tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85101825151400781802024-03-14T02:15:34.650-05:00Penumbra PublishingPENUMBRA PUBLISHING, a small independent royalty-paying publisher producing over 75 genre-fiction ebook/print titles and helping over 30 authors, opened January 2009. In 2016 we ceased active publishing but still maintain our legacy website as a free service to feature/promote independent authors’ work and encourage readers to seek them out. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the community of readers, writers, publishers, and distributors. It has been an honor and a pleasure.Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-87987661325192823092017-04-23T15:45:00.000-05:002017-04-23T15:47:02.502-05:00Farewell is such sweet sorrow...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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January 2009 marked the beginning of Penumbra Publishing as a royalty-paying independent small publisher offering genre fiction to readers in ebook and print format. Our services to authors included editing, cover art, ISBNs, and online distribution at major retailers in exchange for 50% net royalties.<br />
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Over the next seven years, Penumbra Publishing produced over 75 titles and served over 30 authors. It was a roller-coaster learning curve for us and our authors to meet the demands of independent publishing. (And by 'independent' we mean 'not the big-six' or 'big-five' top NYC publishers - the list keeps changing depending on mergers and buyouts.) Sometimes our results were mixed - good and not-so-good - but we persevered in our efforts and remain proud to this day of our joint accomplishments. Many readers are still able to enjoy the work of authors that might never have been published otherwise.<br />
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In January 2016 we as a company made the difficult decision to cease active publishing due to staffing, revenue, and personal issues that made ceasing operations the most prudent choice.<br />
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For some time, our Twitter account has been virtually inactive, and our Facebook account remains somewhat static. This blog will remain active for legacy purposes, and new posts will be few and far between. Our website, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/http//:www.penumbrapublishing.com" target="_blank">http//:www.penumbrapublishing.com</a>, still being modified, will remain live for the purpose of showcasing affiliate/former authors' work free of charge.<br />
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Today, self-publishing has become a mainstream online service that nearly anyone can enjoy with varying levels of success - 'success' meaning many things to many different people. Selling millions of units of a title or merely getting the darn book published - and all levels in between - may be counted as 'success' for an author. We applaud all independent authors struggling to succeed in telling their stories and urge anyone with a story worthy of telling to do their very best to share it with others. After all, isn't that what storytelling is all about?<br />
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And so it is with a heart both heavy and glad that we bid good-bye to all our authors and readers and followers. We'll miss the excitement of new work and personal interaction and finished results that made our publishing experience a blast. We wish all of you the very best.<br />
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-PENUMBRA PUBLISHINGPenumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-57381974715215160702016-01-27T14:02:00.000-06:002016-01-27T14:02:03.122-06:00X-tra, X-tra, X-Files is baaaaaack...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, have you seen the first two episodes of the rebooted six-episode special X-Files on Fox, Mondays? (Yeah, the poster says eight episodes, but in reality we are only being given six.)<br />
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The eerie music is back. Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, and Director Skinner are back. A bit older, a bit grizzlier, and perhaps a bit wiser, but still respectively doubting, wanting to believe, and trying to keep investigative shenanigans quiet from the big guys 'upstairs'...<br />
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The opening two episodes "The Truth" parts 1 and 2, have aired already. The third episode is set to air next Monday, February 1, 2016. Werewolves. Yeah.<br />
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The tone, look, and story line seems true to the original series that began airing in 1993. Conspiracy theories still abound. Guest monsters are making appearances to lighten up the pedal-to-the-metal conspiracy battle. The conspiracy holding this six-episode special together is a big'un with a twist on the alien cover-up story line, promising a sci-fi/political/fantasy-fest for all those fans out there who were left hanging, wanting to know the TRUTH. According to the promo poster, the truth is <i>still</i> out there. Hopefully it won't be a kitchen-sink free-for-all like LOST's wrap-up.<br />
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Whatever is in store, enjoy the reunion while it lasts...<br />
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<i>Note: Image borrowed from a previously posted article at TorontoSun for visual identification purposes only.</i>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-67411333057497546222016-01-24T11:09:00.005-06:002016-01-24T11:09:46.000-06:00Keep Writing<i>A note from our most prolific writer, Walter Knight...</i><br />
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<b>Keep Writing</b><br />
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I am well into writing "America's Galactic Foreign Legion - Book 23 -
Bandits." Why write such a long series? Why not write another
series? I did write a vampire book and a zombie book, but they didn't
sell. My science fiction sells. I can't put ideas
to paper and computer fast enough.<br />
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The invention of Kindle E-books changed writing and publishing
forever. Before Kindle, the Big Six New York publishers controlled what
we were allowed to read and publish, rejecting 99 percent of all
manuscripts submitted. Now, there are many small online
publishers. If an author cannot find a publisher, he or she can
self-publish. It's a great time to write. No author can be shut out.<br />
