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New Web Store For Ebooks, Plus a Roundtable Discussion & More

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New Web Store For Ebooks, Plus a Roundtable Discussion & More

I’ve got so much news today! We’ll start with the new web store. Starting today, you can buy all of my ebooks direct from me, at a discount over their retail prices. If you downloaded Vertigo for free when you subscribed to the newsletter, getting the ebooks to your ereader or app work exactly the same way, so it should be easy as pie.

To celebrate the store opening, all the ebooks are an additional 20% OFF for the next five days (on top of the already discounted prices). Just enter the coupon code GRAND-OPENING at checkout. WEB STORE

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Thanks to the article I wrote for The Debrief on warp drives, I was lucky enough to get to participate recently in a roundtable with mega-bestelling author Douglas Richards and dystopian sci-fi writer Eliza Green. The topic: “Is it more difficult to write science fiction in an age of exponential technological growth? To what extend does science fiction guide innovation?” We had a great time and a very lively discussion about those topics and many more, and you can check out the video on YouTube here.

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Thank you all so much for sharing your thoughts in the character poll in the last newsletter. See the results here.

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Finally, I wanted to let you know about two new updates to the Amaranthe Wiki. I’ve added the quotes used in the Part headings of the books, all on one page here. I’ve also added a long-requested item: Russian translations from all the books. You can see them here, but enter at your own risk - you only think Alex curses in English! You can find both the new pages under the “Novels & Short Stories” category.

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Before I leave you, I’ve got another collection of books for your reading pleasure. Go here to choose from 42 FREE sci-fi ebooks from popular indie authors. Enjoy!

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Huge Audiobook Sale, Plus a Reader Poll & a Cornucopia of Free Sci-Fi Books

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Huge Audiobook Sale, Plus a Reader Poll & a Cornucopia of Free Sci-Fi Books

If you're curious about audiobooks but have yet to take the plunge into a different way of reading, I've got a deal for you! Get the first four Amaranthe audiobooks at a huge discount for the next two weeks exclusively at Chirp, and immerse yourself in the dulcet tones of the amazing Pyper Down: gsj.space/chirp-sale

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A little news you might be interested in: the first draft of ALL OUR TOMORROWS is complete! At over 92K words, it might well be the longest first draft to date. Make of that what you will. ;)

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Now, I have a question for you. Apropos of nothing and almost certainly just for fun, the question is this: which secondary-major character in the Amaranthe universe do you think is most deserving of a spin-off novel?

A preview of the choices (in alphabetical order):

  • Corradeo Praesidis

  • Eren Savitas asi-Idoni

  • Joaquim Lacese

  • Marlee Marano

  • Nyx elasson-Praesidis

  • Perrin Benvenit

  • Other (you can write in your preference)

VOTE HERE

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In closing, I’ve an incredible selection of 75+ FREE sci-fi and fantasy ebooks for you to feast upon. Enjoy!

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ECHO RIFT Release Date, Cover Reveal & Pre-Order

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ECHO RIFT Release Date, Cover Reveal & Pre-Order

ECHO RIFT, Book Three in the Riven Worlds series, will be released on JANUARY 15, 2021. But you can pre-order it today at all major online retailers for a special pre-order price of $2.99 for 1 week only. The price will increase to $4.99 next Thursday, so grab it today. You can also add it to your Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf here.

PRE-ORDER ECHO RIFT

See the cover here.

“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.

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The INVERSION Audiobook is Here - Plus a Visual of Anaden History & a Video Chat

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The INVERSION Audiobook is Here - Plus a Visual of Anaden History & a Video Chat

I’m so excited (and relieved) to share that the INVERSION audiobook is now available on Audible & Amazon (it should be available on Apple Books in the next day or two - when it is, you’ll find it HERE). Patient audiobook listeners, you can at last find out what happens to Miriam, to Malcolm, and to Marlee and all the Asterions trapped on Namino. Lots of other exciting goings-on, too, so get to listening. :)

If you missed it earlier, check out my blog post on how I plan to make sure you never have to wait this long for an audiobook from me again: Audiobooks, the Changing Face of Indie Publishing &…You're Tired of Waiting! (So Am I)

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Weren’t able to make my live hangout with fellow Forged From the Stars authors EJ Fisch and Tammy Salyer? Not a problem. You can now watch it at your leisure on YouTube HERE.

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Finally, I've recently gotten several questions about the order of events in Anaden history - with good reason, as that history is dribbled out to you in bits and pieces throughout the Resonant novels. But as all our players begin to converge once again, ancient events will continue to haunt the future. So I give you a Timeline of the major events in the Anaden Empire (and, to a lesser extent, the Asterion Dominion). View it in high resolution on the Amaranthe Wiki HERE.

