My birthday, but you get the presents

For the rest of October you can help me celebrate my birthday, but you get the presents. Download any of my titles for 50% off at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618/. That's short stories, novels, and short story collections, all for 50% off!

Ephemeris sale and Ephemeris 2.0

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Ephemeris 2.0 will be released on October 30th. Once that happens, all of the original Ephemeris titles will no longer be available. So, if you don't have all the titles you need, or if you haven't even played the game, you can download all of the titles for 75% off at https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/

But time is running out!

 

 

 

 

 

And speaking of 2.0, the e-book version is available for pre-order at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ9SGT7G. The book will also be available in hardback and paperback...and it's a BIG BOOK!

Humanity has finally made it to the stars, and they’ve found they’re not alone. They are one of twenty species making their way around the galaxy. Some of the species they’ve met are friendly, while some are quite hostile, and others are just plain indifferent. The galaxy is full of warfare, trade, and unexplored star systems. This is the galaxy of Ephemeris 2.0.
The game features thirteen different character classes and twenty different species. You can play a Clipsie Cyber Wizard, a Human Pirate, or maybe a Taurin Nanist. Build your characters up with goods, cybernetic implants, genetic modifications, and special abilities that are unique to each class.
The universe of Ephemeris 2.0 is yours to explore, and yours to build. The new version of the game is a d20 version, and the rules are less convoluted, and more player friendly than the previous version.
Now, step into the greatest science fiction adventure that you’ve ever been on!

Ephemeris 2.0 is coming

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Mark your calendars for October 30, 2024. This is the release date for the Ephemeris 2.0 RPG. This new edition is a d20 version, rather than a d6 version, it has less convoluted rules, and is much friendlier to the players.

You'll be able to select from 20 different species and 13 different character classes, and multi-classing is also an option. For those of you who have played the game before, much of it will look familiar, but markedly improved!

The e-book version of Ephemeris 2.0 is now available for pre-order at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ9SGT7G and at a variety of other retailers at: https://books2read.com/u/bayExy.

On October 30th, the book will also be available in both hardcover and paperback...both will be over 300 pages and 8.5X11. This is a big rulebook, and there will be lots of supplements and adventures coming over the next few years.

Bestseller for September 2024

Do You Really Want to be a Writer? has had another resurgence in sales. This seems to be the little book that could.

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK79PSV

Order from DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/466362/

Order from your favorite store: https://books2read.com/u/bwVAy9

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.

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.

Goatherds & Gods for just $1.99

For a limited time you can download my collaborative novel with James B. Baker Goatherds & Gods for just $1.99 at 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…

A Problem in Translation for just $1.49

A Problem in Translation is on sale for just $1.49 for a very limited time at https://books2read.com/u/b6a1xx ...Amazon is not participating...

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.

The Lies of Belial for just $1.99

The Lies of Belial, and Other Stories is available for just $1.99 for a limited time at https://books2read.com/u/m2Kpxk

Welcome to the newest collection from prize winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine. This collection gives you Erwine's 13 newest stories since the publication of the enormous tome, Manic Musings of a Maniacal Mind. In this collection you'll find five of his Solar Federation stories, two stories from Nomadic Delirium Press' Divided States of America series, and six independent stories, including the never before published title story.
Journey to distant planets, explore possible grim futures, and have your mind twisted around in a way that only Erwine can do.

Pick up Echoes from the Deep for just $1.99

For a limited time, you can download Echoes from the Deep for just $1.99. Head to https://books2read.com/u/b5Y97p, and find your favorite retailer...Amazon is not participating...

The first human and dolphin colony team has arrived on Epsilon Eridani 2, a planet that was once inhabited by a highly advanced species that has gone extinct.
On this exciting new world, the humans have brought all of their typical problems with them, while the dolphins adjust quite easily to their new home.
All of this changes when bizarre events begin to happen to the colonists. Is the stress of a new colony causing unknown neuroses and psychoses to suddenly surface? Is there something in the atmosphere that the colonists didn't know about? Or is there something else behind the bizarre occurrences?

