Something a little different this week: after finishing Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, I'm pivoting hard to The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. I didn't love Tales of the City, and I think a large part of that had to do with Maupin's narration: for me, his North Carolina accent didn't translate well to a character driven story set in 1970s San Francisco. Hoping the next book will taste better (pun intended). 😂
So, this has happened: the audiobook for my scifi cozy read is LIVE!
Also on Audible, Overdrive (ask your library to get it for you!) Libro.fm, Google Play for sure. Ther will be more, timing is in the distributor’s hands.
Please do share this news with anyone you know who enjoys reading in audio format & likes their hopeful future fictions with dark crunchy edges.
Remembering the time I played a friend a little clip from the audiobook I was working on and they asked if I was wearing a velvet choker while recording it.
Okay, this hot weather is way too hot, so I'm highlighting one of my snowiest mountain man romances! 🥵❄
In Saved by the Mountain, a runaway bride crashes her car on an icy mountain road & is rescued by a sexy recluse. It was a blast to narrate, & it has an incredibly steamy shower scene. It's fun, light & spicy.
The Forever War: America's Unending Conflict With Itself by Nick Bryant, 2024
The Forever War tells the story of how America’s political polarisation is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled past.
Look for these exciting audiobook versions coming in 2024:
The Accidental Detective Series, by Kris Bock:
Not even Arizona’s sunshine can bring light to these misdeeds—but recovering foreign war correspondent Kate Tessler is up to the job, because the stakes are personal.
Something Shady at Sunshine Haven
Something Deadly on Desert Drive
Someone Cruel in Coyote Creek
It's true! You can get the brand-new audiobook edition of "Shards" for just $4. That's over seven hours of spine-tingling speculative fiction for way less than a dollar per-hour. Grab it now before I come to my senses and start charging what it's actually worth! 🎧🙂👍
Rakesfall, a new novel by Vajra Chandrasekera, author of the excellent, nebula award winning: The Saint of Bright Doors, is about to be published on the 18th of June.
It is now available for preorder on audible for $8.80.
This sale price is available until the 17th of June.
It's written for a very novice sci-fi reading audience. Every concept is explained in exhaustive detail and in first person, which turns out to be a very convoluted form for exposition.
It deals with an inefficient system that is breaking down. Think about a buggy computer. but now your being told in detail what happens when you send an e-mail. How it bounces off of all kinds of legacy code, restrictions and convoluted routines before it reaches it's destination.
He is exploring a form of intelligence. but in a very tedious manner. This is not the Adrian Tchaikovsky you know and love from Children of Time, Shards of Earth or City of Last Chances.