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CHAOTICA Is Here

CHAOTICA is now available at all retailers - in ebook, paperback & hardback! If you pre-ordered the ebook, it should be waiting for you right now on your ereader device or app. (Note: if you pre-ordered directly from my web store, you should have an email from BookFunnel with a link to download your book; if not, go to my.bookfunnel.com and login with the email you used to pre-order.)

If you still need to get the ebook, here are your links:

You can get the paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble’s website and many other online bookstores. Or, you can order a signed copy directly from me. Chaotica is also available in a beautiful hardback edition. Purchase it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online bookstores.

Audiobook listeners: Pyper Down has already started recording! If you want to listen to the chapters as she records them, you can join my Buy Me A Coffee (Concord level).

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Are you ready for the revelations and reveals? Because wow does this book have them!

“I save the people who will save the universe. If it can be saved.”

After an extraordinary encounter with kyoseil in the Oneiroi Nebula, Nika Kirumase is transformed. Now able to understand and harness the true power of the ancient, primordial life form, she finally has the ability to defend her people—if the kyoseil doesn’t destroy her sanity first.

Mesme has long been meddling with the fate of the universe, but the events in the Oneiroi Nebula have exposed its deceptions. A schism erupts between Alex and Mesme over the secrets the Katasketousya keeps—and if their relationship isn’t mended, the world may lose its best chance at salvation.

The fractures threatening Concord’s survival aren’t merely personal, and the ramifications of the Ruda’s betrayal in the last battle prove costly to everyone. The Rasu begin deploying antimatter weapons, thereby neutralizing Concord’s greatest advantage, its impervious adiamene warships. Now losing ships, people and planets as the Rasu close in on the Milky Way, Miriam Solovy finds herself short on options and out of time.

But Alex has never let those kind of odds stop her, and so a desperate plan is hatched—one that will either save civilization, or doom it to annihilation.

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In Amaranthe, where exotic alien life, AIs, wormholes, indestructible starships and the promise of immortality rule the day, no feat seems out of reach for humanity. But when the worlds of Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir collide and the Rasu horde descends upon them both, more will be asked of heroes past and future. More will be given and more taken, and when the dust settles the very fabric of Amaranthe will be altered forever.

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CHAOTICA Is Almost Here! Plus Big Convention News & a Sci-Fi Sale

Just 2 weeks until CHAOTICA is in your hands! I can’t wait, and I hope you can’t either. Have you pre-ordered it yet, so it will be waiting for you on the 22nd? Signed paperbacks and hardbacks are also available at the link:

PRE-ORDER CHAOTICA

Here, have a little teaser quote to whet your appetite:

   

Now for the big convention news: I am so thrilled to announce that I will be appearing at DragonCon this year!

What is Dragon Con? Well, if you know, then you know. If you don’t, it’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, geek conventions in the world. It takes place on Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA: Sept 1-5, 2022. Yes, FIVE days of geekapalooza. I’ll have tons more info about my schedule when it gets closer – panels I’ll be speaking on, signings, readings, etc. But if you’ve ever thought about going, there’s no better convention experience for a lover of scifi and fantasy, and I’d love to see you there.

Learn more and get your passes here.

While you’re waiting for Chaotica to arrive, check out this awesome sale on 30 sci-fi, space opera, steampunk and fantasy ebooks:

DREAMING OF A PLACE SALE

CHAOTICA Release Date & Blurb

The wait is almost over! CHAOTICA, Book Five in the Riven Worlds series, will be released on ** MAY 22, 2022 **. You can pre-order it today at all major online retailers, as well as direct from my online store. You can also add it to your Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf here.

Have I mentioned how much I love this cover? Because I deeply love this cover.

“I save the people who will save the universe. If it can be saved.”

After an extraordinary encounter with kyoseil in the Oneiroi Nebula, Nika Kirumase is transformed. Now able to understand and harness the true power of the ancient, primordial life form, she finally has the ability to defend her people—if the kyoseil doesn’t destroy her sanity first.

Mesme has long been meddling with the fate of the universe, but the events in the Oneiroi Nebula have exposed its deceptions. A schism erupts between Alex and Mesme over the secrets the Katasketousya keeps—and if their relationship isn’t mended, the world may lose its best chance at salvation.

