Boyd Morrison - 3 free novels (PDF/mobi) - [Offer Expired]

[Billjr13]

Nice job. That makes it fun to order a book when it can be personalized. Saw an episode of the Antiques Roadshow with two copies of a Robert Frost First Edition both signed but one was personalized with a line of poetry by Frost that quadrupled the value.

[Waltarro]

Congrats, I hope to make it to the Scottsdale appearance.

[jcf]

Boyd,

There's a company called Rouge Wave:

http://www.roguewave.com/

I'm sure the folks at S&S do their due diligence but I just thought I'd let you know anyway, just in case it matters.

James

[rcuadro]

Originally Posted by Boydm

THE PALMYRA IMPACT will now be titled ROGUE WAVE and is coming out in December 2010. I like that Rogue Wave sounds sinister and hints at the out-of-nowhere nature of the tsunami.

I think that rogue wave sound better but, as I remember, the palmyra impact dealt with a meteor hit and that causing the tsunami while a rouge does not develop from impact or a shift in the earth's crust...

I got this definition out of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_wave

Rogue waves are not tsunamis, which are set in motion by earthquakes [and] travel at high speed, building up as they approach the shore. Rogue waves seem to occur in deep water or where a number of physical factors such as strong winds and fast currents converge. This may have a focusing effect, which can cause a number of waves to join together.

[Boydm]

Originally Posted by jcf

Boyd,

There's a company called Rouge Wave:

http://www.roguewave.com/

I'm sure the folks at S&S do their due diligence but I just thought I'd let you know anyway, just in case it matters.

James

That's one great thing about having a publisher. They get to deal with this kind of stuff. Given that this company makes enterprise software and has nothing to do with tsunamis, I don't think there will be a problem.

Hope to see you at the Poisoned Pen, Waltarro!

[columbus]

Boyd I don't know if you are aware but there is a book entitled Rogue Wave on Smashwords with a similar scenario

[Moe The Cat]

Originally Posted by columbus

Boyd I don't know if you are aware but there is a book entitled Rogue Wave on Smashwords with a similar scenario

And the author of that novel is MR's own MaMiller.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by columbus

Boyd I don't know if you are aware but there is a book entitled Rogue Wave on Smashwords with a similar scenario

That's ok, there's about 4 books named _I, Robot_

BOb

[Boydm]

Originally Posted by columbus

Boyd I don't know if you are aware but there is a book entitled Rogue Wave on Smashwords with a similar scenario

It's very difficult to come up with unique one-word and two-word titles, so that may be one reason that book titles cannot be copyrighted (although they can be trademarked if they are well-known; The DaVinci Code, for example) . There are at least six books on Amazon listed with the title ROGUE WAVE, so it's been used as a title for a while. It sounds like the plot of Maureen Miller's book is very different from mine.

[Boydm]

I just found out that the paperback version of The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark in the US) has been on sale for a week now in Australia and New Zealand. Let me know if anyone spots it down there!

[cbell]

Well done, Boyd! I'll be checking bookstores here, so I can report back to you.

https://www.dadirect.com/books/detail.asp?ID=6538390

Save the ancient artefact, save the world...

http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/boo...quest/7360524/

Noah's Ark Quest

Dilara Kenner, an ambitious young archaeologist, must run for her life when an old friend is murdered right in front of her. Before he dies in her arms, he gasps a few cryptic words about a vast conspiracy to hide an awesome historical artifact and tells Dilara that the only person who can help her is a former Army combat engineer named Tyler Locke.Dilara finds Locke on a North Atlantic oil platform but the helicopter she arrives in suffers a mechanical failure and goes down next to the rig. The quick-thinking Locke manages to rescue everyone on board, including Dilara. She tells him that the helicopter crash was no accident. Someone wants to stop her from finding Noah's Ark. Locke and Dilara head to Arizona, and their investigation reveals a chilling discovery. A group of religious fanatics has recovered a weapon from the Ark that will let them recreate the effects of the biblical flood and mold the remnants of humanity according to their leader's twisted vision. Now Locke and Dilara have just seven days to find the Ark and the secret hidden inside before it is used to wipe out civilization again...

[rcuadro]

Originally Posted by Boydm

I just found out that the paperback version of The Noah's Ark Quest (The Ark in the US) has been on sale for a week now in Australia and New Zealand. Let me know if anyone spots it down there!

Everywhere I look it says May 11th...

[Boydm]

Originally Posted by rcuadro

Everywhere I look it says May 11th...

In the US, the release is May 11. The release date is different in every other country.

[Laine]

Just downloaded The Romantic Times Ratings for May. (Paper copy comes later.)

The Ark is one of the 3 top picks in the Mystery, Suspense and Thriller category with 4.5 points.

Lee Child also got 4.5 but not a top pick for 61 Hours

David Baldacci's Deliver Us From Evil only got 4, as did Elizabeth George's This Body of Death.

So, Way to go, Boyd!

Although I was lucky enough to download a copy when you gave them away I will buy a paper copy when I can find one.

Any chance of audio some day?

[Stormchild]

Great news that things are finally happening Boyd. I am still grateful to have read your books when you gave them away and they will be being bought as birthday gifts for a couple of people.