I missed it! August 12th was the 6th anniversary of City of Amathar Blog. I’ve been posting daily for the past six years, and I think I missed 2 days in that time. Well, I’m onto my seventh year. It’s been a blast so far.
It’s been three years since the Kingdom of Greater Brechalon, with the help of Zurfina the Magnificent, defeated their hereditary enemies, the Freedonians. The world has changed. Port Dechantagne, once a distant outpost of civilization, has grown to be a large city, the center of prosperous Birmisia Colony. Steam-powered carriages share the streets with triceratops-pulled trolleys, fine ladies in their most fashionable bustle dresses lead their lizardmen servants through the shopping districts, and an endless stream of immigrants pours into the region.
The young ladies of the colony are busy with fashion, coming out parties, and securing partners among the smaller male population. Eleven-year-old Iolana Staff, daughter of the colonial governor, has more important things on her mind—the mysterious machine known as the Result Mechanism, and her relationship to the machine’s creator.
The Sorceress and her Lovers, book 6 in the story of Senta and the Steel Dragon, is now available for the first time in paperback for just $5.99. Pick up your copy today by checking out the books page of this site, or by following this link.
Teen inventor Astrid Maxxim is back in her third adventure as she makes a journey to the bottom of the planet to uncover the secrets of a mysterious lost expedition. Meanwhile, troubles plague her friends and family as a hostile takeover threatens Maxxim Industries. Join Astrid and her friends as she faces the frozen dangers of the Antarctic, wild animals, mad bombers, and corporate high finance.
Astrid Maxxim and her Antarctic Adventure is available September 19, 2014.
Teen inventor Astrid Maxxim is back in her third adventure as she makes a journey to the bottom of the planet to uncover the secrets of a mysterious lost expedition. Meanwhile, troubles plague her friends and family as a hostile takeover threatens Maxxim Industries. Join Astrid and her friends as she faces the frozen dangers of the Antarctic, wild animals, mad bombers, and corporate high finance.
Astrid Maxxim and the Antarctic Expedition is available for preorder today on iBooks for just 99 cents. Visit iBookstore from your iBooks App, or follow this link.
It’s been three years since the Kingdom of Greater Brechalon, with the help of Zurfina the Magnificent, defeated their hereditary enemies, the Freedonians. The world has changed. Port Dechantagne, once a distant outpost of civilization, has grown to be a large city, the center of prosperous Birmisia Colony. Steam-powered carriages share the streets with triceratops-pulled trolleys, fine ladies in their most fashionable bustle dresses lead their lizardmen servants through the shopping districts, and an endless stream of immigrants pours into the region.The young ladies of the colony are busy with fashion, coming out parties, and securing partners among the smaller male population. Eleven-year-old Iolana Staff, daughter of the colonial governor, has more important things on her mind—the mysterious machine known as the Result Mechanism, and her relationship to the machine’s creator.Meanwhile, sorceress Senta Bly returns from the continent with a new male companion, an illegitimate daughter, and a long lost brother. Hated and feared for her magic, she must face wizards, assassins, and an old enemy from another reality.The Sorceress and her Lovers continues the story of Senta and the Steel Dragon, taking up where The Two Dragons left off. It is a story of magic and power, fear and revenge, and love.
Follow this link to purchase The Sorceress and her Lovers at ‘txtr for just $2.99.
Everyone in Port Dechantagne seems to have an agenda of their own, from mysterious sorceress Zurfina, to agents from the enemy nation of Freedonia, to the kings and witchdoctors of the mysterious lizardmen. On the eve of her fifteenth birthday, sorceress’s apprentice Senta finds herself being pulled first one way and then the other. Will she actually have to split herself into four in order to deal with all her responsibilities?
In this, book 4 in the Senta and the Steel Dragon series, the young sorceress finds herself at a turning point, as she has to step up and fill in for her mistress, the mysterious Zurfina. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Zaeri writer Isaak Wissinger must escape the coming genocide in Freedonia, and ship-wrecked sailor Kieran Baxter must survive alone on a deserted island. What connection do they have the the Drache Girl and her country of Birmisia?
The Young Sorceress is available for the first time in paperback for just $4.99. You can purchase your copy by checking out the books page on this site or by following this link.
Last month, Amazon announced Kindle Unlimited. I would love to have my books available on Kindle Unlimited, because I think subscription services (Netflix for Ebooks) are the wave of the future, and are especially great for discovering new authors such as myself. My books are already available on Scribd and Oyster. Sadly, I can’t do it. In order to have books on Amazon Unlimited, they have to be on Amazon Select, and therefore exclusive to Amazon. I would have to pull my books from not only Scribd and Oyster, but also Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iBooks (where I sell twice as many books as I do at Amazon).
For a much more detailed perspective on Amazon Select, read Mark Coker’s article on it here. For a reader’s point of view about the availability of ebooks, read MrsJoseph’s blog post here.
Astrid Maxxim and the Antarctic Expedition will be available September 19th for $0.99. You can preorder your ebook now wherever fine ebooks are sold. Until then, pick up the other two Astrid Maxxim adventures, just 99 cents each.
Teen inventor Astrid Maxxim is back in her third adventure as she makes a journey to the bottom of the planet to uncover the secrets of a mysterious lost expedition. Meanwhile, troubles plague her friends and family as a hostile takeover threatens Maxxim Industries. Join Astrid and her friends as she faces the frozen dangers of the Antarctic, wild animals, mad bombers, and corporate high finance.
More than three years have passed since the colonists arrived in Birmisia, and Port Dechantagne is a thriving colony, with the railway line almost complete. Twelve year old sorceress’s apprentice Senta Bly, Police Constable Saba Colbshallow, and former maid Yuah Dechantagne must deal with wizards, prejudice, steam carriages, boys riding dinosaurs, and the mysterious activities of the lizardmen.
The Drache Girl, book three in the Senta and the Steel Dragon story is now available in paperback for $5.99. You can purchase yours now by following this link. The Drache Girl is also available in ebook format at Amazon, iBookstore, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and wherever fine ebooks are sold.
Long before I started writing novels, I fancied myself a poet. I’ve been writing poetry irregularly for the past 42 years. Now I’ve published a book of some 70 poems about life, love, desire, being young, and growing old. It is available free wherever fine ebooks are sold, or by following this link.
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