The fractures threatening Concord’s survival aren’t merely personal, and the ramifications of the Ruda’s betrayal in the last battle prove costly to everyone. The Rasu begin deploying antimatter weapons, thereby neutralizing Concord’s greatest advantage, its impervious adiamene warships. Now losing ships, people and planets as the Rasu close in on the Milky Way, Miriam Solovy finds herself short on options and out of time.

But Alex has never let those kind of odds stop her, and so a desperate plan is hatched—one that will either save civilization, or doom it to annihilation.

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In Amaranthe, where exotic alien life, AIs, wormholes, indestructible starships and the promise of immortality rule the day, no feat seems out of reach for humanity. But when the worlds of Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir collide and the Rasu horde descends upon them both, more will be asked of heroes past and future. More will be given and more taken, and when the dust settles the very fabric of Amaranthe will be altered forever.

CHAOTICA might be my favorite book that I have ever written, and I cannot wait to share it with you.

Have you signed up for any of the goodies over at Buy Me A Coffee? I made a short video introducing the program that you can watch here, or you can read about the details in this post.

CHAOTICA Cover Reveal, Plus an Exciting Announcement & Free Sci-Fi Books

CHAOTICA is almost ready! I’ll have a release date announcement and more news in a couple of weeks, but today, I am beyond thrilled to share with you the cover art for Chaotica. It might be my new favorite.

Remember, you can pre-order Chaotica from your favorite retailer today (or a paperback or hardback from me).

PRE-ORDER CHAOTICA

So what’s that exciting announcement? I’m launching a new way to share fun extras with readers who want more from the Amaranthe universe. Over at Buy Me A Coffee (think Patreon, but less evil overlordish; also, coffee), I'll be sharing monthly live streams (with chat) where I answer your questions, talk about my current writing and other space/sci-fi related topics, and read an excerpt from the current WIP. ** Important ** - If you sign up, you’ll be gaining access to new goodies, but if you choose not to participate, you won’t be losing anything. You’ll still get a steady offering of books, free short stories, musings on space news, art shares and more from me, just like always.

I made a short video introducing the program; if you’re not able to watch it, you can read all the details below.

(drinking coffee in the Buy Me A Coffee video is so meta)

You can see all the rewards that come with each membership tier on the main page, but here's a quick summary:

   

And if you subscribe for a year, you get one month free (any level) - just click "Join" for the level you want and choose "per year."

You can see a gallery of all the cover art backgrounds that will be available here. Also, I've added an "Extra" to the page: for $5 ($4 if you subscribe to any membership), you can name a character in one of the novels! Learn more here.

I hope you're as excited about all of this as I am. And if you have an idea for additional rewards or one-off Extras, shout. You know what you want better than I do. ;)

Boring fine print:

You need to be subscribed during the relevant month to receive the reward (i.e., release month for the next book).

The Extra to name a character will be first come/first served. If 100 people buy it, it might take me a couple of books to have enough characters to get to everyone.

I’m new to this, so there might be a few glitches along the way. If so, I’ll get them fixed.

I’ve got an epic - and I do mean epic - collection of over 50 FREE science fiction ebooks, plus a bunch of fantasy, horror and superhero titles. The promotion ends on the 16th, so grab them today!

   

STARLIGHT EXPRESS Short Story - Now FREE in Ebook & Audiobook

The STARLIGHT EXPRESS short story - originally published in the fantastic Beyond the Stars: Across the Universe anthology - is now available as a stand-alone ebook, FREE at all online retailers. And it’s also available on release day in audiobook! You can listen to the audio FREE here on the website, or grab it for $0.99-$1.99 at these audiobook retailers. (Note: the audiobook will be available at Audible soon, hopefully in the next 1-2 weeks.)

** OBLIGATORY SPOILER WARNING **

If you’re still making your way through the Aurora Rhapsody novels, Starlight Express contains major spoilers for the end of Requiem. In fact, even the summary below contains spoilers. So grab it now (did I mention it’s free?) and stash it to the side. Once you finish Requiem, I think you will find this story an absolute delight to read. :)

EBOOK & AUDIOBOOK RETAILERS    

The Starlight Express has a reputation as the wildest, most exotic alien bar in two dozen galaxies. So when Noah and Caleb want to kick back for a few hours the night before Noah’s nuptials, it’s the obvious choice. And the wrong one.

