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Most Highlighted Phrases In ATLAS

Before I unpublished the old version of ATLAS to make room for the 47North edition, I saved a screenshot of the existing “Popular Highlights” for the sake of posterity.

Here it is:

I’m always curious which lineswill resonate the most with readers, and the “Popular Highlights” section of the book shows me. During thewriting process, I cansometimes predict thelines that will make it, becauseusually it’s thosephrases that evoke emotion inme personally, though I admit I’m sometimes surprisedby what...

ATLAS 2 – Where Is it?

Back at the beginning of March I announced on this blog that ATLAS 2 would be released in the third week of April.

At the end of March I received an offer from 47North, Amazon Publishing’s speculative fiction imprint. In exchange for giving up the rights to ATLAS and the next two books, 47North would help me potentially reach a larger audience.

After much internal debate, I eventually accepted, and signed a three-book deal with Amazon. I submitted ATLAS 2 on April 20, received a development edi...

Cover Reveal: ATLAS 2 By Isaac Hooke

Coming April 2014.

BLURB

The saga continues…

Eight months after the events of book one, Rade is assigned the most crucial operation of his military career. A mission that could change the entire future of humanity.

There’s only one problem. It could kill him and his platoon.

Rade Galaal and Shaw Chopra return in this thrilling sequel to ATLAS.

Sign up to my New Releases mailing list and I’ll let you know as soon as it’s out.

In the meantime, feel free to enter the ATLAS 2 Goodreads Giveaway for your...

Free – Dark Space by Jasper Scott

Science Fiction is a wonderful genre, full of a variety of distinctive sub-genres, each with their own readers. I’m just thrilled to have had the opportunity to earn the respect and support of readers in some of the biggest SF sub-genres, namely Space Marine and Space Fleet.

That’s right, wonderful readers, I’m talking about you. Thank you for the support you have shown me by taking a risk with an unknown author and buying my books, ATLAS and The Forever Gate. Thank you for the reviews, the su...

ATLAS – Last Day To Grab For $0.99

Happy New Year 2014!!

Just a quick reminder, if you haven’t picked up ATLAS yet, today is the last day that it will be available for $0.99. And if you’ve already picked the book up, and liked it, be sure to tell all your friends!

What reviewers are saying:

“This is an astounding book. The science is captivating, the characterizations are thrilling, and it is one of the very few books I will read again.”

“I snapped it up and couldn’t put it down.What a great book. It really reminded me of Old Ma...

Signed ATLAS Paperbacks – Now Available!

Signed paperback copies of ATLAS are now available! The paperback includes the full ATLAS novel text, along with the two short stories set in the ATLAS universe: JUST ANOTHER DAY and CATERPILLAR WITHOUT A CALLSIGN.

Note: these books ship direct from the manufacturer, so I can’t personalize them.

The total cost (book price and shipping included) is $12.99 USD for shipping to the US, and $15.99 USD for shipping to Canada.

To pick one of these puppies up, choose your shipping destination, and click...

If You Bought ATLAS Before Dec. 27 – Read The Below

An astute beta-reader picked out a late-stage typo that was missed in the copy edit. This typo is in regards to a certain character’s name in Chapter 22, and it will leave you scratching your head.It took 24 hours for the fix to publish to Amazon, so if you purchased ATLAS before 9:00 PM (GMT) December 27th, please update your version of ATLAS.

If you bought after the 27th, you already have the latest version, and you can disregard this post.

To update, visit Manage Your Kindle on Amazon.com.

Th...

ATLAS – Official Launch

I’ve released “ATLAS” to the Kindle store. This is the full military science fiction novel, clocking in at 120,000 words. To celebrate the release, I’m currently offering the book at $0.99, or 80% off the regular price of $3.99. I’ve also marked down the price of my other novel, “The Forever Gate,” to $0.99(95% off the $5.99 list price).

Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!!

Grab “ATLAS” here for $0.99.

Blurb:

Rade Galaal enrolls in the hardest military training known to man to become a member of the MOTHs...

Winners of the ATLAS Giveaway Announced

Here are the lucky winners of my $25 Amazon Gift Card / Paperback copy of ATLAS Giveaway.

$25 Amazon Gift Card winner -Marti Tabora
ATLAS Paperback copy winner -Josie Haney Hink
ATLASadvanced review e-copy winners – Julie Hawkins, Mesha Beaubrun, Tammy Dalley

Just wanted to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated. You guys really helped spread the word about ATLAS, and I wish all of you could win.

In case you forgot, ATLAS comes out next week, Dec. 26, 2013, and I look forward to having...

Caterpillar Without A Callsign – Official Launch

CATERPILLAR WITHOUT A CALLSIGN is the second military science-fiction short story set in the ATLAS universe. If you don’t know yet, ATLAS is my upcoming full-length military science-fiction novel set to release at the end of December 2013.

You can grab CATERPILLAR WITHOUT A CALLSIGN here for $0.99.

Blurb

My name’s Mason. I don’t have a callsign, not yet. I’m just a caterpillar. A baby moth.

I joined up because, well, I’ve always wanted to pilot an ATLAS mech. What can I say? We’re talking three m...