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.
From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
This week we’re going with the longest collection of fiction we’ve ever published…Manic Musings of a Maniacal Mind by J Alan Erwine.
For more than two decades, editors have been publishing the works of J
Alan Erwine, exposing you, the reader, to the dark recesses of the
author’s mind. Now, all of those stories have been combined together
into one massive tome.
Get a glimpse into Erwine’s grim view of the future, and explore the universe from his slightly off-kilter point of view.
Visit
the planets, the stars, the scary places in the human mind, but make
sure you’re wearing a seatbelt, because you never know where Erwine
might take you next…
I've added even more titles to my Gumroad account. You can find it at https://app.gumroad.com/jalanerwine?sort=price_desc.
You can find all of my novels, all of my short story collections, and the two RPGs I've created, as well as some of the supplements for those.
I'm still debating as to whether or not I want to upload my individual short stories. It's a lot of work, and I'm not yet sure of the payoff...but my longer stuff is all available for you to start downloading and enjoying...
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/
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
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!
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
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
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!
So, what are you waiting for? Head over to Amazon and order your copy now... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GJJ11Q7
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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?
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
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
