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hrj ([personal profile] hrj) wrote2016-07-20 07:05 am
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Judith Tarr, Melissa Scott, Martha Wells...and me?

My primary blog has moved, but feel free to comment in either place.

(Not meaning to slight my other fellow authors: Jo Graham, Geonn Cannon, David Niall Wilson, and Lisa A. Barnett!)

What's this about? I'm delighted to have been invited to participate in a Historic Fantasy Storybundle, organized by the fabulous Melissa Scott. If you aren't familiar with StoryBundle, it's a promotional project that rests on a few basic principles:


  • If you like one book in a particular sub-genre, you're going to be interested in other authors and books in that sub-genre.

  • If you're given a chance to pick up a collection of books at an incredible deal, you're going to seek out other books by those authors on your own.

  • Offer people a sliding scale, and they'll pay what they consider an honest price.

Now, I assume that if you're reading my blog, you already know about Daughter of Mystery, my early 19th century Ruritanian fantasy with religious magic. Maybe you've already read it; maybe you've been thinking about picking it up but were waiting for a good deal. So what if, for a sliding scale from $5-$15, you had a chance to get:


  • The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells

  • The Emperor's Agent by Jo Graham

  • Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones

  • The Virtuous Feats of the Indomitable Miss Trafalgar and the Erudite Lady Boone by Geonn Cannon

  • The Orffyreus Wheel by David Niall Wilson

And what if, by exceeding that $15 base, you could also get:


  • The Armor of Light by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

  • Steel Blues by Melissa Scott and Jo Graham

  • Between Worlds by Martha Wells

  • PIllar of Fire by Judith Tarr

  • Lord of the Two Lands by Judith Tarr

  • Stag and Hound by Geonn Cannon

Each book comes in DRM-free mobi and epub formats, for the ultimate in e-reader flexibility. And it's easy to give a StoryBundle as a gift, using a convenient download code. Click here for many more details: https://storybundle.com/fantasy

StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.

For more information, visit our website at storybundle.com, tweet us at @storybundle and like us on Facebook.

[identity profile] katerit.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
That is quite the offer and quite the collection.

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, several books in there that are going onto my reading list as well!

[identity profile] katerit.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I really like Judith Tarr's work. The others look very interesting.

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are two of Tarr's books that I haven't read yet, which is convenient. I've loved many of her others. I've read one of the Scott and have the other in hard copy (which means I haven't gotten around to it yet). The other authors have been farther away from my radar, although I've heard lots of great things about Wells.

[identity profile] kiria-dk.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! That's a fantastic bundle, and so cool that you were offered to participate.

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely cool! I've been sitting on this for half a year now (there's quite a bit of lead time in the logistics). You can't exactly announce how excited you are about an upcoming sale price -- then everyone would wait to buy!

[identity profile] aryanhwy.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
This ALMOST makes me get on board with ebooks.

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I tell you, I held out against e-books for quite a while, mostly for esthetic reasons. But then when I capitulated and bought an iPad, I actually started reading regularly again. Which I had stopped doing.

[identity profile] pixel39.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ebooks were my salvation while traveling--it saved me hauling an entire duffel bag of books.

[identity profile] pixel39.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ebooks save space. So much space. Space which you can then use for the research library, or, if you're traveling, for clothes.

[identity profile] lifeofglamour.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That's awesome!

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Still grinning over it.
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[personal profile] lferion 2016-07-21 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
This is a great bundle and I am so pleased to see you in it! I hope it does really well.

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
As something of a "loss leader" the real hope is for knock-on effects, where people who might not otherwise have thought about reading my book get hooked and go out and buy the rest. (Well, "the other" at this point, but the idea is to get them hooked.)

[identity profile] abd07.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
How fabulous!! You are in great company, as you should be. This is terrific. The other books look really interesting too: I really like Martha Wells, and she has quite a following, which should be good for everyone. YAY!!!!!!

[identity profile] hrj.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I've been meaning to try Wells -- the only thing I know I've consumed of hers was an audio version of one of the Ile-Rien shorts that was on a podcast I subscribe to. And by chance I haven't read either of the Tarr books that are included.

[identity profile] klwilliams.livejournal.com 2016-07-21 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
And I see whose book is top and center, too. Nice!