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September 8, 2015
Episode 55 with Nancy Kress
Hugo and Nebula award winner Nancy Kress joins me this week. Nancy has had a nearly forty year writing career. She has is an advocate for writers, having taught the craft as well as writing.
Nancy began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her 
Hugo and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain which she later expanded into a novel with the same title. She has also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for “After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall“, and in 2015 for “Yesterday’s Kin“.
In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for Writer’s Digest. She is a regular at Clarion writing workshops and at The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland. During the Winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig’s Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.
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Beggars in Spain: The Original Hugo & Nebula Winning Novella
Probability Moon (The Probability Trilogy Book 1)
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September 4, 2015
Kindle Deals for the first week of September
It’s back to school time, Labor Day, and the end of Summer. Time to stuff that Kindle for those cool Autumn days by the fire. Here are a few must have Kindle deals.
I’ve been waiting for this book, and it releases today. Chuck Wendig tells the story of what happened after The Return of the Jedi. I can’t wait to dig in.
Aftermath: Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens
Dark Beyond the Stars 99 cents
From humanity’s first contact with alien life, to the challenges of space travel, to colonies established light years from Earth, this anthology celebrates the wide sweep of space opera at its most sublime. Eleven of today’s bestselling authors join forces to bring you these tales of action, adventure, and brilliant imagination. There are worlds beyond worlds out there to explore, and millions of stories spinning across the galaxies. So sit back and be transported… to the dark beyond the stars.
Yesterday’s Gone: Season One FREE
The #1 bestselling horror and sci-fi series with over 1,000 5-star reviews starts here with Yesterday’s Gone: Season One.
THEY WAKE TO THE UNKNOWN
On October 15, a handful of people wake in a post-apocalyptic landscape to find that most of the world’s population has vanished in a mysterious event.
Critical Dawn (The Critical Series Book 1) 99 cents
Some mysteries should stay buried.
A centuries old plan unfolds.
Archaeologists Pippa Quinn and Charlie Jackson find advanced technology in undisturbed 16th Century graves. A portent, the discovery precedes thousands of giant sinkholes opening up across the globe as extreme weather threatens the population. Charlie suspects the two are related.
Pippa, Charlie, and the rest of humanity will have to fight for survival, sacrificing the life they’ve known to protect Earth from an ancient and previously dormant enemy. Even that might not be enough as this new enemy exacts a plan that will change the course of humankind forever.
Critical Dawn is an apocalyptic ride to the very edge of human existence. Factions will battle for control of the Earth—if they can avoid the threat of extinction.
“Five stars! Epic sci-fi thriller with twists, scares, and non-stop action that’ll have you up ’til dawn!” — David W. Wright co-author of the Yesterday’s Gone and WhiteSpace series.
“Critical Dawn will consume you and not let you go until the very end. This is War of the Worlds if the aliens did not get sick and die, and it’s not just the aliens you have to worry about. Immensely Enjoyable.” — M L Banner, author of Stone Age.
Speaking of Chuck Wendig, if you haven’t read any of his writing advice books, your seriously missing out. Irreverent, foul mouthed, and full of solid advice that will make you a better writer.
250 Things You Should Know About Writing 99 cents
The Song of Eloh Saga 99 cents
From USA Today bestselling author Megg Jensen… 6 novels + 1 novella at a great price! In a world imbued with magic, given and taken away on the whims of the gods, three women must choose how to use the gifts bestowed upon them.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, Book 1) Read for free on Kindle Unlimited
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry, an orphan, lives with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley.
One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letter the first of a sequence of events that end in Harry meeting a giant man named Hagrid. Hagrid explains Harry’s history to him: When he was a baby, the Dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, attacked and killed his parents in an attempt to kill Harry; but the only mark on Harry was a mysterious lightning-bolt scar on his forehead.
