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The Invasive hits best-seller status on Amazon

A big thanks to everyone who picked up a copy of my second novel, The Invasive. Today it reached best-seller status for its category. Thanks for reading.

Best,

-Michael

Shakespeare and Co, signing and reading for The Invasive

Hey everyone,

I’ll be reading and signing from novel #2, The Invasive at Shakespeare and Co. in downtown Missoula. The event takes place on August 16th, 2016, 7pm. You can check it out here.

Also, The Invasive is now out in paperback and Kindle, among other formats.

The Invasive launch has been fantastic so far. Thanks for reading!

Best,

-Michael

The Invasive paperback version, signed copies and dedications

I’ve been getting a lot of requests for signed copies of my new novel, The Invasive.

Hit me up at writer@michaelhodgesfiction.com or my official FB page, and we can get it sorted via paypal, check, or money order.

I’m also doing this for my debut novel, The Puller as well.

Best,

-Michael

Novel #2, The Invasive is out.

So, ‪‎novel‬ 2 is out. I received this question a lot the last year: “The Puller is cool, man. But are you working on anything new?” Always.

The Invasive takes place in ‪‎Montana‬, with the Mission Mountains and Seeley-Swan valley as the inspiration for the setting. Expect mayhem, and a ton of animals. And thanks to Ted Kosmatka (author of the Flicker Men and writer for Valve Software)for the awesome blurb!

I’m glad this story is out. I consulted with a NASA scientist to determine the most realistic type of alien invasion. The result is this novel, half of which was written at U.S. service campgrounds across Montana. You can pick up a copy by clicking here.

The 2016 Montana Book Festival

I’m happy to announce I’ve been accepted into the 2016 Montana Book Festival. I’ll be promoting my second novel The Invasive, along with appearing on panels with top authors from across the country. It’s going to be a great event, taking place from September 20-25th in Missoula, Montana.

It would be great to see you all there. I’ll post my festival schedule as soon as I know it.

Best,

-Michael

The Invasive giveaway

Hey everyone, we’re going to be giving away advance Ebook copies of The Invasive. All you have to do is join the community mailing list on the right column of this page to enter for your chance to win. The Invasive takes place in Montana, where strange new species begin to appear in a remote valley (some friendly, most not).

We also have hundreds of new members on our mailing list thanks to Miscon, so I want to send out a reminder that my debut novel, The Puller is up on Amazon.

The Puller has been published overseas as well, where it is known as Trapped.

Ruminations on Miscon

….it was amazing.

Dear friends, family, and fans, thank you for your incredible support at Miscon this weekend! “The Puller” had a record signing, and I was thrilled to be on ballroom panels with authors like Christopher Paolini and and Todd Lockwood. I cannot thank you all enough. Your support of my art is crucial.

Best,

-Michael

Miscon 2016

Hey everyone, I’ll be appearing at Miscon from May 27th to the 30th in downtown Missoula.

I’ll be on a couple panels with great writers, and also participating in an autograph session and reading.

In other news, I have two novels coming out this year, so I’m working hard.

I’ve also been setting up an Instagram account, so swing by and say hello:

Instagram.

THE INVASIVE , official announcement

The official announcement is up at Publisher’s Marketplace this afternoon. I’m thrilled to be releasing THE INVASIVE. A big thanks to my agent Laura Wood, film agent Susan Schulman, and the crew at Fineprint and Severed. Most of THE INVASIVE was written in ‪Montana‬. The ‪novel‬ should be out in the wild soon.

Fiction:

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author of THE PULLER, Michael Hodges’s THE INVASIVE, in which a couple discovers that invasive species from another planet are taking over their beloved Apex Mountains and with the help of a ‪mountain‬ man, a dog, and native ‪grizzlies‬ and ‪eagles‬, fight to defend their turf, to Gary Lucas at Severed Press, by Laura Wood at FinePrint Literary Management (World English and German).

Translation except German: jacqueline@fineprintlit.com

Film/TV: susan@schulmanagency.com

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The Invasive

#Novel‬ 2 is called “The Invasive”, and it will be out this spring. Press release forthcoming, etc.

“The Puller” was the first novel I ever wrote (and short story). “The Invasive” is the second. Apparently they’re going in order.

I wrote much of the novel in various national forest campgrounds across ‪Montana‬ in 2010. Since the novel takes place in Montana, I wanted the writing to be real. So I sat in campgrounds, hoping for my laptop power not to expire while besieged by mosquitoes and black flies.

“The Invasive” is a different novel than “The Puller”. It’s more akin to a lean, modern day thriller, while “The Puller” was experimental and more early King-ish. However, “The Invasive” contains the dark organic elements my work is known for. And yeah, bears. This time grizzly.