Tom Sotis – författare

The Book of the Forsaken is a psychological horror novel about a cursed manuscript that doesn’t just demand to be read—it rewrites those who encounter it.Ethan Graves, a rare book expert, is called to examine the belongings of a dead scholar and discovers an ancient, unmarked book filled with ominous passages. At first, he dismisses the warnings scrawled inside—DO NOT READ. DO NOT SPEAK. DO NOT THINK. But the more he resists, the deeper the book burrows into his mind. The words begin appearing in places they shouldn’t—on mirrors, in emails, in conversations with strangers. Ethan and fellow researcher Laura Mendez try to destroy it, but the book does not live in ink. It lives in thoughts.As they uncover past readers who have “survived,” they realize the horrifying truth: The book never ends. It only rewrites itself. Those who reach the final page are not killed but changed, becoming its next authors, its next spreaders.When Ethan wakes to find himself writing passages he doesn’t remember, he understands—resistance was never an option. The book has already chosen its next reader.And now, it is waiting.

From Black Belt to Zero: Johnny''s Story follows the journey of Johnny, an idealistic martial artist who challenges a world where martial arts have become a theatrical farce. In a not-so-distant future, students are handed black belts on their first day, choreographed techniques dominate tournaments, and physical contact is forbidden. Johnny’s skepticism grows as he witnesses the hollow spectacle, and a fateful accident leads him to discover real, functional techniques.Branded a heretic, Johnny is demoted to the lowest rank and banished by the pompous Grand Poobahs Council (GPC), a group clinging to tradition over truth. Undeterred, Johnny exposes the ineffectiveness of their methods, sparking a global rebellion. Disillusioned students abandon their schools, pillow-fighting leagues rise as absurd alternatives, and the GPC struggles to rebrand itself in a desperate bid for relevance.As the martial arts world collapses under the weight of its hypocrisy, Johnny’s “Practical Combat” movement thrives. Teaching authentic, functional techniques, he inspires a new generation of martial artists who value substance over spectacle. While pillow-fighting mania sweeps the globe, Johnny continues his quiet mission, knowing that for those who seek truth, functionality will always matter. A humorous and heartfelt satire, this story explores the fight to reclaim meaning in a world lost to pretense.

The Protégé is a gripping exploration into the secretive and deadly world of contract killers. This masterfully written book takes readers deep into the minds and methods of professional killers, offering a rare glimpse into their extensive training and the brutal realities of their work. Told through the intense relationship between a seasoned assassin and his young protégé, the narrative weaves together the life of a killer, from the psychological conditioning and tradecraft to the intricacies of gathering intelligence, and psychological warfare. Readers are taken step by step through their research and planning, profiling targets, creating false alibis, avoiding detection, and forensic countermeasures, The Protégé brings readers on a remarkable journey on the ways of infiltration, exfiltration, disposing of evidence, and the calculated aftermath that follows each contract. Readers are presented with a remarkably detailed account of the tactics and training methods for killing with knives, pointed and blunt objects, asphyxiation, fire, toxicology, and firearms, as taught to special operations personnel and employed by those who live in the shadows. This thrilling and detailed account not only entertains but educates, revealing the deadly precision and cold calculation behind every kill with a depth of knowledge far exceeding any other book on the subject. A must-read for those fascinated by the dark, dangerous world of professional assassins, The Protégé is an uncompromising masterwork.