Gary Ballard's Blog: The Bridge Chronicles by Gary A. Ballard, page 6
June 23, 2011
if [tribe] = paperback released!
As of late last night, the paperback version of my newest cyberpunk Bridge novel, if [tribe] = has hit the Amazon store. You can now buy the exciting sequel to The Know Circuit for $10.99 in dead tree form, to go along with last week's release of the eBook version. Click on this link to Buy My Books. The paperback should reach Barnes & Noble and other online retailers in the coming weeks.
June 14, 2011
if [tribe] = Paperback files to the printer
I've just packaged up the cover and interior files for if [tribe] = and uploaded them to the printing house. They are under review, and my proofing copy should *fingers crossed* be ready for order within the next two days. After that, it's up to the postal service and Amazon as to how long before you can buy a paperback copy of the new cyberpunk sensation! Unfortunately, I've had to price it a little higher than The Know Circuit - retail price will be $10.99. But at 220 pages, it's a good bit denser than the first two novels. Keep checking back on the site for updates.
June 12, 2011
if [tribe] = Released!
After a Sunday full of work, I can finally announce that the newest novel in the Bridge Chronicles series, if [tribe] =, has been released! So far, it's only available on Smashwords and in the Kindle Store, but as the various outlets process their pieces, it will be availble at Barnes & Noble's online store as well as other eBook vendors. The paperback will take a while longer for release. I anticipate its release within the next two weeks, once I order the proofing copy and approve it, I'll just have to wait until CreateSpace distributes it to the various retailers. For sample chapters, go to the if [tribe] = page and if you're ready to buy, find out how on the Buy page.
It's been a long haul, but I think I've outdone myself on this one. I hope you enjoy it and thanks to everyone who has supported my writing from the beginning.
June 5, 2011
if [tribe] = delay
Originally, I had thought to release the newest Bridge Chronicles novel in May and had been working towards that release date. Since it's now June, that obviously hasn't happened. My previous month has been super crazy busy. Not only did my workload increase dramatically but I also had to move to a new house in the middle of the month and picked up a freelance project along the way. All of that took a lot more time than I expected it to, and as such, I haven't been able to work on the novel as much as I'd like. As a result, the novel is being delayed. My hope is that everything is done in time for a late June release, but if not, I don't expect it'll take much time beyond the middle of July. In the meantime, I have managed to complete the cover for the novel, which I've reproduced below. I'll be releasing at least one or two more sample chapters before the final push, so keep checking back for that.
Here it is - the front cover of the next Bridge Chronicles novel, if [tribe] =.
May 13, 2011
Sample Chapters for Upcoming Bridge Chronicles Novel Released
April 27, 2011
Sample Chapters for Upcoming Bridge Chronicles Novel Released
The time is rapidly approaching. Another chapter in the Bridge Chronicles saga is complete and on its way to publication. To celebrate the impending release of my third cyberpunk novel, I will be releasing sample chapters once per week until the book makes it way onto the virtual book shelves everywhere. The novel's name is if [tribe] = (pronounced "if tribe equals") and follows Bridge a few months after the Boulder incident revealed in The Know Circuit. You can see each of the chapters as it's released on this page.
April 3, 2011
The New Web Site Revealed - http://www.bridgechronicles.info
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Welcome to the new home of The Bridge Chronicles
Thank you for joining me at the new Internet home of my critically-acclaimed cyberpunk series, The Bridge Chronicles. It's been a long time coming, but I finally decided to take the plunge with a full-featured web site instead of a free blog. The blog has served me well since I started writing and publishing the first novel, Under the Amoral Bridge, but it's become abundantly clear I could do so much more with a full site. As I work towards the release of the third novel in the series, if [tribe] =, I want to thank all the readers over the years who have bought and read my books, especially those who have been kind enough to give me a review on any of the outlets where my book is sold. As a self-published author, every one of those reviews, whether positive or negative, is worth its weight in gold. New readers need some reason to believe this book by a complete unknown is worth not only their money, but their even more precious reading time, and honest reviews by readers like themselves lend credibility.
The Bridge Chronicles was conceived as a temporary side project, a single prequel novel, published and available for free as a means of generating buzz about my work to agents. Never meant to be the main event in this particular near future setting, the character of Artemis Bridge and his sphere of influence grew on me until I could no longer resist adding a sequel, The Know Circuit. The many side stories I've written so far, collected as Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, have added weight to an already weighty world. Eventually, what I considered THE MAIN EVENT, that original series of novels for which Under the Amoral Bridge was to serve as a prequel, that MAIN EVENT will end up in book form again. It's a story that has been 17 years in the making. It'll keep for when the time is right.
For now, I've only included the first 4 chapters of the first two novels. I intend to add to that piece by piece, so that eventually the entirety of both novels is recreated over here from the blog. Starting in mid-April, I will begin publishing excerpts from if [tribe] = a chapter at a time. If warranted, I may even add some forums to the site for fans of the Bridge. Once again, thank you for following me to my new virtual home and I hope you continue to enjoy my writing with every book I publish.
March 7, 2011
Interview with Matt Heckler of Android Dreamer
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March 4, 2011
The Know Circuit Reviewed by Android Dreamer
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The Bridge Chronicles by Gary A. Ballard
The Bridge Chronicles is a series of cyberpunk novels written by Gary A. Ballard.Under the Amoral Bridge was the first book. There have been five novels total in the series, the latest having just bee
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