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Sort of. An author still needs to be noticed to make money. Online
publishers and self-published authors have flooded the market with
millions of books. Established publishers have converted their
out-of-print backlists to E-books. How can an author
with no New York connections ever hope to break through and be noticed
in such an ocean of E-books? It's next to impossible.<br />
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An agent told me to not write just one book, that one-hit wonders
cannot be easily marketed, especially in the science fiction genre. He
said write a sequel, then another, and another. You'll gain credibility
as you write. Hone your skills.<br />
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I cannot control whether a big publisher will publish my books. I
cannot control whether readers will buy my books, or even like them. What can I control? I can keep writing no matter what. If I cannot
write a million book best seller, I will at least
write a science fiction series so long in cannot be ignored. <br />
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I am not getting rich. No one owes me a living. But, sales happen
every day. That's good for a new author with no advertising budget. Will I stop at #23 in the series? Oh, hell no. Write long and prosper.<br />
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Walter Knight<br />
<a href="http://www.waltknight.yolasite.com/" target="_blank">www.waltknight.yolasite.com</a>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-44026470346381230172015-10-20T12:32:00.004-05:002015-10-20T12:32:50.360-05:00New Release - FEMININE PRODUCTS, women's fictionFrom the celebrated author of LILY STEPS OUT and ALTERATIONS - Rita Plush - comes a standalone sequel to LILY featuring the character Rusty Scanlon, owner of a trendy New York boutique. What she goes through to find love and acceptance will astound and uplift your spirits!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>FEMININE PRODUCTS</span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<i><b>by Rita Plush</b></i><br />
<i>Fiction: Women's Fiction</i><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone’s got personal baggage, but Rusty Scanlon thinks she’s
carrying more than her fair share. Owner of a trendy boutique in the outskirts
of New York City, Rusty has an eye for fashion and a gift for messing up her
love life. She doesn’t trust men. They’ve all abandoned her – the first being
her carpenter father, who ran out on her and her mother when she was only six
years old.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When she meets Walter Margolis, a guy who adores her, she thinks she
has it all. Not so, she discovers when she tells him she’s pregnant and he
suggests a paternity test. Rusty doesn’t know what to make of Walter’s reaction
until he reveals the details of the accident he thinks he caused as a teenager,
and the guilt that has tormented him all his adult life.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When a smooth-talking con man puts two and two together, ‘by the way’
mentioning that he once knew Rusty’s father, and also her mother – they apparently
had a ‘thing’ some years back – she realizes he’s after something. She decides
it’s time to find out the truth, and find her father. Until she does, she can’t
fully commit to the life she hopes to share with Walter.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rusty’s emotional roller-coaster ride is full of twists and turns that
teach her and those around her about losing love and finding it, and what it
means to be a family</span>.</div>
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<i>Available now in ebook and print at popular online retailers - Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes&Noble!</i>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-25886812635502583082015-10-20T12:19:00.004-05:002015-10-20T12:19:47.824-05:00New Release - America's Galactic Foreign Legion Book 22From his humble beginning as a published author in 2009, Walter Knight has managed to build a huge following for his long-running military/humorous science fiction series, AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION. We're pleased to announce the release of BOOK 22, BLUE POWDER WAR...<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b>BOOK 22: BLUE POWDER WAR</b></span><br />
<i><b>by Walter Knight</b></i><br />
<i>Fiction: Science Fition, Military, Humor</i><br />
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In the twenty-second installment
of this preposterous science fiction series, Colonel Joey R. Czerinski still has
his hands full, trying to keep the drug trade and the Arthropodan spider
commander under control on planet New Colorado. After Major Manny Lopez used
the time machine to bring two grade-A cookers from the past to concoct a
special recipe of blue powder to be distributed on New Colorado, the drug trade
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With Legion enlistments down,
the draft is reinstituted, and Czerinski plucks likely victims from every
quarter as his Polish ancestry rears its ugly head in the form of a Polish drug
cartel. Struggling to get the drug lords on New Colorado under control, Czerinski
lands in more trouble with more bad press. The Butcher of New Colorado is as unaware
and ineffectual as ever in handling the situation. Can he keep it together long
enough to make another successful wager on football, this time a game between guards
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Familiar faces make appearances
along with new ones – including a talking groundhog. Has Czerinski’s insanity
rendered him the only one who can understand what Mr. Groundhog has to say? Even
as the war on drugs draws to a close and Czerinski contemplates retirement from
the glorious life of a legionnaire, the laughs continue! He’s in for the
duration.</div>
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An author's nightmare - a bad book review. But praise in between the lines? That's icing on the Devil's-food cake. All in all, not bad! <br />
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See Bookstooge's backhanded review that praises AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION...<br />
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Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-6539014788055270892015-05-23T11:14:00.003-05:002015-05-23T11:14:58.697-05:00New Book Release - Torreón's Fire by Robert L. Tecklenburg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><b>TORRE<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Ó</span></span>N'S FIRE</b></span><br />
