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Wings of War

Author's copies arrived yesterday. Wings of War, Book I in the Tales of War series.
Saskatchewan, 1914—Edward Simpson's uncle builds airplanes in his barn. In exchange for help, he teaches Edward to fly, but as the boy's passion for flight grows, the world is descending into the chaos and horror of the First World War.
"Wilson writes eloquently about one boy's love of flight and his dream of flying…thoroughly engaging. A fine, old-fashioned-feeling coming-of-age tale set in the World War I skies." Kirkus Review
In bookstores everywhere from June 24 (four days before the 100th anniversary of those two shots on that Sarajevo morning), and available for pre-order from Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, and Amazon.co.uk  in paperback or eBook.

smell the flowers

A new WWI post. Before there were poppies, there were roses.
http://the-war-to-end-wars.blogspot.ca

100 Years On—The Great War. A new blog for everyone ...

100 Years On—The Great War. 
A new blog for everyone interested in our past. The first post, 'Looking forward to summer' is now up. I won't post every day, but I'll cover the big stuff—and some small stuff that you might not know. Enjoy and spread the word.
http://the-war-to-end-wars.blogspot.ca/

Happy New Year/Book

All the best for 2014 and to celebrate, my first book of the year ( Graves of Ice , Scholastic), is now available at all the usual sources. Here's a sample:"I place the final flat stone on the low mound before me and stand up. It’s not much of a grave, but it’s all I can manage. Sickness and starvation have left me too weak to do more than scrabble out a shallow hollow in the frozen ground and scrape a few stones over the body — enough, I hope, to keep the curious foxes away…
Memories flood over me — scenes, images, incidents — but all so real that I must fight to prevent them overwhelming me. Should I struggle against the past, force myself to stay in the present and continue searching for that glimmer of hope on the horizon? Just one whaling ship and all would be changed . . .
Seductive voices and images fill my head. Am I going mad? The past, my story, is pulling me back, away from my unhappy present, back to a time when all the dead were alive, back to the beginning."
http://www.scholastic.ca/iamcanada/books/gravesofice.htm

NEW Book Promotion

An old man sits by the dying embers of a fire in London of 1669. The ghosts of the past surround him and a decades old guilt weighs him down. As a young man, Robert Bylot did it all: journeyed to the magical Spice Islands on a quest for the alchemist John Dee, communicated with angels through Crystallomancy, and searched for the fabled Northwest Passage with Henry Hudson. He has survived plague, mutiny and fire, and found happiness with an extraordinary woman, but nothing has assuage the ancient guilt that tortures him—unless the old, stained book on his lap contains the answer. The book might be his salvation, or his damnation.An Amazon Countdown Deal until December 18.Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
The perfect first chapter or read aloud book for any dinosaur-mad 8 to 12 year old. Short chapters are easy to digest and sketches help show what is going on in this thrilling tale of time travel.Twelve-year-old dinosaur expert Eric, his young sister Rose and their faithful dog Sally find themselves mysteriously transported back in time 65 million years to the era of dinosaurs. Amazingly, they are befriended by an intelligent, evolved creature named Weet, with whom they become embroiled in a distinctly prehistoric adventure. Will Eric and his sister ever be able to return to their own world? Will Weet's knowledge be of any use if they run into the most fearsome predator of all time, Tyrannosaurus rex?
"John Wilson has created and entirely believable world, a true page-turner. Wilson writes in clear, complex sentences with advanced vocabulary that does not condescend to young readers; the story is so compelling that there is danger they won't continue reading. Highly Recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual )
"The ideas and issues of the story are strong, as is the writing. An informative and exciting story for children 9 and up. Recommended." (CM Magazine )
FREE until December 15 on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Free Book Promotion

Freebies and Promotions
Current promotion—Red Goodwin
There were draft dodgers in WWI as well!
Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

Check out the other freebies and promotions here.

Pre-Christmas eBook Deals

At 8:00 a.m. on Thursday December 5th, Heretic, Book I of the Heretic's Secret Trilogy will become available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk for 99c.
The price will slide back up to the regular price by 12:00 a.m. on December 12, when a new promotion will begin.

Back from Peru—novel to follow!

Here's a sample of the pictures from Peru. Others are being posted over the next few days on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/johnwilson.author. Become my friend.The Inca trail was tough but arriving at Machu Picchu made every step worth it. The ruins in the north of Peru were also awesome—partly overgrown and with parasitic orchids hanging from the trees. Great setting for a story.Stay tuned for a Christmas present coming up next month. So what photograph did you expect?

The Final Alchemy—Promotion

FREEThis Weekend Only
Pick up a copy of The Final Alchemy for free this weekend. A tale of mystery, intrigue and magic set in the Age of Discovery.

An "…exceptional novel…I have never read anything quite like this book…Highly recommended." Amazon reviewer.

Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, and all other Amazon sites.

Free eBooks every month!

Each month I intend to offer a free eBook in all formats.

Until August 31, it's Flags of War.

Read about it and collect the coupon code (it's good for unlimited downloads, so feel free to pass it on to your friends) at:

http://johnwilsonauthor-travel.blogspot.ca