See, aliens tend to be the quirky sort, and humans haven’t quite gotten the hang of them yet, which is why no one should be surprised when a friendly disagreement over one too many drinks goes sideways. Now, a jailbreak, a police chase across seven galaxies and an exploding ship have to get them out of this mess, or else Noah’s last night of freedom will end up being his last night, period.

CHAOTICA update! I finished the Official First Draft 2 weeks ago, and it sailed right through that 120K word goal. I'll be honest - I don't think I've ever loved a book so much this early in the process as I do this one. I LOVE IT. I am so frigging excited to share it with you all! After a lot more work....

Did you know you can pre-order Chaotica in ebook, paperback & hardback today? Because you can: Pre-Order Chaotica. Stay tuned for a cover reveal, release date and more.

Holiday Ebook Sale, Plus a Podcast Interview and More

Well, the snow has definitely arrived in Montana! I’m so grateful to be surrounded by a winter wonderland for the holidays this year.

To celebrate, I’m throwing an epic ebook sale on my web store. From now through the end of the year, you can save ** 30% off ** already discounted prices on every single one of my ebooks (including the Collections). Simply enter the code HOLIDAY30 at checkout. Unlimited uses, too - but only through December 31st. (As a reminder, if you downloaded Vertigo for free when you subscribed to the newsletter, buying ebooks from the web store works exactly the same way. Easy as pie.)

EBOOK SALE: HOLIDAY30

In other fun news, last week I had the immense pleasure of appearing on the Blasters & Blades podcast for an evening of geeking out about scifi, space and the Amaranthe universe. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOYOWfmsgCw

What did we talk about? Well...

doors to Narnia & time machines

the first SpecFic story I ever wrote

my most embarrassing reader interactions

why space battles and torturing characters are awesome

why Miriam is also awesome

subgenre rules and why they're dumb

**What's next for the Amaranthe universe after Riven Worlds

and much, much more

By the way, #MrJennsen says this is the best interview I've ever given.️ I'll let you judge for yourself.

Many thanks to JR Handley, Doc Cisca and Ranger Nick for letting me hang out with them for a little while. You can check out all episodes of the Blasters & Blades podcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMOEeToeis4pjiheGa_kwA or on Anchor.Fm at https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/.

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Oh, and if you’re interested in checking out the Alex fan art we talked about on the podcast, you can see it HERE.

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Audiobook listeners: have you picked up the ALL OUR TOMORROWS audiobook yet? Pyper Down turns in another mind-blowing performance to bring this story to life. It’s available everywhere now!

GET THE AOT AUDIOBOOK

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season filled with warmth, family and friends, good cheer and great memories.

The All Our Tomorrows Audiobook Is Here! Plus Free Sci-Fi Reads, Bookplates & More

Audiobook listeners, are you ready for everything to change? Dive into the ALL OUR TOMORROWS audiobook, now available at all major retailers! Yes, including Audible, though it is cheaper everywhere else (I don't control the price at Audible).

For a bigger discount ($9.95) to make up for the slightly less seamless experience, you can listen to the audiobook directly on my website, or download the MP3 files to your computer or mobile device and listen in your favorite music player:

LISTEN ONLINE / MP3 FILES

The choice is yours. I like things that way, and I hope you do, too.

To my ebook, paperback (and hardback!) readers, thank you so much for all your awesome, exciting thoughts on All Our Tomorrows. It makes me beyond happy when you love this universe and its characters as much as I do. 

And don't forget! You can pre-order CHAOTICA everywhere right now.

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Do you have an Amaranthe paperback or hardback and would love to have it signed, but don't fancy a trip to the far wilds of NW Montana? BOOKPLATES are now for sale at my webstore. Get a signed bookplate with a person inscription, then sticker it to the inside of your book - problem solved.

ORDER BOOKPLATES

Happy Cyber Monday Week and general Holiday Shopping Season: download 30+ terrific sci-fi ebooks for FREE through December 13th. Get them here.

   

How Are You Enjoying All Our Tomorrows? Plus Book 5 News!

I supposed I asked the second question first, didn’t I? First, have you picked up ALL OUR TOMORROWS yet? If not, you can get it from your favorite retailer now.

Get All Our Tomorrows

Second, if you have picked the book up, I certainly hope you are enjoying it. Let me know. And if you’re so inclined, don’t forget to leave a review at your retailer or on Goodreads. Nothing fancy is required - just a few words go a long way. I greatly appreciate it.