<b><i>by Robert L. Tecklenburg</i></b><br />
<i>Fiction - Spy Terrorist Espionage Thriller</i><br />
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America's security is in jeopardy, and Gina Lopez goes to her homeland Nicaragua on assignment to provide intel for the US embassy, working under former CIA Agent Roberto Morales. She's really on a secret undercover assignment but can't tell anyone, especially not Morales. When the embassy is bombed by militant group Heroes Brigade, Gina discovers Morales has brought in an old Army buddy, Jake Turner, to help out. Morales sends Gina and Jake to the jungle for intel while escorting an American reporter investigating the possible link between Heroes Brigade and the separatist group God's Children led by fiery former priest Joaquín Torreón, brother to infamous international arms dealer Jesús Torreón. With bullets flying and everyone seemingly out to get her, Gina's on a race to find out the truth before a bullet with her name on it finds her.<br />
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<i>Buy now online at our web site or popular online retailers like Amazon - available in ebook and print!</i>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-54141912050708778042015-04-15T11:14:00.001-05:002015-04-15T11:14:25.301-05:00Book Tour ScheduleHere's the schedule for Barry Nelson's OBLITERATION virtual book tour <a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://www.enchantedbookpromotions.com/th_gallery/book-tour-for-obliteration/" role="presentation">http://www.enchantedbookpromotions.com/th_gallery/book-tour-for-obliteration/</a><br />
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April 15<sup>th</sup>: Starter Day Party @ <a href="http://iheartreading.net/">I Heart Reading</a></div>
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April 19<sup>th</sup>: Book Review @ <a href="http://thesinglelibrarian.weebly.com/">The Single Librarian</a></div>
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April 20<sup>th</sup>: Book Excerpt @ <a href="http://paranormalbookfairy.blogspot.be/">Indy Book Fairy</a></div>
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April 22<sup>nd</sup>: Author Interview @ <a href="http://literarymusing.weebly.com/">Literary Musing</a></div>
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Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-2589951871981214962015-04-14T11:16:00.001-05:002015-04-14T11:16:55.946-05:00Virtual book tour promo for OBLITERATION by Barry K. Nelson<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutBddanabTUAyRh9UlJ2CF_uBnQFRgc9p6nADPb4A0PMK6pS1PYnaP6i8PpLGGl3lZroitMWTercXSr3n5jM-otRbwcZtHWVia0f-viIDckrXE6i62ABeLIi33e1zUhGzVbrOTGIWgOY/s1600/McKenzie3Obliteration-coverFRONT130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutBddanabTUAyRh9UlJ2CF_uBnQFRgc9p6nADPb4A0PMK6pS1PYnaP6i8PpLGGl3lZroitMWTercXSr3n5jM-otRbwcZtHWVia0f-viIDckrXE6i62ABeLIi33e1zUhGzVbrOTGIWgOY/s1600/McKenzie3Obliteration-coverFRONT130.jpg" /></a>Don't miss Barry K. Nelson's virtual book tour for OBLITERATION, third in his McKenzie Files science fiction series...<br />
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<br />Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-31315336958810594622015-03-12T16:23:00.000-05:002015-03-12T16:23:36.317-05:00New Release - America's Galactic Foreign Legion Book 21<i>Walter Knight's latest in the ongoing sci-fi military humor series is a spoof/homage to the recently departed TV series, BREAKING BAD. A huge fan of AMC's popular series, Walt has decided to give new life to two of the main characters in a future on planet New Colorado. Available in ebook and print at Amazon. Read it now and laugh out loud!</i><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>BOOK 21: BREAKING VERY BAD</b></span><br />
<b><i>by Walter Knight</i></b><br />
<i>Fiction: Science Fiction Military Humor</i><br />
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In the twenty-first installment
of this preposterous science fiction series, Colonel Joey R. Czerinski has his
hands full trying to keep the drug trade and the Arthropodan spider commander
under control on planet New Colorado. Stationed at the New Gobi Desert, the
Legion battalion suffers hot conditions, but things heat up even more when Major
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always takes its place, and thermonuclear war looms on the horizon, but
Czerinski’s attention is focused elsewhere. Can he keep it together long enough
to make another successful wager on football? His motto has always been, ‘If
you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.’ And get out he does when
things get really hot in New Gobi City. Time for a little R&R far, far
away, in the past. Patton for President, anyone? The laughs continue to the bitter
end of defeat.</div>
Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-58952584399073930152015-01-29T09:37:00.000-06:002015-01-29T09:37:59.258-06:00Book Reader Magazine interview with author Barry K. Nelson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Barry K. Nelson, author of the science fiction series, THE MCKENZIE FILES, was recently interviewed by Book Reader Magazine, an online book-lovers' site. See the full interview here to learn more about Barry...<br />
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THE MCKENZIE FILES (book 1)<br />
ASSASSINATION ANXIETY (book 2)<br />
OBLITERATION (book 3)<br />
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<br />Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-5405450394869796682015-01-13T08:02:00.002-06:002015-01-13T08:02:36.588-06:00The McKenzie Files, Book 3: Obliteration<b><i>Barry K. Nelson's third book in the series THE MCKENZIE FILES is now available!</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>OBLITERATION</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>THE MCKENZIE FILES, BOOK 3</b></span><br />
<i><b>Barry K. Nelson</b></i><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The three reprogrammed Brelac Reploids forming the special team
Silencers still faithfully serve the United Protectorate under the watchful
monitoring of the Central Intelligence Division. Stationed on Maseklos Prime,
Colin McKenzie, Diane Christy, and Kelly Lytton are called to a hostage scene
and end up with clues that lead to the elusive Dr. Arthur Trevors. Although
initially a traitor who worked undercover with the Brelac, Trevors was in large
part responsible for the capture and reprogramming of Colin, Diane, and Kelly
