Who has a book?

[I, Brian]

It's long overdue that the chronicles network took some small promotional role upon itself for the benefit of published members - traditional and self-published.

I won't be able to offer a great deal, but what I am thinking of is a section on the .COM site - soon to undergo major restructuring and expansion - to help provide further details on present members who are published.

Each published author would then have their own page on the site, which would include a book graphic, short synopsis, and excerpts of third-party reviews. Oh - and an Amazon link to the work to push people who may be interested, to where they can order it.

So - Mark Urpen, Aurelio, Marianne, Michael, Circus Cranium and Kelpie - and anyone else with a book in published format - I need information on your books, namely:

1. Where I can find further basic details, including cover and synopsis
2. Where to find third-party reviews
3. Link if possible to vendor - preferably Amazon.

Please either detail the information in this thread (free promo!) - or if you prefer a little more privacy (or modesty), feel free to e-mail the details to me:

brian at platinax.co.uk

Any questions, feel free to ask.

[dwndrgn]

Just a thought Brian, I know that you are planning on going to the WorldCon and setting up a table for promoting this site - have you thought of including the above information as well in your literature you'll have at the table so that you can show that published authors are also members of the site. Not only does this shine a good light on this site but it gives those authors another venue for promotion. A win-win situation

[Mark Robson]

All of the information that you require about my existing 4 books are available on my website www.swordpublishing.co.uk Brian. However, as I'm never one to miss the opportunity for a spot of publicity, I'll post a few details here:



The Darkweaver Legacy (New review just published in the reviews section here by Dwndrgn) is a series of 4 easy-reading medieval fantasy novels aimed at the YA market. It is a tale of magic and high adventure with all the usual elements of swords and sorcery, but with a military theme that gives it a different flavour from many of the stories currently on the market.



Book 1 - The Forging of the Sword introduces the majority of the main characters, setting in place the overall conflict between the hero, Calvyn, and the eventual villain - an enigmatic magician called Selkor. I am under no illusions as to the quality of the writing in this first book - I have improved vastly since this first effort. Despite the known weaknesses, however, the response from the readership has been astounding. The story and characters have captured the imagination of thousands, sparking a flood of requests for more... hence...



Book 2 - Trail of the Huntress. With the exception of my new book, Imperial Spy - to be published by Simon & Schuster in Spring 06, this is probably my favourite story of the series. The plot was better thought out and a lot less predictable, with a lot of good twists towards the end of the story. The writing was also better than the first, as I began to develop a little more style to the prose. The book nicely paved the way for...



Book 3 - First Sword which for any fans of the Roman era, might become a favourite. Much of this book is set in a Roman style amphitheatre, where gladiators fight for glory and money, whilst prisoners and outcasts are thrown in as easy fodder for the trained fighters to practice on. There are multiple storylines running throughout this book, which would not be easily followed unless you had read the previous two books. This is a series after all. Which means that as the story did not conclude, along came...



Book 4 - The Chosen One. Not a very original title, as I came to discover later! You might have thought that I would have researched that before going to print, but it's just one of the many mistakes I made whilst undertaking this vast project. The story concludes with the predictably cataclysmic magical encounter between two of the main protagonists. This ends the main thread, though others, whilst rounded to a suitable point, are left open for further stories. One such thread is about a female spy called Femke, who arrives in the Royal Court at the conclusion giving rise to…



A new series!



Book 1 – Imperial Spy(Spring 06) a fantasy with NO MAGIC! This is all spies, murder, intrigue and adventure set in the same world as The Darkweaver legacy with a few overlapping characters. I’ll say no more for now. The fact that Simon & Schuster bought it probably says enough. I’m currently writing…



Book 2 – Imperial Assassin (Autumn 06) which continues straight on from Imperial Spy with much the same theme, though most of the action happens in a neighbouring country. The lead role switches from the spy to a young Legionnaire called Reynik, who is set the task of infiltrating the Guild of Assassins.



The Darkweaver Legacy is available through www.amazon.co.uk Search under the series title, the individual book titles, or the author’s name – Mark Robson - though there is another pretender to my name who writes history books, so be sure to get the correct title, or you might be disappointed! Alternatively, you can simply follow the links from www.swordpublishing.co.uk or order direct from me at the same site. There are also links to several third party reviews here by reputable review websites, as well as a multitude of short reviews and comments by readers. There is also information about me… and a photo if you’re really interested!



I hope some of you check it out.

[aurelio]

Thanks, Brian!

The best place to find out about EVE is at my site. There is a ton of info, as well as a fun animated interactive spoof on shopping in the future at:

www.evethenovel.com

There are currently three vendor sites links there:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...io%2BO%27Brien

http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore...3=jYmNivsu1mM=

I have two reviews other than the nice one Dwndrgn did here at Chronicles. I'm going to add a "reviews" section to my site, but I haven't gotten around to it yet, so here are the current review links:

http://www.warpcoresf.co.uk/eve.php

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/Arnzenews...t_reviews.html

I tried to attach a cover to this, but I couldn't get it to attach , so I'll email it to you.

