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November 6, 2019
The Art of TLAD: Cover Painting
As a part of the usual non-writing portion of pulling a book together, I went about painting the cover in early 2018, even before the manuscript had seen a proper editing. Much like the artwork for the Realm of Tah’afajien series, I stuck with completely hand-painted art instead of digitally-edited for The Long and Dark.
Stylistically, I would say that there are heavy influences of German Expressionism (see The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Metropolis).
In June of last year, I detailed the process of creating...
Dark.
October 29, 2019
Available Now: The Long and Dark
What happens to a pragmatic mercenary when he is forced to face the truly bizarre for the sake of something greater than a simple payday?
Greenville, NC author Joshua Banker releases a new stand-alone fantasy book.
Author Joshua Banker announces the release of his fifth full-length work, The Long and Dark. Banker's second stand-alone novel is a dark fantasy adventure that blends in elements of science-fiction and horror to tell a story about a man so determined to save his family from an imminent de...
October 7, 2019
Free to Read: The Long and Dark Chapter 01
As I've done with all my previous releases, I’m adding a chapter of my upcoming book, The Long and Dark to the Free To Read program, where readers can get early access to a single chapter of the book to read here or download for reading on your personal mobile devices.
Download links for PDF, ePub or MOBI are below. You can also find Free to Read Chapters for my other books:
LinksSeptember 26, 2019
The Killing Kind now available through Smashwords
The Killing Kind is now available for purchase through Smashwords and their extended distribution model. This includes Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Baker & Taylor's Blio.com.
You can view the page here: LINK.
Launch price is $3.99, but, much like the other titles have been, The Killing Kind will likely be added to many of Smashwords’ upcoming sales. So, if you really want it for a cheaper price, add it to your library and wait.
September 21, 2019
The Long and Dark now up for Kindle eBook preorder
For those looking to preorder, The Long and Dark Kindle eBook is now up at Amazon.com. Regular price is $2.99 or free if you already subscribe to their Kindle Unlimited service.
For those interested in the trade paperback, it will also be available on (or before) October 29th. If you purchase the paperback from Amazon, you will have the option to add the eBook for free to your Kindle library.
For retailers, the trade paperback will also be available through IngramSpark and should show up in th...
September 17, 2019
Coming Soon - The Long and Dark to release on October 29th, 2019
A new standalone dark fantasy from author Joshua Banker will be available in trade paperback and Kindle eBook on October 29th, 2019. For retailers, the trade paperback will also be available through IngramSpark.
About The Long and DarkA simple sellsword, Gareth is a man of action who follows orders from anyone willing to pay his fee. His wife and daughter have the plague and, unable to idly sit by and watch them die, he leaves home to track down a cure. Unfortunately, he learns there is no h...
July 19, 2019
The Killing Kind Kindle eBook Free July 20-24th
Not to leave my newest book, The Killing Kind, out on the free book shenanigans over at Smashbooks, the Kindle eBook is free to buy from Amazon between July 20th and July 24th, 2019.
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2019, 12:00 AM PDT
End: Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 11:59 PM PDT
For those who prefer Smashbooks or the retailers in its network, The Killing Kind will be added to the catalog by this Fall.
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June 23, 2019
Free Books During the 11th Annual Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale
To quote Smashwords’ own press: “It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. That means it's time for our biggest ebook sale of the year!”
So, let’s celebrate the 11th Annual Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale by making the eBook versions of Not Gods But Monsters , A Prison of Flesh and The Fifth Era of Man free to purchase.
Sale Dates: July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
If you don’t already have them, now (and by now I mean July), is a great time to get them.
May 22, 2019
Update on ongoing projects
Nothing really too exciting to post right now. This update is mostly to let readers know that I’m still working on a number of projects slotted for eventual release over the next two to three years.
Currently writing:Just finished the first draft for Book 5 of the Realm of Tah’afajien series. This one took longer than usual (almost twelve months) mostly because of a lot of life events that forced me to put writing on the back burner for a while.
With that recently wrapped up, I’ve already st...
April 25, 2019
Throwback Thursday 2: More Art from Not Gods But Monsters
More character illustrations from Not Gods But Monsters , back when it was a project was known as Fantasma, posted originally on the JBB Instagram account. You can also find the artwork on the Gallery page.
The first article, with before and afters of Zoe and Jehn can be found here.
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