I mentioned this one before because it was Kickstartered by a new independant publishing house. It is an anthology of giant monster stories!  http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=monshuntnati-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B00ICCX5QY

I had fun with mine, The Great Sea Beast. Since the theme was kaiju I went 12th century Japanese. And for anybody who follows the WNGN fiction you may recognize much of the Yoritomo Oki story in there. Overall I think it came out pretty darned good.

There are a ton of stories in this one, and it has been extensively illustrated. I’ve not got to read most of the others yet, but I’ve heard really good reviews so far.

And if you are in the mood for short stories, here is my attempt at writing straight up horror, only in space, and Lovecraft themed. 🙂  http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=monshuntnati-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=061591859X

Our next Book Bomb is going to be on Tuesday the 18th of February, and this time it is for my friend, and comic book legend, Chuck Dixon. Chuck has made the jump into novel writing.

This is the first book of his Cannibal Gold series. Think badass time travelers. 🙂

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If you’ve read any good comic books over the last twenty years, odds are you know Chuck, he’s written Batman, the Punisher, and the creation of Spreadsheet (obviously) are the highlights. However, because Chuck has a brain he’s not a statist literati douche and he also likes to put story/entertainment ahead of MESSAGE OF THE DAY he is about as beloved by the comicbook literati as I am by the sci-fi/fantasy literati. And if you don’t think comics can be just as bad or worse, you’ve not been reading them lately.

The 2nd book in this series just came out, so mark your calenders and let’s bump up some stats for other writers of awesome stuff. Feb 18th.

That’s right everybody, I’ve got 4 new books on Audible.com today!

http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_mn_at_ano_tseft__galileo?advsearchKeywords=Larry+Correia&x=0&y=0

I do pretty good in regular books, but man, if I could do in books what I do in audio, holy moly, that would be sweet. I’d live in a house made of solid gold bars like the lady who writes Twilight. 🙂  But anyways, I’m really popular in audiobook format, so Audible.com has been nice enough to do an audio version of every long work I’ve published so far.

I’ve not even gotten to listen to any of these yet. You guys can beat the author to his own stuff!

Up first is Dead Six. This is a thriller written by me and Mike Kupari, and narrated by the amazing Bronson Pinchot, who also read my Grimnoir Chronicles and did a fantastic job.

Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught. Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world’s most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off. Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.

http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Dead-Six-Audiobook/B00I0EODX8/ref=a_search_c4_1_7_srTtl?qid=1391525682&sr=1-7

Then there is Swords of Exodus, the sequel to Dead Six, same writers, same narrator.

On the far side of the world, deep in former Soviet Central Asia, lies a stronghold called the Crossroads. It is run with an iron fist by a brutal warlord calling himself Sala Jihan. He is far more than a petty dictator, for Jihan holds the fate of nations in his grasp. To save a world slipping into chaos, Jihan must either fall or be controlled.

One secret military organization called Exodus plans to see that this happens. For this mission, they need the best of the best. Unfortunately the man they need is rotting in an almost unassailable foreign prison.

Enter Lorenzo, thief extraordinaire. Lorenzo is now retired, happily married and living in paradise. His Achilles heel: an FBI-agent brother who has gone missing – disappeared into the stronghold of warlord Jihan. Exodus promises to give Lorenzo his chance to rescue his brother if and only if Lorenzo will perform one service for them: break Michael Valentine out of a captivity from which no one has ever emerged alive.

And if Lorenzo can accomplish that – well then, the Crossroads awaits the sword of Exodus.

http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Swords-of-Exodus-Audiobook/B00I2WTRWA/ref=a_search_c4_1_9_srTtl?qid=1391525682&sr=1-9

These two are my least well known Baen novels, and I think that is mostly because they are shelved over in the fiction section with the military thrillers, while all my other stuff gets its own little section in sci-fi/fantasy. (One key to success is be prolific enough that bookstores end up giving you your own little section of shelf. It makes you look like you know what you are doing!) I’m excited for them to be on Audible, because no shelving! 🙂 I’m really proud of these two so I look forward to them getting in front of a bigger audience.

Regular readers know that I am a mini painter and gamer. I love Warmachine. When the Warmachine guys found out, they asked me if I would be interested in writing some stories set in their universe. Hell yeah!

Into the Storm was a lot of fun to write.

A knight of Cygnar follows a strict moral code. His integrity is beyond reproach. He holds himself to the highest standards whether dealing with friend or foe. And he values honor above all.