If you’ve finished All Our Tomorrows, you’ve already discovered the little prize at the end. Yes, there’s a prize at the end! For the first time, the next book in the series, titled CHAOTICA (Riven Worlds Book Five), is already available for pre-order. The book has a (basic) page on the website here, and you can pre-order it right now:

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I know what you’re going to say next: “That’s great, Jennsen, but JUNE 2022? Come on!” For the record, I plan to put Chaotica in your hands before next June. The thing about pre-orders, though, is that while the retailers are happy to let an author move the date up and release early, they get really cranky if you try to push the release date back. So, to avoid making the retailers cranky, I’ve built a lot of buffer into the release date. Hopefully this will make for a smooth, glitch-free release next year. :)

As always, thank you all so much for your support and enthusiasm for this series and its characters. You’re the best.

ALL OUR TOMORROWS Is Here

ALL OUR TOMORROWS is now available at all retailers - in ebook, paperback AND hardback! If you pre-ordered the ebook, it should be waiting for you right now on your ereader device or app. (Note: if you pre-ordered directly from my web store, you should have an email from BookFunnel with a link to download your book; if not, go to my.bookfunnel.com and login with the email you used to pre-order.)

If you still need to get the ebook, here are your links:

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You can get the paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble’s website and many other online bookstores. Or, you can order a signed copy directly from me. And for the first time, All Our Tomorrows is also available in a beautiful hardback edition. Purchase it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble or (signed) directly from me.

Audiobook listeners, you’ll be happy to learn that Pyper Down has already recorded over 40% of the audiobook, and it should be in your ears soon.

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Get ready - this is the book where everything changes. I hope you love it!

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War has come to Concord. Now no one and nowhere is safe.

When indestructible warships and dimension-tearing weapons are not enough to defeat the enemy, how do you protect thousands of worlds and trillions of citizens from a Rasu tidal wave bent on devouring everything in its path?

The Rift Bubbles offer much-sought protection, but is the safety they promise anything more than an illusion? A weapon crafted by the nearly extinct Ourankeli may hold the key to gaining the upper hand—or it may be a doomsday bomb too dangerous to chance wielding. The Asterions strive tirelessly to improve upon and create new weapons that can kill Rasu, even as Nika Kirumase draws tantalizingly close to unlocking the true power of kyoseil.

Yet for every strategic move Commandant Miriam Solovy makes to thwart the Rasu’s advances, the enemy swiftly counters in a deadly battle of escalation.

We don’t need to fear death, for it cannot hold us.

Regenesis, long the exclusive domain of Anadens, begins to take root in human society. But the possibility of immortality for all does not sit well with those who would rather keep it for themselves. When a conspiracy to sabotage the future of regenesis is uncovered, an unlikely advocate decides to risk his one-and-only life to bring the perpetrators to justice.

And amidst all the conflict, the enigmatic Katasketousya have been playing a secret long game with the fate of the universe. Now events race toward a rendezvous with their unfolding machinations, and the resulting collision is going to change everything.

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In Amaranthe, where exotic alien life, AIs, wormholes, indestructible starships and the promise of immortality rule the day, no feat seems out of reach for humanity. But when the worlds of Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir collide and the Rasu horde descends upon them both, more will be asked of heroes past and future. More will be given and more taken, and when the dust settles the very fabric of Amaranthe will be altered forever.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Pre-Order ALL OUR TOMORROWS Today - In Ebook, Paperback & Hardback

Just 10 days until ALL OUR TOMORROWS arrives! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet? You can get it at your favorite online retailer, and it will be waiting for you on the 17th.

PRE-ORDER THE AOT EBOOK

Fancy the feel of a real book in your hands? You can pre-order a signed paperback directly from me here. (Yes, this means the Signed Book Store is back in action.)

AND I have big news: for the first time ever, the new book will also be available in HARDBACK at release! You’ll be able to find it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble’s website and other major online retailers - or you can order a signed copy from me at a reduced price. Go here to pre-order your copy today.

Standard caveat: For signed copies, the books have to get to me first, so I can get them to you. They should ship shortly after the release date.

Over the next several months I plan to start creating hardbacks of all the Amaranthe novels. I’ll let you all know when the first couple are available!

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I love the AOT hardback so much, I made a video of it. Check out this beauty:

  

Here’s a little teaser quote to help tide you over until release. See more excerpts as we get closer to release on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or on the website here.