Now he has been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the headmaster is the great wizard Albus Dumbledore. Harry visits Diagon Alley to get his school supplies, especially his very own wand. To get to school, he takes the Hogwarts Express from platform nine and three-quarters at King’s Cross Station. On the train, he meets two fellow students who will become his closest friends: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
Harry is assigned to Gryffindor House at Hogwarts, and soon becomes the youngest-ever Seeker on the House Quidditch team. He also studies Potions with Professor Severus Snape, who displays a deep and abiding dislike for Harry, and Defense Against the Dark Arts with nervous Professor Quirrell; he and his friends defeat a mountain troll, help Hagrid raise a dragon, and explore the wonderful, fascinating world of Hogwarts.
But all events lead irrevocably toward a second encounter with Lord Voldemort, who seeks an object of legend known as the Sorcerer’s Stone.
The Dragon Blood Collection, Books 1-3 99 cents
A thousand years have passed since a dragon has been seen in the world. Science and technology have replaced magic, which has dwindled until it has become little more than an element of myth and legend. There are those who still have dragon blood flowing through their veins, distant descendants of the mighty creatures of old. These rare humans have the power to cast magic, the power to heal, and the power to craft alchemical weapons capable of starting wars… or ending them. But they are feared for those powers, and in recent centuries, they have been hunted nearly to extinction. The few remaining survivors must find a way to change how humanity perceives them or be lost to the world forever. The Dragon Blood Collection includes three full-length novels of action, magic, and romance: Balanced on the Blade’s Edge Deathmaker Blood Charged
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards, Book 1) 2.99
“Remarkable . . . Scott Lynch’s first novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora, exports the suspense and wit of a cleverly constructed crime caper into an exotic realm of fantasy, and the result is engagingly entertaining.”—The Times (London)
The Silent Girls 2.99
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller With the dead of a bitter Vermont winter closing in, evil is alive and well . . . Frank Rath thought he was done with murder when he turned in his detective’s badge to become a private investigator and raise a daughter alone. Then the police in his remote rural community of Canaan find an ’89 Monte Carlo abandoned by the side of the road, and the beautiful teenage girl who owned the car seems to have disappeared without a trace. Soon Rath’s investigation brings him face-to-face with the darkest abominations of the human soul. With the consequences of his violent and painful past plaguing him, and young women with secrets vanishing one by one, he discovers once again that even in the smallest towns on the map, evil lurks everywhere—and no one is safe. Morally complex, seething with wickedness and mystery, and rich in gritty atmosphere and electrifying plot turns, The Silent Girls marks the return of critically acclaimed author Eric Rickstad. Readers of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbø, and Greg Iles will love this book and find themselves breathless at the incendiary, ambitious, and unforgettable story.
Dust (Silo series Book 3) 1.99
WOOL introduced the silo and its inhabitants. SHIFT told the story of their making. DUST will chronicle their undoing. Welcome to the underground.
The Atlantis Gene: A Thriller (The Origin Mystery, Book 1) 99 cents
Read the novel that started it all: The Atlantis Gene is the first book in A.G. Riddle’s bestselling Origin Mystery trilogy, which has sold OVER ONE MILLION COPIES, is being translated into eighteen languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture!
The Wee Free Men (Discworld Book 30) 1.99
The first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching.
A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality. . . .
Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men.
Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself. . . .
Less Than Nothing R. E. Blake (Russell Blake pen name) 99 cents
Sage’s life as a teenage runaway in San Francisco is simple: Snatch a few hours of sleep on park benches and bus stops; dodge perverts, predators, and cops; and make enough as a street musician to eat. But her world flips upside down when she meets Derek – hot, tattooed, and charming, a singer from Seattle whose looks and talent take her breath away. What begins as a reluctant partnership quickly develops into a cross-country race against time – and awakens a hunger in Sage that’s unfamiliar and exciting. As they travel from coast to coast, Sage and Derek pursue their dream, only to discover that they can never run far enough to escape the demons from their pasts. Less Than Nothing is the breakout debut novel from USA Today bestseller R.E. Blake that critics are buzzing about and readers can’t put down.
