100% Off Coupon for Empire Zero, a Post-Fantasy ebook (Expires Nov 4th)

bertbarling · 10-28-2012, 11:23 AM

Hello everyone!

After almost two years of back-and-forth with various agents, I decided to self-publish.

It’s hard out there, though; harder than I expected. It’s been a few months now and I’ve made, oh, four or five sales in total. So, because of this, I’m trying to expose as many people as possible to my story the only way I know how—by offering it for free.

If you have the time and inclination, please give it a download and a quick look-over. If you think it’s terrible and only read the first couple of pages, please post here and let me know what exactly made you feel that way. And if you get halfway through it but put it aside for something else, let me know that, too, and tell me where exactly you stopped. I’m trying to get better at this whole writing thing and friends & family have been too polite to give me any kind of criticism that I can work with.

So, here's my story's little blurb:

Magic is a near-forgotten memory, its appearance primarily relegated to embellished barroom tales and children’s bedtime stories. The world’s dragon population has been obliterated, long ago driven into extinction by the heroes of yesteryear. Yet, even without dragons, the world still remains one of danger, hardship, and oppression.

Dwarves have taken the highest seat in the social hierarchy, exploiting ogres and gremlins in their prosperous industrial cities as a cheap source of menial labor—a necessity that ensures their world-spanning empire’s continued stability. Most elves now live in exile, banished from civilized lands for their abuse of the arcane arts. Even the orcs are scarcely seen, their race doomed to a slow decline after the eradication of their dragon masters. For the wealthy bureaucrats that now rule the Dwarven Empire, the world is nearly the idyllic paradise envisioned ages ago.

Recently, however, human settlements have begun to appear inside dwarven territory. Many speculate a dwarven invasion of these settlements would have already begun if not for the threat of rare human women, nicknamed “flamedancers,” who inherently command the primal force of fire. It is rumored, though, that the dwarven factory-city of Rosary has developed a solution to this obstacle, and soon nothing—not even the flamedancers—will be able save humankind from destruction.

If this sounds interesting to you, you can "purchase" a copy from Smashwords at

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/240537

and then use the coupon code:

MJ62H

to get the ebook for free (please let me know if you're having any issues here!). This coupon code should be good until next Sunday.

curtw · 10-28-2012, 05:13 PM

I was looking for something a little different. I've downloaded it and read the first couple of chapters. I think I'll keep going. Thanks!

bertbarling · 11-01-2012, 11:37 PM

Cool, glad you've liked what you've read so far! Thanks for giving it a chance

basschick · 11-04-2012, 03:18 AM

thanks - so far, so good

Gardenman · 11-04-2012, 09:05 AM

Got my copy. Thanks. Sounds interesting

Pete731 · 11-04-2012, 09:29 AM

Cool, thanks for posting this. I've been looking for something to read at work today.

gdimike · 11-04-2012, 01:07 PM

Got it, thanks. It's in the in buffer, I hope to get to it soon-ish. I'm in the throes of nanowrimo at the moment.

Pete731 · 11-05-2012, 10:13 AM

Finished it this morning, good book, I left a review on the Smashwords page. I got the book free, but having read it, .99$ is well worth it. Will be buying the second one when it comes out (I hope?)

bertbarling · 11-08-2012, 08:48 AM

Hey everyone! I just want to thank you all for giving my story a chance. You're all amazing, beautiful people and I really hope you find something in there that you enjoy. Sorry this "thank you" is so late, but I guess the policy here is that I'm only allowed to post on this board once every seven days

Dr. Drib · 11-08-2012, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertbarling

Hey everyone! I just want to thank you all for giving my story a chance. You're all amazing, beautiful people and I really hope you find something in there that you enjoy. Sorry this "thank you" is so late, but I guess the policy here is that I'm only allowed to post on this board once every seven days

Thanking someone - without promotion - is allowed. (Your earlier post was deleted because you combined those two activities.)

Self-Promotion is every seven (7) days. Anything less than that is considered spamming MobileRead.

