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This story is available on this site, Guarding Books.
Category: Books
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Excerpt from Guarding Books
So here he was, most of a rope length down the cliff, desperately trying to manage the rope and grab the sack that was lying on the ledge. Then through the partially loose mouth of the sack he identified the contents. Books! Each carefully wrapped in what looked like water resistant, oiled paper. -
Swipe Board and Encore in Death
Just after I finished reading the latest In Death book, Encore in Death, Amazon pushed an ad to me for what looks like a swipe board. I’m sure this can’t be related. If I was doing office presentations, I think I’d love this, but then, unlike Eve Dallas, I love tech!
Speaking of which, I loved Encore in Death. Series tend to get a bit outrageous over time, as the author/creator tries to find new and more thrilling things for the lead characters to do, but this one was well-grounded and spent some decent time developing the characters.
I’m definitely not one to provide spoilers, other than noting that, unlike a couple of recent books (which I nonetheless liked), this one is well grounded and is much more grounded in the character of the people and less in either technology or globe-spanning conspiracies.
It’s well worth reading. And unlike the swipe board above, I’m providing the links so you can get your copy!
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Pre-Order Desperation in Death
I am a fan of J. D. Robb and the In Death series, and I have discovered that through The Jevlir Caransary Bookstore,
powered by Aer.io, I can give a discount. I’m offering 20% off on pre-orders for the paperback and hardcover, and 2% on the large print (the margin is sliced very thin).Aer.io ceased to exist, and this book has been released. You can order it from Amazon.com here: -
Sci-Fi Book: Off Armageddon Reef
David Weber is one of my favorite authors, and this is an excellent series. I’ve put a discount on this that has it at $7.98, below the Amazon.com price at the moment, but that may not last, so if you’re price shopping, go take a look there.
Note: I intend to place more short notes about books and series I like on this blog. I don’t post that much, so a book or so a week should be manageable.
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Tables of Contents for My Short Story Collections
Tales from Jevlir & Stories of the Way I’ve just posted tables of contents for both of my short story collections, Tales from Jevlir: Oddballs, and Stories of the Way. A number of the stories in both collections were taken from this blog, but there are a few new stories in each book. The Kindle editions are just $0.99. Links to the Tables of Contents are on the Books page.
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And the winner is …
The winner of my giveaway via the Christian Book Lovers Blog Hop Jodi Woody, who entered by every possible means. It was the Twitter entry that won! She will be receiving an e-mail notifying her of her win.
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Giveaway – The Christian Book Lovers Hop
July 1: It appears that the hop is over! I’ll have the winner posted here before the end of the day. I had a number of comments via social media, so I need to collate the entries.
No, you don’t have to hop up and down or run around. You just have to hop from blog to blog with your fingers. The Christian Book Lovers Hop is sponsored by The Readers’ Realm and Spirit Filled Kindle.
How does this work? Well, this is a first for me. Yes, I’ve done giveaways for my company (Energion Publications), but I haven’t done one on a blog hop, and I haven’t done one from my personal blog. Each blog on the list offers something free to readers, and also links to the list of blogs who are participating in the hop. You’ll find this list at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check out the other offers.
So what am I giving away? (Get to the point, you say?)
I’m offering one copy of my book Stories of the Way, a collection of short stories designed to challenge your thinking about spiritual things. And since that’s a fairly small book, and just a $9.99 value, I’m also offering one more of my books (+ Tales from Jevlir, you choose), and one book you can choose from my company’s catalog (main imprint, EnerPower Press, and Enzar Empire Press). That’s a total of three free books! If you’re the winner, just let me know which additional books you’d like when I notify you that you’re the winner.
How do you enter?
Just comment on this post. Since I’m trying to track comments on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ as well, sharing the link or commenting there should work as well. You can have one entry for each of those three social media platforms. Just comment or share.
One thing I’ve learned from previous giveaways is that occasionally someone wins and then I can’t contact them. Make sure that I can discover who you are so I can let you know you won. Worst case, check back here and look for a comment and post announcing the winner.
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Henry Neufeld Book Package
Yes, my company has a Christmas package named for me, and it includes both of the books that are related to this blog, Tales from Jevlir: Oddballs and Stories of the Way, along with my non-fiction book Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Confessions of a Liberal Charismatic.
The From Publisher Henry Neufeld package is available for just $21.99 through January 3, but you’d need to order it by the end of the week to get it by Christmas.
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Jury Nullification and My New Book
Having just announced the release of my new book, Stories of the Way, I was interested to find a story about jury nullification, or more precisely advocacy of jury nullification today (HT: The Agitator).
One of the two new stories I wrote for this book (an additional 23 stories are from this blog), is The Juror’s Oath, and is intended to stimulate thinking on two topics: 1) When, if ever, is it OK to violate an oath, and 2) How can you be sure of what you think you know? (Coincidentally, I published an essay by Edward W. H. Vick about certainty over at Energion.net a few days ago.) The story does not involve jury nullification, but does involve violation of jury instructions.
I would note regarding the news story that I would be strongly opposed to any judgment that suggested that Mr. Heicklen could not advocate his activity. Furthermore, I would suggest that any time a law forces you to behave immorally, it is a law that should be ignored. I don’t, however, think that one should ignore a law for convenience, because one doesn’t like it, or even because one is vehemently opposed to it. I would advocate violating the law only when its direction would force one to act immorally. And yes, I do think the law can and does cause that to happen from time to time.
Now back to the fun and fiction and away from the more serious commentary.