Anything else, just let me know!

[Teresa Edgerton]

Anyone interested in learning more about my fantasy novel, THE HIDDEN STARS, first book in the Rune of Unmaking trilogy can find a good description and some reviews at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

There are also detailed reviews at Barnes & Noble:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...60575875&itm=1


I'd say more about the book, but I've just had a perfectly hellish day taking my 85 year old mother to the doctor, and I'm officially brain dead.

Oh yes, you can visit my website by clicking on the link below.

[Michael]

Thank you, Brian. I definitely appreciate the opportunity.

There's quite a bit of information on my web site about my book Pure Intensity, which is planned as the first book in a dark fantasy series called The Defiler's Rule. The link for my site is http://home.comcast.net/~spacepubs/rmspacemaster.html

The site includes a revision of the prologue, and the chapter called "Manhunt" that I posted here as well.

As I've stated in other posts, I should have given this book more attention before publishing, but I still have received some positive feedback. The revision seems to be coming along swell, by the way! Sorry, Brian, but I haven't received any reviews yet.

The link for Pure Intensity at the Authorhouse bookstore is:
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore...QVid0A9XM%253d

At Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

The Defiler's Rule is a story about an apocalyptic war between gods that spills over into Earth. Chai'Huon Ju, the Defiler, is the god of the Blood Clan of a lost prehistoric nation called Hunjan. His acolytes of the present gain the power to release him from Hell and launch his war against Heaven. However, when the evil gods rise, so do the Avatars.

In Pure Intensity, David Yeng-Chi is a descendent of the Blood Clan who attempts to conjure his god as revenge for the scorn of his ex-girlfriend, Linda Caldwell. Linda discovers that she also has extraordinary abilities but cannot believe they will be enough to stop David from murdering her and her friends.

[Michael]

Oops, I forgot something. I'd mention T-Bird, the other book I published as a collaboration with Daniel C. Henderson, but--frankly--that one is seriously in need of a makeover. Still, anyone interested in a superhero fantasy can find more information about it at my web site. EDIT: It has some interesting points, like T-Bird's power, for instance. Plus, I made an effort to define the normal abilities of the Thunderbirds, which helps.

[DNSimmons]

Hello, I hope I'm posting this is the correct catagory.

I have a novel that is now available through Amazon.com as well as other locations.

It's contains erotic encounters and Heinious crimes all combined in a supernatural tale.

"Desires Unleashed: Knights of the Darkness Chronicles" is book one of my series.

for more information, including a preview of the book, please visit my website at

www.dnsimmons.com

thank you so much.

[Teresa Edgerton]

Christmas is over, my life has settled into a (slightly) less exhausting mode, and I find that enough of my neurons are actually firing that it is possible for me to take a stab at describing my book more fully, as I promised several messages above.


THE HIDDEN STARS -- Book One of THE RUNE OF UNMAKING, by Madeline Howard (AKA Kelpie)

Siluren uiledani amffuriandem -- All things are changing under the moon.


The world is in flux. More than a century has passed since a disastrous conflict between the wizards of Alluinn and the mages of Otoi ended in their mutual destruction -- more than a century since their tremendous clash of magical forces sent a pulse of energy through the entire world of matter, ripped the moon out of its path and altered its course in the sky, and ushered in this present age of change and mutation. New species have appeared; many others have become extinct. The very contours of the land have altered. Ancient spells are fraying, and ancient evils, long banished, are beginning to return.

Though the vast realm of Otoi fell into irredeemable ruin, a thousand of her magicians slain in a single hour, the price of "victory" was almost unimaginably high for the surviving northern wizards and their allies, the Pendawer kings and princes. The great cities of Alluinn were levelled, her palaces, her pageantry, her ancientry and pride all reduced to dust, the bustling capital of a mighty empire become an immense graveyard.

Now rival houses on Phaorax and Thaerie lay claim to what remains of the Empire, and the world is at war once more. As the story begins, this war has already raged on for decades; for some of the characters it has lasted their entire lifetimes, scarring them physically and mentally.

* * *


Few, if any, guessed what was ahead when the Princess Ouriana first ascended the throne of Phaorax. Her reign of dark sorcery, based on remnants of blackest Otowan magics, was well begun before even the shadow of a threat touched the minds of the remaining wizards in their stronghold on the island of Leal. Proclaiming herself the Divine Incarnatino of the Devouring Moon, she appointed twelve priests to perform her rites. Twelve priests dressed in scarlet -- they were men to begin with, but magic twisted them, making them monstrous. Now they are known as the Furiadhin: the furies, the Mutated Ones. From Ouriana's great temple at Apharos the smoke of sacrifice rises to the heavens, and the first fruits and the pick of every herd are (forcibly) offered in her name.