The Anaden calendar is complicated with its Epoch system, so I've used a relative calendar, with Year 0, at the bottom right, equaling the start of...well, RELATIVITY. As you go to the left and up, you go back in time.

Let me know if anything isn't clear, or if you think I should have included something else! Oh, and it's free of *major* spoilers, so feel free to peruse it even if you aren't caught up (though depending on where you are, the events might not mean anything to you). And of course, you can see the spoiler-free Aurora Rhapsody timeline HERE.

ECHO RIFT is coming along quite nicely, with well over 100K words in the bank and heavy editing underway. Look for a cover reveal and release date announcement soon!

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Live Q&A/Hangout Next Sunday, Plus an Audiobook Update

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Live Q&A/Hangout Next Sunday, Plus an Audiobook Update

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be joining SF/F authors EJ Fisch & Tammy Salyer for a video chat next Sunday, September 20th, 2020 at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT.

You can register to attend the event here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/live-hangoutqa-with-sci/register. **All registrants for the live event will receive a free ebook download of Forged From the Stars.** Register now and get your free book today.

EJ, Tammy & I will chat about our inspirations, SF/F heroes, favorite wines, how many cats is too many, and anything else YOU want to know. Have a question for us? (a) once you’ve registered, you can post your questions ahead of time using the “Ask A Question” button here; (b) you can send me an email with your questions; or (c) you can catch us off-guard and try to stump us by springing your questions on us live during the hangout.

We can't wait to see you there!

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Audiobook listeners: thank you so much for completed the survey in the last newsletter; your answers are a great help as I shape the future of my audiobook distribution. Speaking of, I’ve got a new blog post for you today talking about the Inversion audiobook and exactly what I plan to do to make sure you don’t have to wait so long for new audiobooks in the future. Give it a read: Audiobooks, the Changing Face of Indie Publishing &…You’re Tired of Waiting! (So Am I).

Did you enjoy getting a glimpse into Nika’s history and the birth of a rebellion in CHRYSALIS? Help more people find this wonderful Infinite Expanse anthology by dropping a quick review on Amazon, or let me know what you thought of the story!

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Surprise! A New Amaranthe Short Story Is Available Today

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Surprise! A New Amaranthe Short Story Is Available Today

I'm thrilled to announce the release of BEYOND THE STARS: INFINITE EXPANSE, a collection of space opera short stories from eleven of today's hottest indie sci-fi authors and rising stars. It's available at a special release price of $0.99 for one week only, so grab it today! AMAZON

Infinite Expanse includes a brand new short story from me, titled "Chrysalis." Here's the official teaser:

In the cutting-edge laboratories of Asterion Prime, a new manner of life emerges: sentient artificial intelligence. But when the government responds by trying to shut down the AIs before they have a chance to flourish, one woman realizes she must do whatever it takes to protect this still fragile new life, no matter the consequences.

But that's just for the uninitiated.:) If you've read Exin Ex Machina, you know how the SAI Rebellion ended - but what about how it began? See Nika back when she was still an Anaden named Nicolette Hinotori. Meet her brother, Loshi, who we learned about in Continuum (he's quite a character; now that I've written him, I'm really sorry he's no longer around). With special guest appearances by: Maris Debray (then Idoni), KIR, Steven Olivaw, Magnus Forchelle and Corradeo Praesidis. See them all in CHRYSALIS!

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I'm happy to announce that FORGED FROM THE STARS is once again available. If you're new here, you might not have seen this awesome collection with the kick-ass cover before.

SOME WOMEN ARE CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. SOME BECOME THE FIRE.

FORGED FROM THE STARS brings you the first books in three exciting, original space opera adventure series, Ziva Payvan, Spectras Arise, and Aurora Rising. These epic tales feature empires that stretch across the vastness of space, suspenseful action as new worlds are discovered and old ones destroyed, thrilling interstellar warfare and deadly conspiracies that promise to reshape galaxies. Get it for only $0.99 through the end of August: RETAILERS

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If you're an audiobook listener, I want to apologize for you not already having the INVERSION audiobook in your ears. Pyper Down has finished recording, and it's now in the production company's hands. The problem is, much like with Continuum, they're taking too long. I'll have more to say soon about why it's taking so long and what I plan to do to ensure future audiobooks get to you faster.

You can help me with that by completing a super-quick survey about how you get and listen to your audiobooks. Thanks in advance! SURVEY

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Oh! I almost forgot (not really). You know that poll for the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2020 (So Far) that I shared with you in the last newsletter? Thanks to all you amazing people, INVERSION WON!! And it wasn't even close. As the blog post says: "Jennsen’s mastery of her craft has earned a loyal and passionate fanbase, and they turned out to support Inversion in record numbers, casting nearly a third of over 1000 votes for the entry." You can read more about all the Top 10 finalists here: Top 10 Sci-Fi Books of 2020 (So Far). You have my most heartfelt and giddy thanks.