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Audiobook Listeners Shouldn't Get to Have All the Fun

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Audiobook Listeners Shouldn't Get to Have All the Fun

It’s summer, and there’s plenty of fun to go around for everyone, right?

First, a quick reminder: the nomination window for the Dragon Awards is about to close! So if you think Chaotica deserves consideration as the best SFF novel of the year, go get your nomination in. :) DRAGON AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Now, about the fun. From now through the end of the month, all my ebooks are 30% OFF in my ebook store! Individual novels, collections, the whole shebang. Buy as many as you like, and take 30% off the (already below retail) price for every one of them. Just enter the coupon code THIRTY at checkout!

Speaking of sales, that huge audiobook sale is still going on (also through the end of the month). In fact, I sweet-talked Nook into joining Chirp and Apple in the festivities. Nook has been investing heavily in their audiobook division lately, so here’s a great chance to check them out if you’re a Nook fan. AUDIOBOOK SALE

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE. I’m thrilled to let you know about a huge * free * SFF promotion. More books than you can count (okay, I tried, and stopped counting at 100), from military sci-fi to portal fantasy and everything in between. Bonus, the books are organized by genre and by retailer, so you can go straight to what tickles your fantasy. The promotion ends Sunday, so go stock up now. FREE SFF BOOKS

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The Most Epic of Audiobook Sales, & A Huge Thank You

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The Most Epic of Audiobook Sales, & A Huge Thank You

Behind the scenes, I’ve been splicing together and uploading all the omnibus collections as audiobooks. And now, to celebrate the upcoming release of the Chaotica audiobook (it will be here very, very soon, I promise) - and the fact that I actually finished this project (with lots of help from Mr. Jennsen) - I am running a frankly ridiculous sale on the collection audiobooks for the entire month of July.

If you’ve ever been curious about the audiobooks and what all the fuss over Pyper Down is about, this is a price you absolutely cannot beat: 15 novels + 3 short stories for less than $20. Or just start with Aurora Rising for only $1.99 - and if you love it, come back before the end of the month for the rest of them!

This sale is available only Chirp and Apple (Audible simply does not let me set the price, though the collections are up there).

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More news: You guys did it! Chaotica has been named the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2022 (So Far) by readers! See the final results here.

I am floored. Blown away. Gobsmacked. Other thesaurus-y words. I mean, I love this book; subjectively, I feel it might well be the best book I've ever written. But what matters is what YOU think, and now you've told the world.

I know I don't have as many readers as John Scalzi or Adrian Tchaikovsky or David Weber - but what I do have are readers that are enthusiastic, engaged and who love this universe and its characters as much as I do. Thank you all so, so much.

...now to go make DUALITY even better.

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The Dragon Awards, Plus a Bonanza of Free Sci-Fi

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The Dragon Awards, Plus a Bonanza of Free Sci-Fi

Over the last several years, the Dragon Awards have risen in prominence as a joyous celebration of the best in SFF entertainment. Awarded in conjunction with Dragon Con every year, they are billed as a “way to recognize excellence in all things Science Fiction and Fantasy. These awards are by the fans, for the fans, and are your chance to reward those who have made real contributions to SF, books, games, comics, and shows.”

Since I’ll be appearing at Dragon Con this year, it feels like I should give this a go, doesn’t it? So if you believe that CHAOTICA is worthy of consideration as one of the best science fiction novels of the year, then I humbly invite you to head over to the awards page and nominate it in the “Best Science Fiction Novel” category. And, hey, while you’re there, go ahead and nominate your favorite novels in other categories, as well as your favorite movies, TV shows, games and comics published in the last 12 months. VOTE HERE

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Now…I did not start this week expecting to ask for your vote twice. But it seems a bunch of you nominated Chaotica for the Best Sci-Fi Book of 2022 (So Far) over at Discover Sci-Fi - enough of you that the book made the cut for the final round! So if you’re so inclined, take 20 seconds and vote for Chaotica over there, too.

