Heloise & Grimple is on sale for 99 cents, and civilization is saved (you’re welcome, civilization)

Every once in a while, the world needs a special kind of hero, one equipped to deal with the unique challenges of a particular time and place.

In the beginning, it was Gilgamesh, because we needed someone to get the ball rolling. In the 1960s, it was James Bond, because we needed a nihilistic hedonist with a Scottish burr (then again, when DON’T you need one of those?). In the 1970s, it was Luke Skywalker, because we needed an idealist on a quest for something bigger, something better. In the 1980s, it was Ripley, because it was about time we had a badass lady action hero. In the 1990s, it was Homer Simpson, because, well, that was about right for the 90s.

So it has gone since time immemorial (or, at least, since Gilgamesh got written down), and so it will continue thus—we can only hope—for all time to come. Because, in a day when we are more divided than ever, when horrific things occur on a daily basis, when no one knows what the future will hold, I think we can all agree on one thing: we need a hero now more than ever. One who is smart. And tough. And maybe more than a little sarcastic. And if our hero for today is friends with a less-than-intellectual hill giant, an aspiring illusionist, and a dwarf who has one heck of chiseled backside? Well, so much the better.

At the moment when we need her most, Heloise the Bard is here to save us all (or, at least, make us grateful that we’re not the ones getting pooped on by a hoard of bats), and now, through the miracle of modern technology, you can bring her home (virtually) for the sum total of 99 CENTS—but, ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME!

That’s right, FOHAGs*—from now until Friday night at midnight Eastern, The Chronicle of Heloise & Grimple is on sale in the Kindle store for 99 cents (you can’t even buy a soda for 99 cents in most places, and, come on—which would you rather have speeding at you through a straw, something that came out of a soda fountain, or something that came out of me?).

Click here to go to the Amazon page.

Spend some time with the hero the world needs now and see what all of the hubbub is about. You might even come to realize why the good folks at Readers’ Favorite opined, upon reading about Heloise’s exploits, that "Mr. Gibson has the potential to be the next Terry Pratchett” (speculation is rampant that such high praise was due to a mix up with the review of another, much better book, but you’ll have to judge for yourself).

So tell your friends. Tell your family. Heck, tell your enemies. We need to come together, and there’s no better way to do that than a massive, Goodreads-wide buddy read that entails enjoying the adventures of a half-elven bard who gets frustrated at her moronic companions while pursuing the sweet possibility of getting some burly dwarven tail.

Happy reading, friends.

*Friends of Heloise and Grimple (duh)