Update to the update…
Since the blog and/or server it was on was hit with a DDOS attack yesterday, as shown by the log below (20 is a ‘high’ load), and was offline all day, I’m not putting a new post up, per se.
I’ll leave yesterday’s post up, since I wanted to thank readers. And thanks to Barron for the work to get the blog back up!!!
I wanted to take a minute and thank all those who’ve taken a chance on my first foray into military science fiction, Rimworld- Into the Green.
While not burning up the charts, it’s still doing what I consider to be respectably well, for the little ‘advertizing’ that has been done (read blogged here and by other bloggers)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,331 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #253 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Hard Science Fiction
- #372 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Colonization
- #375 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Exploration
Reviews are now starting to come in, and are pretty positive, albeit with the inferred threat… LOL I’d appreciate it if you’d leave an honest review if you’ve read it. 50 is the magic number at which point Amazon starts giving it a little better visibility.
I obtained this book through the Kindle Unlimited program.
It’s a thousand years in the future, and some things haven’t changed. The Poor Bloody Infantryman is still the basic unit of diplomacy, and is still trying to take care of stupid officers while getting kicked around by certain factions in higher command. And the Flying Tiger Scrounging Club is still running back-channel operations to make sure things get done.
There are SO MANY good plotlines to develop! This is going to be a great series. If it’s NOT a series, it better be due to the SMOD.
Ethan Fargo is about to launch on his third military career, much to his dismay. For reasons unknown, but related to some higher up covering his behind, he was booted out of the Terran Marine Corps as an officer, and is serving as a senior NCO in the Galactic forces. Exciting things happen, and he gets set on the beach with a secret mission.
Monsters try to eat him.
The bad guys, who are also monsters, show up and they also try to eat him, but it isn’t personal.
The governor is a nasty person with nasty staff members. They try to eat him.
His sister is a maneater, but she just fusses.
There are a couple of cuties who have caught his eye, but he is indecisive.
Did I mention he can read minds?
Yeah, you need this book. Just buy it, okay?
Yes, there IS an intent to make this a series also! Working on the plot lines for follow-on books now.
Another series? I’m gonna need to retire so I have time to read all the good stuff coming our way, these days. By the way, yours is next in my stack o’ stuff. Getting seriously behind on my reading list.
No pressure. We’ll be here when you get there.
I checked to be sure I had done a review, thought I had, but sometimes the memory is not reliable. But I’m good.
Glad to hear you are plotting stuff out. Which tells me you are (hopefully) feeling better. After all, Christmas is coming, and we will need presents (books)to give and receive.:)
And Rev Paul is right…there has recently been a huge swell in very good, readable stories. Keep it up!
I got so into it from the clip you posted above that I went to Amazon to buy it… I already did, just haven’t got to it in the stack yet. Will have to change that soon!
Hey Old NFO;
Glad your blog is back up and we are patient on your book….we will wait……so hurry up Lol
All- Thanks for the comments!
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Read it, loved it, and left a 5-star review. May have to buy it again for The Darlin’ Daughter, as well. Doin’ all we can, brother!