The Aftermath Trilogy

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There’s a special place in my heart for Star Wars. I remember watching the first movie (A New Hope, not that hot garbage that had pod racing…) as a zygote and being amazed that such a thing could go on a screen. I think I dragged my poor mother to that like seven times at the cinemas, just to get more. I’m a big fan of the original trilogy (no again, not that shit starting with pod racing), and am one of the people who thinks Rogue One is one of the best movies made. Believe me when I tell you that, until recently, I felt all hope was lost with Star Wars books. The plots felt shallow, hurried, and pure fan exploitation without a wise monarch to guide the overall narrative of the universe canon. I was pretty pleased Read More …

The Order of Things ① ② ③…

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Ricky emailed me a few days back, mentioning that he’d accidentally picked up a couple of my books he’d already read. How’s this happen? By virtue of me scuppering old editions and putting up new ones. If you want to know which books were previously released and what changed, I’ve prepared this handy chart: Current Release Previously Known As What Changed? Night’s Favor Night’s Favour & Night’s Favor Language change from UK to US English. The story’s unchanged. Somewhere in there it also got a new cover. Night’s Fall  Night’s Fall Language change from UK to US English. Like Night’s Favor, Night’s Fall’s story remains intact, with language updates for the US market.Somewhere in here, it got a cover change, but TBH I can’t remember exactly when all that happened. Sorry about that. Chromed: Upgrade & Chromed: Rogue Upgrade Language Read More …

Meanwhile, in Canada…

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Long time listeners to this show will know I love me some Warframe. Digital Extremes (the company behind this excellence) is hosting their TennoCon at the moment, and many, many new goodies are coming to light. We’ll get onto the serious stuff in a moment, but here’s fun for the whole family: I mean, how can you not love a company that does this stuff? To be fair, they did tell ’em not to pull the trigger. (For the geeks like me out there, I think the prop is an Opticor). TennoCon’s introduced a delluge of things, including a new faction, but what spun my wheels more than it should was the new intro cinematic: I’d pay to see that movie. They’re going a bit darker with the Duviri Paradox: …and starting a new war: …all of which means just Read More …

The Red Queen 👸🏻

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This is one of my world famous emails, originally sent July 1, 2019. Get on the list here! It’s time for a vacation. While you’re reading this, I’m either in the beautiful Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand onna break, or dead (I know which I’m hoping for!). The beauty of technology means I prepared this before I left, so I’m kinda talking to future you, from the past. Maybe. Sooo, while I’m visiting vinyards I thought it’d be a good opportunity to re-introduce one of the terrors of my life: The Red Queen. This week: Finding a good book without being tricked; Bloody murder (…of manuscripts); and Your Tyche’s Crusade excerpt. I’m about half-way through Godsgrave, and digging it. This week’s email’s brought to you by an old classic – The Chain, by Fleetwood Mac. Yes, I know I’m Read More …

Our final interview … did I save the best for last? 🥂

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This is one of my world-famous emails, originally sent June 25, 2019. You can get on the list here. I’m wrestling with The Sickness™️ but… …I’ll get over it. It doesn’t feel like a Patient Zero kind of thing. This week: A quick note on specials (free ‘n’ cheap stuffs); Your final interview; and An excerpt from Tyche’s Crusade. Excuse me if I look pale and sickly while we do this. Despite how my frail flesh feels, I’m emotionally stoked – Chromed: Upgrade’s hit #1 on Amazon in cyberpunk, science fiction adventure, distopia, and superhero fantasy. It is free right now, so why not check it out? On top of that, I’m about to finish my contract and head off on vacation with Rae – we’re heading to the Hawkes Bay, a beautiful slice of New Zealand full of really Read More …

Chromed: Upgrade Available for Zero Earth Dollars

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The universe blessed me yesterday: Chromed: Upgrade is racing up the charts, taking the #1 slot in cyberpunk, dystopia, genetic engineering, sci-fi adventure, and superhero fantasy. It’s #4 on the Kindle free store overall, which has me blown away. Thank you so much for your support. If you want it, it’s on the house. Get it on Amazon, Nook, Apple, Kobo, and Google while the getting’s good. (And if you love Rebekah’s cover art as much as I do, get yourself the wallpaper over here).

Dystopian Stories Don’t Have to Suck 🧟‍♀️

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One of my world-famous emails, originally sent Saturday 15 June. Get on the list here! Man, there’s a lot going on. And that’s just in my part of the world. This week, there are so many funsies. Before we hit the main events, you may have noticed a new header graphic ⬆️ up there. Let me know what you think of it, because I almost went blind putting it together. Where was I? A new release! An interview; An outstanding promo; Your excerpt, aaaand A free novel, no strings attached. I am breathless with all the awesome. Let’s do it. Tyche’s Lost is Out! Yeah, I almost don’t believe it myself. This is Chad and Saveria’s story – two people who’ve both died before, about to die again. It would suck to be one of my characters. I started this Read More …