Don
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10-28-2012, 11:23 AM	#1
bertbarling Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 44320 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle	100% Off Coupon for Empire Zero, a Post-Fantasy ebook (Expires Nov 4th) Hello everyone! After almost two years of back-and-forth with various agents, I decided to self-publish. It’s hard out there, though; harder than I expected. It’s been a few months now and I’ve made, oh, four or five sales in total. So, because of this, I’m trying to expose as many people as possible to my story the only way I know how—by offering it for free. If you have the time and inclination, please give it a download and a quick look-over. If you think it’s terrible and only read the first couple of pages, please post here and let me know what exactly made you feel that way. And if you get halfway through it but put it aside for something else, let me know that, too, and tell me where exactly you stopped. I’m trying to get better at this whole writing thing and friends & family have been too polite to give me any kind of criticism that I can work with. So, here's my story's little blurb: Magic is a near-forgotten memory, its appearance primarily relegated to embellished barroom tales and children’s bedtime stories. The world’s dragon population has been obliterated, long ago driven into extinction by the heroes of yesteryear. Yet, even without dragons, the world still remains one of danger, hardship, and oppression. Dwarves have taken the highest seat in the social hierarchy, exploiting ogres and gremlins in their prosperous industrial cities as a cheap source of menial labor—a necessity that ensures their world-spanning empire’s continued stability. Most elves now live in exile, banished from civilized lands for their abuse of the arcane arts. Even the orcs are scarcely seen, their race doomed to a slow decline after the eradication of their dragon masters. For the wealthy bureaucrats that now rule the Dwarven Empire, the world is nearly the idyllic paradise envisioned ages ago. Recently, however, human settlements have begun to appear inside dwarven territory. Many speculate a dwarven invasion of these settlements would have already begun if not for the threat of rare human women, nicknamed “flamedancers,” who inherently command the primal force of fire. It is rumored, though, that the dwarven factory-city of Rosary has developed a solution to this obstacle, and soon nothing—not even the flamedancers—will be able save humankind from destruction. If this sounds interesting to you, you can "purchase" a copy from Smashwords at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/240537 and then use the coupon code: MJ62H to get the ebook for free (please let me know if you're having any issues here!). This coupon code should be good until next Sunday.

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10-28-2012, 05:13 PM	#2
curtw Outside of a dog Posts: 863 Karma: 4457646 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Device: Kindle Voyage	I was looking for something a little different. I've downloaded it and read the first couple of chapters. I think I'll keep going. Thanks!

11-01-2012, 11:37 PM	#3
bertbarling Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 44320 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle	Cool, glad you've liked what you've read so far! Thanks for giving it a chance

11-04-2012, 03:18 AM	#4
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	thanks - so far, so good

11-04-2012, 09:05 AM	#5
Gardenman Wizard Posts: 1,098 Karma: 9177222 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: sony prs-350,Nook HD+, Kindle 2nd gen, kindle keyboard	Got my copy. Thanks. Sounds interesting

11-04-2012, 09:29 AM	#6
Pete731 Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10070 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Glo; Nexus 7	Cool, thanks for posting this. I've been looking for something to read at work today.

11-04-2012, 01:07 PM	#7
gdimike Member Posts: 23 Karma: 214 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Skokie, Illinois USA Device: nook classic, kobo Wifi, Kindle, Kindle Touch	Got it, thanks. It's in the in buffer, I hope to get to it soon-ish. I'm in the throes of nanowrimo at the moment.

11-05-2012, 10:13 AM	#8
Pete731 Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10070 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Glo; Nexus 7	Finished it this morning, good book, I left a review on the Smashwords page. I got the book free, but having read it, .99$ is well worth it. Will be buying the second one when it comes out (I hope?)

11-08-2012, 08:48 AM	#9
bertbarling Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 44320 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle	Hey everyone! I just want to thank you all for giving my story a chance. You're all amazing, beautiful people and I really hope you find something in there that you enjoy. Sorry this "thank you" is so late, but I guess the policy here is that I'm only allowed to post on this board once every seven days