Try Sci-fi 365

Just a quick post to say that, if you’re a sci-fi fan, you might like to sign up to scifi365.net. It’s a free book recommendation site. They send you an email now and again recommending sci-fi books by new and upcoming authors. The books are at reduced prices and the Sci-fi 365 team has actually read the books and gives a pithy review.

If you’re a sci-fi author you might want to try it too. I’ve had three recommendations from them since I signed and I bought two of them. My own novel, Heaven is a Place on Earth (which is on offer at the moment at just 99c), went out in their mailshot a couple of days ago and has done very well – something I cannot say for any other book recommendation site I have tried. My guess is, they are targeting the right readers.

As a sci-fi reader, finding good novels in the genre is extremely difficult. As a writer, finding ways to help readers discover my books is even harder. I look forward to the day when there are many high quality recommendation services out there that will make both these jobs easier. To paraphrase the scifi365 site, what we all need is more signal and less noise.

Here is what they said about Heaven:

Storr’s premise – ‘how would society function if augmented reality became the norm’ – is a strong one and he handles the idea logically and consistently, making ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ a joy to read.

Oh, and the twist at the end of the novel is one we didn’t see coming.

All unprompted and all for free. And, no, I have no affiliation whatsoever with these guys except as a consumer of their services.