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September 1, 2015
ASP All Stars
September 4, 2014 I launched the Author Stories Podcast. In the year since, I have released 54 episodes with guests representing the indie publishing movement, traditional publishing houses and a number of hybrid publishing authors.
When I set out to do the show, I wanted to create something special. There are a lot of podcasts that focus on business, and that’s great, but I wanted a show that focused on what makes writers tick. The past year has not disappointed. One listener told me that Author Stories was like a Master’s degree program in creativity. I think that’s a pretty great compliment.
I invest quite a large amount of time in this podcast. There’s finding authors to interview, show prep, recording at all hours of the day and night, editing and maintaining all the back-end tech. It’s a labor of love, but a time intensive one. I want to continue to bring you quality content, as a matter of fact I want to bring you more quality content. This is where you can help. You can be an ASP All Star.
The podcast has a Patreon page. Patreon is a service that allows people to support artists that are making art. You can pledge any amount you like, from 1-2 dollars per episode or more. That doesn’t seem like a lot, but when a group of people get together to support something, good things happen. If we reach $100 per episode pledged, I will start releasing 2 episodes per week. That will mean more quality content and more insight from authors you respect.
Another perk for Patrons is that each month I will post a special author round table that will only be available to Patreon subscribers. These shows are always popular because you get to hear authors interact with one another, and something magical happens when you get a group of creative people together.
The podcast this past year has played a part in some big book launches, sales and events. If you are an author or publisher that has a book launching, or a sale that you would like to promote, contact me at authorhankgarner@outlook.com to talk about adding a featured segment to promote your work.
Look at these amazing guests we’ve had this year, and here’s to an even better year two!
Jason Gurley
Michael Bunker
Jimmy Moore
Nick Cole
Jennifer Ellis
Samuel Peralta
Chris Pourteau
Stefan Bolz
Weston Ochse
Dan Wells
E. E. Giorgi
Lesley Smith
Susan Kaye Quinn
Jasinda Wilder
Rob McClellan
Richard Gleaves
Matthew Mather
Moshe Feder
Kevin G. Summers
Ellen Campbell
Kim Wells
Hank Garner
Forbes West
Mary Anne Edwards
Simon Whistler
John Edwards
Eric Tozzi
David Bruns
J. R. Olson
Daniel Arthur Smith
David Gatewood
Wendy Paine Miller
Armand Rosamilia
Peter Orullian
Mary Buckham
Lucas Bale
Libby Hawker
Ernie Lindsey
Russell Blake
Amy Hale
Michael Patrick Hicks
Rysa Walker
M. Louisa Locke
Andy Weir
Hugh Howey
Ted Kosmatka
and more….
Thanks for listening, and for the great feedback. And most of all, thanks for your support.
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August 31, 2015
Episode 54 with Matthew Mather
Matthew Mather, author of Darknet and Nomad joins me again this week to talk sci fi, how he utilizes his mailing list and beta readers for research and feedback and much more.
Matthew joined me last December, and a lot has happened in his career since then. Check out episode twenty one.
In just three years, Matthew Mather’s books have sold over a half million copies and been translated into sixteen languages, with 20th Century Fox developing his second novel, CyberStorm, for film. He began his career as a researcher at the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines, before starting high-tech ventures in everything from computational nanotechnology to electronic health records, weather prediction systems to genomics, even designing an award-winning brain-training video game. He now works as a full-time author of speculative fiction.
Something massive is coming…
And it’s heading for Earth.
That’s what Dr. Ben Rollins, head of Harvard’s exoplanet research team, is told by NASA after being dragged out of bed in the middle of the night. His first instinct is to call his daughter, Jessica, who’s vacationing in Italy with his wife. “Something is coming,” he tells them, “a hundred times the mass of the sun. We can’t see it, we don’t know what it is, but it’s there. NASA’s calling it Nomad, and in just months, the Earth may be destroyed.”
