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Update? What Update?

Well, let us be honest: we do not really have anything new to share, but…

It has been over a week since we lifted our bleary eyes from the keyboards… or took a break from chasing Cinders and Ashes out of the artificial holiday tree we put up but have not yet decorated.

We were waiting on the ornaments until we taught the “sisters” not to climb indoor trees since we do not let them climb the outdoor type. And they are getting big(!) at just past seven months. We took an hour last night to bend all of the artificial tree’s branches back into place. That should also tell you how successful we have been in cat training after trying every trick in the book. Oh, and that includes the old lemon trick and cat’s hating the scent of it sprayed on anything. J.C. repeatedly misted the whole tree in a 50/50 mix of lemon juice and filtered water… and the sisters did not even flinch as they hit that tree in a run and a leap the first time… the second time… the third time… sigh…

The only real thing going on around our office is grinding away on the draft for S2B3: The Wind in the Night [working title] while we wait for S3B2: The Dog in the Dark to hit the real and virtual shelves. The winter holiday season is upon us, so only another 5+ weeks to go… before both the new release and that new manuscript has to be in our editor’s hands.

With all of that and then some, there has been no time for other projects like more “Tales,” finishing changes on the websites, the Noble Dead “Codex” project, or even a quick boardgame or something. We should also remind all of you that, as planned, there will no new releases in Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga around the release of a new book in the Noble Dead Saga. So no new Tales until after January, but yes, there are more to come. Also, down the road, we may need to do the same thing when Barb’s new Mist-Torn Witches series debuts. And before anyone asks, changes to the websites will be finished once J.C. has time to breath… and the free ebook Codex of the Noble Dead World is still on his to-do list.

We will leave off here and hope all of you have had a good start to the holiday season. Please do not get trampled in the stores! We will back to you again when we have some actual news to share… or when we realize it has been too long yet again.

Amazon Deletes Book Reviews by Authors

I (J.C.) won’t go into much detail on the recent press release from Amazon for two reasons: it has been covered elsewhere (see the links below) and very little was said at all by the company. Most times I don’t do personalized articles for NobleDead.org, but this topic does relate to the industry I’m linked into. You pure readers might not be interested… or maybe you would…

Coming May 2013: The Mist-Torn Witches

Some of you may have already heard of Barb’s new series, and she’s excited about this one. The Mist-Torn Witches is set in the world of the Noble Dead Saga, but it is autonomous from those books and stands on its own. Now we have a little something to share with you.

The first volume is titled after the series as a whole, and this will be an entirely new dimension to the world, with new characters to meet in the dark and dank land of Droevinka. So come follow the sisters, Céline and Amelie Fawe, as they strive to survive in a land where noble houses openly and secretly vie to control the throne of Grand Prince.

All information and on-going news for The Mist-Torn Witches series will be available through both NobleDead.org and BarbHendee.org. Makes sense, yes? So stay tuned… there’s more to come in future months as we approach the debut of a whole new set of adventures from Barb.

Bones of the Earth, II: Karras the Cat — UPDATE

Listings at Barnes & Noble and iTunes / iBookStore have now been confirmed as complete. Unfortunately, it will still take time for internal data to filter through for searches by title at those sites. In the meantime, click the links above or visit Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga at NobleDead.org if you are a Nook or an iOS user wanting a preview of this new “tale.”

J.C. Hendee
$3.00 USD
Novella, Part 2 of 3, 40k+ words
Sequel to BE1: Karras the Kitten
ISBN-10: 0-9855616-6-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9855616-6-6
ASIN: B00A03F12Y
English Only
Purchase outside the USA available at all international Amazon outlets, KoboBooks.com (associated vendors), and iTunes / iBookStore.

NOW AVAILABLE—Bones of the Earth, II: Karras the Cat

We are a little late and a little early with this release. Our writing schedule gets busier the closer we get to the end of the year, and a couple of our vendors are a little slow these days in processing submitted titles.

J.C. Hendee
$3.00 USD
Novella, Part 2 of 3, 40k+ words
Sequel to BE1: Karras the Kitten
ISBN-10: 0-9855616-6-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9855616-6-6
ASIN: B00A03F12Y
English Only
Purchase outside the USA available at all international Amazon outlets, KoboBooks.com (associated vendors), and iTunes / iBookStore.

Yes, you read it right, all “Tales” are now available internationally (to some extent) through iTunes / iBookStore.

NOTICE: this release is now “on the shelves” at Amazon and KoboBooks. It has also been submitted to Barnes & Noble and iTunes / iBookstore, but it has yet to appear on their shelves. It will within another 24-48 hours.

For more information please visit the “Tales” page at NobleDead.org. While you are there, have a look at previous “Tales” releases in the “Homeward” and “Bones of the Earth” sequences.

 

  

Though set in the world of the Noble Dead Saga, “Tales” and their sequences do not require knowledge of the saga’s books/series. You can easily pick up and read one as your first venture into this world.

You Do NOT Need an eReader

Free Apps to purchase ebooks directly from your computer or other devices are available for multiple operating systems like Windows, OS X, Android, iOS and sometimes Linux. If you purchase an ebook on your computer and later buy a portable ereader device, all of your previously purchased books from the device's vendor will load to your new ereader automatically. And they will still be accessible in the application on your computer.

• Kindle Apps (AZW/Mobi)
• Nook Apps (EPUB)
• KoboBooks Apps (EPUB)