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For the record, I am blessed with the most awesome readers in the cosmos. I love that you love Chaotica as much I do. <3

And since you’re so amazing, you deserve a bucket-load of sci-fi and fantasy books to transport you to wondrous places. The “Beyond Imagination” giveaway features 59 books from talented independent authors, all free to download. Enjoy!

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CHAOTICA Is Here

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CHAOTICA Is Here

CHAOTICA is now available at all retailers - in ebook, paperback & hardback! If you pre-ordered the ebook, it should be waiting for you right now on your ereader device or app. (Note: if you pre-ordered directly from my web store, you should have an email from BookFunnel with a link to download your book; if not, go to my.bookfunnel.com and login with the email you used to pre-order.)

If you still need to get the ebook, you can find all the links here.

You can get the paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble’s website and many other online bookstores. Or, you can order a signed copy directly from me. Chaotica is also available in a beautiful hardback edition. Purchase it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online bookstores.

Audiobook listeners: Pyper Down has already started recording! If you want to listen to the chapters as she records them, you can join my Buy Me A Coffee (Concord level).

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Are you ready for the revelations and reveals? Because wow does this book have them!

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CHAOTICA Is Almost Here! Plus Big Convention News & a Sci-Fi Sale

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CHAOTICA Is Almost Here! Plus Big Convention News &amp; a Sci-Fi Sale

Just 2 weeks until CHAOTICA is in your hands! I can’t wait, and I hope you can’t either. Have you pre-ordered it yet, so it will be waiting for you on the 22nd? Signed paperbacks and hardbacks are also available at the link: PRE-ORDER CHAOTICA

Now for the big convention news: I am so thrilled to announce that I will be appearing at DragonCon this year!

What is Dragon Con? Well, if you know, then you know. If you don’t, it’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, geek conventions in the world. It takes place on Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA: Sept 1-5, 2022. Yes, FIVE days of geekapalooza. I’ll have tons more info about my schedule when it gets closer – panels I’ll be speaking on, signings, readings, etc. But if you’ve ever thought about going, there’s no better convention experience for a lover of scifi and fantasy, and I’d love to see you there.

Learn more and get your passes here.

While you’re waiting for Chaotica to arrive, check out this awesome sale of sci-fi, space opera, steampunk and fantasy ebooks: DREAMING OF A PLACE SALE

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CHAOTICA Release Date & Blurb

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CHAOTICA Release Date &amp; Blurb

The wait is almost over! CHAOTICA, Book Five in the Riven Worlds series, will be released on ** MAY 22, 2022 **. You can pre-order it today at all major online retailers, as well as direct from my online store. You can also add it to your Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf here.

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I save the people who will save the universe. If it can be saved.”

After an extraordinary encounter with kyoseil in the Oneiroi Nebula, Nika Kirumase is transformed. Now able to understand and harness the true power of the ancient, primordial life form, she finally has the ability to defend her people—if the kyoseil doesn’t destroy her sanity first.

Mesme has long been meddling with the fate of the universe, but the events in the Oneiroi Nebula have exposed its deceptions. A schism erupts between Alex and Mesme over the secrets the Katasketousya keeps—and if their relationship isn’t mended, the world may lose its best chance at salvation.

The fractures threatening Concord’s survival aren’t merely personal, and the ramifications of the Ruda’s betrayal in the last battle prove costly to everyone. The Rasu begin deploying antimatter weapons, thereby neutralizing Concord’s greatest advantage, its impervious adiamene warships. Now losing ships, people and planets as the Rasu close in on the Milky Way, Miriam Solovy finds herself short on options and out of time.

But Alex has never let those kind of odds stop her, and so a desperate plan is hatched—one that will either save civilization, or doom it to annihilation.

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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 altered forever.

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CHAOTICA might be my favorite book that I have ever written, and I cannot wait to share it with you.

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Have you signed up for any of the goodies over at Buy Me A Coffee? I made a short video introducing the program that you can watch here, or you can read about the details in this post.