so they could serve their current function as weapons for the Protectorate.</span></div>
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The war with the Brelac is not
going well, and the Silencers are given an advanced warp-drive ship and sent
beyond their home quadrant, Poseidon, to the last known coordinates of a
missing ship. Their mission is to locate the missing ship, part of an original
task force of five ships sent out to find other human colonies and enlist their
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As soon as Colin and his team
leave the quadrant, they run into trouble, and things go downhill from there. They
find themselves in the midst of a war between local factions on a planet far
from home and feel obliged to aid the human faction against a clearly superior
force that seems to have help from a monster who leaves a wake of death and
destruction wherever it goes. The more they find out, the weirder things get,
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This new enemy they face seems
invincible, and they wonder if they’ll survive as everything and everyone
around them is destroyed. Maybe this time not even their Reploid powers will
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<i>Available now in ebook at Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and Amazon. Also available in print at Amazon.</i>
Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-56092405727044318752014-12-23T09:41:00.000-06:002014-12-23T09:41:08.810-06:00Breaking Bad Spin-Off "Better Call Saul"<i>Guest blog by SciFi/Humor author Walter Knight...</i> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y3Rwa2HOA44CDO-OxjW3S0JhOTzkYsWdRE-LlmaAT9TPoKnVEAD-c6-FjYUBCOLSqOmQIken6NP0Jz1IT9mfdjYyWNjSY-JgmFgyofPS702ZVnP3mIxtNPgjrKjs7D3HNKgUzOXSi9Q/s1600/callsaul1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y3Rwa2HOA44CDO-OxjW3S0JhOTzkYsWdRE-LlmaAT9TPoKnVEAD-c6-FjYUBCOLSqOmQIken6NP0Jz1IT9mfdjYyWNjSY-JgmFgyofPS702ZVnP3mIxtNPgjrKjs7D3HNKgUzOXSi9Q/s1600/callsaul1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmFJ5a6h-U4uGK2YFmzLbVgsuSDAr0oUHrCHNMbcAG3m7igNCshreZAt6KH8JUAGsjnqQdWtfUIj8TmkR460DyRb5fv5k6uoOulvQMrwW8TlbpMkUIOARlwUoAXLTj4du-LrnO9rSKWs/s1600/callsaul2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I dearly miss the TV series "Breaking Bad." Its main Character Walter
White (another world famous Walter) died horribly way too early. I'm
hoping Walter can be saved via soap opera surgery. <br /><br />I became on
a first-name basis with much of the cast characters. Grizzled
ex-police officer Mike and DEA Agent Hank were interesting enough to
carry their own shows. R.I.P. Marie, Walter Jr., and Skyler were
annoying, but good support for the others. Villain Gustovo deserved to
die, but why Tuco? Tuco was cool, wearing his temper on his sleeve.
The sidekick Badger was too loveable to kill off, but I feared for
Skinny Pete.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmFJ5a6h-U4uGK2YFmzLbVgsuSDAr0oUHrCHNMbcAG3m7igNCshreZAt6KH8JUAGsjnqQdWtfUIj8TmkR460DyRb5fv5k6uoOulvQMrwW8TlbpMkUIOARlwUoAXLTj4du-LrnO9rSKWs/s1600/callsaul2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmFJ5a6h-U4uGK2YFmzLbVgsuSDAr0oUHrCHNMbcAG3m7igNCshreZAt6KH8JUAGsjnqQdWtfUIj8TmkR460DyRb5fv5k6uoOulvQMrwW8TlbpMkUIOARlwUoAXLTj4du-LrnO9rSKWs/s1600/callsaul2.jpg" /></a>But now "Breaking Bad" will live on in a spin-off,
"Better Call Saul," featuring shady attorney Saul Goodman. Junkie
Jessie Pinkman may even make a cameo appearance. I hope success for
"Better Call Saul" so I can get my "Breaking Bad" fix. It's been too
long. I'm still a bit twitchy from withdrawals. <br /><br />"Better Call Saul" premieres <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_587109476" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Feb 8, 2015</span></span> (AMC)<br />
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<i>And don't miss Walter Knight's BREAKING VERY BAD - the next volume in the wildly popular AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION series, coming soon to Amazon!</i>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-27809010521403464722014-10-21T22:39:00.003-05:002014-10-21T22:39:57.757-05:00New Book Release: The Valkyries Book 1<i>Penumbra Publishing is pleased to welcome veteran historical author Ann Chamberlin and present the first book in her latest series, THE VALKYRIES.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>THE VALKYRIES BOOK 1</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>CHOOSERS OF THE SLAIN</b></span><br />
<i>by Ann Chamberlin</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Throughout the recited and recorded
history of mankind in all cultures, a few women have gone to great lengths to
rise above their inherent positions of obscurity. Often they have reached a
position of recognition only through great sacrifice. Common history chooses to
discount the efforts and contributions of these amazing women, but this more
thorough telling strives to give due credit, even in the fantasy realm of
fiction. This series, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Valkyries</i>,
is dedicated to the goal of telling the woman’s side of history and life,
predicated on the determination that not all myth and lore is reserved to
celebrate men alone.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Valkyries</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> tells the
story of one such woman. As a young girl, Brynhild of the Peoples of the North,
the tribe of the Angles, is doomed to die in the Spring Thaw ritual. However,
she manages to skirt death, only to be marked as warriormaiden destined to ride
with Odin. How she comes into her own as she suffers the trials and tribulations
of the life thrust upon her is only part of the story. Throughout her life, she
wrestles with questions that plague her. As a female, is it possible to claim
glory and freedom only at the expense of denying one’s womanhood? And the
freedom from womanhood – is it truly freedom or some sham construct, a cruel
trick played by the gods?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Perhaps there are no answers, only the
life she chooses to live, despite the glower of the god who chose her, One-Eye,
Aesir of the Sky. Perhaps her destiny truly is what she has always tried to avoid
– embracing the Vanir of the Earth and her role in the Wheel of Life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ann
Chamberlin believes that the purpose of storytelling – as of all true art as
well as all true religion – is to support positions in exact opposition to the
views prevailing in a culture’s powerhouses, whatever those views happen to be.
