It’s here again. The 8th annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale kicks off today and runs until July 31 – and I have four of my novels and two short story collections at half price all this month.
This promotion represents a massive collaborative effort where thousands of authors and small independent presses promote the sale to their readers. So don’t just buy my books, take a look around, there are literally thousands of bargains.
These six books of mine are on offer right now, all half price at Smashwords. To get these books at half price, use the code SSW50 at the checkout.
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Mindrider – my latest novel, an urban sci-fi thriller. Desperate alien cognophytes, living inside human minds, are clinging to their tentative colony on Earth with the help of frightened humans, while Earth’s indigenous mind-parasites and a lone colonist fight to destroy them. As one reader said, “I love it when SF talks about what makes us human, and that’s exactly what this book does, along with interesting characters (human and non-human), nice background on aliens, and action.” |
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Time & Tyde – a time travel novel and a black comedy. This is the story of Vincent Demarco, a man whose life becomes increasingly bizarre after he meets Tony Tyde, an eccentric entrepreneur claiming to be a researcher who has come from the future to study him. “It is what I like about SF. New concepts, ideas, some food for thought and some very funny observations on our current society.” |
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Emissaries – the first novel in the Canta Libre trilogy, a first contact space opera. First contact was a surprise when it came. A silly, childish message of peace and friendship from a place so far away only Earth’s newest prototype spaceship, the Canta Libre, could reach it – or so people thought. “I will … be eagerly picking up the next one when it comes out.” (They’re all out now. The other two books are Supplicants, and Warriors. As one reader said, there is, “A brilliant and surprising ending to this brilliant saga.”.) |
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Cargo Cult – a sci-fi comedy novel. When a Vinggan ship crash-lands on the uncharted planet Earth, the marooned survivors decide to make the best of it by converting humanity to their rather authoritarian religion. And that’s when things really start to go wrong. “I loved this book. I thought it was witty, made me laugh, great characters, good plot and the humour was really barbed, in a good way.” |
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The Future Below – a collection of fifteen sci-fi stories. Some, like “Skyball” and “Two Fools in Love,” deal with people on the edge in a dystopian future. Others, like “Finding the Future” and “Gays and Commies,” deal with the way hope defines us even when things look their bleakest. Three of these stories are set in my Timesplash universe, the rest take place in worlds more or less plausible. |
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Sisters: The Complete Crime Story Collection – no sci-fi here, just murder and mayhem. Alexandra Bertolissio is a homicide cop, a slight, sensitive woman, making a reputation as a brilliant detective in a world that is brutal and tough. Her younger sister, Mel, is a beauty, reckless and carefree, she is adored by everyone and a magnet for trouble. “Sisters” includes two full novellas, featuring these two remarkable women and their deep but difficult relationship. |
To get these books at half price, use the code SSW50 at the checkout. It’s that easy.
Tell all your friends and family. And let me know how you get on.