The year is 606 AR, and Cygnar has been sorely pressed by its enemies both at home and abroad. In Caspia, the conflict with the Protectorate is about to erupt into full war with the looming invasion of Sul. The Cygnaran military is desperate for soldiers with the skill, strength, and bravery to take up the devastating galvanic weaponry of the new Storm Division. In this climate, every soldier is valuable, even those fallen from the honor expected of a Storm Knight. A group of such men – thieves, drunkards, and worse – comprise the Sixth Platoon. All they need is someone to lead them.

Lieutenant Hugh Madigan, a peerless warrior knighted during the reign of deposed King Vinter IV, has spent years in obscurity, punished for his loyalty to the former king. Now he has been ordered back to the front and given command of the Sixth, his task to turn a platoon of miscreants into elite soldiers fit to be called Storm Knights. Time is short, and war is coming. One way or another, Lieutenant Madigan must lead his men into the storm….

http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Into-the-Storm-Audiobook/B00HS1WT4Y/ref=a_pd_Myster_c4_1_2_i#publisher-summary

You don’t need to be familiar with the Warmachine world to get into this. Just think Dirty Dozen of knights armed with mad science lightning swords and steam powered battle robots invading a city full of religious fanatics.  This one is narrated by Ray Porter, who I have never worked with before, but I’m really excited to see what he did with it because the stuff he’s done for my friend Jonathan Maberry’s work is fantastic.

Then there is Instruments of War.

This is the first story that I wrote for Privateer Press, and it was a challenging assignment. I was asked to write the origin story for one of the most infamous characters in the game, somebody who everyone else would think of as a horrific villain, who comes from a culture that makes Klingons look like peace loving hippies. This is a society based on achievement through struggle, a weird violent honor code, and magic based on pain.

Holy moly, I had a good time with it.

Makeda , Supreme Archdomina of House Balaash, is known throughout the Iron Kingdoms for her leadership of the mighty Skorne Empire, but it was not always so… Before the coming of the Skorne Empire into the west, Makeda was little more than the second child of a great house, but through her will, determination, and adherence to the code of hoksune, she rose above all others.

For the first time the secrets of both Makeda and her people are revealed in the tale of their epic struggle for honor and survival in Instruments of War. A novella of the Iron Kingdoms.

http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Instruments-of-War-Audiobook/B00H88DNRY/ref=a_pd_Sci-Fi_c4_1_3_i#publisher-summary

This one is narrated by Gabra Zackman and it is the first time I’ve worked with her. She’s done a bunch of Mercedes Lackey’s books.  I’m really excited to hear what she’s done with it.

If you are new to Audible, I would really recommend getting a membership. You accumulate credits that you can use to purchase books, and it makes them pretty affordable. Audiobooks are pricier than paperbacks, but you can’t paint minis while reading a paperback, and it is really frowned upon while you are commuting to work. 🙂

As an author I absolutely love listening to a dramatic narration of my work. It is my favorite way to go back and reread my own stuff before writing the next one in the series. See, when you write a book, by the time you get done editing it, you’ve really read it like seven or eight times. So it can feel like work when you go back to reread your own stuff, but listening to somebody else put their own spin on it is fantastic.

As a result of the recent BinaryGenderSFWA dust up, some Noble Concern Troll was lecturing me about how I’m a terrible mean-bad person, and how more people would be receptive to my message if I was polite and civil. (I wonder…Do the left wing versions of me have to put up with boring ass concern trolls too?)

Then the following transpired… I pulled out all the wonky Twitter formatting and name tagging. What resulted is the most fun I’ve had with Twitter since the CNN blogger who could barely tie his shoelaces. http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2013/05/23/twitter-fun-with-cnns-best-and-brightest/

Yagathai‏@Yagathai I’m confused why you think having a louder voice makes you more right?

Larry Correia loud is effective. Right is right. Your concern is duly noted, and immediately disregarded.

And I kid you not. This dude sent me over 50 tweets all day warning me about how I’m too mean, and I shouldn’t use Strawmen, and I’ll never sway anybody like this, advice on how to be an effective political activist (picketing, I kid you not) and I’m hurtful towards feelings. Holy shit. Boring.

Then Anna came along. I was just tired and wanted to be left alone. These may be slightly out of order because Twitter is confusing when everybody is posting at the same time.

Anna Fischer ok wait, @monsterhunter45 you’re a successfully published best selling author who trying to cyber bully @Yagathai

Larry Correia He keeps tagging me to concern troll about how mean I am. Not sure how that is bullying.

