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An Akeso Christmas Tale & a Big Ebook Sale

An Akeso Christmas Tale & a Big Ebook Sale

Merriest of Christmases and Happiest of Holidays to you! I hope you are heading into a festive week full of friends, family and joy - and some much deserved reading time with great books, of course. ;)

You all really enjoyed the Halloween ghost story I shared, so I’ve written another little flash story - more on that in a second. First, I’m running a big sale on ebooks from my direct store. Now through January 1st, you can get 30% off every ebook you purchase directly from me. Use the coupon “HOLIDAY23” as many times as you want, for as many books as you like. GO TO THE SALE

Now, about that Christmas flash fiction. A VERY AKESO CHRISTMAS takes place a few months after Duality; as such, it does contain some spoilers for the Riven Worlds novels. As befitting a Christmas tale written by someone who grew up on the likes of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, it is heartwarming, a little silly, and terribly sappy!

I scribbled it out in about two hours earlier this week, and it’s only been edited for spelling errors. At twelve hundred words, it’s a super-quick read. I hope it gets you in the holiday frame of mind as you go into this special week. Here’s a tiny excerpt from the story:

The house was decked in an extravaganza of greenery and shining balls and red bows and bright artificial stars; the two largest trees situated off the porch bore matching attire. “What is this?”

Alex appeared from Eren’s left as the wormhole faded away. “It’s Christmas.” She extended a hand to him. “Come inside.”

What in Athena’s name was ‘Christmas’? A quick query told him it was a Human holiday with religious roots that centered around gift-giving, decorating trees, singing carols, lighting things up, something about reindeer and…possibly snowball fights?

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A Halloween Ghost Story, Audio Shorts, and a Great SciFi Sale

A Halloween Ghost Story, Audio Shorts, and a Great SciFi Sale

Happy Halloween! I’ve got a fun—I mean spooky—bit of flash fiction for you today starring Nika and Dashiel. But first….

Ever been curious about my audiobooks and all the fuss over Pyper Down, but not ready to commit to Audible or another audio app? Good news - I've put all the Amaranthe short stories up on my YouTube page, where you can listen to them for FREE.

You know you already fall down YouTube rabbit holes all the time - might as well fall down this one. Listen to them all here: https://www.youtube.com/@gs_jennsen

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I’ve also got a giant collection of over 100 free or discounted scifi and fantasy books for you. Find them all here: SciFi & Fantasy Book Bazaar

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Now, about that Halloween flash fiction. GHOSTS OF PROELE takes place around three years after Duality, but before any future books starring Nika and Dashiel. That said, you don’t need to have read Duality or any of the Riven Worlds books to enjoy the story (it is a little spoilery if you haven’t yet read Asterion Noir). I scribbled it out in about an hour last week, and it’s only been editing for spelling errors. At a thousand words, it’s a super-quick read. I hope you enjoy it!

GHOSTS OF PROELE

The Medusa Falling Audiobook Is Now Available

The Medusa Falling Audiobook Is Now Available

I’m thrilled to announce that the MEDUSA FALLING audiobook is now available at all major online retailers! I can’t wait for you to listen to this incredibly fun, exciting adventure, featuring Marlee and a whole new slate of amazing alien voices brought to life by Pyper Down. GET THE AUDIOBOOK

Dragon Con Schedule + an Epic SFF Sale

Dragon Con Schedule + an Epic SFF Sale

I hope everyone is enjoying Medusa Falling! If you haven’t grabbed it yet, go yet forth and do so: Medusa Falling retailers.

Dragon Con is next week, and I will be there! It runs Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Atlanta, and is one of the world’s largest celebrations of all thing sci-fi and fantasy: movies and TV, comics, games, art, of course books, and so much more. Get your tickets here. This year, I will have my own vendor booth in the main vendor hall (3rd floor) for the entire convention. If you're going to be there, come see me! You don't need to buy a paperback, promise - just stop by, say hello, and we'll take a pic together if you like.

SEE SCHEDULE AND BOOTH LOCATION

It’s time for the gigantic annual Indie Author Sale hosted by The Narratess. From Aug. 26-28th, get a bonanza of scifi, fantasy and horror books for free or pennies: Go to the Sale

Medusa Falling Is Here

Medusa Falling Is Here

Are you ready to go along for the ride as Marlee rocks the foundations of yet another alien civilization? MEDUSA FALLING is now available at all retailers in ebook and paperback.

If you pre-ordered the ebook, it should be waiting for you right now on your ereader device or app. (Note: if you pre-ordered directly from my web store, you should have an email from BookFunnel with a link to download your book; if not, go to my.bookfunnel.com and login with the email you used to pre-order.)

You can get the paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble’s website and many other online bookstores, or you can order a signed copy directly from me. The hardback is slightly delayed for technical printer reasons and will be available soon.

Audiobook listeners: Pyper Down has already started recording! If you want to listen to the chapters as she records them, you can join my Buy Me A Coffee (Concord level).

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* A stand-alone adventure set in the Amaranthe universe *

“Can I ask where we’re going?”

“Someplace safe…as safe as anywhere on this broken, fallen world can be.”

A first contact encounter isn't supposed to kick off with a dead body.

Ambassador Marlee Marano has been dispatched to Belarria as part of a Concord initiative to meet new species and build alliances. But when an assassin murders her counterpart in front of her eyes and takes her hostage, she is plunged into an alien world on the brink of collapse.

With no way to contact Concord or get offworld, Marlee’s only allies may be a shadowy band of rebels with a questionable agenda steeped in government conspiracies, mysterious genetic experiments and bloody historical grievances that threaten to boil over. The rightness of their cause is the least of her concerns, though, for she finds herself wanted for murder and hunted by all sides.

Medusa Falling is a heart-pumping sci-fi adventure that will take you on a roller-coaster ride of twists and turns as Marlee races to uncover the secrets and lies of a captivating but deadly alien culture and find a way home.

I Have a Question For You

I Have a Question For You

Okay, I have two questions. First, have you preordered MEDUSA FALLING yet? It will be here in one short month! Grab it now, and it will be waiting for you on your ereader on August 1st (also, note that preordering a hardback before release is the only way to get a signed copy). PREORDER MEDUSA FALLING

Now for the second question. Since this is a stand-alone novel, I’m hoping to entice many new readers into the universe of Amaranthe. With that in mind, would you like to participate in the Medusa Falling Launch Team and help me make the book’s release the best ever?

Not sure what that means? Well, you click the link below to register your interest, and if you’re a good fit, I'll send you the ebook of Medusa Falling before it's released. All I ask in exchange is that you leave an honest review on your preferred bookstore site - be that Amazon, or Apple Books, or Kobo, or Google Play, or Barnes & Noble, etc, along with review sites like Goodreads if you're a member. The more sites, the better! If you post or tweet about books often, sharing news of the book release is also a great way to spread the word.

If you'd like to take part, simply click here to register your interest.

Finally, check out this awesome sale - over 75 stellar sci-fi books discounted for the month of July: SCI-FI FOR EVERYONE SALE