Nowhere is this more crucial than in the retelling of history. As Milan Kundera
tells us, people in the powerhouses are not so interested in who will control
the future as in who controls the airbrushes in the labs where the past’s
photos are retouched.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Born
and raised in Salt Lake City, Ann Chamberlin also spent big blocks of time as a
child in Europe where her father was visiting professor of mathematics. After
flitting from school to school and major to major including theater, history,
and English, she finally majored in Archaeology of the Middle East at the
University of Utah. She spent a summer in Israel excavating the biblical city
of Be’er Sheva, traveling throughout the Holy Land and living in the old city
of Jerusalem for a month. She reads Hebrew, Arabic, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and
ancient Akkadian, as well as French and German. She has traveled across all of
North Africa, Turkey, Syria, and Jordan. She has two sons and twelve chickens,
and lives in an old farm house on nearly two acres near Salt Lake City.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ann
is the author of fourteen historical novels, several of them named best foreign
historical of the year by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Romantic Times.</i>
Ann is pleased to announce a nonfiction history of women in the Middle East, through
Haworth Press. She is the author of many plays which have been produced across
the country from Seattle to New York. To find out more about Ann and her books,
please visit her web site at</span></div>
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Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-35243328960077809562014-10-02T19:30:00.002-05:002014-10-02T19:30:57.349-05:00Sci Fi author interview - Barry K. Nelson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Barry K. Nelson, author of <b><span style="color: #274e13;">THE MCKENZIE FILES</span></b> science fiction series, has completed three books in the series, <b><span style="color: #274e13;">THE MCKENZIE FILES</span></b>, and <b><span style="color: #134f5c;">ASSASSINATION ANXIETY</span></b>, BOOK 2 OF THE MCKENZIE FILES. The third book, OBLITERATION, is in publishing production right now.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh7p8VeH8t7qpN5RSvh51kwqjl9b5ntZ3toAETpM3zuquAS8lcHWWL0yfxsc1j0EjSeDkSrBx7YD0t56Zq-JYPNpzSlwhMJ_lzjKNNEFhSzIKumyQJKMYcJExn-gdtZuF3XvqPr30e4c/s1600/McKenzie2Anxiety-coverFRONT130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh7p8VeH8t7qpN5RSvh51kwqjl9b5ntZ3toAETpM3zuquAS8lcHWWL0yfxsc1j0EjSeDkSrBx7YD0t56Zq-JYPNpzSlwhMJ_lzjKNNEFhSzIKumyQJKMYcJExn-gdtZuF3XvqPr30e4c/s1600/McKenzie2Anxiety-coverFRONT130.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a>Barry was recently interviewed by THE INKWELL. Check out the interview and stay tuned for <span style="color: #990000;"><b>OBLITERATION</b></span>, BOOK 3 OF THE MCKENZIE FILES!<br />
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<a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://attheinkwell.com/how-a-comic-book-junkie-turned-serial-sci-fi-author/" role="presentation">http://attheinkwell.com/how-a-comic-book-junkie-turned-serial-sci-fi-author/</a>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-14871067109299591602014-09-05T14:04:00.000-05:002014-09-05T14:04:37.708-05:00New Book Release: America's Galactic Foreign Legion Book 20<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AMERICA’S GALACTIC
FOREIGN LEGION<o:p></o:p></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Book 20: Time Machine<o:p></o:p></b><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><strong>Walter Knight</strong></i><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fiction: Military/Futuristic/Humor/Time Travel<o:p></o:p></i><br />
<o:p> </o:p><br />
In the twentieth installment of
this preposterous science fiction series, Colonel Joey R. Czerinski and Major
(or is it General?) Manny Lopez guard the time machine recovered from an
earlier altercation with a now-defunct alien species. Perhaps ‘guard’ is a
loose interpretation of what is done with the time machine. The CIA, intent on
changing the future by visiting the past, launches a mission to remold history.
