Lore Update:
AIs like SCARAB are a tremendous benefit to modern society, but there was once a time when civilization completely depended on them. Then things went wrong....
 

The dangers posed by a rogue artificial intelligence are too numerous to comprehend. What will Mary Ketch and the crew of The Diamelen do when they find themselves completely at the mercy of one?

Find out when you pre-order Tantalus Depths!  

I’ve revised the prologue of IN BETA to align with the deeper rewrite I’ve been doing. I think it’s better, but I’d love to hear feedback. You can find it here:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/in-beta/book_segments/prologue-012c6e

I’ll continue to post content that I’m marginally happy with :)

Time for this week’s spotlight update!
This week I’d like to direct your attention to Proxy, by Rebekka S. Leber:
 

Proxy serves up a complex, thoroughly fleshed-out urban fantasy world with a tone that manages to be both whimsically magical and irreverently sardonic. We’re given a deliciously flawed protagonist, whose superhuman destiny is offset by her extremely human weaknesses. Max Lucas promises to be a new icon in the tradition of hard-bitten reluctant heroines.

If you liked Jessica Jones (and if you didn’t, you must not have seen it yet), Proxy is right down your alley. I can’t wait to see how this train wreck of an antihero chooses to use her powers when she becomes the last hope of a world that’s done nothing for her.

Greetings Jackolytes,

The copyedited manuscript of Sync City has landed! This is fantastic news as it brings Sync City one critical step closer. I now need to gird my loins, park my butt in front of a computer and take on the words of wisdom passed down by the editorial gurus at Girl Friday Productions. It should be a fascinating experience.

Also, for those that missed it, Jack has a new drinking buddy! Destiny Imperfect shrugged off some awesome late competition and clung onto third place in the recent Inkshares/Nerdist contest. This means Destiny will become a fully published reality. Many  Jackolytes have already hitched your carriage to the Destiny train, but if you haven’t, head over to here to check it out. We’d love to have you on board.

Have a good one!

Cheers,

Peter 

Hello my Knightmares! 

For all those who have purchased over the last week, thank you! We sit at 63 more orders left until we reach Quill publishing, with a timer hammering away every second. Now, I’d love to say this last 63 is going to be a cakewalk, but I have bled and bled my immediate contacts for orders, and I just don’t see any more coming easy. I’ve started getting hate mail...seriously. I need you, my dear fans/readers/friends/family to help.

"How can I help?" you ask. 

You can help by getting two friends, just two friends to buy a copy (It doesn’t matter if they buy an e-book for just $10). If you can get two friends to buy a copy, I’ll throw in a free t-shirt that proclaims your AWESOMENESS to the world for helping THE KNIGHTMARES get published.

Pretty rad, huh?

So let’s break this down:

• If you order a softcover book you get a FREE bookmark.
• If you order 3 or more books, you get a FREE poster of the new cover art design I showed off a little last week.
  
• If you order a book and get two friends to order, you get a FREE tshirt.

Seriously you guys, this is some good stuff.

FEATURED IN

If you missed it, I was featured in Philadelphia’s premiere geek-tastic blog of all things geek, Geekadelphia. I was their Geek of the Week for the week of July 13th. Check out the interview, here.

BOOKS TO NOTICE

Every week I try to post 3 books that have caught my eye. Sometimes these could be already published Inkshares books, or books that just deserve more attention than they are getting. There’s a lot of talent out there.

Tantalus Depths by Evan Graham - The Diamelen’s survey mission to Tantalus 13 takes an unexpected turn when the entire planet turns out to be an ancient artificial structure. What lies in the heart of Tantalus? And why is the crew’s AI, SCARAB, willing to kill to keep its secret?

I’ve been impressed from the beginning about Evan’s fully realized world. His updates are constantly bringing new content to his fan-base, highlighting the technology and the characters.

Seven Days Dead - by "Johnsoncm" - The beginning of a zombie outbreak in the Middle East. Can people from different cultures, who have been at war with each other for centuries, overcome their differences in order to survive?

Setting can be everything to a book. We’ve seen zombies on TV and in movies in various ways, but zombies in the Middle East brings with it an entirely new set of obstacles. This is definitely something to check out for all fans of the zombie genre.

Devil’s Call  by J. Danielle Dorn - Pregnant witch exacts revenge on the cowards who shot her man: a Western.

I’ve always enjoyed genre blends, and this one stands out. Not many people place fantastical/horror elements into a Western setting. I think this one stands out. The project has 15 days left, and a little ways to go, so please jump on it now while you can!

Thanks again to everyone who has stood with me every step of the way on this journey.