G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 170
December 15, 2018
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gdfalksen:
Books that I’ve spent years writing just for you
You...
Books that I’ve spent years writing just for you
You get fun things and I get to eat. https://www.patreon.com/gdfalksen The Ouroboros Cycle on going series
You
can get all five books in the series so far on ebooks for less than
twenty dollars, but if you are someone who needs the physical book it’s
also available.
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1TIUBU/ref=series_rw_dp_sw
How far would you go to avenge the one you love? Would you go beyond
death? Born into the stifling confines of French upper society, Babette
Varanus never thought that she would have to answer that question.
Surrounded by wealth yet ostracized by her peers, Babette had little
interest in love until she met Korbinian, a scandalous German baron with
the audacity to regard her as his equal. But when the intrigues of her
grandfather’s enemies conspire to tear them apart, Varanus will embark
upon a journey of vengeance, love, and redemption that will take her
beyond the limitations of mortality and reveal to her the dark forces
that command humanity from the shadows. Faced with madness, murder,
hidden cults, and erudite vampires, does she have the strength to
withstand the storm that rises against her?
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book Two: A Cautionary Tale for Young Vampires
https://www.amazon.com/Cautionary-Young-Vampires-Ouroboros-Cycle-ebook/dp/B00JVA07P8
The year is 1888 and a madman is terrorizing the East End of London. But
Doctor Varanus Shashavani has far more pressing concerns to worry about
than a lunatic in Whitechapel. Her charitable hospital is under siege
by gang lords, her English cousins are threatening to steal her
inheritance, and her best friend has become obsessed with Gothic novels.
To make matters worse, her son Friedrich is associating with an
American who talks endlessly of wellness and yoghurt, while her
bodyguard is pestering her to return home to Georgia, half a world away.
It seems that everyone–friends, enemies, and “Saucy Jack” alike–have
conspired to interrupt her work.
But Varanus did not obtain
immortality just to have mad killers and distant relations get in the
way of scientific progress. Though supernatural conspiracies and
all-too-human monsters confront her at every turn, Varanus will stand
firm against all odds. After all, she is accustomed to fighting for what
is rightfully hers.
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book Three: A Long-Awaited Treachery
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VAYSWM8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
For a thousand years, the immortal Shashavani have hidden from the world
in the halls of their mountain fortress, amassing great stores of
knowledge in a haven of academic tranquility. And while Doctor Varanus
has never found tranquility much to her taste, even she cannot deny that
the peace and quiet make for a pleasant diversion following the chaos
of her recent adventures in London. Having left the horrors of bloodshed
and wellness behind her, Varanus has thrown herself headlong into the
study of the Shashavani condition, determined to learn the secrets of
their undying power.
But all is not as it seems in the House of
Shashava. As winter snow covers the Shashavani valley and chokes the
mountain passes, sinister events are unfolding in the shadows. Whispers
of conspiracy echo through the halls. Soon loyalties will be tested and
friendships betrayed. Blood will flow. For upon the frozen steppe, an
ancient evil stirs and turns its gaze toward the House of Shashava,
hungering for power and revenge.
As darkness descends, one question remains:
Do you serve the Winter King?
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 4: A Sojourn in Bohemia
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ERX8QGK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
It is 1899, and Doctor Varanus is in Prague with her mentor Iosef, both
still recovering from the scars of the Shashavani civil war. Iosef has
found a reprieve from grief in the study of the so-called “Black Goat”
cults, aided by a charming Prussian nobleman and a mysterious
bookseller. Under other circumstances, Varanus might regard Iosef’s
fascination with occult philosophies as troublingly superstitious, but
she has greater concerns. Her wayward son Friedrich has taken up
residence in Prague as well, and in the company of artists,
revolutionaries, and other such rabble-rousers.
As Varanus endeavors
to carry on her research and drag Friedrich back into respectable
society, she discovers something sinister may be at work in the Kingdom
of Bohemia. Could there be more to Iosef’s occult studies than he or his
new friends realize?
Truth or fantasy, a shadow looms over
Prague, threatening to drag Varanus and all she holds dear into the
darkness of an unending night …
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 5: House of the Far Earth
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074R6GFLB/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
For the past year, Doctor Varanus has languished in the desert,
tormented by heat and inactivity, while her mentor Iosef searches for
evidence of his so-called “Black Goat cults” in the ruins of Sumeria,
aided by an ambitious banker and an incompetent archaeologist. Their
purpose: to unearth the lost city of Ekizu, a place only whispered of
amid tales of blood sacrifice and dark gods.
