Download my books at Gumroad

Many of my books are now available through Gumroad, and I will be adding more titles as time allows. Feel free to start downloading any of my books at https://jalanerwine.gumroad.com/

 

Book of the Weekend for Oct. 15th-17th

 

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

Disharmony of the Spheres is our book of the weekend for this weekend…

Mental illness is very common in our society, but it’s also very misunderstood. Many view those with mental illnesses as being weak, but there is a great deal of strength in those that must battle their own minds on a regular basis.
Disharmony of the Spheres focuses on characters with mental illnesses that are still able to be successful. They may not completely overcome their illnesses, but they are able to beat them back and succeed.
In this volume, you will find the fiction of Ian Brazee Cannon, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, MH Bonham, David Lee Summers, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kate Runnels, Michael Morgan, L.J. Bonham, Carol Hightshoe, Francis W. Alexander, and Terrie Leigh Relf.
This book is dedicated to all of the science fiction fans and writers that must battle their own personal demons every day, and half of all of the profits from this book will go to The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Organization, a group that battles teen suicide.

Download today for just $2.00 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/754728

 

BIG sale on Ephemeris titles

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

We set up an eight day sale which would allow you to save 30% on most of our RPG titles, without realizing that DriveThruRPG was also going to be running a small press sale...so as a result, you can save really BIG on our titles, including ALL of our Ephemeris titles. What do we mean by BIG savings? How does 60% off sound? Hurry and head over to https://www.drivethrurpg.com/sale.php?manufacturers_id=2805 and download everything you want now!

Book of the weekend for Oct. 8th-10th

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

More than a decade ago, Sam’s Dot Publishing released a small anthology titled Ecotastrophe that looked at the dangers posed by global climate change.
Now, the planet seems in even greater peril, and maybe we are facing Ecotastrophe, but is there time to save ourselves.
Ecotastrophe II features startling fiction from Tyree Campbell, Dan Rice, Melanie Rees, Robert J. Mendenhall, Gustavo Bondoni, and Mike Adamson. 

Download it today for just $2.99 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/735461

 

One week left

You still have one week left to save 25% on most of my titles through DriveThruFiction. Novels for just over $2. Collections for $2-3 and individual short stories for just 74 cents. This is a great opportunity to pick up titles that you haven't read yet, or if you've never read my work, now would be a great chance to introduce yourself...

Order today at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618

 

Save 25% for the next two weeks

For two weeks only, you can save 25% off of most of my digital titles. You can find them at DriveThruFiction at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618.

This includes, novels and short stories...and some of the short stories are available for just 74 cents.

Be sure to tell your friends, and order often!

Did someone say hardcover?

That's right, my latest collection is available as a hardcover, and it would look great on your shelves! J Alan Erwine's Tales of Space Exploration and Discovery features more than 100,000 words of previously published short stories that look at one of my favorite topics...space exploration...obviously. This collection even features the first four stories of my Solar Federation series. At this time, this is the only collection that features those stories.

So, what are you waiting for? Head over to Amazon and order your copy now... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GJJ11Q7

One More Good Trade

 

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

We hadn't realized that "Choose Your Own Adventure" was trademarked, and we never meant to infringe on that trademark, so we have dropped the subtitle from "One More Good Trade." Unfortunately, Amazon does not allow us to change titles, so we had to delete the old one, and upload everything all over again. So, if you would like to order "One More Good Trade," simply go to: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FYHCNBN

The print version should be available very soon as well.

 

A sale on Nomadic Delirium titles

From the Nomadic Delirium Press Blog:

For the next two weeks, all of our titles are available for 25% off at DriveThruFiction, this means you can download some titles for as little as 74 cents…so check out the sale today at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/2805/

This includes many books that I've edited. Plus some of my short story collections and my Divided States of America stories...and of course, it includes One More Good Trade.

 

Deal of the Day

Today only, you can download my Tales of Interstellar Space for just $1.60 from DriveThruFiction. Download it now at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/313297

Taurin Tales is this weekend's featured book

Every weekend, Nomadic Delirium Press is featuring a book of the weekend, which is being discounted by 25% at Smashwords. This weekend's book is Taurin Tales, which I edited.

Taurin Tales is a shared world anthology featuring some of the top names in small press science fiction. The Taurins were created by science fiction writer, editor, and game designer J Alan Erwine. Once he had created them, he invited some of his favorite writers to play in the universe, and further flesh out these new aliens. Thus was born Taurin Tales.
The stories in this collection cover a large aspect of Taurin life…grand space adventures, small character studies, the tackling of difficult social issues, the past and the future of the Taurins.
Included in this collection, you’ll find David Lee Summers, D. Moonfire, Ian Brazee-Cannon, Tyree Campbell, Anna Paradox, Laura Givens, and Rick Novy. 

Order today for just $2.99 from Smashwords at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/472428

Another featured book of the weekend

 

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

As work progresses on our third RPG, let’s go back to our very first RPG, and still our most successful title, Ephemeris.

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…

Now available at Smashwords for 25% off ($3.74) at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/83508

 

More 25% off titles

 From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

For the next few days, DriveThruRPG is having a 25% off sale on a selection of their titles, which includes some of ours. You can order and download them at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2805

This includes my new Ephemeris RPG choose your own adventure story, One More Good Trade.

 

Save 25% on some of my titles

I'm not quite sure how DriveThruFiction selected the titles for their latest sale, but some (not all) of my titles are available for 25% off at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618

You'll have to do some searching, but there are some great deals...like individual stories for 74 cents and the first four Solar Federation stories available as a bundle for just $3.

Happy shopping.

Rocks on the Other Side

For the post-apocalyptic RPG I'm creating, I'm considering the title Rocks on the Other Side. I'm not sure if many people will get this reference...I'm also not sure that it really jumps off the page, making people want to buy it. I think it's a great title for a story, but I'm not sure it's a great title for a game.

Thoughts?

Featured Book of the Weekend

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

If we’re going to start a featured book of the weekend, then we might as well start with where it all started for us…Seedlings on the Solar Winds by J Alan Erwine.

America as a fascist state, soldiers driven to terrorism, insane computers, insane humans, insane aliens, these are just some of the things waiting for readers in the pages of this new short story collection from prize winning science fiction author J Alan Erwine.

Available for 25% off at Smashwords this weekend only: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/16551

 

If you read on Apple

I know that many of you buy your e-books through iBooks, so I thought I'd post a link to make it easier for you to buy some of my books... https://books.apple.com/us/author/j-alan-erwine/id380447524#see-all/books

Christmas in July at DriveThruFiction

Christmas in July has arrived at DriveThruFiction. You can save 25% off of my titles, this even includes the individual short stories. This sale ends soon, so shop today at https://www.drivethrufiction.com/browse/pub/16618

The Complete Ephemeris Bundle

 From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:

We've combined all of the Ephemeris titles into one bundle. It features all of the large collections like The Ephemeris Encyclopedia Galactica, and such, but it leaves off the individual titles that are included in those larger collections, so that it's easier for you to get everything without having to try to figure out what's in each collection...and the best part, it's all available for only $40.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/364674



Post-apocalyptic RPG

For a while now, I've been toying with the idea of creating a new post-apocalyptic RPG. I have tons of ideas, but I'm curious to hear what people might want to see in a new RPG, and what kinds of things they think have been done to death.

Please feel free to comment and debate...politely...