Anthony Horowitz’s Scorpia

Marketing Comments
The authors believe that Apollo Shane and The Death Pyramid can be developed into a successful film series. Efforts are underway to write the screenplay for the novel. A web page with illustrations has been developed to assist in selling the concept.

Reader Comments
Exciting, Fun, A thrill a minute!
Full of adventure and mystery!
Main character is very identifiable.