D. Robert has been interested in creating worlds since childhood. From building in the sandbox behind his house, to drawing fantastical worlds with paper and pencil, there has hardly been a time he hasn't been off on some adventure in his mind, to the dismay of parents and teachers alike. Also, since the moment he could read, books have consumed vast swaths of his life. From The Mouse and the Motorcycle, to The Lord of the Rings, worlds just beyond reality have called to him like Homer's Sirens. It's not surprising then he chose to write stories of his own. Each filled with worlds just beyond reach, but close enough we can all catch a glimpse of ourselves in the characters. D. Robert's first novel, Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble is available now. D. Robert runs Walking Stick Books, a company dedicated to helping other authors succeed.Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble (Book 1)
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert for Thursday, January 5: 110 BRAND NEW FREEBIES in the last 24 hours added to Our 1,500 FREE TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus … 12-year-old Noah lives for piloting spaceships through time, dodging killer robots and saving Earth’s animals from extinction in D. Robert Pease’s NOAH ZARC: MAMMOTH TROUBLE (Today’s Sponsor – 99 Cents)
Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Think “THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY” updated to the streets of 21st-century Seattle and you begin to conjure up the imaginative magic of James E. Lalonde’s HOLOTAR – our eBook of the Day at just 99 Cents, With 4.8 Stars on 9 Reviews! Here’s a Free Sample!
Here’s the set-up for James E. Lalonde’s Holotar: Last Queen of The White Shamans, just 99 Cents on Kindle :
Walter Winkler is a Seattle street kid who can Google Minds. Not that he can help it. Who wants to know what people are really thinking?
His shelter shrink dismisses Mind Googling as mere schizophrenia and worse, intends to ‘cure him” if he keeps having “delusions” of getting sucked into other people’s heads.
Nicknamed ‘Pinball,’ Walter has a gift for seeing inside games, too. He doesn’t play by the rules. He plays with the code. Avoids the monsters. Always beats the game.
Then Walter is lured into testing “Holotar: Last Queen of the White Shamans,” a new kind of holographic fantasy game designed by a mad Russian. Walter is beguiled into promising the ‘Last Queen’ that he will rescue her child being held captive in Siberia. He also discovers that the game has been hacked by a very real monster, an ancient psychopath unleashed into the new world of massively multiplayer online games and social networks, who is preying on young gamers – like him.
Walter sets out on a journey from Seattle to Siberia and back to fulfill his promise to the Queen and to help the gamers find their monster before it finds him. The odyssey propels him Googling through the minds of a cast of eccentric characters, including Paolo, a Brazilian game executive with a past; Leggs, a rehabbed homeless teen prostitute; and unfortunately, into the mind of a twisted monster named Gvlek.
Holotar: Last Queen of the White Shamans is an urban fantasy, psychological thriller. There are consequences for creating and unleashing real and imagined monsters. Because sometimes, once they get in your head, monsters just won’t die.
From the reviewers:
Weird, wacky and wonderful. Lalonde’s debut novel is a fascinating ride into the inner world of a street kid whose talent for “googling minds” takes the reader on a thrilling trip in and out of a next-generation game where there are only two ways out of the labyrinth – winning or dying. – Jane Adams
Original, wild and insightful … wild and fast-paced fantasy thriller that’s as hard to put down as it is well-written. Lalonde’s narrator is orginal, smart and vulnerable, offering insights into the nature of reality, sanity and what it means to be human. Highly recommended. – JoAnne
A guilty pleasure. Holotar hurls the reader deep into a richly-imagined world of a troubled gamer prodigy who makes a fateful promise to a dying queen in a next-generation game-gone-bad. Gut-wrenching (literally!) monsters, Russian oligarchs and mobsters introduce wicked chaos at every turn. Not for the dainty or faint-hearted. – Nancy
As a kid in Montana, Lalonde learned to love words reading the dictionary. He was a science nerd who placed Third in Applied Physics at the International Science Fair. He started off writing fiction out of college, but soon fell off the literary wagon to become a journalist. After attending university for a year abroad in Italy, he maintained a passion for the country and some of his writing is set there. He was a Gelato maker for several years. More recently, he has worked with the homeless and mentally ill as a counselor, researching Holotar: Last Queen of the White Shamans.
Lalonde received the William T. Costello Poetry Award while at Gonzaga University, and he was a finalist in the 2011 Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest for Poetry. Holotar: Last Queen of the White Shamans, was a finalist in the 2010 Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest for Urban Fantasy Sci-Fi.
“I believe that every voice has a story that deserves to be heard and that often it is the unheard voice that is most profound,” says Lalonde. “As these voices speak to me, I try to remember what Plato said: ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle…'”
James lives in Seattle and is the father of three daughters. His wife is a fellow journalist. He is currently working on the next book in his ‘Mind Googling’ series.
And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample of James E. Lalonde’s HOLOTAR: LAST QUEEN OF THE WHITE SHAMANS:
Today’s Kindle Daily Deal – Thursday, January 5 – Save 70% on Patricia Falvey’s Historical Novel of Northern Ireland, THE YELLOW HOUSE, plus … Christopher Meeks engages and amuses in LOVE AT ABSOLUTE ZERO (Today’s Sponsor)
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Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Nick Spill’s Coming of Age Memoir, Growing Up Horny in New Zealand, Just $2.99 on Kindle!
A coming of age mock-u-memoir set in ’60s and ‘70’s New Zealand.
Growing Up Horny in New Zealand is a story of Nicholas Laurent who emigrates from bleak pre-Rolling Stones 60’s England to New Zealand. In pursuit of girls, the young man seeks intimacy while failing to understand the fairer sex. This mock-u-memoir chronicles his journey from tragedy to comedy, from bedroom to art gallery, as Nicholas seeks liberation from the relationships that haunt his failed quest for nirvana.