“Compelling science, gut-wrenching adventure, and a truly original premise. The disaster thriller we’ve all been waiting for.” – Nicholas Sansbury Smith, author of the Extinction Horizon series.
But what is it? And how did they miss detecting it until now? In a frantic race against time, Dr. Rollins must unravel Nomad’s secrets. A mysterious clue surfaces in his old research papers from the end of the Cold War, more than thirty years earlier…
The world erupts into chaos as the end approaches–and Ben discovers that his wife and daughter are trapped in Europe. The key to humanity’s survival rests in the final answers Dr. Rollins pieces together, in the midst of his desperate scramble across continents to find his family before Nomad swallows the planet.
MORE ABOUT NOMAD
A story of family, redemption, love and hope set amid a brand new category of cataclysm–all the more plausible and terrifying as the science behind it is vetted by a team of world-class astrophysicists from CERN, SETI, the Keck Observatory and more. It even has its own simulation video, included at the end of the book.
Nomad comes from the mind of award-winning, Amazon Best-Seller Matthew Mather, whose books have sold a half million copies and been translated into sixteen languages, with 20th Century Fox developing one of his latest novels, CyberStorm, for film.
A terrifying new breed of predator evolves…
A dark secret determined to stay hidden…
Prophetic and frighteningly realistic, Darknet is set in present-day New York, the story of one man’s quest to overcome a global menace pushing the world toward oblivion, and his incredible gamble to risk everything to save his family.
Jake O’Connell leaves a life of crime and swears he’ll never return, but his new life as a stock broker in New York is ripped away when his childhood friend Sean Womack is murdered. Thousands of miles away in Hong Kong, data scientist Jin Huang finds a list of wealthy dead people in a massive banking conspiracy. Problem is, some of the people don’t stay dead. As Jin begins her investigation, she’s petrified to discover her own name on the growing list of dead-but-alive.
On the run, Jake O’Connell and Jin Huang race across continents to uncover a dark secret spreading like a cancer into the world. Why was Sean killed, and how is the list of wealthy dead connected? Are some of them really coming back to life? But all this becomes irrelevant when Jake’s wife and daughter are attacked…
Now in development for film by 20th Century Fox, award-winning CyberStorm is a new classic of apocalyptic fiction that depicts, in realistic and sometimes terrifying detail, what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survive it.
Mike Mitchell, an average New Yorker working to keep his family together, finds himself fighting just to keep them alive when a string of disasters shreds the world around them…the Internet and communication networks go down…a deadly viral epidemic rages across the country…then a monster snowstorm cuts New York off from the world.
In the chaos, rumors fly about a foreign attack, but even this becomes unimportant as Mike and his family struggle to survive in the wintry tomb of a doomed New York.
“I couldn’t put it down…finally shows how dangerous our transition to an interconnected infrastructure has become.” – Karic Allega, Joint Cyber Command, US NAVY
CyberStorm is an edge-of-your-seat view into one family’s battle for life in a ruined mega-city, with millions of readers voting it into the top-20 of GoodReads in its category. It comes from the mind of Matthew Mather, a leading cybersecurity expert and author of Darknet, Nomad, and the science fiction series Atopia Chronicles.
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Ordinary Heroes: Doug Bradley
Last week I posted a blog about ordinary heroes. I was talking about my love of superhero comics that has stayed with me since I was a boy. Looking at the state of movie making these days, I’m not the only one. But the real point of the blog was that we all can be heroes, and we don’t even have to wear tights.
Each person has something that makes them special, a talent or gift that they can share with the world, and most of the time we don’t even know it. We have spoken a kind word, lent a hand, or done something major that really made the difference in someone’s life.
