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March 31, 2018 · 9:55 am

Spirits of a Glitch – Launch Day

Woot! Spirits of a Glitch is now available! 😀

This is the final book in Tim’s story, following what happens when a second terrifying airship made from shapeshifters and technology is created… only this one isn’t as obedient as the first.

With Spirits of a Glitch, the Glitch Saga is now complete, I’m off to work on other books in the Distant Horizon Universe. But, seeing as how those books still need editing before I can release them, why not check out Tim’s story in the meantime?

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Upper YA Science Fiction

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“We are legion. But you, Master Zaytsev, are only one…”

Nineteen-year-old council member, Tim Zaytsev, is tasked with removing glitches from the council’s newest living airship, the CLS Manticore. Like its predecessor, the Manticore is formed from living shapeshifters. Their minds were wiped and their memories erased, but the occasional “ghost” of their personalities remain.

Removing the “ghosts” should be simple after dealing with the first vessel. But the task descends into madness when the Manticore traps Tim within its fleshy walls and attempts to force him to join the shapeshifters who made the merge.

Determined to undermine the ship’s dangerous, telepathic games and convince the other council members that the ship is manipulating them, Tim must summon a courage he’s never had, the courage to stay and fight. But doing so would force him to confront the vessel alone—a path that can only end in his destruction.

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March 27, 2018 · 6:00 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

For this week’s book promotion highlight, we have the Science Fiction: From Space Opera to Romance, Action/Adventure, and some Thriller, too giveaway! (Whew… that’s a long title).

This week’s giveaway has quite a variety of titles, including a few previews from Jordan Elizabeth (for whom I have posted blog tour announcements before) and Stan C. Smith, for whom I had the honor of reading parts of an earlier draft from one of his novellas (Check out Parthenium’s Year if you like magical realism–it’s only 99 cents, and I really enjoyed what I read of it).

(Note: This giveaway is hosted through InstaFreebie. Both InstaFreebie and the authors will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, these addresses are collected for their newsletters.)

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March 20, 2018 · 6:30 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

For this week’s book promotion highlight, I’m featuring the Science Fiction and Fantasy Giveaway!

This giveaway has a range of both science fiction and fantasy ebooks, so you’re sure to find something you like.

(Note: This giveaway is hosted through Book Funnel. Authors will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)

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March 13, 2018 · 6:00 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

Continuing with the weekly book promotion highlight, I’m featuring two giveaways where you can download free ebooks from a variety of authors. 🙂

This week we have the Speculative YA Giveaway and the Spring Break Fantasy Giveaway!

For our first giveaway, we have a wide range of young adult books with speculative elements. Science fiction… fantasy… horror… If you’re looking for speculative YA, give this giveaway a look.

The second giveaway has a variety of fantasy ebooks, so if you want fantasy, this is a good place to start.

(Note: These giveaways are hosted through Book Funnel. They will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)

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March 6, 2018 · 7:00 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

You guys seemed to like these posts from last month, so I decided to go ahead and continue these for now. Today I’m highlighting two giveaways where you can download free ebooks from a variety of authors. 🙂

This week we have the Amazing SciFi & Fantasy Giveaway, as well as the March Mayhem Giveaway.

The first giveaway contains a wide range of both science fiction and fantasy books.

The second giveaway contains books with horror elements underlying them.

(Note: These giveaways are hosted through Book Funnel. They will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)

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February 26, 2018 · 8:47 am

Ghost of a Memory – Launch Day!

Hey, everybody! Today’s the launch day for Ghost of a Memory! 😀

Ghost of a Memory is the second book in The Glitch Saga, and continues the story of Tim Zaytsev as he attempts to reprogram a living airship made from shapeshifters. But the glitches are getting worse, and the Legion Spore’s rogue personality is threatening Tim’s sanity with a series of nightmares that are more real than Tim wants to believe.

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Ghost of a Memory

Upper YA Science Fiction

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Some ghosts refuse to be forgotten.

Nineteen-year-old council member, Tim Zaytsev, oversees the Legion Spore—a living airship made from shapeshifters. He’s tasked with removing glitches, fragments of the shapeshifters’ memories that reside as “ghosts” in the ship’s code.

But as he removes each glitch, the ship shows an alarming trend toward developing its own personality. It clearly prefers to work with Tim instead of his superiors, and its haunting dreams invade Tim’s sleep, filling his mind with false memories of an affair with the alluring Lady Black, a council member known for her seductive advances. As the dreams intensify, he can’t even look at his loving girlfriend without remembering Lady Black’s touch.

Determined to perform his duties to the council while remaining faithful, Tim searches for the source of the Legion Spore’s rogue personality. But as the dreams descend into nightmares, Tim begins to suspect they aren’t random glitches; they’re warnings from the “ghost” of Lady Black’s lover.

To ensure a lifetime with the woman he loves, Tim must find the source of the Legion Spore’s rogue personality before the vessel usurps his mind, trapping him like all the other “ghosts” in the code.

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Purchase Today!