But even this is not enough for Ouriana; she means to rule over the entire world as Empress and Goddess. Opposing this ambition are: the white wizards on Leal; the last heirs of the Pendawer house, now residing on Thaerie; and various minor Pendawer kinsmen who rule the handful of tiny kingdoms, principalities, and duchies that are all that remain of the Empire.

As the war drags on, the armies of Thaerie, Malindor, Rhuaddlyn, Rheithun, and Erios suffer one defeat after another; again and again they are forced to give ground. Even the wizards are no match for Ouriana and her warrior-priests, for they are continually hampered by the memory of their own too costly victory in the war against Otoi, all too aware that their most powerful magics could slay thousands of innocents in the very attempt to save them. Forced to take a less militant role than they might, to act mainly as healers, seers, and advisers, the wizards have seen one kingdom after another fall to Ouriana's armies, and their populations enslaved.

After so many defeats, all that keeps the Pendawers and the allied nations going is an obscure prophecy: that out of Ouriana's own house and bloodline will come one capable of overthrowing her rule and restoring peace.

Nineteen years ago, a princess was born whom many (Ouriana included) believed was the child of the prophecy. But the infant was lost and has been assumed dead for almost all of that time. When word reaches the wizards on Leal that the girl is still alive and growing into her power in a far country, it is nevertheless evident that she remains completely ignorant of her birth and of the great task she was born to perform -- nor will she know of any reason to throw in her lot with Thaerie and Leal, or, for that matter, to embroil herself in the conflict on any level.

An embassy sets out to find the Princess Winloki, bring her home, convince her of the rightness of their cause, and enlist her aid. That party is necessarily small and secretive, since alerting Ouriana to their mission -- not to mention to the continued existence of her young rival -- would obviously be fatal.

Chosen for what is certain to prove a long and perilous journey are: the young healer Sinderian, who (though determined and courageous) has seen so much suffering and sacrifice that she is secretly undergoing a severe crisis of faith; her father, Faolein, wise in the ways of magic and of the great world, but clumsy and uncertain when it comes to personal relationships in general and fatherhood in particular; and the half-Faey Prince Ruan, rejected by his kinsmen of the Ni-Fea Faey, yet perpetually an outsider among Humankind. THE HIDDEN STARS is, most of all, the story of their quest, as well as their struggles to survive in an increasingly dangerous world.


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(I hope this is not a great deal more than anyone actually wanted to KNOW about my book ...)

[I, Brian]

No, sounds quite interesting.

[Circus Cranium]

Wow, I just now saw this thread. I'll go get my links and whatnot and be back! Thanks for the promo ops Brian.

[Circus Cranium]

My humor/fantasy novella ‘Gypsies Stole my Tequila’ is available in the Amityville House of Pancakes 4-novella collection, available here: Gypsies Stole my Tequila

My urban fantasy novel Oral Vices is available here: Oral Vices

The Book of Monsters, a collection from Scrybe Press (with my story ‘Prodigium’ featured) is available here: The Book of Monsters

or on Amazon, here: The Book of Monsters,

And finally, my novel ‘The Hoax’ is due out in 2005 from Mundania Press

Graphics and covers, as well as synopsis blurbs and a reviews section are available on my website:

http://www.ajjones.homestead.com


[Admin edit by I, Brian - modified URLs to make them more friendly to the forum tables ]

[Marianne]

It has been a busy holiday and I just found this thread. I am happy to talk about my book

I don't know how everyone got the links in their message so let me just say that everything is on my web site at www.makeesee.com. There are links to some online reviews, an online interview I did last month, links to where the book can be purchased. I also can provide copies at a reduced price if you email me.

I also have pics from GenCon in Anaheim and I still need to write up my experiences there.

The first book in the Time Tripper series is Jumping Jack Flash, a tongue in cheek tale about a mild-mannered historian who must go back in time to retrieve the company's android. Their adventures in Victorian England include an encounter with the young Conan Doyle, a Sherlockian mystery with a few corpses, an excursian into Shakespeare on the stage and many delightful characters.

I am now working on the sequel, which takes place in California Gold Rush days. The time-travelling duo are trying to find a lost family treasure, they meet Mark Twain, solve a mystery(of course), and who knows what else will happen-I am not always in control

Thanks Brian for the opportunity for promotion. Also, thanks for the chance to look at the other author's websites.

Marianne

[Circus Cranium]

(I don't know how everyone got the links in their message )


Um...er...well...Brian did it for me.

[Treikayan]

Mark, I tried to access your site, but it isn't working.

BTW, where do unpublished authours (as myself) share their work? Is it here?