The Dishonored Dead

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Being French, Dead, And Elmo

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Remember my post from yesterday? Well, it's already here. There's a new review of The Dishonored Dead over at this blog for their October Zombies Event. If you like zombies, you might want to check out the review, as well as all the rest so far this month.

Also, while I'm in no hurry to see this documentary, I still think it looks pretty cool:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlNZo10pCts

This upcoming thriller, however, looks intriguing. I feel like it could really be awesome or it could really suck. It certainly doesn't hurt that Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in it.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn6ie1zCkZU

That's it for me right now. Have a great weekend.

Giving Away The Dead

One giveaway down, one more to go.

I'm happy to announce that The Dishonored Dead is this month's giveaway at Goodreads. Five copies of the trade paperback up for grabs. The giveaway runs from now until September 15th. As a bonus promotion, the ebook is just 99 cents until the end of the giveaway for Kindle and Nook. Also, as luck may have it, Amazon currently has the paperback 28% off, though I have no idea how long that will last.

See you next week.

Dawn Of The Dishonored Dead

Look what came in the mail today.

Yep, ten copies of The Dishonored Dead. At some point in the not-so-distant future I plan to do another giveaway via Goodreads, but it won't be until the current giveaway of The Serial Killer's Wife is over. And then when I do, I'll make the contest only fifteen days or so, as a full month seems much too long.

Anyway, because this is a much thicker book, the list price of The Dishonored Dead is $14.95. Come on, that's only a dollar more! And it is a thick book, 366 pages, but note that this is only the novel; bonus material found in the ebook (like the two short stories and author interview) are only for the ebook edition, because ebooks are cool like that.

You can purchase a copy directly from Amazon, or if you'd like a signed copy, you can PayPal robert (at) robertswartwood (dot) com the list price plus an extra dollar if you're in the U.S. and if you're out of the country, then email me so I can calculate a reasonable shipping cost.

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"The Hunter" At Swedish Zombie

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My own special "Robert Swartwood" theme at Swedish Zombie concludes today with the publication of an original short story called "The Hunter." As I noted before, the story takes place in the world of The Dishonored Dead and is, in many ways, a "prequel of sorts" to the novel. It delves more into Philip's backstory and gives a startling revelation -- seriously, even I didn't see it coming. Of course, I wrote the story so it can be read by itself, but readers of the novel will no doubt appreciate it more. Please check it out. (Note: I have added "The Hunter" as a bonus feature to The Dishonored Dead ebook.) In case you missed it last week, Swedish Zombie reviewed The Dishonored Dead, and they liked it. Then over the weekend, they reviewed In the Land of the Blind (really liked it) and Through the Guts of a Beggar (sort of liked it) and then on Sunday they posted an interview with me about zombies and writing and whatnot.

My eternal thanks to Jonny at Swedish Zombie for not only being willing to initially take a look at The Dishonored Dead, but liking it enough to want to devote an entire week at his website for my work. It means a lot, especially as the novel wasn't published by a major press, or any press for that matter. If readers are a writer's best friend, then bloggers who are willing to take chances on self-published books are definitely a writer's second best friend. And if you like zombies, keep an eye on Swedish Zombie, as they plan to feature writers much more famous than me, including David Moody and Jonathan Maberry. Thanks again, Jonny, and keep up the good work!