CALL for ADVANCE REVIEWERS ...

[seawasp]

  I have three books under contract, one completely finished, one to be finalized next weekend, and one well underway. Respectively, these are Phoenix Rising, Portal (third in the Boundary series), and Spheres of Influence (sequel to Grand Central Arena).

  Phoenix Rising comes out in October. I have contacted a couple of people already who have agreed to read it (if they're reading this, they already know who they are) and, if they like it, give a blurb, but as they're both busy people, and as either or both of them might find they aren't enthusiastic about the book and thus not willing to blurb it, I'm interested in anyone else who might be in a position to do an advance reading and give such a review (if they like the book of course). The main selection criterion is obviously that such advance readers be in a position that their blurbs mean something to publishers and readers -- I of course have my entire beta-reading list of people that I could get good quotes from but most if not all of them aren't in that category.

  Portal is slightly less urgent for two reasons: first, it won't be out until probably early 2013, and moreover it's part of a series which already has several worthwhile blurbs/reviews.

  Spheres of Influence won't be finished for a while, but good blurbs for the PRIOR novel, Grand Central Arena, would be great.

  I will provide appropriate candidates with hardcopy or electronic versions of the relevant materials as they prefer.

Posting this also on my Facebook account...

Comments

[cateagle.livejournal.com]

I don't know if an old engineer's opinions are worth anything but I'll be glad to blurb on either of the first two. Since I've not yet read Grand Central Arena I wouldn't be in the best position to comment there.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

I'm in a similar position. I'd be happy to read and comment, but I don't think anyone outside my circle of acquaintances cares about my opinions.

[saintonge.livejournal.com]

Alas, my comment isn't worth anything, but I still say Grand Central Arena is the best space opera I've read in the last twenty or more years, and that Doc Smith would have been proud to have produced it.

[seawasp]

And I still nearly blush when I hear that. Mine is but a poor and inadequate imitation of Doc's sweep of vision.

(Such comments are also kinda scary, since I now have to fear the sequel isn't going to manage to live up to the beginning)