One of those people that has had a profound impact on me is my friend Doug. I first met Doug nearly 40 years ago. We started elementary school together, and it was a small school. People that were different stuck out, because with so few people, there was no place to hide. Doug was different. He was in a wheel chair and had a hard time speaking because of Cerebral Palsy. It would frustrate him if you couldn’t understand what he was trying to tell you. But he was also a smart Alek, and didn’t take any crap from anybody. We actually had a different word, but this is a G rated blog.
People would try to help Doug, not out of pity, but because we genuinely wanted to help our friend, but he refused to be treated differently. I respected and admired him for his tenacity and attitude. In high school, when I was not a stellar student, Doug finished near the top of our class.
Doug is now a husband and father, and a well respected member of the community. He went to college and when he couldn’t find a job due to the hard time he would have at job interviews, he went back and pursued a second degree. He is now a civil servant in my hometown.
He has been adamant that people not treat him differently, to the point of finding himself in need. Doug’s condition brings all sorts of challenges and expenses. He desperately needs to upgrade his transportation to accommodate the fact that he now has to use an electric wheelchair instead of the manual one that he pushed around and loaded and unloaded all by himself. And he finds himself in a conundrum that an awful lot of people do. He works, therefore is not eligible for most benefits that he might qualify for if he was on disability. But a regular salary doesn’t take into account the special needs a person with Cerebral Palsy faces.
I helped my friend set up a Gofundme campaign to try to help offset this expense. It would mean a lot to me if you could chip in a little and help him, you can even donate anonymously if you like. This is your chance to be an ordinary hero, because believe me, my friend Doug is a hero to a lot of people here.
Here, in Doug’s words, is his need:
“About 2 years ago, I started having problems with my knees and legs. My wife started talking to me about possibly getting an electric wheelchair, because it hurt her to see me struggling so bad. I felt like I was giving up on my independence, but in the end I reluctantly had to start using an electric wheelchair to be able to go anywhere. It makes life less painful, but the electric chair requires a special lift be put on the back of the one car that I own. This requires that someone helps me load and unload my chair and help me into the car.
Having a wheelchair accessible van would allow me to regain my independence, but the accessibility conversions significantly raises the price of the vehicle. I am in a situation that many people find themselves in, I work, so that disqualifies me from many forms of assistance. I want to keep working and feeling that I am making a contribution to society and my family.
I have prided myself on being self-reliant and not requiring much assistance. Working and providing for my family are my first priorities, and having the freedom to do that unencumbered would make a huge difference in our lives.”
Doug’s Gofundme campaign is here: http://www.gofundme.com/pc2xb8nv
Email me if you have a story of an Ordinary Hero. I’d love to share their story. authorhankgarner at outlook.com
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August 30, 2015
Book deals for August 30
One of my all time favorites for $1.99!
The riveting first-person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime- ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that transports readers into the body and mind of a wizard. It is a high-action novel written with a poet’s hand, a powerful coming-of-age story of a magically gifted young man, told through his eyes: to read this book is to be the hero.
Gone Girl: A Novel
$2.99
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy’s diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?
First to Kill (The Nathan…
$2.00
Ten years ago, a botched mission in Nicaragua ended covert ops specialist Nathan McBride’s CIA career. Now he utilizes his unique skill set in the private sector—until the night Frank Ortega, former director of the FBI, calls in a favor. A deep-cover federal agent has vanished, along with a ton of Semtex explosives, and Ortega needs them found—fast. Because for him, this mission is personal: the missing agent is his grandson. And Nathan McBride is the only man he trusts to save him.
But it quickly becomes clear that something bigger than even Ortega could have imagined is at stake. Within days of accepting the assignment, McBride finds himself trapped between a ruthless adversary hell-bent on revenge and a group of high-ranking federal officials who will stop at nothing to reap their own brand of justice. Here there are no rules, no protocol, no backup. Only McBride…
The Shining
$1.99
The Shining. The Stephen King Classic. With an excerpt from the sequel, Doctor Sleep. Terrible events occur at an isolated hotel in the off season, when a small boy with psychic powers struggles to hold his own against the forces of evil that are driving his father insane.
