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July 19, 2016
The Physics of the Dead - Free on Amazon until July 23
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What do the dead do when they can't leave ...and don't know why?
The afterlife doesn't come with a manual. In fact, Hart and Bowler (two ordinary but dead men) have had to work out the rules of their new existence for themselves. It's that fact (along with being unable to leave the boundaries of their city centre, unable to communicate with the other lost souls, unable to rest in case The Beast catches up with them) that makes getting out of their situation a priority.
But Hart and Bowler don't know why they're there in the first place; if they ever want to leave, they will have to find all the answers to be able to understand the physics of the dead. What are the strange, glowing objects that pass across the sky? Who are the living people surrounded by a blue glow? What are their physical limitations in that place, and have they fully explored the possibilities of what they can do?
Time is running out. Their afterlife was never supposed to be this way, and if they don't make it out soon, they're destined to end up like the others. Insane, and alone forever...
In this creeping, mysterious debut novel from the author of the Amazon #1 Bestseller THE STONE MAN, the richly-built world of THE PHYSICS OF THE DEAD will slowly draw you in with an icy grip until you are left gasping.
July 18, 2016
New Books to be Published
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July 14, 2016
DO ANYTHING - FREE on Amazon and Amazon UK Until July 18
CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods seemed like a great idea to Gary and his wife, Carla. Until a duplicate Gary appears and kidnaps Carla, vanishing with her into thin air. Could the strange mechanical devices Gary's duplicate leaves behind hold the answer?
YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK: When John was eleven years old, he came home to find a book he'd never seen before lying on his bed; one full of names, some belonging to people he knew, each with a single number behind them. That was John's first glimpse into a darker reality than he could have ever imagined, and that mysterious book would go on to affect every facet of the rest of his life. And potentially, his death ...
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July 12, 2016
Come on Guys. Help Me Out
The response to the contest for the mail list sign-up has been...ummm...underwhelming at best. I would greatly appreciate it if you could recommend my books to people you know. The more people you sign up, the better your chance to win.
It's Contest Time...How Much do you Want to Win...
One-of-a-kind-prizes?
I've come up with stuff I think some of you are REALLY gonna want.
What do you have to do?
Help me sign up new readers to the email list. Click the link to find out all the details (including information about upcoming new book launches).
http://bit.ly/29ujk57
July 10, 2016
Hold on Until Your Fingers Break - Free on Amazon Until July 13
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Tom's entire world is about to come to a very definite end.
In a day that starts with amnesia, mysterious old men, and a scrawled, barely-legible note that says only "DON'T TRUST HIM", follow Tom as he tries to piece together not only his memories of the day before, but the answer to the question... what happens when you never let go of the ones you love?
July 6, 2016
It's Contest Time...How Much do you Want to Win...
I've come up with stuff I think some of you are REALLY gonna want.
What do you have to do?
Help me sign up new readers to the email list. Click the link to find out all the details (including information about upcoming new book launches).
http://bit.ly/29ujk57
A Major Competition and a New Audiobook!
Yes, the above audiobook is on its way very soon, as in hopefully-in-about-six-weeks soon. But you know what? That’s not the main reason I’m talking about this today.
Here’s the main reason: how would you like to get a book from me that is the only one of its kind in the world?
Once the novel I’ve been writing in parts for my Patreon subscribers – Kill Someone. Anyone – is finished, I’ll be preparing it for publication for the masses, and I want as many people as possible to know about it. So I had an idea for achieving that, and offering you guys a very unique prize for helping me do so.
Firstly, let me tell you what you can win.
Not only signed paperback copies of every single one of my paperback books – The Physics of the Dead, In The Darkness That’s Were I’ll Know You, A Head Full Of Knives, Weird. Dark., an upcoming secret novel (but more on that in a future email) and of course Caementum himself – but … the first ever print copy of Kill Someone. Anyone, signed by my good self.
And you know what? That’s not even the main bit.
The rest of the Tales of the Unusual series – Do Anything (Closure and Your Name Is In The Book) He Waits (He Waits and Keep Your Children Close) and the mailing list signup story The Jesus Loophole are going to be released as a collected audio book (that you see at the top of this email) called, unsurprisingly, Tales of the Unusual.
