The Invasion - A Science Fiction top seller

williemeikle · 09-04-2010, 11:26 AM

My wee book THE INVASION is, as of 4th Sep 2010, in the top ten Science Fiction books for the Kindle (it's also in the top 10 for Kindle horror, and the top 20 for ALL horror books).

It seems I have a hit on my hands, as it sold over 1200 copies in August.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Invasion-ebook/dp/B003HS4V8O

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/13290

For fans of '50s SF and B-movies, this is an old school Alien Invasion story.

Quote:

It started during a winter storm on the North Eastern Seaboard which brought with it a strange green rain. Where it fell, everything withered, died, and was consumed. The residents of remote outposts in Maritime Canada escaped the worst of the early damage, but that was a blessing in disguise, for they were left to watch as first North America, then the world, was subsumed in the creeping green carpet of terror. And that was just the beginning. New life forms began to arise from the ooze, simple organisms at first, but multiplying with ever increasing complexity. The few human survivors are faced with a full-scale invasion... and only radical measures will guarantee the survival of the human race.

williemeikle · 09-05-2010, 09:16 AM

And thanks, I think partly to readers here, The Invasion has hit new highs in many categories today

#179 Paid in Kindle Store
#3 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Science Fiction
#4 in Kindle Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror
#1 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Fiction > Horror > Occult
#8 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror
#1 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Occult

Thanks to everyone who has bought it.

mr ploppy · 09-06-2010, 02:51 PM

I've been meaning to buy that one for a while, but I keep forgetting. When does the print version of Crustaceans come out?

carld · 09-07-2010, 01:39 AM

I picked up the sample, read it this evening, and bought the book from Amazon. Looks like a really fun read, very much my type of book.

ps: poor Old Ben

Dr. Drib · 09-07-2010, 06:55 AM

Is the one from Amazon the newer edition with the corrected typos, or still the old ARC edition that one must get directly from you?

This sounds like an interesting read, but not with the typos that a couple of reviewers on Amazon mention.

Don

williemeikle · 09-07-2010, 10:36 AM

Typos are being fixed... should be up today according to my publisher.

Print editions of this, and Crustaceans should be coming early in the new year.

CarolineNH · 09-07-2010, 08:44 PM

Just picked it up from Amazon; hope the typos are fixed by now! If I had read to the end of the thread before I clicked the Buy button, I probably would have waited for confirmation of that first. Oh, well; sounds like a very interesting story just the same!

bbsc · 09-07-2010, 11:40 PM

I just picked up a copy over at smashwords! I can hardly wait to read it!

mr ploppy · 09-08-2010, 07:17 AM

Crustaceans should be typo free, I proofed that one myself

mr ploppy · 09-08-2010, 07:22 AM

By the way, if Invasion was updated on Smashwords yesterday, how long would it take for that version to filter down to Kobo?

williemeikle · 09-09-2010, 01:06 PM

No idea actually... Crustaceans got to the Kobo quickly, but the others haven't turned up yet.

Zyzomys · 09-09-2010, 07:37 PM

It is available on Kobo now.

williemeikle · 09-09-2010, 08:12 PM

Thanks for the heads up... nice to see the Kobo versions getting on there.

Squirsier · 09-11-2010, 03:55 PM

Also bought it from kobo books, about halfway thru, very enjoyable

williemeikle · 09-14-2010, 06:05 PM

The Invasion just kicked Stephen King's The Stand out of the top 10 in Kindle Horror :-)

09-05-2010, 09:16 AM	#2
williemeikle Are the stars right yet? Posts: 209 Karma: 250270 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Newfoundland Device: none	And thanks, I think partly to readers here, The Invasion has hit new highs in many categories today #179 Paid in Kindle Store #3 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Science Fiction #4 in Kindle Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle Books > Fiction > Horror > Occult #8 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror #1 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Horror > Occult Thanks to everyone who has bought it. Last edited by williemeikle; 09-05-2010 at 09:24 AM.

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09-06-2010, 02:51 PM	#3
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	I've been meaning to buy that one for a while, but I keep forgetting. When does the print version of Crustaceans come out?

09-07-2010, 01:39 AM	#4
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I picked up the sample, read it this evening, and bought the book from Amazon. Looks like a really fun read, very much my type of book. ps: poor Old Ben Last edited by carld; 09-07-2010 at 01:45 AM.

09-07-2010, 06:55 AM	#5
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,348 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Is the one from Amazon the newer edition with the corrected typos, or still the old ARC edition that one must get directly from you? This sounds like an interesting read, but not with the typos that a couple of reviewers on Amazon mention. Don

09-07-2010, 10:36 AM	#6
williemeikle Are the stars right yet? Posts: 209 Karma: 250270 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Newfoundland Device: none	Typos are being fixed... should be up today according to my publisher. Print editions of this, and Crustaceans should be coming early in the new year.

09-07-2010, 08:44 PM	#7
CarolineNH Expert napper Posts: 112 Karma: 77362 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Hampshire Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Pro, Kindle Fire 10	Just picked it up from Amazon; hope the typos are fixed by now! If I had read to the end of the thread before I clicked the Buy button, I probably would have waited for confirmation of that first. Oh, well; sounds like a very interesting story just the same!

09-07-2010, 11:40 PM	#8
bbsc Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony PRS-300	I just picked up a copy over at smashwords! I can hardly wait to read it!

09-08-2010, 07:17 AM	#9
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Crustaceans should be typo free, I proofed that one myself

09-08-2010, 07:22 AM	#10
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	By the way, if Invasion was updated on Smashwords yesterday, how long would it take for that version to filter down to Kobo?

09-09-2010, 01:06 PM	#11
williemeikle Are the stars right yet? Posts: 209 Karma: 250270 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Newfoundland Device: none	No idea actually... Crustaceans got to the Kobo quickly, but the others haven't turned up yet.

09-09-2010, 07:37 PM	#12
Zyzomys Hooked on Phonics Posts: 122 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kindle	It is available on Kobo now.

09-11-2010, 03:55 PM	#14
Squirsier Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 51156 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2, Colour	Also bought it from kobo books, about halfway thru, very enjoyable

09-09-2010, 08:12 PM	#13
williemeikle Are the stars right yet? Posts: 209 Karma: 250270 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Newfoundland Device: none	Thanks for the heads up... nice to see the Kobo versions getting on there.

09-14-2010, 06:05 PM	#15
williemeikle Are the stars right yet? Posts: 209 Karma: 250270 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Newfoundland Device: none	The Invasion just kicked Stephen King's The Stand out of the top 10 in Kindle Horror :-)