Meanwhile, Czerinski is tasked with overseeing the ratings-rich use of the time
machine to observe historical events via drones sent back in time for ‘live’
broadcasts.<br />
<br />
Of course, anything that can go
wrong does, and Czerinski finds himself battling time paradoxes, Lopez’s evil
time-twin from the future, and his own greed in an attempt to keep the
time-space continuum in balance. The Arthropodan spider commander is pulled
into the fray when Czerinski, while remotely observing Jesus’ crucifixion in
the past, accidently transports the revered prophet to the future – and all
Hell breaks loose. It will take nothing short of a miracle to fix this mess,
but with Jesus now inducted into the Legion, courtesy of a sneaky ATM, maybe
God will have to step in and take charge.<br />
<br />
Whatever happens, the laughs are
sure to keep coming.<br />
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<em>Buy in ebook or print at popular online retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords!</em>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-30827808793357014252014-09-05T13:43:00.003-05:002014-09-05T13:43:57.183-05:00New Book Release: THE HARD WAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="color: #274e13;">THE HARD WAY</span></strong><br />
<strong><em>James Boedeker</em></strong><br />
<em>FICTION: Military/Action-Adventure</em><br />
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Growing up dirt-poor in the
Wyoming wilderness as part of the white-trash Childress clan, Jonah learned
life’s lessons fast, the hard way. At six years of age, Jonah learned to hunt
to help feed his family. He also learned to fight to protect his sister.<br />
<br />
With a drunken abusive father
and a hapless lazy mother, Jonah had no hope, but vowed somehow to save his
little sister Gail from their hell on earth. Then along came Kevin O’Malley, a
soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, in Wyoming with his wife for
a vacation hunting trip.<br />
<br />
Kevin took notice of the
remarkable Jonah Childress. He couldn’t allow this boy’s life to be wasted.
When Kevin’s wife Stacey agreed to take on the care of the two children, Kevin
was all-in to save Jonah and Gail. His first order of business was to get the
boy and his sister away from their abusive situation. That turned out to be no
easy task, especially when Jonah had learned to trust no one, and the Childress
clan wasn’t about to let go of one of their own without a fight.<br />
<br />
Kevin was the type of man who’d
never give up. He had long-range plans for Jonah. But, in the end, what would
it really cost him – all of them?<br />
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<em>Find this title in ebook or print at popular online retailers like Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble!</em>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-22735598962920391382014-04-26T23:00:00.002-05:002014-04-26T23:00:12.165-05:00Will You Wear Technology?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfbufhOO5SrEfJ2VKsjyP5Z3waiaCd-ezVsep0_SPdakJsdTs7pojiBT4VAfGKVkqAE7VTqiAC43shWYbVtZTrwOb2NvJbeRwLcSe3TETJeDPKAjFycYdAJufben-HxR0DZ8HJ6OSdFY/s1600/AGFL-Bk01-FrontCover130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfbufhOO5SrEfJ2VKsjyP5Z3waiaCd-ezVsep0_SPdakJsdTs7pojiBT4VAfGKVkqAE7VTqiAC43shWYbVtZTrwOb2NvJbeRwLcSe3TETJeDPKAjFycYdAJufben-HxR0DZ8HJ6OSdFY/s1600/AGFL-Bk01-FrontCover130.jpg" /></a>Science fiction has always been at the forefront of predicting future technology and related issues. Although not exactly science fiction, <i>Dick Tracy</i> comics by Chester Gould sported the wristwatch communicator, and over 80 years later, we're still waiting for it to become a commercial reality. (Although tantalizing TV advertisements have recently suggested it <i>is</i> a reality...)<br />
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Walter Knight, author of the popular AMERICA'S GALACTIC FOREIGN LEGION scifi series, has this to say about wearable technology...<br />
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<br />
<br />
I see wearable technology as the next big thing. What used to be science fiction is becoming reality.<br /><br />The
most obvious wearable technology I've explored in my "America's
Galactic Foreign Legion" science fiction series is the helmet camera, a
reality now. Soldiers, police officers, security guards, etc., wear
cameras at work. Soon, everyone will be wearing these cameras on
errands and vacations. We've already seen many news reports showing
biker helmet cameras and dash camera images.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhjgevnzwRoSBW4FMe6BArWBvqtQMuZ7AquwUJyjml1sup7vUJ4XDQTwpwsLUTFvWP8GgBpz1r5dl_d3BHGcAbsXV3bVqyS-q8N-hLgT6KYWVX2d_8oGDEQemscfqeB7PVtpoMtq7wDfdjQGevoWJew1X1l1c7oKYlM00E1Mb2MaMTQo4kTUO0g02_9QA=s0-d-e1-ft&pid=15.1&w=126&h=166&p=0" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="... in Afghanistan was captured on special forces' helmet-mounted cameras" border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhjgevnzwRoSBW4FMe6BArWBvqtQMuZ7AquwUJyjml1sup7vUJ4XDQTwpwsLUTFvWP8GgBpz1r5dl_d3BHGcAbsXV3bVqyS-q8N-hLgT6KYWVX2d_8oGDEQemscfqeB7PVtpoMtq7wDfdjQGevoWJew1X1l1c7oKYlM00E1Mb2MaMTQo4kTUO0g02_9QA=s0-d-e1-ft&pid=15.1&w=126&h=166&p=0" width="126" /></a>Privacy concerns