While it will be getting audiobook release very soon, it will never be available to the public in print form.
There will, however, be ONE print copy that exists in the world …and it’ll be the winner of this competition that gets it. Signed too, of course.
So that’s all of my print novels (including the two upcoming, as-yet unreleased ones) printed and signed, including the first ever print copy of KSA (signed) and a print copy of Tales of the Unusual that no one else will ever own, also signed. Sound good? I hope so, it’s gonna cost me a fortune to post. So …how do you win it? I’ll tell you.
I want to get more people onto my mailing list, and I want you to help me.
So I thought about what I could offer that would be really unique and special as a prize for doing so, and I came up with this.
Ok. Think about people you know who a: are readers, and b: who you think would like my stuff. Picturing them right now? Got ’em? Good. Then, if you want to have a go at winning this, what you do is forward them the below link, which contains the usual mailing list signup form with a very important addition: a box where they can add the name of the person who referred them. That way, I know who the signup came from.
The person who gets the most signups/completed referrals wins the bundle mentioned above!
Second and third place runners-up get a signed copy of Kill Someone. Anyone!
It’s that simple. A few important things to remember here:
1. Don’t just send an email to everyone in your address book. They won’t like it, and it’ll just create signups of people who have no interest in books anyway. Really think about who might actually want a free story at least (as all mailing list signups get The Jesus Loophole upon signup now).
2. Add a message to your email explaining why you’re doing it – as they’ll be more likely to help you – and tell them that, of course, they get a free story for signing up. “Hey, if you signup to this mailing list which hardly ever emails, you’d be helping me out and you’d be getting a free story from this writer I think you’ll like for your trouble.” That kind of thing.
You may be wondering why I’m going to this trouble. Well, it’s because I have these new novels/audiobooks on the way and I want to really give them the best possible shot. More to come on those very soon …
So, if you want a chance of winning, here’s the link to forward to your reader friends (that’s your reader friends!) Closing date for the competition (and your chance to win a pretty nice bundle including a book that no one else will ever own!) is July 26th. Good luck!
Here’s the specific mailing list sign-up link to copy and forward (although add an explanation or they’ll just wonder what the heck it is):
http://eepurl.com/C4vED
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July 4, 2016
Weird. Dark. - Free on Amazon Until July 8
Links:
US: http://amzn.to/29eIvJT
UK: http://amzn.to/29JJWgm
Description
From the bestselling author of THE STONE MAN comes a new collection of thought-provoking urban science fiction...
Praise for WEIRD. DARK.:
"For me there is no greater joy than seeing an artist excel at his craft. WEIRD and DARK, yes, but more importantly ...exciting and imaginative. Whether you've read his novels and are already a fan or these stories are your first introduction to Smitherd's work, you'll be blown away by the abundance of ideas." - Ain't It Cool News.com
Luke Smitherd is bringing his unique brand of strange storytelling once again, delivered here in an omnibus edition that collects four of his weirdest and darkest tales:
MY NAME IS MISTER GRIEF: what if you could get rid of your pain immediately? What price would you be prepared to pay?
HOLD ON UNTIL YOUR FINGERS BREAK: a hangover, a forgotten night out, old men screaming in the street, and a mystery with a terrible, terrible answer ...
THE MAN ON TABLE TEN: he has a story to tell you. One that he has kept secret for decades. But now, the man on table ten can take no more, and the knowledge - as well as the burden - is now yours.
EXCLUSIVE story, THE CRASH: if you put a dent in someone's car, the consequences can be far greater - and more strange - than you expect
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June 30, 2016
Smitherd & Shaw Podcast - Are You Sure? - Episode 5 - Now Available
Are You Sure? with Smitherd and Shaw goes SEXY this week! (Sexier.) The boys ask Are You Sure? about Burlesque and Speed Dating, and Matt levels some horrendous and unfounded accusations at Luke for his alleged attempts to reverse last week’s coin toss. Matt tells all about hanging out with Flash Gordon himself, and Luke spills the beans on his own adventures in Speed Dating. Plus an inspired invention for this week’s edition of It’ll Never Work, as well a one-off special segment called Theme Restaurant or B——s.
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