About the Author
We sailed to New Zealand. I went to Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland University and worked for the National Art Gallery and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I took photographs and was a conceptual and performance artist.
I was put on a plane to New York, and told not to return.
My first adventure in the Americas was rescuing the wife of a Navy SEAL in Mexico. My original aim had been to study the paranormal, not the psychotic. Out of that came “Dolphin Kicks and Cactus Pricks”.
In New York I met a lawyer who was a cross between Marcel Proust and Freddie Mercury. I could not save him. His story became “The Palace in TriBeCa”.
I worked in the world of computer and telephone integration that rapidly evolved into the Internet.
I moved to Miami Beach and as a consultant solved other people’s problems.
With my own Private Investigation Agency, I worked as an investigator and bodyguard to the rich, the famous and the anonymous. I wrote “The Way of the Bodyguard”.
Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Henry Mosquera’s Sleeper’s Run — 4.4 Stars on 22 out of 25 Rave Reviews — Now $2.99 on Kindle!
Sleeper’s Run
by Henry Mosquera
- “‘Sleeper’s Run’ may be a book that many will find so compelling that they will read it in one sitting. For me, the rapid pace of the action was so intense I had to take breathers, however, I found myself quickly drawn back into the mêlée.” – Reader Views
- “Right off the bat, Sleeper’s Run had me on the edge of my seat. The plot is extremely dynamic, full of energy, at times surprising, and adamant that the reader continue reading.” – Scriptshark.
- “Mosquera weaves a tale of suspense through a clandestine world, crafting an engaging read that’s not easily put down.” – Kirkus Indie.
- “Mr. Mosquera has an eye for detail and a deep knowledge of politics, security, IT, weapons, PTSD, and seemingly every other subject that makes up a great thriller of this type. The characters were fully developed and they felt so alive that you felt they were right next to you.” – The Bibliophilic Book Blog
- “I actually managed to read this in a day and a half and trust me when I say I had a hard time putting it down and really wanted to stay up to read it until I finished it but I couldn’t. Those are my kind of books when it sucks you in and you can’t put it down.” – Cindy’s Love of Books
Introducing a New Monthly Feature for the Greatest Readers in the World: Specially Chosen “Red Adept Select” Titles on Kindle – Dead Is the New Black, Hang On, and When Horses Had Wings
(Editor’s Note: We’ve had several opportunities to work with Lynn O’Dell of the popular Red Adept Reviews site over the past few years, so we’re very confident that she will be right at home here among the greatest readers in the world — you, the readers of Kindle Nation Daily. We’re very excited to introduce her to tell you a bit about her Red Adept Select program and how we are working together to help our readers find great reading at great prices on Kindle. –S.W.)
Here’s Lynn:
I have been a book lover all my life. A little over two years ago, I began a book review blog, “Red Adept Reviews.” I focused on independently published (Indie) books because I loved having the opportunity to discover new talent. During my first year of reviewing Indie books, I was forced to give too many low ratings due to the poor editing of the books I reviewed. My frustration with that led me to start Red Adept Editing Service.
I am joined by a group of talented people who help me maintain excellent quality while I expand the services offered to writers. Every book edited by Red Adept Editing receives comprehensive editing and at least one complete proofread. We are proud to have edited over seventy Indie books, with many more to come.
Occasionally, we come across books that we simply can’t put down.
We recognize these books by branding them as “Red Adept Selects.”
Red Adept Select books are chosen by our professional team of editors and proofreaders for being “outstanding in their genre.” To avoid any conflict of interest, Red Adept reviewers do not review books edited by the team, though they do contribute in the choosing of our Select books.
This Month’s Feature Titles:
Dead Is the New Black (Fashion Avenue Mysteries)
by Christine DeMaio-Rice
And here they are for you, one at a time….
Dead Is the New Black (Fashion Avenue Mysteries)
by Christine DeMaio-Rice
- “Dead is the New Black” has all the elements of a good mystery: unique characters, plentiful suspects, and several clues that seem to point in different directions until they are all fit together like puzzle pieces. — Big Al’s Books and Pals
Hang On
by Nell Gavin
HANG ON won the silver medal in the Living Now Book Awards under its original title, ALL TORC D UP. It was also chosen by Red Adept Reviews as a “Red Adept Select” title, voted “outstanding in its genre.”
Caution: Some strong language.
Nell Gavin is also the author of THREADS: THE REINCARNATION OF ANNE BOLEYN.
When Horses Had Wings
by Diana Estill
Pregnant at 16, Renee Goodchild drops out of school and marries. Now she’s trapped in rural Texas with Kenny, her violent, garbage-collecting husband. A bleak future seems assured until she meets self-appointed relationship guru, Pearly.“That’s why you don’t let ‘em rule the roost. ’Cause you can’t count on ‘em to be there the next mornin’ when it’s time to crow,” the worldly Pearly advises.
Renee narrates this tale of ruin and redemption where the damaged and downtrodden lead each other to unintended, sometimes heartbreaking, and often bittersweet outcomes. When Horses Had Wings examines the lives of broken people competing for the most basic needs: the primal urge for affection and the eternal search for acceptance.
(This is a sponsored post.)
KND Kindle Free Book Alert for Wednesday, January 4: 145 BRAND NEW FREEBIES in the last 24 hours added to Our 1,500 FREE TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus … Think “Police Procedural meets Jack Bauer’s world of international intrigue” in Dan Pasquale’s PAST TENSE (Today’s Sponsor – $2.99)
Dan Pasquale is a retired police sergeant with over three decades of experience. Dan has always enjoyed reading and listening to stories. Being retired has allowed him to fulfill his dream of writing a novel. He is in the process of writing his second novel now.Past Tense
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