The final Ephemeris sale!!!

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Later this year, we will be releasing Ephemeris 2.0. At that time, all of the first edition titles will no longer be available, so this is your very last chance to download these titles.

Save 75% for a limited time at https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/

The year is 2185. The human race has gone to the stars, and found that they're not alone. Local space is teeming with civilizations, some hostile, some friendly, and some indifferent. This is the universe of Ephemeris.

Ephemeris is a game of galactic trade and galactic conquest; of inter-species conflict and cooperation. Ephemeris is a science fiction role playing game. Here you will be able to take on the role of your favorite alien species and your favorite class. You will be able to trade, fight, negotiate, conquer, whatever you'd like to do with your fellow players. You can play the role of an Althani Trader, or maybe an Arbonix Cyber Wizard, or maybe even a Human Nanist. You can create a party made up entirely of one species and set out to upset the trade routes of a rival species. Or maybe you want to create a party with a variety of species that preys upon the trading routes of the various civilizations. Or maybe you want to explore the ancient ruins on long dead planets, ruins that clearly show that there were other species roaming the spaceways in the past...but where are they now? You can fight in great wars, negotiate grand peace treaties, and explore sections of the galaxy that no sentient has ever explored. Or maybe your party has joined with one of the interplanetary corporations; corporations whose motives are never entirely clear. These are just some of the possibilities open to you.
The universe of Ephemeris is yours to do with as you please. What you now hold in your hands are the basic guidelines for the games. Here you'll find the races, classes, abilities, skills, weapons, and ships that allow you to create your own Ephemeris universe.

Now, step inside for the greatest science fiction adventure you've ever been on...

Another writing book?

As a follow up to my successful book Do You Really Want to be a Writer?, I am now working on the next logical step for me...Do You Really Want to be a Science Fiction Writer? I'd love to say it will be out by the end of the year, but I'm thinking it will probably be early next year.

And if you haven't downloaded Do You Really Want to be a Writer?, you can find it at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK79PSV, and for a few more days it's on sale at: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/466362/

Traders of the Sirius Sector

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

We've always prided ourselves on the idea that we publish whatever we want, and in that light, we would like to present our very first card game...Traders of the Sirius Sector.

Trade is crucial in an intergalactic society. Can you be the greatest trader in the Sirius Sector? Collect ships, ship improvements, and star systems, while navigating the dangers of the trade world. Can you collect more credits than your opponents?

A science fiction card game for 2-4 players. The game features 325 cards, 200 credits cards, 4 ship cards, 20 event cards, and 101 game play cards.

You can buy the game at: https://www.drivethrucards.com/product/493147/ The price is a bit high, we'll admit, but that's mostly because of card production costs. In all honesty, our profit on this game is less than 10%, so we aren't price gouging. We are looking into a way to reduce the number of cards to try to cut the cost, but we still think you'll have fun with this one!!!

Short Story September

DriveThruFiction is currently running a sale on books about writing, and this gives you a chance to download Do You Really Want to be a Writer? for just $2.39. Download it today at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/466362/

Do you really want to be a writer? It’s a serious question that anyone thinking about entering the field of writing should ask.

In this collection of essays, prize-winning science fiction author and editor J Alan Erwine uses his usual wit and sarcasm to educate and entertain potential writers as they start their journeys.

You won’t find essays about plot or character development here, but instead, you’ll find 17 essays that talk about the business of writing. Erwine uses his more than a quarter of a century of experience to talk about the submission process, and more importantly, what to do with your writing and career after you’ve started selling.

Do You Really Want To Be a Writer? is a great source of information for the new writer as well as the experienced writer.

A Problem in Translation: The Screenplay for just $1.99

The screenplay for my novel A Problem in Translation is now available for just $1.99, but for a limited time at https://books2read.com/u/bMEY1A

Originally available as a novel, now you can read A Problem in Translation in the format that many have said it should have been written in…a screenplay.
Humanity's first contact with an alien species, the Lemec, is complicated by the fact that the aliens don't use an entirely verbal language…not only that, but the other aliens in their "domain" seem to worship the Lemec as some type of gods, and as they seem to anticipate every move that Captain Shiro Takahashi and his crew make, humanity begins to think that maybe the other aliens know something that they don't.

Bestseller for August 2024

Goatherds & Gods was my top title for August of 2024. You can find it these booksellers:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D682Q9M5

DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/483552/

A variety of other publishers: https://books2read.com/u/49OL2w

Joseph was born the son of a goatherd chieftain, destined to do nothing more than lead a small band of goatherds, Joseph quickly becomes disillusioned with his tribe and his life, and when his young wife and child die, Joseph leaves his people behind, having no idea what Yahovah has planned for him.

Joseph meets his new wife, Yasmen, and with the help of an ancient man who only calls himself the Elder Rishni, Joseph becomes the leader of a new group of people, a group that grows in numbers and strength, and eventually grows powerful enough to possibly challenge the mighty Indo-Aryan armies and their mighty leader, the Kzer…possibly…

The Opium of the People: The Screenplay is available for just $1.49

My latest screenplay for my novel The Opium of the People is available for just $1.49 for a limited time at https://books2read.com/u/bzJqDE

It's often been said that J Alan Erwine's controversial novel, The Opium of the People should be a screenplay…and now it is.
The U.S. government has been overthrown! After a near-miss of a giant comet, the American people fall under the control of a radical right-wing fundamentalist Christian government, ruled by the Grand Patriarchs, that slowly strips away their freedoms and establishes a rule of law that even Hitler couldn't have dreamed up. Forced into virtual seclusion, Edward Silverberg, a former professor, finds himself on a path that will lead to either his destruction, or the destruction of the Grand Patriarchs…or maybe both.