New $2.99 Work from Bestselling SF Author Kevin Anderson

Shahid · 09-20-2011, 05:43 PM

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Pre-Order this book for only $2.99 from the publisher's online catalogue:

http://www.PPickings.com

The release date for this first title in The Stellar Guild series is November 22nd. List price for Ebooks is $4.99 (Trade Paperback $6.99).

Kevin J. Anderson has penned over 100 novels, has 48 bestsellers and over 23 million copies of his books are in print.

This 160 page book has the main story by him followed by a sequel novelette by award winning author Steven Savile.

The story revolves around a generation ship launched from a over-burdened Earth, and then technology on Earth (ruled by a ruthless dictator) itself developing faster than light travel before the generation ship gets to its destination.

koland · 09-20-2011, 06:08 PM

It can't be much more than a novella (if that), to have a novelette jammed in there and still fit into 162 pages in print. It would barely qualify as a full novel at that length, if it were the only thing in the volume.

Shahid · 09-23-2011, 10:21 AM

Well, its kinda hard to classify what it is. Its about 50k words together which is an odd word count for a non-anthology book. But its really not an anthology since the two stories are like two parts of a story. I guess technically we can call it as short novel by two authors (I think SFWA's defination of a novella is up to 40k words, though I'm not sure).

Hence we are just saying a 162 page book which at least gives the buyer an idea of what to expect in terms of the length of the book. One can call it a combination of a novella and a novelette, or a short book, or a short novel (Galouye's classic Simulacron-3 is about 54k words) or whatever.

Regards,

Shahid

Michael Wallace · 09-23-2011, 11:54 AM

A short novel, then. One of the best things about the move to digital is that people are now free to write at whatever length fits the work and not what length fits the market. The key is to be clear in the product description if the length is something non-standard. After that, readers can make their own decisions.

09-20-2011, 05:43 PM	#1
Shahid Phoenix Pick Publishers Posts: 20 Karma: 3710 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	New $2.99 Work from Bestselling SF Author Kevin Anderson [Image too large - MODERATOR] Pre-Order this book for only $2.99 from the publisher's online catalogue: http://www.PPickings.com The release date for this first title in The Stellar Guild series is November 22nd. List price for Ebooks is $4.99 (Trade Paperback $6.99). Kevin J. Anderson has penned over 100 novels, has 48 bestsellers and over 23 million copies of his books are in print. This 160 page book has the main story by him followed by a sequel novelette by award winning author Steven Savile. The story revolves around a generation ship launched from a over-burdened Earth, and then technology on Earth (ruled by a ruthless dictator) itself developing faster than light travel before the generation ship gets to its destination. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 09-20-2011 at 06:03 PM.

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09-20-2011, 06:08 PM	#2
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	It can't be much more than a novella (if that), to have a novelette jammed in there and still fit into 162 pages in print. It would barely qualify as a full novel at that length, if it were the only thing in the volume.

09-23-2011, 10:21 AM	#3
Shahid Phoenix Pick Publishers Posts: 20 Karma: 3710 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Well, its kinda hard to classify what it is. Its about 50k words together which is an odd word count for a non-anthology book. But its really not an anthology since the two stories are like two parts of a story. I guess technically we can call it as short novel by two authors (I think SFWA's defination of a novella is up to 40k words, though I'm not sure). Hence we are just saying a 162 page book which at least gives the buyer an idea of what to expect in terms of the length of the book. One can call it a combination of a novella and a novelette, or a short book, or a short novel (Galouye's classic Simulacron-3 is about 54k words) or whatever. Regards, Shahid

09-23-2011, 11:54 AM	#4
Michael Wallace Writer Posts: 31 Karma: 14740 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle/Nook	A short novel, then. One of the best things about the move to digital is that people are now free to write at whatever length fits the work and not what length fits the market. The key is to be clear in the product description if the length is something non-standard. After that, readers can make their own decisions.