Hey, sooooo. Here’s something.
Planning on pre-ordering Blightborn?
If you do, you could win a Kindle Paperwhite.
Blightborn, Book Two in my Heartland series, continues the adventures of the Big Sky Scavengers in a cornpunk agri-dystopi-pocalyptic future where the poor Heartlanders scrabble in the dust and the bloodthirsty corn while the rich Empyrean flotillas float above their heads.
The official description:
Cael McAvoy is on the run. He’s heading toward the Empyrean to rescue his sister, Merelda, and to find Gwennie before she’s lost to Cael forever. With his pals, Lane and Rigo, Cael journeys across the Heartland to catch a ride into the sky. But with Boyland and others after them, Cael and his friends won’t make it through unchanged.
Gwennie’s living the life of a Lottery winner, but it’s not what she expected. Separated from her family, Gwennie makes a bold move—one that catches the attention of the Empyrean and changes the course of an Empyrean man’s life.
The crew from Boxelder aren’t the only folks willing to sacrifice everything to see the Empyrean fall. The question is: Can the others be trusted?
They’d all better hurry. Because the Empyrean has plans that could ensure that the Heartland never fights back again.
Chuck Wendig’s riveting sequel to Under the Empyrean Sky plunges readers into an unsettling world of inequality and destruction, and fleshes out a cast of ragtag characters all fighting for survival and, ultimately, change.
It also features more than one Pegasus. And a grackle named “Erasmus.”
Just so you know.
Anyway!
So, the book comes out next month in Kindle, paperback, and hardback (yep, all three formats at once). Preorder any of these — and send me proof of said pre-order — and you might win the aforementioned Kindle Paperwhite. (Extra bonus: pre-order the Kindle version, which is only $3.99, and you get a free short story set before Under the Empyrean Sky.)
I’ll also toss a prize-pack to a runner-up.
Prize-pack is a handful of my books devalued with my signature:
The Kick-Ass Writer
Under the Empyrean Sky (hardcover)
Unclean Spirits
The Cormorant
You can send proof of preorder to me at terribleminds@gmail.com.
Subject of the email must be: [Blightborn Preorder Contest Entry]
Brackets included, please.
Proof of pre-order should be easy to obtain. Just screencap the order information (you can grab it on Amazon in Your Account > Your Orders / Digital Orders > Open Orders), then email it to me.
This contest is good up until 11:59 EST on Monday, July 28th.
United States participants only, please.
I’ll pick two winners (one for the Kindle, one for the books) on Tuesday, July 29th.
Cam says:
Finally seen this cover on my iMac instead of my teeny weenie phone screen! Just wanted to say, THAT’S A GODDAMN FINE COVER! Everything is so much clearer and more awesome!!!! Can’t wait to see the hard copy and continue reading this very cool series!
June 24, 2014 — 8:08 PM
Lesley Donaldson, Born Again Writer says:
Is the contest open to all countries?
June 25, 2014 — 7:40 AM
terribleminds says:
Only open to the US, I believe — though if I find out differently, I’ll let you know!
June 25, 2014 — 8:09 AM
Jezebel Parks (@JezebelParks) says:
Since it’s for a Kindle, do we have to preorder from Amazon to be eligible, or will us bitter former employees of Borders be okay ordering from elsewhere?
June 25, 2014 — 8:21 AM
terribleminds says:
If you pre-order a physical copy from elsewhere, that’ll work — but this book is published by Skyscape which is owned by Amazon. Which means the e-book version is only available on Kindle.
June 25, 2014 — 8:33 AM
David (@Boerkiii) says:
Will filthy non-US peasants ever be able to get their hands on the short story? 😉
June 25, 2014 — 8:44 AM
terribleminds says:
I honestly don’t know! I suspect it’ll go on sale ($0.99) once BLIGHTBORN lands, but I don’t think it’ll be part of the promotion, sadly.
June 25, 2014 — 8:48 AM
terri jones (@_terri_jones) says:
I already ordered it – good enough? 🙂
Instant Order Update for Terri A. Jones. You purchased this item on February 24, 2014. View this order.
Blightborn (The Heartland Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]
Chuck Wendig (Author)
Print List Price: $18.99
Kindle Price: $3.99
You Save: $15.00 (79%)
June 25, 2014 — 8:49 AM
terribleminds says:
Terri:
Any pre-order will count, whether it was made today or four months ago! But I’ll need you to email me the proof-of-purchase, not drop it in a comment. Thanks!
— c.
June 25, 2014 — 9:04 AM
SteampunkGypsy says:
I actually hope I’m a runner-up! Another electronic? Meh. Signed books by an awesome author? Win!
July 15, 2014 — 2:43 PM
SteampunkGypsy says:
Also, I would love posters made from the cover art of the books in this series; it’s gorgeous!
July 15, 2014 — 2:45 PM
Teresa Glidden says:
Hugh Howey just posted the pre-order contest on his FB…so I rushed to pre-order and enter. I hope my entry got there in time. 🙁
July 28, 2014 — 12:41 PM
terribleminds says:
You did — the post should’ve said 11:59PM EST — for some reason an earlier version of the post popped back in there. I blame gremlins. Or toddlers.
STILL GOOD ON YE OLDE PREORDER.
— c.
July 28, 2014 — 12:51 PM