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February 22, 2018 · 7:00 am

Ghost of a Memory – Available for Pre-order!

So, I don’t think I’ve shown you guys the book cover for Ghost of a Memory yet (unless you happen to be subscribed to the Distant Horizon Universe newsletter). But Isaac and I are happy to announce that the next book of the Glitch Saga is now available for pre-order! Ghost of a Memory will be published on February 26th, so you don’t have to wait long before you can find out what happens next. It’s as fast-paced (if not more so) than Whispers in the Code, and you’ll get to read more about the illusive Lady Black, as well as the haunting Legion Spore.

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Ghost of a Memory

Available February 26th, 2018

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Some ghosts refuse to be forgotten.

Nineteen-year-old council member, Tim Zaytsev, oversees the Legion Spore—a living airship made from shapeshifters. He’s tasked with removing glitches, fragments of the shapeshifters’ memories that reside as “ghosts” in the ship’s code.

But as he removes each glitch, the ship shows an alarming trend toward developing its own personality. It clearly prefers to work with Tim instead of his superiors, and its haunting dreams invade Tim’s sleep, filling his mind with false memories of an affair with the alluring Lady Black, a council member known for her seductive advances. As the dreams intensify, he can’t even look at his loving girlfriend without remembering Lady Black’s touch.

Determined to perform his duties to the council while remaining faithful, Tim searches for the source of the Legion Spore’s rogue personality. But as the dreams descend into nightmares, Tim begins to suspect they aren’t random glitches; they’re warnings from the “ghost” of Lady Black’s lover.

To ensure a lifetime with the woman he loves, Tim must find the source of the Legion Spore’s rogue personality before the vessel usurps his mind, trapping him like all the other “ghosts” in the code.

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Pre-order Today!

Goodreads

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February 20, 2018 · 9:18 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

Today I’m highlighting three giveaways where you can download free ebooks from a variety of authors. This is a weekly event for February, but if you enjoy this, I may continue making these posts. 🙂

This week, we have the When Magic and Science Intermingle giveaway, the Up & Coming SF & F: Things that Go Bump in the Night giveaway, and the Sci-Fi February Giveaway.

Act quickly, though… these end on the 23rd and 24th.

The first giveaway contains books that have some mixture of science or technology and magic (and it’s also my first attempt to host a giveaway on Book Funnel, so I hope you find something you like). Maybe there’s magic in your starship, or maybe your mages have an electric coffeemaker. The possibilities are endless.

The second giveaway includes both science fiction and fantasy, but those with a creepy element underlying the story. Dark fantasy, horror, paranormal… this is the place to look.

The third giveaway contains all things science fiction… so if you want something with science fiction elements, have a look at this giveaway.

(Note: These giveaways are hosted through Book Funnel. They will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)

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February 13, 2018 · 7:00 am

Weekly Book Promotion Highlight

This week, we have the Short Month, Short Fantasy Stories giveaway, the Welcome to the Apocalypse! giveaway, and the Incredible Worlds Science Fiction giveaway.

The first giveaway has an array of short fantasy stories. If you’re looking for something to test the waters into a larger series, you might find something you like here.

The second giveaway hosts a variety of stories with post-apocalyptic and dystopian elements. This includes both full-length novels and books with previews or sample chapters, so you’ve got a bit of a range to choose from.

The third giveaway contains all sorts of science fiction books and all sorts of worlds. If you’re looking for options about the world you want to read in, this is the place to look.

(Note: The first giveaway is hosted through Book Funnel. They will usually ask for your email address. In most cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters. The last two giveaways are hosted through InstaFreebie. In order to download an ebook, they will ask for your email address. In most cases, both InstaFreebie and the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)

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February 8, 2018 · 7:00 am

Whispers in the Code – Release Day!

Woot! After a few years of having plotted, written, and revised the Glitch saga, the first book in the series is now here! It’s currently ebook-only, though I hope to have a print edition ready later this year. Please share this post if you know someone who might enjoy reading Whispers in the Code. 🙂

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Whispers in the Code

Upper YA Science Fiction

Whispers in the Code - Now Available!

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A haunted airship made from living people…

Nineteen-year-old hacker Tim Zaytsev is a traitor, but he never expected his betrayal would earn him the highest honor among the international community—a place among the Camaraderie’s elite council.

Ushered into a glamorous lifestyle of fancy airships and a chance to use his programming skills to better the world, Tim is assigned the task of finishing their secret Legion Spore project—a living airship made from shapeshifters.

Inside the Legion Spore, dozens of humans have been forcibly hooked to the vessel’s computer, but fragments of their memories reside in the airship’s internal code as glitches. Their faces appear in the walls, and their whispers invade the code of the Camaraderie’s base. Tim’s ability to telepathically connect with computers means that he’s the only one who can make the ship fully functional.

But programming a computer is one thing. Dealing with a haunted, living airship will not only test Tim’s wit, but his sanity. If he can’t learn to trust himself and his abilities, his mind will be trapped in the Legion Spore as just another whisper in the code.

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Get your copy of Whispers in the Code today!

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