My YA novel, Under the Empyrean Sky, is $1.99 today for your Kindle.
It features an oppressive wealthy government lording over the hard-working commonfolk of the farflung corn-choked Heartland and the teenagers who go on an adventure to fight back against the Sky Bastards who tell them who to marry, where to work, and how to live their lives in the dirt and misery of a failing world.
It’s got: hobos, piss-blizzards, teenagers drinking whiskey, robots, humans growing plant appendages, secret gardens, smoking, sex, hover-boats, slingshots, bloodthirsty corn, and more.
Why is it $1.99 today?
Not sure! Let’s call it a “Government Shutdown Hey Look It’s The Dystopia” special.
Either way, I’m working on the sequel (editing) right now: Blightborn.
Hope you check this out and diggit. If you ever wanted a good way to support this blog or my work as a writer, tossing two bucks into the coffers and checking out this book isn’t the worst way. (Or, at the very least: tell folks about it!) Thanks, and please to enjoy.
Lindy Moone says:
Snagged it! Thanks for the heads up!
October 1, 2013 — 11:06 AM
Lisa Creech Bledsoe says:
Done! I did it for the hoverboats. Okay, really for the secret plant appendages. But don’t tell anyone.
October 1, 2013 — 11:06 AM
Mikey Campling says:
Hey, what about us in the UK? We need a price break too.
October 1, 2013 — 11:07 AM
terribleminds says:
Well, it is cut, though not to that level — 3.49 —
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C7XTOOG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d11_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=13BB2EH13QBEEYX9GFCM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430153987&pf_rd_i=468294
October 1, 2013 — 11:23 AM
Gina X. Grant says:
Now your just rewarding my bad behaviour. I should have bought it last night when I was helping take inventory at our local sci-fi bookstore. If I bought it, I wouldn’t have to count it! Snagged now and re-posted to my writing chapter with orders for everyone to buy it in preparation and anticipation of your all-day workshop next May. Thanks!
October 1, 2013 — 11:38 AM
terribleminds says:
#highfive!
October 1, 2013 — 11:46 AM
solgarmur says:
Sold for 5.01$. Thank you most kindly for the heads up.
October 1, 2013 — 11:39 AM
TonyC says:
Cheap at twice the price!! And a great read too!!
October 1, 2013 — 11:44 AM
Lindy Moone says:
My tweet about this just got retweeted by someone who doesn’t even follow me. (I have no idea how that happened, since Twitter is basically magic to me.) Must be the power of Chuck!
October 1, 2013 — 11:46 AM
kelpiemoon says:
Thanks!
October 1, 2013 — 11:48 AM
Anne Baley says:
Done and Done. You had me at hobos.
October 1, 2013 — 12:26 PM
Annie Carroll - Writer says:
On another topic. What costume are you wearing to the dinner in Australia for GenreCon?
October 1, 2013 — 12:31 PM
terribleminds says:
Oh, jeez, I’ve no idea. Probably the kind of costume where:
a) I dress like a writer who’s trying to look respectable
or
b) Someone hands me a costume and I’m like, “Yep, this works.”
October 1, 2013 — 12:58 PM
Annie Carroll - Writer says:
Have fun!
October 7, 2013 — 9:42 PM
snellopy says:
It’s four bucks over here. I realise the difference is going to Amazon’s coffers, but I like to imagine it’s really your beard taking a cut. I hear and obey, hirsute one!
October 1, 2013 — 12:32 PM
mwebster76 says:
Oh goody, I’ve been meaning to download this for a while but just never got around to it. Finally, procrastination pays off!
October 1, 2013 — 1:33 PM
Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) says:
Is there a paper version? M
October 1, 2013 — 1:44 PM
terribleminds says:
There is a very lovely (er, I’m biased) hardcover available:
http://www.amazon.com/Under-Empyrean-Sky-Heartland-Trilogy/dp/1477817204/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0
🙂
– c.
October 1, 2013 — 1:45 PM
scantan says:
Nice sales pitch. I’ve bought a copy 🙂 You had me at piss-blizzards.
October 1, 2013 — 2:13 PM
Mara says:
Purchased and shared, my DYSTOPIAN CORNPUNK AGPOCALYPSE friend.
Love it. Perfect distraction and redirection. Also, glad to support your work! Your blog is among my favorites right now.
October 1, 2013 — 2:58 PM
iliamarie2001 says:
Done and done!! Thanks for sharing! I’m super excited to read it as I live smack dab in the middle of corn country.
October 1, 2013 — 2:59 PM
madebymeghan says:
Grabbed it & tweeted. It’s $2.05 in Canada, FYI. Looking forward to it!
October 1, 2013 — 3:18 PM
AJ Kelley says:
Just Kindle? Would really love to get this for my Nook. 🙂 Hope it comes out as a Nook book soon!
October 1, 2013 — 3:37 PM
terribleminds says:
AJ,
My publisher is Skyscape, which is owned now by Amazon.
Unfortunately, that means in terms of e-books, it’s not likely to go to other digital formats at present.
Apologies!
(Could try to convert the Kindle file to ePub, though not sure what that takes.)
— c.
October 1, 2013 — 3:47 PM
Holly M. Bryan (@hmbryan) says:
Just bought my copy (and can now return the one I borrowed from my library!), and tweeted about the sale. Congrats on being one of the Kindle Daily Deals today! 🙂
October 1, 2013 — 3:37 PM
terribleminds says:
Thanks, Holly! I don’t think it’s actually listed as a daily deal, is it?
October 1, 2013 — 3:48 PM
Tasha Turner Lennhoff says:
Saw the deal on one of my deal/freebie emails and grabbed it. If I hadn’t you would have had me at the line: “Not sure! Let’s call it a “Government Shutdown Hey Look It’s The Dystopia” special.”
Tweeted and pinned. To answer your question to Holly – no you weren’t one of today’s 4 kindle daily deals. May you make lots of sales and may we all remember to show our love by reviewing it.
October 1, 2013 — 4:23 PM
margitsage says:
Awesome! Bought a copy, tweeted, G+’d. 🙂
October 1, 2013 — 5:22 PM
Simon says:
I bought it at full price to support your beard because … beard
October 1, 2013 — 7:51 PM
Erica says:
Still waiting for them to bring it out for my nook >.<
Note–saw your comment to the other nook person (I knew there had to be one other out there somewhere :D) There is a free program called calibre that does e-book conversions. Not sure if it can convert the kindle format to epub for nook, though. For 1.99 it may be worth experimenting.
October 1, 2013 — 8:05 PM
Erica says:
To reply to myself, calibre can’t convert it to EPUB, because it’s DRM locked. Sorta screwy. Seems like once I pay for a book, I should be able to read it on any device I want. But of course Amazon wants me to buy one of their kindles, so…
I can, at least, read it on my computer, so I shall 🙂
October 1, 2013 — 8:16 PM
Woelf Dietrich says:
Thanks, Chuck. Got me a copy too. Not because I’m a cheapskate, but because, well, ignoring a pretty price and a pretty cover seemed such a sin. Plus you write good stuff. There’s that.
October 1, 2013 — 9:27 PM
Grace says:
I would! But don’t have a kindle. Is it possible on a mac?
October 1, 2013 — 9:46 PM
terribleminds says:
It is! They have a Kindle app for Mac, or for browsers.
October 1, 2013 — 10:41 PM
Grace says:
I’ll investigate forthwith!
October 1, 2013 — 11:17 PM
Grace says:
I’ve bought it. You have opened up a whole new world to me! (and I haven’t even read the book yet!)
October 2, 2013 — 5:26 AM