David N. Pauly, author of Icarus Rising ($8.99 Kindle), is giving away 200 copies of his book to the first 200 people to leave a message on his blog. After that, he'll have a drawing for another 100 copies and anyone who doesn't get a copy, gets a coupon for 50% off the Smashwords price of $6.99. What's the catch? If you read the book (and it's not a short one, at 228,000 words) and feel like doing so, he'd appreciate a review on Amazon and/or Smashwords (or the ebookstore of your choice).Update: If you'd rather just buy the book, without obligation (or just don't want to fill out a comment form to get it free), you can pick it up for 40% off from Smashwords.com ($4.19 w/ coupon), using coupon code HH84N, valid thru the end of the month.
Book Description
In Nostraterra, the wars between the allied races of Elves, Men and Dwarves have ended; the Dark Lord Magnar has been overthrown. The Great Peace is suddenly shattered when Alfrahil, Crown Prince of Eldora is nearly assassinated. The King suspects his younger son Daerahil's lust for the throne has taken a dark and deadly turn, ignoring all evidence to the contrary. Is Daerahil the architect of this terrible plot or is he an unwitting pawn on someone else's chessboard? In the forests of the Elves, it is whispered that Elven Prince Ferox plans to seize the lands of Nostraterra for himself. Aiding Daerahil and his allies, Ferox hopes to fuel a conflagration which will consume Eldora, leaving the lands of Nostraterra his for the taking. Meanwhile, the Dwarves are wracked by deep divisions as the Flame Priests vie for supremacy, desiring to usurp all Dwarven power into their religion of segregation and hatred for other races. Secular Dwarf lords fight against the growing powers of the priests, trying to hold their kingdoms intact; preventing war from breaking out anew. In their distant refuge of Platonia, several pacifist Gracies are called from their pastoral home, embarking upon a great journey to aid the Magi, Oracle to the races. Transporting the last survivors of an ancient sentient race to the Magi's Emerald Vale, the Gracies are waylaid by craven foes who seek the magic of these last ephemeral beings. Will they succeed, or will the magic of life itself be forever lost? Who wants to tear the world asunder, feasting upon the ruins of the kingdom of Men? Will the world descend into chaos, or will it be saved from the ambitious and craven who threaten all? The answers lie within which begins your journey through the magical lands of Nostraterra.
Click HERE to visit his website - leave a comment and if you are in the first 200, you get a Smashwords coupon for the book (there are several DRM-free formats available, so it is easily converted for the Kindle). There are only a few comments now, so your chances are very good for getting a copy at this point. Be sure to use an email address (it won't be displayed) that he can use to contact you with the coupon code.