Brainrush
$1.99
Publishers Weekly heralded the first book in Richard Bard’s Brainrush thriller series as “terrifically entertaining” and “inventive and compelling.” It went on to earn the Wall Street Journal’s #1 Action/Adventure slot in the Guide to Self-Published Big Sellers list.
Before he slid into the MRI machine, Jake Bronson was just an ordinary guy with terminal cancer. But when an earthquake hits during the procedure, Jake staggers from the wreckage a profoundly changed man, now endowed with uncanny mental abilities.
An ocean away, Luciano Battista wants a piece of Jake’s talent. Posing as a pioneering scientist, the terrorist leader has been conducting cerebral-implant experiments in a sinister quest to create a breed of super jihadist agents…and Jake’s altered brain may be the key to his success. But Jake refuses to play the pawn in an unholy war–and when an innocent woman and autistic child are taken hostage to force his cooperation, he embarks on a jihad of his own. Jake and his band of loyal friends are thrust into a deadly chase that leads from the canals of Venice through Monte Carlo and finally to an ancient cavern in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan–where Jake discovers that his newfound talents carry a hidden price that threatens the entire human race.
The Fault in Our Stars
$1.99
#1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 International Bestseller #1 Indie Bestseller Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
JET – Ops Files
$0.99
JET – Ops Files chronicles the early years of Maya, who would go on to become the Mossad’s deadliest operative: the assassin known as Jet. From the West Bank to Tel Aviv to Jordan to Singapore to Indonesia, Ops Files is a breakneck adrenaline rush that will leave action thriller fans gasping.
The Future Chronicles
$0.99
The Future Chronicles has grown, from a single collection of robot stories, into a series whose unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes – A.I., aliens, time travel, dragons, telepaths, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday – has made it one of the most acclaimed short story anthology series of the digital era. Curated by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, each volume brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern science fiction and fantasy. This Special Edition is a compendium of stories selected from the Future Chronicles‘ standalone titles – and includes a special Foreword by NY Times bestselling author Hugh Howey, and five new stories, never before published, from some of today’s best writers in speculative fiction.
The Maze Runner (The…
$1.99
Read the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. The Maze Runner is now a major motion picture featuring the star of MTV’s Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; Will Poulter; and Thomas Brodie-Sangster and the second book, The Scorch Trials, is soon to be a movie, hitting theaters September 18, 2015! Also look for James Dashner’s newest novels, The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts, the first two books in the Mortality Doctrine series. If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
Feed (Newsflesh Book 1)
$1.99
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED. Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them. FEED is the electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own—a novel of geeks, zombies, politics and social media
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August 28, 2015
Kindle Deals
It’s Friday! This weekend needs more books. So, I thought I would start a new thing on Fridays where I bring you a curated list of books that I think are cool, and are also a good deal. Here you go:
Bright Empires
One of my favorite authors, Stephen Lawhead, releases his 5 book Bright Empires series as a box set for $1.99. Ley travel, alternate universes. Good stuff.
TEOTWAWKI
Two words. Nick Cole. The Notebook meets The Walking Dead. Soooooo good. 99 cents.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Ancient death cult, a mad scientist hell bent on ripping the fabric of space-time, and a young man, his dog and his girlfriend join forces with a crazy conspiracy theorist to try to hold back the gates of hell. Last day at 99 cents.
An innocent client
A cynical criminal defense attorney longs to represent a client that is actually innocent. 99 cents
Tales of Tinfoil
A collection of conspiracy theory stories by some of the best writers around. Excellent collection. Currently free.
The Martian
The Martian. $1.99. Seriously, don’t wait for the movie.
Ready Player One
The geek culture love fest that set the standard. Again, don’t wait for the movie. $1.99
State of Fear
A Michael Crichton classic. 99 cents.