Anna Fischer But some how @monsterhunter45 only has 3k twitter followers? I can’t even find your FB fanpage. Your books fp only has 97 likes @Yagathai

 

For the record, I hate Twitter. I hate Facebook slightly less. I use them because it is kind of necessary to keep in touch with my fans. 140 characters means that only really stupid conversations take place. And her search-fu sucks, if anybody is interested the FB fan pages are Monster Hunter Nation, and Monster Hunter International, Hunters Unite. There’s a few thousand people on those. Feel free to join. Only I don’t plug them all the time because I don’t need the ego stroke. I barely even look at my stats as it is.

Larry Correia Good for you. I really could not possibly manage to care any less

Anna Fischer How is this even a thing? Are you even a thing? dude @monsterhunter45 fire your publicist or if you don’t have one, hire one @Yagathai

That isn’t very nice, because my publicist is awesome and works very hard for her authors. Hey, Corinda, this one is dedicated to you. 🙂

Larry Correia 3k on here, 6k on FB, 10k on the blog. I can’t help how culturally ignorant you are. :@Anna_photo

That was off the top of my head. I get anywhere from 3k to 80k visitors a day here, all depending on what I post. Like this recent gender thingy, that was like an extra 10k from all of them. Instapundit links? Easy 20k.

That line about cultural ignorance was shamelessly stolen from my friend Nick Searcy.

Anna Fischer For a published author? @monsterhunter45 ‘3k on twitter 6k on FB, 10k on the blog’ are some shit numbers

Larry Correia Duly noted. But you apparently know fuck all about how big genre publishing actually is. 🙂

This is absolutely true. Everybody thinks John Scalzi is like the biggest blogger in the business. He says he gets up to 50k hits a day… Turns out he averages around 5k, which is about what I get. Whoop. Who cares. Vox gets more hits than either of us. Meanwhile, I know a ton of writers, and most of them would love my blog traffic (or at least a Book Bomb). If I was in this for the blog traffic I’d do politics all day, or pictures of cats, but I mostly blog because I like to write about stuff.   

Anna Fischer I think your books are alrightish for shoot man stroke material but @monsterhunter45 I’m crazy loyal, @Yagathai‘s a friend

Larry Correia Then I’m sure he’s a super lucky man, and really, I don’t care.

HE TRIED TO WALK AWAY BUT THEY PULLED HIM BACK IN!

Anna Fischer and more importantly to your argument @monsterhunter45 you don’t want to play whip it out wednesday with me, b/c my #’s are better

I actually don’t even know what any off that at the end means. b/c# wtfbbq?

Anna Fischer Only 2.6k on twitter, but 14k likes on my fb fanpage, oh and here’s a ss of my blog #s pic.twitter.com/avNMtnFKWf

 

Yes. She actually put up a picture of her blog stats.

Larry Correia Yay. Gold star for you. You win facebook.

One of my fans urged me to let them have it. I told him – I’ve already been listening to whines all day about how mean I am, telling how much money I make would only spin them up again

But she kept on tagging me…  

 Anna Fischer  As you can see from the charts @monsterhunter45 thats 20k on a bad day, spikes of up to 60k and I don’t even have a book

Larry Correia  Sigh… I’ll just have to get by somehow.

Anna Fischer So board now that some random chick smoked you? Your reach is how would I say? Pushing rope? Small dick #’s

Larry Correia Yep. Totally smoked. Do you really want to continue comparing relative success?

Anna Fischer I’m good. Have a pleasant evening sir, and I look forward to your next book.

But she just couldn’t let it go… Some of my fans commented, laughing at her for trying to pick this fight. So of course she started telling them about what an internet failure I am, I have no reach, dude with a book should BE SOMEBODY, that sort of thing… Okay then.  

Anna Fischer‏ dude, like I said I don’t even have a book, I’m a nobody.

And to think, I was 1 minute from shutting the computer off and going to play some Call of Duty on the Xbox… So I tweeted the following over the span of a couple minutes. It is nice being able to type 85 wpm.

Larry Correia‏ You know what? Fuck it. Like bruce Banner, I just wanted to be left alone. So now you get the Hulk.

Larry Correia Do you think anyone cares about number of followers? Here’s your trophy. I only care about the followers who spend $. Got those.

Larry Correia I’m in the top 1% of all authors in royalty income. Not my genre. All published authors.

Anna Fischer Cool guy #1 @monsterhunter45 gets way more money for his book then I do for my not book.

Larry Correia I’m published in 7 languages. I’ve got 11 novels out in 5 years. Been as high as #3 on all of Amazon.

Larry Correia Multiple NYT bestsellers, almost every book on Nielsen which is more accurate, high as 5^th best seller in the country. 20 weeks on.

