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June 4, 2013
GOLEM an indie military sf short film
GOLEM from GOLEM on Vimeo.
This movie is based on the short story “GOLEM XIV” of “Imaginary Magnitude” by awesome Polish science fiction author Stanislaw Lem from 1973. Many of Stanislaw Lem's stories concerned the futility of war. In this story, an intelligent military robot intelligence comes to question its purpose and the logic of war.
Stanislaw Lem is one of the less well known of the greatest twentieth century sf authors. It's taken awhile for all his works to be translated.His stories a...
May 29, 2013
Storm Dancer On Sale for 99 Cents!
My friend Rayne Hall's dark epic fantasy, Storm Dancer, is currently on sale for only 99 cents! Definitely worth checking out, especially if you're a fan of The Unfinished Song!
Demon-possessed siege commander, Dahoud, atones for his atrocities by hiding his identity and protecting women from war's violence - but can he shield the woman he loves from the evil inside him?
Principled weather magician, Merida, brings rain to a parched desert land. When her magical dance rouses more than storms, sh...
Demon-possessed siege commander, Dahoud, atones for his atrocities by hiding his identity and protecting women from war's violence - but can he shield the woman he loves from the evil inside him?Principled weather magician, Merida, brings rain to a parched desert land. When her magical dance rouses more than storms, sh...
May 21, 2013
Armageddon's Princess
Earlier this year my friend Anthony Pacheco published a wonderful scifi mystery, Armageddon's Princess. Here's some details...ANGRY PRINCESS IS ANGRY. Investigator Lexus Nancy Toulouse, ex-soldier extreme: finds her Libido Generator is on the fritz, learns her old warship wants to "get back together" (despite the fact she already has four husbands!), loses whatever war-torn sanity she had left in a crime reenactment and becomes the Princess Concubine to the mysterious Empress. Then, while try...
May 16, 2013
Assassin's Gambit
Last month my friend Amy Raby released her latest fantasy romance, Assassin's Gambit from The Hearts and Thrones and Series. Here's a bit about the book:
Vitala Salonius, champion of the warlike game of Caturanga, is as deadly as she is beautiful. She’s a trained assassin for the resistance, and her true play is for ultimate power. Using her charm and wit, she plans to seduce her way into the emperor’s bed and deal him one final, fatal blow, sparking a battle of succession that could change th...
Vitala Salonius, champion of the warlike game of Caturanga, is as deadly as she is beautiful. She’s a trained assassin for the resistance, and her true play is for ultimate power. Using her charm and wit, she plans to seduce her way into the emperor’s bed and deal him one final, fatal blow, sparking a battle of succession that could change th...
May 2, 2013
Just released! ROWENA AND THE DARK LORD
I'm happy to be sharing this excerpt from Melodie Campbell's latest release, Rowena and the Dark Lord. I think you all will enjoy this funny romantic fantasy series.Is that a broadsword on your belt, or are you just glad to see me?
“Hot and hilarious!"
“A fantastical tour de force”
“The Princess Bride with Sex”
Excerpt from ROWENA AND THE DARK LORD, book 2 in the Land’s End fantasy series:
I rose to my feet and turned to the east as the spell book instructed.
“What is she doing?”
Lars’s...
April 6, 2013
Cover Reveal: STRAT (military science fiction)
STRAT is a military science fiction novel that I've had on the back burner for a while. I confess: It's a bit of an odd fish. The hero lives through five wars, which form almost complete stories in and of themselves. For a while, I thought it might work better as individual novellas. Eventually, however, I realized that even though the stories almost stand alone, they add up to a whole greater than its parts. The theme of the novel emerges from the gestalt.
I wrote the draft of STRAT whil...
April 1, 2013
March 18, 2013
New Release: Easter Bunny (Here Comes Peter Cottontail)
Easter Bunny (Here Comes Peter Cottontail) is ready for downloading! This short story for young readers is only $0.99!
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Have you ever wondered where the Easter Bunny comes from? How old he is? And how he happened to become a talking rabbit with a fondness for chocolate eggs? Gather around, children, and I shall tell you the legend of Peter Cottontail…
Peek inside the first chapter:
Long ago, before light bulbs or sliced bread, people lived in houses made...
February 27, 2013
Blood Review from Rebekah B.
Blood has been out for a little over a week and I'm loving your feedback! While my blog tour was coming together, I heard from a fan who wanted to join and share a review, but hadn't got sucked into blogging (yet!). I offered to share her review here. So here are Rebekah B.'s thoughts on The Unfinished Song (Book 6): Blood:
I have just finished reading 'Blood' Tara Maya's 6th book in The Unfinished Song series.
Once again, Tara had me hooked from the first page and it took tremendous effor...
I have just finished reading 'Blood' Tara Maya's 6th book in The Unfinished Song series.Once again, Tara had me hooked from the first page and it took tremendous effor...
February 14, 2013
Blood Is Here!
The Unfinished Song (Book 6): Blood is ready to download its way to your e-readers TODAY!Kobo
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** Also on Amazon and Barnes and Noble soon. In the past, non-Johnny Depp pirates have tried to sell illegal copies of my books so they're doing some extra investigations before publishing. I am refreshing my Amazon page constantly and will let you know as soon as it is available.
Enjoying Blood and want to talk about it? Tweet your thoughts with the hashtag #TUSBlood.
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