A Game of Thrones
The book that started it all. $1.99.
I hope you enjoyed the list. Next Friday I will post another. Shop until your heart’s content here for Kindle deals. Have a great weekend!
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August 27, 2015
Ordinary Heroes
Remember these?
I am a comic book nerd. Have been since about 1976 or so when I got my very first Justice League of America comic from a spinner rack at the back of a drug store in small town Mississippi.
Opening those colorful pages and seeing these larger than life characters come to the rescue of people in distress gave me a sense of hope and excitement. The idea that I didn’t have to worry about an alien force attacking our planet was very comforting to a five year old. These men and women in spandex would be there to handle the heavy lifting. You could count on the good guys winning, and I liked that.
But life isn’t the same as the stories from the four color press. Sometimes bad things happen and the folks in tights don’t show up, but if you look closely, something far better is actually happening. Ordinary heroes show up.
These heroes are everywhere. Like the elderly lady that opens up her home to children after school that need help with homework until their parents get off work. Or maybe the man that takes the time to teach a child that is not his own how to throw a baseball. Maybe the people that ran into the World Trade Center to save anyone they could while everyone else was running out. Sometimes it’s off duty service men that take down an active shooter without firing a shot. Maybe it’s the neighbor that takes a meal to a family whose mother is sick, or the family that reaches out to the family that is different, in an attempt to build bridges instead of walls. Heroes are everywhere, if we just take the time to look.
In my new book Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Oliver Webber is an ordinary guy. Well, not exactly ordinary. He was born into unique circumstances, but even with a heritage like Oliver’s he still has to make the choice to be a hero. It’s not always easy, as a matter of fact, sometimes it’s life altering.
You might not have to tangle with a crazed occult obsessed pseudo-scientist, but the small acts of daily kindness that don’t get heralded on the evening news make you a hero to someone.
Hank Garner is the author of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son and the host of the Author Stories Podcast. Get Seventh Son for the introductory price of 99 cents.
Oliver Webber has a secret. In fact, his family have been the keepers of this secret for thousands of years. What he doesn’t know is that the ancient evil that his family has guarded has just been loosed, and Oliver is the only person on earth that can stop it. People everywhere are disappearing, an evil madman dead-set on ripping the very fabric of our existence, and a demon possessed civil war general seeking revenge, set the Mississippi Delta on the edge of annihilation. Oliver Webber, along with his girlfriend, his dog, and a crazy conspiracy nut, fight against time, and a secret death cult, to find his destiny as the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
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August 26, 2015
Seventh Son launch party tonight
https://www.facebook.com/events/10123...
on sale for 99 cents http://amzn.to/1LB0Qxh
August 25, 2015
Mulligan is on sale
Mulligan is on sale this week. To celebrate the official launch of Seventh Son of a Seventh Son tomorrow night, I have marked Mulligan down to 99 cents. Pick up a copy here, and grab a copy of 7S7S while you’re at it.
The Facebook launch party is Wednesday night from 6-9 central. Use this link to join up. We will have lots of giveaways, author chats and fun for everyone.
Connor Mulligan is trying to escape what he sees as a less than stellar life when he finds himself eighty years in the past and possessing super-human powers. What Mulligan learns from his travels could hold the key to his future, and his survival.
Book one of the Mulligan Cycle.
Oliver Webber has a secret. In fact, his family have been the keepers of this secret for thousands of years. What he doesn’t know is that the ancient evil that his family has guarded has just been loosed, and Oliver is the only person on earth that can stop it. People everywhere are disappearing, an evil madman dead-set on ripping the very fabric of our existence, and a demon possessed civil war general seeking revenge, set the Mississippi Delta on the edge of annihilation. Oliver Webber, along with his girlfriend, his dog, and a crazy conspiracy nut, fight against time, and a secret death cult, to find his destiny as the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
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