PUBLICATION DAY!
The day has finally arrived! Abomination is officially published! That might seem like something of a non-event to those of you who backed the book because you've already had your copies for a while, but for everyone else -- me especially -- this is a very big deal!
Abomination is now available on Amazon, iBooks, Google Play and in bookstores like Barnes & Noble, Powells and Books Inc. IT'S A REAL BOOK AND IT IS ALL THANKS TO YOU. To everyone who backed the project and made this possible, I can never thank you enough. I want to kiss all of you on the face.
Early reaction to the book has been phenomenal with a number of terrific reviews and amazing feedback from early readers. 95% of readers on Goodreads like the book, that's insane! And 83% of our Amazon reviews are 5-star! That's also insane! If you haven't yet, please do take a moment to leave a rating and/or short review on Goodreads and Amazon, it really does help. I would love love LOVE to write another book, and how this first one does will really decide if I get to do that.
Once again, thank you so much for bringing Abomination to life. KISSES FOREVER
Gary
I'm going to put up a new chapter today - I realized that I've shared a few chapters so far - mainly focusing on the heroes: Jonas, Rime, Xenon. I thought it would be fun to give you all a peek at the Villains. Or at least...a very nasty group of antagonists?
You should all be receiving it later this afternoon - this is fresh from the current draft, so please forgive any typos or purple prose. This is the first chapter the readers meet the Hunt, the secret society dedicated to the eradication of the Wild Magic menace -- once a globe-spanning organization of supreme power and influence, now dwindled down to an old man in dented iron armor: Linus. At his side are three companions: a devil-blood assassin of dubious allegiance, a white sword that destroys any magic it comes in contact with, and a lifetime of memory and skill from tracking and eliminating wild mages.
Feedback is appreciated! Linus is my Zenigata, always on the trail of Rime and Jonas - it is extremely important that the reader feels that he is a suitable threat and worthy opponent. What do you think about him in this first chapter? Heroes are only as great as their villains...