50% off Rocks on the Other Side sale

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

For a limited time, you can download the Rocks on the Other Side RPG, and all of the supplements for 50% off from DriveThruRPG. You can find the sale at https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805/. You just have to look for the sale items. To get directly to the core rulebook, you can go to https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/417789/

The year was 2032. It will always be remembered as the year that the leaders of the world truly lost their minds. That was the year that they unleashed the massive nuclear arsenals they had been stockpiling. That was the year they tried to wipe out all life on Earth because of petty differences, differences that could have easily been overlooked if they would have just had open minds, but let’s face it, how often did the leaders of the world ever actually have open minds?

Now, two years later, civilization is gone, most of life on Earth is gone, but there are still pockets of humanity that try to eke out an existence. Some of the Earth’s flora and fauna have also survived the nuclear holocaust. Unfortunately, now everyone is trying to survive, and that means that everyone else must be viewed as a potential enemy. Even worse, nuclear mutations have created horrible lifeforms. Some used to be human, some were animals, and some were plants, but now they’re horribly deformed, and incredibly dangerous. Not to mention the fact that there are pockets of radiation all over the world that threaten life that comes anywhere close to it.

And, of course, there’s no longer a need to worry about global climate change since the world is stuck in a perpetual nuclear winter, killing more and more of the life on Earth.

Radiation everywhere, almost constant cold and snow, mutated people, animals, and plants…this is the world that waits for you in Rocks on the Other Side. Do you dare venture into this world and try to survive?

Time for some Goatherds & Gods

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

Haven’t read it yet? Maybe you should! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D682Q9M5

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…

How about a little sample?

As the rose of the desert sunset colored the sky, Joseph approached the tent of his new chieftain. He wore a stiped burnoose of black and white, having borrowed it from his warrior chieftain. At the entrance of the spacious tent, he hesitated. The warrior chieftain gripped his arm and pushed gently. “Be not afraid. You will be in the presence of his benevolence.”

“Man or beast, I do not fear,” Joseph said, his voice trembling, “Here, I smell woman.”

“She is the daughter of Omar Alimha. She’s very lovely,” the warrior chieftain again gently pushed on Joseph’s arm, but the man did not budge. “You must, Joseph. It is a command.”

“I cannot look on a woman,” Joseph paused. “My wife. I just lost her.”

“It is a sadness, Joseph, but your future’s in there. I cannot defend you if you disobey our chieftain’s command. You must enter.”

“Aha, ya…my chieftain,” Joseph said, taking a small step, and then stepping back quickly, “I cannot. It is too much.”

“You must, Joseph. You surely must. If you insult your leader, then…it is you and me to the death, blood in the sand. Please, friend, do not force this on me.”

“I cannot.”

Joseph stared obliquely back over his shoulder, as he hung by his grip on the tent pole, looking into the eyes of his first patron. Joseph spoke again, “No!”

The warrior chieftain took a startled step back.

Joseph shook his head. “This I will not push on to you, my friend. Thought it may kill me, I enter now. I would gaze on this beauty my nose tells me is there, to bear my sorrow in silence, as I sought my death in the shifting sands.”

“Thank you, Joseph. You are a man of immeasurable honor.”

Joseph ducked his head and entered the tent. He straightened from his stoop as his eyes met the eyes of the only female he had gazed upon since the death of his small brown wife. He looked into those beautiful eyes, sky blue. She was a queen wrapped in her strange garb, made of cloth not common in Joseph’s world. None in his world would have the wealth to ensure the leisure to make their women as beautiful as she was. Joseph’s head spun as through his sorrow, love pierced his heart.

Have you read Echoes from the Deep yet?

If you haven't, then why not? Check it out at https://a.co/d/foeaAZm and be sure to read the sample. I really think you'll like this book!

The first human and dolphin colony team has arrived on Epsilon Eridani 2, a planet that was once inhabited by a highly advanced species that has gone extinct.
On this exciting new world, the humans have brought all of their typical problems with them, while the dolphins adjust quite easily to their new home.
All of this changes when bizarre events begin to happen to the colonists. Is the stress of a new colony causing unknown neuroses and psychoses to suddenly surface? Is there something in the atmosphere that the colonists didn’t know about? Or is there something else behind the bizarre occurrences?

The Opium of the People: The Screenplay

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.

Order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGDQNNM

Order from DriveThruFiction: https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/490885/

Order from one of a variety of retailers: https://books2read.com/u/bzJqDE

Bestseller for July 2024

Goatherds & Gods was my top selling title for July 2024. Check it out at any of the following...

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6B22TX1

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

Other retailers: 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…