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A new anthology of MHI stories, from the Czech Republic!
Man, I’m announcing all sorts of cool stuff this week. 😀
https://www.baen.com/monster-hunter-fantom.html
Here is a whole new anthology of MHI stories, and some background-
This is a pretty unique thing to have happen as an author. My MHI series is translated into a bunch of languages and published in different countries. It has been really popular in the Czech Republic. (Coolest book signings I’ve ever done have been in Prague!) Because of that I added a Czech monster hunting company into the series, and they showed up as background characters. (Fantom, which is also the real life name of the publishing house) And the series is so popular over there that my Czech publisher asked if they could do an anthology about these Czech hunters, by Czech authors, in Czech. I said that sounded awesome.
(and I wrote one for it, which they translated like they do my regular books) It came out in Czechia a couple of years ago, and my American fans got jealous because they couldn’t read it. So now by popular demand the anthology has been translated into English! I have got the coolest job.
As of right now I believe this is ebook only, though Jack is currently working on Audible.
Announcing a new upcoming fantasy novel
Here’s a project I’ve been working on that I can finally talk about.
This story is pretty damned fun. I’m borrowing heavily from a whole bunch of RPG campaigns I’ve run or played in over the years. I’ll give you guys some more story details as it gets closer.
To answer the inevitable questions, don’t worry, this isn’t really interrupting my regular series, those are still moving right along, and there’s more regular series MHI coming next year. Why Aethon instead of my regular publisher, Baen? This one’s a sub-genre that Baen’s not into (progression fantasy). Plus, Aethon are masters at working Kindle Unlimited, which is an area of publishing that I’ve never messed with. And I’m one of those guys who tries not to get stagnant, so that’s an area I need to get some experience with (can’t cohost a writing podcast if I don’t keep up on one of the biggest markets in the industry).
The story itself is in a setting that’s based on a few different games I’ve run (and one realm I stole from Steve’s last campaign), crossed with some ideas I got editing the Down These Mean Streets anthologies (I had a killer idea for a magical hub city but didn’t have a chance to develop it then), mixed with wizard academies that fight against each other like the schools in kung fu movies, only WITH MAGIC GUNS. I hope you guys like it.
Enter for a chance to win 5 autographed books in this giveaway
We’re giving away 5 autographed books from a bunch of great authors. Details at the link-
https://davidjohnbutler.com/giveaways/jan-2024-five-books-giveaway/
Jack here- this contest has closed. Congratulations to the lucky winners!
Down These Mean Streets
Down These Mean Streets is out today!
This is in hardcover, eBook, and audio. It is an awesome collection of noir scifi and fantasy stories from a great bunch of writers. Check it out.