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Post by calithena on Feb 11, 2011 15:39:26 GMT -6
 Attention! Old school stalwarts, sword and sorcery diehards, weird fantasy aficionados of every stripe – Roll the Bones is here! At long last Fight On! thunders down upon the sleepy world of fantasy fiction with 22 thoroughly thrilling tales of harrowing scope. Within these weird enclaves and black pits, you will find dark tombs, dragons, faeries, lepers, ostriches, Cerberus, Bush Nazis, love, vengeance, apotheosis, ignoble death, priceless golden hoards, and much, much more! Edited by Ignatius Umlaut and Del Beaudry, with a glorious wraparound color cover and sixteen interior b&w illustrations by Mark Allen, Roll the Bones features stories by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Michael D. Turner, Duncan Sandiland, Alicia Rieske, Tracie McBride, Andrew Knighton, Kristen Lee Knapp, Aaron Kesher, Robert E. Keller, Eric Juneau, A.H. Jennings, John Hitchens, Lance Hawvermale, Julie Frost, Mark Finnemore, James Dorr, Raven Daegmorgan, Melissa Cuevas, and Del Beaudry. Fantasy fan or gamer, old timer or fresh recruit, whether your tastes run to scintillating sword play, gruesome horror, eerie magic or pulse-pounding pulp action, Roll the Bones is the book for you! You can purchase Roll the Bones directly from Amazon Createspace here: www.createspace.com/3559810or, if you prefer, you can find it on amazon.com here: www.amazon.com/Roll-Bones-Fantastic-Tales-Magazine/dp/0983311927/or on lulu.com here: www.lulu.com/product/14849587Our lulu store also features a limited edition hardback version of the book, as well as all ten issues of Fight On! magazine. Kindle, .epub, and PDF versions of Roll the Bones will be available shortly as well. Fight on!  |
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Post by calithena on Feb 12, 2011 13:37:35 GMT -6
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Post by vladicu on Feb 12, 2011 18:00:37 GMT -6
Just ordered this. Struggled over softcover or the 100 serial hardcover. Went with the cheaper. Will the efforts regards this journal slay me in some future value at resale way regards the collectable regards this decision? The jury is still out. It's fun to even show up at that court, eh? Art looks great. Looking forward to the read.
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Post by calithena on Feb 14, 2011 10:43:32 GMT -6
Thanks, Vladicu! Hope you enjoy the book.
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Post by kesher on Feb 14, 2011 20:40:59 GMT -6
Just got my contributor copy (plus several extras I ordered...)
It looks great! The cover is gorgeous, the text and illustrations nice and sharp, and the binding solid---congratulations to the whole Roll the Bones editorial and publishing staff! Another first for the OSR!
Cal, there is really no way to thank you adequately for all the work you do!
Alright, enough exclamation points!
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Post by calithena on Feb 15, 2011 6:47:47 GMT -6
Thanks Kesher! I think it came out really well too. I hope people will check it out, it's a very cool volume. Heck, Melan liked most of the stories in it, and he is about as tough a critic of fantasy fiction as anyone I know...
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Post by vladicu on Feb 15, 2011 13:45:55 GMT -6
Thanks, Vladicu! Hope you enjoy the book. I read this in only one way, sir. It says, knave, you will regret not owning the hardback (which I already do)...  |
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Post by calithena on Feb 15, 2011 14:13:01 GMT -6
Well, we have sold a few hardbacks already, but I imagine with 100 of them they will be available for a little while if you change your mind.  Look at it this way, you can check out the softcover first, and then if you really think it's 'one for the ages', it will probably still be available for a few months at least in the HB format. In the meantime, I had better get issue 11 out to you folks ASAP... |
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Post by calithena on Mar 2, 2011 11:17:24 GMT -6
I would really like some reviews of RtB on amazon.com and/or on fantasy fiction websites...I could offer free PDFs or even print copies to incentivize this, if you are a book reviewer who thinks you are likely to enjoy the anthology.
Any takers?
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Post by calithena on May 5, 2011 10:12:05 GMT -6
Still offering free copies to reviewers, if you think you can place your review someplace lots of people will read it.
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Post by tombowings on May 5, 2011 11:50:13 GMT -6
Am I planning on buying Roll the Bones if I have money left after this term is over. When I get done reading it, I'll go ahead and place a review on my blog, calithena.
(I don't need a free copy, but I've actually done a workshop on writing book reviews, so I can go ahead and give it a(n attempt at a) professional writeup.)
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Post by calithena on May 5, 2011 12:32:22 GMT -6
Thanks! We will look forward to your writeup, and also note to you that you can get it for $9.99 through the end of May on createspace and amazon, with free shipping on the latter if your total order is $25+.
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Post by tombowings on May 5, 2011 12:44:49 GMT -6
Great, I'll keep that in mind.
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Post by Morandir on May 7, 2011 15:32:05 GMT -6
I got my copy today! I've flipped through it, and I'm really impressed. The binding is sturdy, all the art is fantastic, and the text is easy on the eyes. I'll probably start reading later this week, once I've finished The Odyssey. Thanks for putting out a great product!
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Look at it this way, you can check out the softcover first, and then if you really think it's 'one for the ages', it will probably still be available for a few months at least in the HB format.