But as Varanus’s
patience wears thin, intrigues within the camp begin to surface,
threatening everything she holds dear. An evil watches from the desert,
eager to claim Ekizu for itself, while old enemies lurk in the darkness,
plotting revenge. And as the great temple is uncovered, they will learn
too late the truth behind an ancient warning.
Better that dead things had been left buried, lest all the world fall under the shadow of the Far Earth.
The Transatlantic Conspiracy
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015MA7RQW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
At the dawn of a reimagined 20th century, one girl must become the reluctant symbol of a new world.
The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace’s blissful stay
in England with her best friend, Cecily de Vere, ends abruptly when her
father books Rosalind on the maiden voyage of his fabulous Transatlantic
Express, the world’s first railroad to travel under the sea. Rosalind
is furious. But lucky for her, Cecily and her handsome older brother,
Charles, volunteer to accompany her home.
But when Charles
disappears and Cecily and her housemaid, Doris, are found stabbed to
death in their state room, Rosalind finds herself trapped undersea, in a
deadly fight to clear herself of her friend’s murder and to thwart a
sinister enemy.
The Hellfire Chronicles: Blood in the Skies
http://wildsidepress.com/the-hellfire-chronicles-blood-in-the-skies-by-g-d-falksen-trade-pb/
In 1908, the world ended in fire.
Humanity, always bad at
following orders, refused to die. Now, two hundred years later, what
remains is divided between civilized order and lawless frontier. For the
citizens of the Commonwealth, the brave pilots of the Air Force are all
that stand between them and the dreaded pirate lords of the Badlands.
For generations, the two forces have struggled back and forth in an
endless cycle of invasion and reprisal. Now that is about to change, and
flying ace Elizabeth Steele is about to find herself dragged into a web
of intrigue aimed at the downfall of the civilized world.
Nothing that a clever girl with a trusty aeroplane and a charming spy at her side can’t handle.
The first book of The Hellfire Chronicles, Blood In The Skies
by G. D. Falksen is a fast-paced and gorgeously illustrated steampunk
adventure story set in a world of excitement, danger, and aviation. Join
Wing Commander Steele of the Commonwealth Air Force as she battles
mysterious assassins and bloodthirsty pirates bent on delivering a
doomsday weapon into the hands of a madman.
A Cats Steampunk Alphabet
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007W7BSPU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
A is for Airship, for flying is keen. B is for Boiler, turning water to
steam. A Cats Steampunk Alphabet is for the velocipede lover in all of
us … seen through cunning feline eyes!
Short Stories
Cthulhu Fhtagn!
https://www.amazon.com/Cthulhu-Fhtagn-Laird-Barron-ebook/dp/B0127TCT8C
The Curious Death of Sir Arthur Turnbridge, by G. D. Falksen
Eternal Frankenstein
http://wordhorde.com/books/eternal-frankenstein/
The New Soviet Man, by G. D. Falksen
The Steampunk Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories
https://www.amazon.com/Steampunk-MEGAPACK%C2%AE-Modern-Classic-Stories-ebook/dp/B00B1M129O
THE CASE OF THE PECULIAR SAFECRACKER, by G. D. Falksen
Altered States Of The Union
http://www.crazy8press.com/books/altered-states-of-the-union/
Red Harbor, by G. D. Falksen
Mine! : a comics collection to benefit Planned Parenthood
https://minecomic.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Legacy by G.D.Falksen art of Marc Hempel
An Illustrated Tale of Lovecraftian Adventure
llesim:
Sorry for the overhelming radio silence on my part,...
Sorry for the overhelming radio silence on my part, still
getting my eye situation slowly in check >.
But look what
finally got here throught annual Christmas post office chaos! Written by
@gdfalksen
, House of the Far Earth is a fifth book in the Ouroboros cycle series
and second with my illustrations. It’s been out for a while, has 30
illustrations inside and you can get it here: amazon.com/Ouroboros-Cycle-Book-House...
Coming into a fandom late
Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck
Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie
Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war.
Accuracy at its best
Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…
all of this shit…lol
When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF
When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead
This gets better every time I see it.
Being in a dead fandom…
Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one
The accuracy hurts.
Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.
When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.
Being in a fandom meant for kids.
This just gets better..
When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you
Fandom hell in general
Yes.
This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.
Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on
THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!
Trying to recruit people to your fandom
Annnnnnndddd it’s back
Being in a fandom which has so many antis
I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.
Being in a fandom that actually works together
Why is this so true? All of it.
being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs
I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.
Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions
When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)
Being in a fandom you never meant to join
I love this. and it’s gotten better
After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….
All of these are me. Lol
Being in a fandom on Tumblr
And it reached its epic conclusion
I CHOKED ON FUNDIP
HISTORY HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INTO THIS POST
This just keeps getting better
