It’s also the beginning of the month, so I have a new Hot Flash for you. I’ve also put a Flashbacks tab in the Hot Flashes menu, to make it easier to navigate to previous years’ Hot Flashes.
Echelon, publisher of FORCE OF HABIT, plans to raise the price from $2.99 to $4.99. The last time I checked, Amazon had not yet bumped the price, so get ‘er cheap while you can. If you would like to see this book in print, there’s a link on the Amazon page to notify the publisher of your desire.
From the Department of Don’t Break Your Arm Patting Yourself On The Back, here are some excerpts from reviews:
“Allen weaves a wonderful story and world that will have you groaning and laughing at the antics of her characters, who each take on a life of their own within the stories.”
“A quick and delightful read. Like Marian Allen’s other book, Eel’s Reverence, this book leaves us wanting more. Highly recommended.”
“By giving the reader accessible aliens, Allen paves the way for a delightfully quirky romp through bureaucracy, inter-galactic relations and social customs. Wordplay and innuendo spice up an already tasty book – even the title is a clever pun!”
“If you enjoy Star Trek, Douglas Adams’ Hitchhikers Guide series, or any other lighthearted science fiction, then Force of Habit should be right up your alley.”
Wow! I’d like to read that book, myself! Er, I mean, there you go.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Invent New Year’s tradition for an imaginary society. You can make their New Year any time of the year you like, but justify that as their time to note the beginning of a new cycle.
MA
Holly Jahangiri
January 1, 2013 at 10:39amYou should totally read this book! I can pretty confidently say that it was not the drugs that had me so engrossed… well, mostly not. 🙂 Seriously, I will always think of your storytelling, and the “pain” of laughter, when I think of recovering from surgery (twice) in 2011. Your books provided hours of excellent diversion and distraction from all that ailed me. So yeah, go reread your own novels, Marian – totally worth it!
I’m off to check out your Hot Flash!
Marian Allen
January 1, 2013 at 12:40pmWow, Holly, thank you! 🙂 I’m looking forward to your coming sf novel(s)!
Holly Jahangiri
January 1, 2013 at 12:44pmIf the short story goes well, there’s no stopping the novel. On the other hand, if I end up driving to the Riverwalk – not to attend LoneStar Con, but to jump in and drown my sorrows…
Oh, don’t look at me like that. Darned thing’s only about 5′ deep at the deepest point, I think. And I can swim. And you can bet I’d be swimming fast to get out of that filth. 😉
Holly Jahangiri
January 1, 2013 at 10:40amP.S. I wish your comments would just check that “notify me of any replies” thing by default. Can you make it so, Cap’n?
Marian Allen
January 1, 2013 at 12:47pmIt’s appoza already be so. Maybe you should complain to Andy Bailey.
Holly Jahangiri
January 1, 2013 at 12:55pmChecks your settingses, because only the CommentLuv link love button’s checked, not the “Notify me of follow-up comments by email.” Then again – I may be getting the Reply-me notices anyway. I hadn’t considered that. Hmm.
Connor Harley
January 2, 2013 at 1:00amThank you for the heads up Marian. I’ll try to check amazon if I can still purchase it for the previous price. I’ve read great reviews on it. I’m hoping to have one soon.
Marian Allen
January 2, 2013 at 7:54amThanks, Connor! Good luck! 🙂
Joy
January 7, 2013 at 5:45pmI’m definitely checking this out on Amazon. Thanks for the tip, it’ll be part of my to-read list for this year!
Marian Allen
January 8, 2013 at 8:30amThanks! If you do buy and read it, please leave a review. 🙂
Veronica
January 8, 2013 at 1:23amInteresting read. I’m not really a fan of this genre but I’ll give it a try, your recommendations have never failed me.
Marian Allen
January 8, 2013 at 8:32amYou’re very kind, Veronica. I’m biased toward this particular book, though, since I wrote it. ~grin~
Emilia
January 8, 2013 at 5:44amOh interesting read. I’m looking forward to getting a copy of this soon.
Marian Allen
January 8, 2013 at 8:33amI look forward to your getting a copy, too. 😉