New edition: Affair of Honor

After being off the market for a few months, Jade Darcy is back in town. Our favorite carc appears in a new edition of Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor. This first book in the Rehumanization of Jade Darcy series is currently in ebook format at Smashwords and Kindle, and will appear at other booksellers as the distribution net spreads. A paperback edition will be available as soon as we have a chance to approve the proof copy. As a debut weekend special, you can buy the ebook at 50% off by going to its Smashwords page and using coupon code KH87F. This coupon expires on 3/18, so you'll have to hurry. I'm flattered that Spider Robinson has said of Jade, "You'll have to go a long way to find a more addictive heroine."

As a side note, the striking cover was designed by my brilliant collaborator/wife Mary Mason. Mary has also had another book just come out, a nonfiction reference work entitled Throwing Lead: A Writer's Guide to Firearms (and the People Who Use Them), in collaboration with J. Daniel Sawyer. Any writer who has characters using guns or other weapons should check out a copy of this book.

A new edition of Jade Darcy and the Zen Pirates should be along shortly.

Read an Ebook Week

March 4-10 is Read an Ebook Week on Smashwords (and other places), During these 7 days, I'm having a sale on my book-length titles there, with different percentages off the normal list price. If you have an ereader (or don't mind printing out PDF versions), this is a great time to acquire some of my books at a reduced price. I've grouped them below according to the discount percentage and listed the coupon code you should use when purchasing.


75% off--Coupon code REW75
Tsar Wars (ISIS 1)


50% off--Coupon code REW50
Shrine of the Desert Mage (Parsina 1)
A World Called Solitude
Alien Murders
And Not Make Dreams Your Master
Angel in Black
Assault on the Gods
Caravan
Crossroads of the Galaxy
Ghosts, Girls,& Other Phantasms
Herds
Mindflight
Mindsearch
Polly!
Scavenger Hunt
The Eternity Brigade

25% off--Coupon code REW25
The Storyteller and the Jann (Parsina 2)
Crystals of Air and Water (Parsina 3)
Treachery of the Demon King (Parsina 4)
Treacherous Moon (ISIS 2)
Robot Mountain (ISIS 3)
Sanctuary Planet (ISIS 4)
Stellar Revolution (ISIS 5)
Purgatory Plot (ISIS 6)
Traitors' World (ISIS 7)
Counterfeit Stars (ISIS 8)
Outworld Invaders (ISIS 9)
Galactic Collapse (ISIS 10)

As you can see from the length of the list, this is a pretty major sales event.  I hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on any of my titles you don't already have. And remember, this sale only lasts through Saturday, March 10.

Pleasant reading!

Parsina Press sale

Just to remind people, the Parsina Press half-price ebook sale expires at the end of the year, so stroll on over to http://parsina.com/offer.html to take advantage of the special offer. And have a Happy New Year, everyone.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I went to see the new film of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. If you've read the book, it's excellent. VERY true to the novel (as true as it can be in 2-1/2 hours; it would really need at least a 6-hour miniseries to do everything in the depth it needs, since the book is so dense with information). Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are superb, as is everyone in the cast (although the actor playing Nils Fucking Bierman is at least a decade too young, but that's no reflection on his performance).

If you haven't read the book yet, do so before you see the movie--otherwise it'll be nearly impossible to know who's who--particularly in the Vanger family--without a scorecard. There simply isn't time to establish all the details as clearly as they need to be. Many details just appear and vanish again; if you've read the book, you know what they are and appreciate them; if not, they're just confusing.

I guess they figure that, since the book sold 65 million copies worldwide, the people who really care will already know and appreciate all the detail they went to.

The score's wonderful, too; they generate a lot of suspense with the music alone.

Parsina Press web site redesigned

There's a brand new look to my Parsina Press web site--not just a new color scheme and a more streamlined appearance, but new features as well: a wider choice of buy-links, images of past book covers, reviews, a lot more information.

Plus, to celebrate the redesign, I've got a special limited-time offer for my fans: many of my prime ebook titles are 1/2 off with the coupon codes on this page. There's even a bonbon--a free copy of my story "The World Where Wishes Worked." The coupons expire at the end of the year, so I hope you'll come on over soon and take a look around. Let me know what you think, and pleasant reading!

New ebook covers

I've got new covers on 2 of my ebooks: Polly! and Alien Murders. The paperback editions of these books will retain the old covers for the time being. The changes are immediately effective on the Smashwords editions, but may take a week or two to filter through the other distributors. I'd be interested in hearing what people think of the new covers.

Rai29BookReadNReview: Author Interview: Stephen Goldin

Rai29BookReadNReview: Author Interview: Stephen Goldin:

Rachel at the above link, has just published an author interview with me. Please check it out.