Tales of the Parodyverse - "A wacky laugh-a-minute funfest with a slapstick heart"

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Subj: "A wacky laugh-a-minute funfest with a slapstick heart" - Hoboken Times-Observer
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 at 12:25:09 am EDT (Viewed 2 times)

Reply Subj: No doubt with a name like that, it must be a comedy.
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 at 09:57:50 pm EDT (Viewed 752 times)

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I'm not sure I understand part of this - is this an actual book, or online-only, or are the online portions samples to promote a book?

THE SPIRES OF MARS is the third volume in an ongoing series of SG/fantasy novels and anthologies from White Rocket books.

However, since the second such volume, DYNASTY OF MARS, will be in the shops and e-shops in the next few weeks, it was decided to try an experiment in marketing. The entire stand-alone third book (which slots in just before the final parts of volumes one and two in continuity) will go out free online in Parodyverse-style episodes, probably about 28 of them over 14 weeks.

Sometime after that, maybe towards Christmas, there'll be collected Kindle and paperback versions of SPIRES which might include some extras and will almost certainly include some obsessive proofreading corrections from me. We're trying to coax a cover from our preferred artist for this, if we can tear him away from drawing damned ponies for ten minutes.

So the twice-weekly story can be read and hopefully enjoyed in full but episodically at
www.whiterocketbooks/blackthorn (the link to the chapters is easy to find once you're through the traffic-counting gateway). Prior reading of previous volumes in not neccessary.

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BLACKTHORN: SPIRES OF MARS Online Serial Adventure · I.A. Watson (that's a posh Sunday name for HH) · Wed Jul 11, 2012 at 08:09:12 pm EDT
- Impressive. I'll go read them when i get a chance. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Fri Jul 27, 2012 at 11:59:37 pm EDT
- Have been enjoying this as it builds. Liking the format, and naturally the writing. · WGMY 104.1 · Thu Jul 19, 2012 at 07:49:06 am EDT
  - The thing really gets moving after the pre-credits action sequence. As of #6 we have plots, other locations, and the start of the quest proper. · HH · Thu Jul 19, 2012 at 07:59:29 pm EDT
    - Re: The thing really gets moving after the pre-credits action sequence. As of #6 we have plots, other locations, and the start of the quest proper. · Al B. Harper · Fri Jul 27, 2012 at 11:58:11 pm EDT
      - Re: The thing really gets moving after the pre-credits action sequence. As of #6 we have plots, other locations, and the start of the quest proper. · HH · Sat Jul 28, 2012 at 09:40:35 am EDT
    - Yum! · WGMY 104.1 · Fri Jul 20, 2012 at 02:13:23 pm EDT
- Hopefully people won't judge it by its low resolution cover. I'm sure the writing is high resolution indeed. (no text) · Visionary · Fri Jul 13, 2012 at 12:02:34 am EDT
  - You're just jealous that you didn't come up with such a fantastic image. Oh, wait... (no text) · HH · Fri Jul 13, 2012 at 12:26:41 am EDT
- No doubt with a name like that, it must be a comedy. · Anime Jason · Thu Jul 12, 2012 at 09:57:50 pm EDT
  - "A wacky laugh-a-minute funfest with a slapstick heart" - Hoboken Times-Observer · HH · Fri Jul 13, 2012 at 12:25:09 am EDT