The time for the book competition draw has come.
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BOOK COMPETITION! – Win a paperback copy of Para Bellum
Yes, you read that right. In conjunction with Octocon 2020 – The National Irish Science Fiction Convention I am running a…
A BOOK COMPETITION!
What’s the prize?
A signed copy of this:
Well to be more exact, this:
This is a pre publication proof copy, one of only five that will ever exist. So if you’ve ever had a hankering to own a rare book this is your chance.
So how to enter?
Email your answer to ONE of the following questions (although good for you if you can answer both)
A) In the appendix of the Nameless War what is it advised that you don’t use concussive maintenance on?
or
B) Which famous writer was the first guest of honor at Octocon?
Then email your name and answer to:
ebarrettbookcomp@gmail.com
Closing date will be midnight the 7th October 2020, with the draw made over the Octocon weekend.
Runner up prize: A signed copy of my 2017 book Out of Era.
About Octocon
Octocon The National Irish Science Fiction Convention is this year going virtual and free to join. So, if you have ever been curious about going to a science fiction con or seeing what’s happening in speculative fiction, you will never get a better chance.
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My new book – it’s here!
Okay, big news!
Para Bellum – Book One of the Contact War is now available on pre-order
It can be ordered through
or
In the run up to the release I’m going to be doing some more readings which will include this new title.
On a related note
Out of Era is now on sale – get it while it’s hot!
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Official Announcement – Para Bellum Book One of the Contact War
So about a month ago I announced that there was going to a BIG announcement… which i then forgot to make – ho-hum.
A lot of you though I think guessed what it might be but lets make it official:
I’m going to be releasing a new book!
Para Bellum,
Book One of the Contact War
This is going to be a prequel to the Nameless War series covering the first encounter between humanity and alien life.
Yes we are going to see the return of some old characters in a much younger form.
Currently the text is done. The cover art is work in progress and the file still needs to be prepared for upload.
An exact release date is not yet known but barring something going runny on me, it’s going to be soon.
So watch this space.
On an tangentially related note I’m currently in the process of getting new covers prepared for the Nameless War Trilogy. The originals were fine in their day but now look decidedly long in the tooth. I am going to be discontinuing the paperbacks within the next few weeks. They may become available again the future but I don’t promise it.
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Official announcement – it’s coming!
It’s fair to say I haven’t been active the last few… erm… years on this site. To the point that in all probability not a lot of people are probably going to see this entry and those that do will probably mutter something like ‘I thought this guy was dead!’ which is fair.
So what’s the announcement?
I have a new book and it is coming soon!
How soon? I don’t have a date yet but it’s back from the editor and the cover art is work in progress so this is going to be a summer release.
So in short:
Watch this space….
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