Monday, March 31, 2025

Another RPG sale

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Since we've decided to go ahead with our crazy idea of creating an RPG zine, we've decided to give you the opportunity to download our games for half price at DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2805/

You can download Rocks on the Other Side, Ephemeris 2.0, and The Divided States of America for just $5. The Battle for Turtle Island can be yours for just $1.50. And we've even thrown in the Complete Ephemeris 1.0 tome for $10.

Order soon, as time is limited. We don't have a definite release date for the new zine, but we are hard at work on it. Keep an eye on this page for more information as it becomes available.

 


Half price novels

In anticipation of the release of my new novel, all of my novels are currently available for half price...

Echoes from the Deep: https://books2read.com/b/b5Y97p

A Problem in Translation: https://books2read.com/b/b6a1xx

Red Moon Rising: https://books2read.com/b/mKAaYE

The Opium of the People: https://books2read.com/b/4DnLZd

Order from DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618/



Monday, March 24, 2025

The $1 e-book of the week

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

This week's $1 e-book is Goatherds & Gods by James B. Baker and J Alan Erwine. Download it today at https://books2read.com/b/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…

 


Monday, March 10, 2025

International e-books

It's come to my attention that most of my e-books have not been available internationally except through Amazon or Kobo, so I've fixed that, and they should start appearing in stores outside of the US over the next few days. This just applies to my actual books. I haven't fixed the individual stories yet...there are almost 70 of them, so that will take a while.

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

GM's Day Sale

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

DriveThruRPG is currently running their GM’s Day Sale, and this is your chance to save up to 40% off of our titles. Check the sale out at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/2805/

You can get The Divided States of America Role Playing Game for 20% off during this sale.

 


Monday, March 03, 2025

Changes to my website

I'm making a few minor adjustments to my website. In the past, most of my purchase links have gone to Amazon, but starting with my new release, The Lies of Belial, the links will be going to Books2Read. I know there are quite a few people that don't like to buy from Amazon, and I understand that...

For now, these are just changes that I will make going forward. There are numerous purchase links on my site, and it will take a very long time to change all of them.

Drop by the site, and have a look: https://www.jalanerwine.com/


The Lies of Belial

Bradley makes a discovery on the hellish corp-moon known as Belial that could ultimately change the course of human history, but will the corps let him disclose his discovery…and for that matter, will they even let him live?
Originally released in the collection of the same name, the story is now available for the first time on its own.

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ1JXS64

Order from DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/514092/

Order from a different seller: https://books2read.com/u/4N0P2o



Sunday, March 02, 2025

Maybe it's ego

Maybe I'm just feeding my ego...I don't know, but I've decided to put together two massive books, both hardback. One will be a complete collection of all of my short stories, and I'm still debating if I want to include the new story I'm working on.

The second book will be a complete collection of all of my novels, including the new one that I hope to have finished in the next couple of months. On this one, I'm debating whether or not to include Goatherds & Gods, which is a reworking of a James B. Baker novel, so not entirely my own.

I'm still working on titles, but something including "the long ones" and "the short ones" are what are bouncing through my head right now. Like I said, I'm not even sure if there's really a market for something like this, but yeah, I think it would be really cool to see these books in print!

I also haven't decided yet if I will be making them available as e-books.

Keep an eye on this page, as eventually, I will figure all of this out.


Bestseller for February 2025

This month's bestseller wasn't even close. The Divided States of America RPG had the biggest first month of any title that I've ever released.

Order from DriveThruRPG: https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/511906/

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWQJTXMV

Order from another retailer: https://books2read.com/u/4jzYgk

No one can say with any reasonable certainty when the United States of America began to fall apart. Many point to the presidential election of 2016, but most believe the breakup started long before this. Now, in the year 2110, the former United States is made up of fourteen nation-states and The Wastelands. Some of the nation-states have prospered under self-rule, while others have declined. Some nation-states are very accepting of outsiders, while others trust no one…sometimes not even their fellow citizens. There is chaos in some places, and order in others…sometimes too much order.

The first state to break away from the USA was, not unexpectedly, Texas, and from there, things continued to spiral out of control as the national government tried to hold on to control that the state governments wanted back, and eventually, the federal government was no longer able to control the states, and the break-up came about.

Some of the nation-states kept the name “America” in their new names. Some did this as a tribute to where they had come from, while others did it to remind their citizens of what they were breaking away from. Others adopted new names, or took on names that were given to them.

Borders in some areas are heavily patrolled, even walled in places, while other borders have no protection at all…mostly it depends on the views of the new government and its citizens, even though sometimes those two groups still don’t agree. Let’s face it, greed and independence are bred into the human race, and even allying with others that have similar viewpoints does not necessarily mean that they will always get along.

As a game, players create characters with seven attributes that are used to enhance a variety of skills. As the characters advance, they gain experience, which can be put towards their skills, their health, or banked to allow the player to raise their character’s attributes.