are now focused on those cameras' encounters, and on government
intrusion. I'm more concerned with the privacy of the wearer of the
camera. What if an employer insists all employees wear the cameras? Will
your union go along with that? What about bathroom breaks? Cheating at
work? Picking your nose and flatulence? Political
correctness? It all gets recorded and archived. Then there are hackers
stealing images and posting them on the internet.<br /><br />
Fortunately,
there is a low-tech solution if this scenario becomes reality. Duct
tape over the camera lens. Ha! Another use for duct tape!<br /><br />What wearable technology do you think will be the next big thing?<br /><br /> Let me know - visit my web page at <a href="mailto:waltknight@yolasite.com" target="_blank">waltknight@yolasite.com</a><br />
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Teenage loser
Lenny Dreckle of Johnson City, Missouri, is finally a winner – in the zombie
lotto. About to be shot by robbers at the Taco Bell after hours, Lenny’s saved
by a bright light that scares the robbers away. Unfortunately, the world as
Lenny knows it is fast coming to an end. An unknown disaster kills ninety
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Teaming up
with other survivors and armed with cans of cat food to distract the zombies,
Lenny embarks on a bizarre odyssey to find the cause of the zombie apocalypse
and to take back the world one town at a time, starting with Johnson City. The
question is, can Lenny keep his hands off the lovely zombie Andrea and avoid
being devoured or infected by her? Loser that Lenny is, his fate hangs in the
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I’m not quite sure where to start with <em>Zombie, Missouri</em>. To be
honest, I read the first few chapters of this book and put it down,
relatively sure I wasn’t going to finish it. I’d make my apologies to
the author who requested the review and be done with it. However, the
guy spent his time asking for the review and, as your ever faithful Head
Zombie, I always strive to do what I say I’m going to do… so I
soldiered on.<br />
<br />I love hilarious zombie tales. <em>Shaun of the Dead</em> and <em>Zombieland</em>
are in my top five favorite ZA movies of all time. I also love books
that go against the grain and blow up zombie lore as we know it –
writers get points from me for not following the rules which is exactly
why I’m not going to trash <em>Zombie, Missouri</em>. It takes balls to
pull off something like this. Make no mistake, however – those of you
who are zombie purists will not enjoy this book AT ALL.<br /><br />
The main
character is a stoner teenager named Lenny Dreckle whose primary
objective, even in the ZA, is to lose his virginity. He teams up with a
woman named Kansas (who has no intention of giving him any play at all)
and together they must somehow fend off the zombies (and the aliens and
maybe even the Chinese – those bastards) with or without the help of a
weird, pill popping mad scientist sort named Oz. Dreckle may have a
chance of getting some from his girlfriend Andrea, if he can keep the
zombie hoochie from eating his brains.<br /><br />
The problem, in my opinion, with <em>Zombie, Missouri</em>
is that it’s like getting on the tilt-a-whirl at the carnival right
after you’ve finished with your cherry milkshake, your cherry corndog
and your chicken cherry-yaki but before you’ve taken a good, stiff swig
of your cherry Pepto Bismol. It’s everywhere at once and you just don’t
know where to look as you’re getting tossed around and praying you don’t
have to revisit your carnie cherry goodness.<br /><br />
Not to completely
mislead you – this book is totally, freaking gut-bustingly funny in
parts. At times I think I may have laughed so hard I peed a little. The
characters do make you want to care for them and you do hope they make
it so at least you’ll get to see what wacky and unpredictable thing
they’ll do next. This book is like the ZA hopped up on meth or at least
five or six shots of Five Hour Energy.<br />Walter Knight gets an A for originality and cojones, but <em>Zombie, Missouri</em> gets THREE out of FIVE ZOMBIE HEADS.<br />
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old Jaycie Lerner’s telekinesis is finally in check – too bad
levitating a picnic table is now a workout. Not to mention her
previously dormant telepathy is back and raging out of control. As she
struggles to manage her frightening power, the Dey-Vah announce they
will soon reveal the supernatural world to the human race. To make
matters worse, people start dropping dead all over northern Alabama.
