{"id":27888,"date":"2015-10-03T08:51:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-03T12:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=27888"},"modified":"2015-10-06T09:48:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:48:06","slug":"heartland-trilogy-sale-nycc-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2015\/10\/03\/heartland-trilogy-sale-nycc-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartland Trilogy Sale, NYCC, And More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"heartland-line-up\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The complete Heartland trilogy is the Kindle Daily Deal<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

All three books — meaning, yes, the latest — are $1.99\u00a0apiece.<\/p>\n

(Actually, they’re only $0.99 if you have bought the print editions from Amazon.)<\/p>\n

Under the Empyrean Sky<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Blightborn<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Harvest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The books take place in the Heartland, a world taken over by bloodthirsty corn and ruled by a wealthy class who hover above the poor, hardscrabble Heartlanders in their floating cities.<\/p>\n

John Hornor Jacobs described it as Star Wars meets John Steinbeck, which I think works.<\/p>\n

I just call ’em “cornpunk.”<\/p>\n

As I have noted in the past, the series features: people turning into plants, hobos, robot bartenders, teens with way too much responsibility, flying horses, non-flying horses, corn pirates, conspiracy, class warfare, diversity, drunken mayors, questionable fathers, blood-drinking genetically-modified corn named Hiram\u2019s Golden Prolific, a woman called the Maize Witch, talking birds, arranged teenage marriages, pollen storms called “piss-blizzards,” sonic weapons, flying rich people, dustbowl poor people, rebellion, anarchy, love rhombuses and more.<\/p>\n

If you like ’em, I hope you’ll check them out. And as with all my books, if you feel so inclined to leave a kind review somewhere, then you will find me\u00a0squirmy with gratitude<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Oh, and TELL EVERYONE. Even your cat. Your cat who can read.<\/p>\n

NYCC Sked<\/h2>\n

Hey, going to New York ComicCon?<\/p>\n

ME TOO.<\/p>\n

My schedule:<\/p>\n

Fri. Oct. 9
\n1:45 – 2:45 pm Making the Impossible Possible \u2013 Authors of Science Fiction & Fantasy<\/strong>
\nLocation: Room 1A05 Panels & Screenings<\/p>\n

Fri. Oct. 9
\n4:30 – 5:00 pm Chuck Wendig Autographing<\/strong>
\nLocation: Booth # 860 Autographing<\/p>\n

Sat. Oct. 10
\n12:15 – 1:15 pm Disney-Lucasfilm Publishing Presents: Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens<\/strong>
\nLocation: Room 1A21 Panels & Screenings<\/p>\n

Sat. Oct. 10
\n2:00 – 2:45 pm Chuck Wendig Autographing<\/strong>
\nLocation: Booth # 2104 Autographing<\/p>\n

Sat. Oct. 10
\n4:00 – 5:00 pm Books to Movies Wishlist<\/strong>
\nLocation: Room 1A01 Panels & Screenings<\/p>\n

Sat. Oct. 10
\n5:15 – 6:15 pm Books to Movies Wishlist Autographing<\/strong>
\nLocation: WORD Bookstore 1-B Autographing<\/p>\n

Sun. Oct. 11
\n12:00 – 1:00 pm Lucasfilm Presents: Star Wars: A Galactic Reader’s Theatre<\/strong>
\nLocation: Room 1A21 Panels & Screenings<\/p>\n

So! Come say hi. Come get books signed. Yay.<\/p>\n

Aftermath<\/h2>\n

Hey, did you know that Star Wars: Aftermath<\/strong> was again on the NYT bestseller list? Fourth week in a row, again appearing at #16 (the fours are really with this book, I gotta tell you).<\/p>\n

Also, if you wanted to know if\u00a0Aftermath<\/strong> was good for your kids to read, behold this review over at Read4Tweens<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and then you’ll have a better idea.<\/p>\n

The Qwillery gives it a great review<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Aftermath is everything the Star Wars universe deserves: an exhilarating, epic adventure that introduces new characters and reintroduces some old friends. It sets the stage for the highly anticipated movie, The Force Awakens, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to lovers of the Star Wars saga of any age.”<\/p>\n

October 10th is Star Wars Reads day, and I’ll be at NYCC (see above) in support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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