Larry Correia I’m bigger on audiobook. Top 5 of all sellers on Audible. 23 thousand reviews at 4.5 stars. 2 Audie for best audiobook

Larry Correia In fact, on Audible, have 4 new books dropping on the same day, Feb 4^th. 3^rd bestseller in fantasy/scifi

Larry Correia Up for best novel in France last year. Chinese/Taiwan starts this year, expecting that one to be huge.

Larry Correia In addition, I sold $100k worth of merchandise related to my writing on a Kickstarter this year.

Larry Correia Oh, but wait. I produced a game last year and raised $85k on that Kickstarter.

Larry Correia  My publicist, who you think I should fire has coordinated book tours to ¾ of the US over the last 4 years all successes

Larry Correia Oh, but you’ve got more likes on facebook… Well shucks. So does Tila Tequila. Should I continue?

Random Stranger on the Internet Dude you are such a piece of shit

How dare this rich male lord his success over the poor woman who was telling how unsuccessful he was! Whatever, hippy, go occupy something.

Larry Correia Hey, why not! Fans kicked in thousands of dollars for charity to be redshirted by me in novels. We paid for a fan’s dialysis.

Larry Correia Wait. I forgot about my TV deal. Yep. I should fire my publicist because I don’t have enough likes on Facebook.

Larry Correia About said TV deal, same people who do Walking Dead on AMC bought my rights.

Larry Correia Since then the Rock, the guy who did the Departed, Hansel & Gretal Witchhunters, Downton Abby, and a few others have approached.

Larry Correia But of course, this all pales before likes on Facebook. I’ve been doing this for 5 years.

Larry Correia You posted a graph of your blog stats. My most read article had 1 million individual views in a month.

Larry Correia I’ve been on national TV a few times, local more than I can count, national radio tons, But oh, no, not enough likes!

Larry Correia Hey, you wouldn’t shut up about how you had more likes on Facebook. There you go, relative success. Enjoy.

She had some other comment here, can’t find it now. Twitter is a mess.  

Larry Correia But you have facebook likes, graphs, and–for some inexplicable reason–the need to bore the shit out of me all afternoon

Her friends, who probably missed the first bit with the graphs and lectures on the relative merits of internet success and my complete lack of giving a shit rush to her defense.

Larry Correia But @Anna_photo got a gold star for Facebook likes! Yay for Anna!

So some of my friends started chiming in, you know, TV stars and the bestselling writers in the world, that sort of thing.

Larry Correia Did I mention I get to hang out with famous people? 😀 @LKHamilton @yesnicksearcy

Anna Fischer‏ I’m classy enough not to name drop.

Super classy! But it helps to actually know people.  

Several of my people asked who the hell Anna was.

Larry Correia A girl on the internet who bored the shit out of me about how much more successful she is than I am on Facebook! Yay!

Anna Fischer‏ I want to let the world know that @monsterhunter45 has been published in 7 languages. I have never been published in any language.

Larry Correia But holy shit! You should see her blog hits. She’ll show you the graph!

Larry Correia I gave more in charity than you make. I paid more in taxes than you make. But you’ll always have Facebook

Larry Correia 1/2 For those just joining us @Anna_photo felt the need to show what an unsuccessful writer I am because she has more FB followers.

Larry Correia 2/2 she went on about how I should fire my publicist, I said whatever, but @Anna_photo couldn’t walk away. so I said fuck it, let’s do this.

Anna Fischer But if you’re going to make the argument that you have more “reach” your numbers should back that

Larry Correia Reach? Perhaps the numbers you’re looking at don’t actually matter in real life.

Because seriously, if you spam the internet enough you can get 100,000 people on Facebook to like a badly photo shopped picture proving Barack Obama is secretly a space alien. Doesn’t mean you can make a living at it.

There were lots of comments from fans and haters coming in at this point, tons about what a horrible mean bad person I am especially, too many to track both ways, but overall, after the last few days it was nice to do something brain dead and amusing rather than being yelled at by the stuffy literati about boring English Department approved topics.  

Anna Fischer  I have not and did not in any way claim to be more important then

Larry Correia Nope. Just successful on the internet. Still think I should fire my publicist there Helpful Advice Lady?

Really… she should have just left me alone.

Another Random Stranger On The Internet It’s probably wrong to draw attention to @monsterhunter45‘s epic meltdown over a woman having more followers than him…but epic meltdown.

Larry Correia Or hilaroius blog fodder. 🙂 Take your pick.

Larry Correia my money is on blog fodder, because in chronological order it is hilarious.

So copied, some Ctrl H and Ctrl F, (I’ve been editing a novel all day, I can format stuff in my sleep) and posted. Yep. Pretty much that. There you go. That’s the internet for you, people who don’t know much telling people who do how they’re wrong, and then random people getting offended when you point out that maybe not all opinions are equal.