Buy Amortals Now! – or Soon at Least

You can now buy Amortals in at least two different flavors, depending on where you are. Amazon UK started shipping the book on November 1, and as of this morning at least you can now purchase the ebook at the Angry Robot Bookstore. If you have a Kindle, you can buy the book now, and it will be delivered to your device tomorrow. Same should be true for the Nook.

If you’d like to try before you buy, you can hear me read the first chapter of the book or read the first 50 pages of the book. It’s absolutely free.

Don’t be shy when it’s time to buy. Put your money down, and please tell your friends and neighbors! This is the best book I’ve ever written, and I’d like to have as many people read it as possible. Not just because I like feeding my kids this way, but also because I want to bring you something I hope you’ll enjoy.

Thanks for your support!

Gamers for Pakistan Relief

My pals at DriveThruRPG.com just raised over $65,000 for Doctors Without Borders to help with the efforts to help out the people affected by the horrible floods in Pakistan. Good going to them, the gaming companies that supported them, and all the gamers who bought the special bundle to raise the money. Does my heart good to see that kind of rallying for people in such dire need.

See after the full press release after the break.

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Try Trilobyte

My pal Blaze Miskulin recently set up a new venture called Trilobyte Studios. He aims to develop a number of new properties in several different genres, for games, films, books, and so on, but he needs help. If you’re a creative soul looking to get involved with something cool, stop by and check it out.

World Fantasy 2010 Report

I had a wonderful time at the World Fantasy Convention (WFC) this weekend. It’s a traveling show, roaming from city to city each year, and this time it landed in Columbus, Ohio. I went to the University of Michigan, so I’m likely to be biased against Columbus, as it’s the home of our rivals at Ohio State. However, I’ve been there many times for the Origins Game Fair and loved it.

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Amortals for Free at World Fantasy Convention

I’m heading out to the World Fantasy Convention in the morning. While I’m there, anyone at the show who asks me about Amortals gets a free copy of the ebook edition, days before it’s available to the rest the world. Just stop me and say hi, and it’s all yours, courtesy of my fine publishers at Angry Robot.

The easiest places to find me will be at my two scheduled events:

Friday, October 29, 8 PM: Mass autograph signing. Come chat with me in between getting autographs from the giants in the industry!

Saturday, October 30, 3:30 PM: Author reading. I’ll have something from Amortals and maybe Vegas Knights to share.

Otherwise, just track me down in the hall, the Big Bar on 2, or anywhere else in the area. Or you can ping me on Twitter if you want to find me to say hi. I hope to see you there!

Guest of 3Con

This year, the World Fantasy Convention (which starts tomorrow!) marks the end of the 2010 convention season for me. After that, I’m going to burrow into my den and write, write, write for months on end. I’m already making plans for when spring comes back around though.

For instance, the fine folks at the brand-spanking-new new Three Rivers Game Convention – better known as 3Con – have made me a guest of honor at their inaugural show. That puts me in excellent company with Marc Miller, Skip Williams, Jeff Siadek, Andy Hopp, and Dan the Bard.

If you’ll be anywhere near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 1—2, 2011, be sure to join us!

Amortals at MEEEchigan

Michigan Today, the magazine dedicated to the University of Michigan, has a section in which it lists books written by Michigan alumni. At the moment, Amortals sits at the top of the list. It won’t be up there long, of course, but it’s cool to see one of my novels displayed on the website of the place where I picked up my creative writing degree. Scroll down the list a bit, and you’ll see Alex Irvine‘s Buyout, Brad Meltzer‘s Book of Lies, and Tom Grace‘s The Secret Cardinal too. The only real question is where’s Paul Kemp?

TimeOut Diversions

My pal Tony Lee just launched a new gaming company, TimeOut Diversions. Just in time for Halloween, he has Killer Thriller!, a short RPG about B-movie horror flicks. Also, to celebrate the upcoming World Series, Tony’s written “Hu’s the Monk,” a fantasy roleplaying riff on the classic “Who’s on First?” routine by Abbot & Costello. Check it out.