ECHO RIFT IS Here
I’m thrilled to announce that ECHO RIFT (Riven Worlds Book Three, Amaranthe #16) is now available at all major online retailers. If you pre-ordered the ebook, excellent! It should be waiting for you right now on your ereader device or app. You can get the paperback from Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s website, and it will be added to additional retailers in the coming weeks - find them all here. Or, you can order a signed copy directly from me. Audiobook listeners, you’ll be happy to learn that Pyper Down has already recorded over 30% of the audiobook, and it should be in your ears soon.
In many ways, ECHO RIFT represents my answer to 2020 and everything the universe tried to throw at us. After all of it, we're still here, we still have hope, and so do the characters you know and love. I hope that message reverberates throughout this book - because winning is about more than just surviving.
“Everything we have done from the start of this endeavor has been risky. Is the goal not worth any risk?”
In the aftermath of Namino’s liberation, everyone seeks a moment of peace to catch their breath and regroup. But the Rasu will not be waylaid for long, and peace soon becomes a race against time before the next onslaught.
Alex and Caleb search distant stars and the ruins of a dead civilization for a secret weapon that may hold the key to defeating an enemy who cannot be killed by conventional means. In the Dominion, Nika and Dashiel probe the mysteries of kyoseil in search of answers, but the Asterions’ bond with this ancient and enigmatic life proves more complicated than they ever realized.
“You act as if there are no consequences for your actions and no price for your foolish decisions. It is time to remind you that there is always a price to be paid.”
Formidable as they are, the Rasu are not the only foe seeking to destroy Concord. The Savrakaths have seen their cities leveled and fleets decimated by rebel Anaden forces. Now they marshal their last resources for a final vengeance-fueled strike—against the wrong enemy.
After a failed coup attempt, the Anaden leadership bickers and squabbles amongst themselves—until a ghost from the past returns, determined to finally unite his people. But those who have wielded unbridled power for millennia will not give it up so easily.
Yet amid the deadly battles and insurrections, struggles of faith, hope, friendship and love light the way forward, because winning is about more than just surviving.
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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 changed forever.
You guys did it. Okay, granted, I wrote the book - but all of YOU made sure the world knew how much you loved it. Thank you, thank you, thank you for voting INVERSION the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2020!
And a special thanks to the fine people at Discover Sci-Fi for sharing these incredibly flattering words about the Amaranthe series:
"Start a conversation about best world-building in sci-fi, “hidden gems,” or addictive and re-readable storylines, and you’ll hear about G.S. Jennsen’s magnificent Amaranthe series. Jennsen has a gift for connecting readers to her characters; you can’t help but to be fully invested in their struggle to triumph over the seemingly impossible challenges they face. It is no surprise that the newest book in the series, Inversion, was voted by you, the Discover Sci-Fi readers, as the top pick in our poll for best sci-fi book of 2020!
The stories are gritty, the heroes determined, the readers… hooked. How can you not be? This is a truly EPIC series. If you haven’t picked it up yet, you really must."
Have you checked out the FRACTALS audiobook yet? It’s now available on additional vendors, including Apple, Nook & Google Play.
Happy 2021, and I hope you love ECHO RIFT as much as I do!
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David wrote: "Congratulations! Much deserved recognition, for sure.I'll be waiting for the Echo Rift audiobook, even though I pre-purchased the Kindle edition. It's challenging not to just dive right in, but I..."
Thank you! Pyper is over halfway through recording the Echo Rift audiobook already, so it will definitely be available in February.
Hey G.S., I just finished the Echo Rift audiobook, and it was *awesome*. I think unlike so many sequels, this one just keeps getting better! Dang, now I have to figure out how to survive the wait for All Our Tomorrows. ;-) My only comment that might be construed as negative, is that Pyper goes so fast that I listened to the whole thing at 0.9x Speed. The reason I don't consider this a negative is that usually I find myself speeding up audiobooks and podcasts because they drag a bit.
As an aside, I wanted to know of you had read any of the "Union Station" EarthCent Ambassador books by E.M. Foner. I just started the second book of this series and am quite enjoying it. It has a very rich set of alien and AI characters, and has a healthy amount of "clean" humor in it. Maybe you're too busy writing now but when you get the chance and want some laughs, give this a shot.
Thanks again for the wild ride with Alex, Nika, and everyone else. I don't care how many books there have been, I'll be sad when it comes to an end.
David wrote: "Hey G.S., I just finished the Echo Rift audiobook, and it was *awesome*. I think unlike so many sequels, this one just keeps getting better! Dang, now I have to figure out how to su..."I had cause to re-listen to a portion of the first two audiobooks recently, and I agree that Pyper used to talk noticeably slower. Personally, her current speed sounds more natural to me, but I'm not an audiobook afficionado. I suspect the reason she's sped up is she's now so intrinsically comfortable with the characters and the world, it all flows more easily.
I have not read any of the Union Station books. But I'm making a concerted effort to read more, so I'll add them to the list. :)
Thank you for coming along on this wild journey with all of us!
I'll be waiting for the Echo Rift audiobook, even though I pre-purchased the Kindle edition. It's challenging not to just dive right in, but I enjoyed the Fractals audiobook so much that it will be worth the wait.