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must elicit the help of the world’s only master vampire slayer and an
assassin who converses with the voices in her head. Strengthening the
Core is the only way to protect mankind from the coming vampire army,
and that’s not even their most dangerous threat.</span></span></div>
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and her family face their darkest hour when an innocent young girl
serves as a pawn to form a deadly Alliance. The perfect vampire, Lilith
Bradshaw, becomes an eye-opening example of how far the Alliance will go
to serve their own destructive ends. The world around Jaycie plummets
into darkness, and betrayals from the past threaten to undo them all.</span></span></div>
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Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-55550811167756092662013-10-22T21:55:00.001-05:002013-10-22T21:56:23.612-05:00Other books - THE QUEEN'S BLADEWe're pleased to add THE QUEEN'S BLADE to our list of books by other authors. Check out this unique fantasy series by author T. C. Southwell...<br />
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<b>The Queen's Blade</b><br />
<i>by T. C. Southwell</i><br />
<i>Published by the author</i><br />
Historical-Otherworld / Fantasy<br />
<i>Available in ebook</i><br />
<i>Rating: Some sexual references and violence</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A doomed kingdom, a young queen’s
sacrifice, and a killer who will bring an empire to its knees... In a
world where men share kindred with beasts, an ageless seer predicts a
child who will end the Endless War. One man is the instrument who will
change fate. He will usher in a time of strife and pain that will live
in legend, and forever bear his name ... the time of the Queen’s Blade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Download link: <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/33966" target="_blank">http://www.smashwords.com/<wbr></wbr>books/view/33966</a></span>Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-90499417784743937712013-10-09T10:12:00.000-05:002013-10-09T10:15:19.970-05:00Interview with Insane AssassinAll writers know quirky off-the-wall characters are fun to write and add comic relief to novels. Nobody knows this better than Natasha Larry, author of the DARWIN'S CHILDREN yound-adult paranormal series. (And lest you think 'young-adult' means it's just for teen readers - adult readers and reviewers have praised the series and recommended it!)<br />
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So hop on over to <a href="http://www.rainyofthedark.com/2013/10/07/sidekick-interview-brianna-miller-from-common-descent-by-natasha-larry/" target="_blank">Rainy of the Dark's blo</a>g and read the interview with one crazy-@ss assassin. There's a book giveaway involved, so don't miss your chance to win.<br />
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And if you haven't read the current three books in the series, what are you waiting for? They're not only sweet on relationships - both family and romantic - they're suspenseful and full of surprises. Super-powered everyday folks pitted against supernatural villains - a surefire recipe for can't-put-it-down reading! <br />
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UNNATURAL LAW<br />
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COMMON DESCENTPenumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-78643844299674512252013-09-19T15:42:00.000-05:002013-09-19T15:42:05.564-05:00New book release - MISSION TO INDOCHINARobert L. Tecklenburg has penned another convoluted, engrossing historical mystery, this time against the background of post-World War II Indochina/Vietnam. Rich in historical detail and personal drama, Mr. Tecklenburg's got another winner!<br />
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Fiction: Historical, Military/War, Spy/Espionage<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In September of 1945, the Allies accept the surrender of Emperor
Hirohito, ending World War II. However, the mainland region of Indochina remains
in turmoil, with the British temporarily charged with maintaining order in the south,
while Chinese nationalists occupy the north. The Japanese army is not disarmed
and still controls much of the region. The French maintain their presence, hoping
to take back their ‘Annamese’ colony after two years of direct Japanese rule, but
Vietnamese nationalists are fighting for independence.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Major Charles Stanek has spent most of the last two years running
clandestine operations in Eastern Europe to rescue downed American and British
pilots from the Germans. He’s ready for his freedom from the military. However,
General William Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), sends
him to Indochina to investigate the mysterious death of an American lieutenant colonel
gunned down in Saigon by Vietnamese nationalists who had agreed to respect
American neutrality. Additionally, Charlie must discover why thousands of
dollars in uncut diamonds were found on the man, and if the gems played a role
in his death.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Charlie’s investigation takes him down Saigon’s backstreets and north to
the Central Highlands and beyond. An officer in the Japanese police force heading
the murder investigation soon proves to be an indispensable ally. Beautiful and
mysterious Madame Thieu guides him through Vietnam’s complex politics, but he’s
not sure he can trust her.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When Charlie is kidnapped by Russian agents and whisked away to a Hanoi
prison, he is tortured for information about an agent code-named Rasputin, embedded
in the Soviet army and spying for America. The Russians believe Charlie is his
handler, sent to Indochina to extract the deep-cover spy. With assistance from a
defecting KGB agent Charlie knew in Eastern Europe, the two battle their way
out of Hanoi.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The danger mounts as Charlie continues his investigation, and soon he suspects
intrigue and secret truths at the highest level threaten his safe return to the
States. All he wants is to assume the quiet life of a civilian, but others seem
to have a different plan for him...</span></div>
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<br />Penumbra Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00029755714841711031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8510182515140078180.post-14770884088114721242013-09-16T22:09:00.000-05:002013-09-16T22:09:51.858-05:00New Book Release - Common Descent, Book 3 of the Darwin's Children SeriesAt last - the long-awaited third book in the wildly popular YA paranormal series is now available. Ms. Larry has outdone herself this time, and the fourth book is on the way...<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>COMMON DESCENT</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>DARWIN'S CHILDREN</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><b>BOOK 3</b></span><br />
<i>Natasha Larry</i><br />
Fiction: Young-adult, Paranormal, Supernatural<br />
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Eighteen-year
old Jaycie Lerner’s telekinesis is finally in check – too bad levitating a
picnic table is now a workout. Not to mention her previously dormant telepathy
is back and raging out of control. As she struggles to manage her frightening
power, the Dey-Vah announce they will soon reveal the supernatural world to the
human race. To make matters worse, people start dropping dead all over northern
Alabama. Then, a mysterious new enemy emerges.</div>
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Jaycie must
elicit the help of the world’s only master vampire slayer and an assassin who
converses with the voices in her head. Strengthening the Core is the only way
to protect mankind from the coming vampire army, and that’s not even their most
dangerous threat.</div>
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Jaycie and
her family face their darkest hour when an innocent young girl serves as a pawn
to form a deadly Alliance. The perfect vampire, Lilith Bradshaw, becomes an
eye-opening example of how far the Alliance will go to serve their own destructive
ends. The world around Jaycie plummets into darkness, and betrayals from the
past threaten to undo them all.</div>
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