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Enter coupon code “nap” for 10% OFF Select SIGNED BOOKS

Dazzle’s SEEKRIT SALE: Help Dazzle Nap Sale! Use coupon code “NAP” to get 10% off select signed books.

September 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

*Note from H.P. – Dazzle is our marketing manager and he doesn’t understand how secrets work.

Hello, friends! 😸 I’m Dazzle!

I like taking naps where my people store their books, but THEY PUT A NEW BOX WHERE I NAP AND I CAN’T NAP THERE ANYMORE AND IT’S A CRISIS. 😿

They said if they sell some signed books, tho, it’ll clear the space and I can nap there again, so I’M RUNNING AN URGENT HELP DAZZLE NAP SALE.

These are the books interfering with my nap:

THE DYSON FILE (SIGNED TRADE PAPERBACK)

My people say The Dyson File‘s a far-future murder mystery but mostly I remember that there’s A PARK FOR HUNTING DINOSAURS AND I HAVE WANTED TO DO THAT EVER SINCE THEY SHOWED ME A DINOSAUR

Time troopers (SIGNED TRADE PAPERBACK)

I don’t know what time is, but my people tell me Time Troopers is an anthology of kick-ass time travel stories. Some of them are by famous people and one of them is by Jacob and has SPICY FOOD in it. (Also, LOTS OF EXPLOSIONS and at least one POWER ARMOR).

the valkyrie protocol (SIGNED mass market PAPERBACK)

I’m told The Valkyrie Protocol has a TIME-TRAVELING BATTLE STATION in it, and I only understand a few of those words, but they sound cool together. There is also “moral complexity,” apparently, but I don’t know either of those words.

H.P. said I can only run this sale through Saturday, September 14th, so PLZ GO FORTH AND READ, FOR THE SAKE OF MY NAPS 😿

Enter coupon code “nap” for 10% OFF Select SIGNED BOOKS

Ooh, shiny! ✨ Grab this exclusive foil bookmark when you pre-order Freelancers of Neptune!

September 1, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😁 H.P. here!

Freelancers of Neptune is just a month away, and since it’s Jacob’s first new solo novel in 9 years(😮!), we’re sweetening the release with special pre-order perks!

Through October 1st, all readers who pre-order Freelancers of Neptune will receive an exclusive double-sided foil bookmark, complete with fancy plastic slipcase and tassel!

Readers who order the hardback specifically, though, will get that and a little something extra. 😉

Either way, I need to know where to send your stuff, so be sure to fill out this form once you’ve pre-ordered. 😁

What’s this mischievous catgirl up to? What’s our heroic captain shooting at? What even is “Flesh and metal for the wound?”

Find out next month in Freelancers of Neptune (Sol Blazers #1)! 🚀

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Freelancers of Neptune

Sol Blazers #1

by Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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All he wanted was a simple job to make ends meet. What he got was a mysterious cat girl, a shot at a hoard of treasure, and a whole lot of trouble.

The Solar System ain’t what it used to be!

In the far distant future, Saturn’s rings are gone, Mercury is a gas giant, and Earth is remembered only as a unit of measure. Nearly godlike AIs reshaped the Solar System in eons past, but they too are now nothing more than a fading memory.

Captain Nathaniel Kade cares for none of that. He’s but a simple freelancer from the orbital ring of Neptune, struggling to make ends meet and to keep his understaffed spaceship from falling apart. All he wants is a decent, uneventful job to help put his finances back in order.

What he receives instead is Vessani S’Kaari, a mysterious and beautiful cat girl who tried—and failed—to steal a ship belonging to a band of space pirates. Vessani’s in over her head and is clearly more trouble than she’s worth, but she also has a lead on what may be the greatest treasure trove of lost technology the Solar System has ever seen.

Nathan pulls her butt out of the fire, and together they begin to assemble a team to seek out this long-lost bounty. But other interested parties have their eyes on the same prize; the Jovian Everlife has dispatched a fleet of warships with one of their elite, many-bodied agents in command, and he’d like a few words with Nathan and his new crewmember.

PRE-ORDER FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE HERE

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Jacob & H.P. Just Talk About … Xenoblade, Xenosaga, and Xenogears!

August 24, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Jacob & H.P. Just Talk About … Xenoblade, Xenosaga, and Xenogears!

Sunday, August 25th @ 8pm EST

Hey, y’all! Welcome to our monthly(ish) series, wherein we just talk about stuff – the topic of the day, but also whatever we’re up to in writing and life.

This Sunday, we’ll be talking about some of our favorite JRPG video games: Xenoblade Chronicles, Xenogears, and Xenosaga!

(Also there will probably be Dazzle.)

READ TIME-MARKED WARLOCK HERE

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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK

August 19, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with SHAMI STOVALL, author of TIME-MARKED WARLOCK

Saturday, August 24th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author Shami Stovall about the urban fantasy murder mystery TIME-MARKED WARLOCK … and gives away a signed copy and metal bookmark!

Read TIME-MARKED WARLOCK Here: https://amzn.to/4duYPSW

Visit Shami’s Website Here: https://sastovallauthor.com/

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“What spirit do I have to make a pact with to become Finch’s murder mystery assistant? ‘CAUSE I WILL DO IT.” – H.P. Holo (Author of Monster Punk Horizon and podcaster at Author Q&A)

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Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire.

He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one case—the case where he also lost his brother.

So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.

Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesn’t know or care about any of that except Finch’s reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finch’s door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.

Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the world… He’ll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before it’s too late.

“Fans of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles will definitely enjoy Stovall’s creation.” – Jason Cordova, national bestselling author

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pre-order Time-marked warlock here!

Book Blast: Time-Marked Warlock (The Chronos Chronicles #1) by Shami Stovall

August 17, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😄 I have lots of cool author friends who write lots of cool books, and occasionally they ask me to blurb those books. That said, it’s blurbin’ time! 🎉

“What spirit do I have to make a pact with to become Finch’s murder mystery assistant? ‘CAUSE I WILL DO IT.”

– H.P. Holo (Author of Monster Punk Horizon and podcaster at Author Q&A)

Seriously, y’all, Shami Stovall‘s Time-Marked Warlock cured my OCD for the duration of its reading, and y’all know how bad my OCD-related focus issues are.

If you’re into urban fantasy murder mysteries with grumpy time-looping PIs and lil’ sunshine almost-witches who just want to help everybody, ya better pre-order the heck out of this thing.

(Also, the audiobook version has JEFF FRICKIN’ HAYS voicing Finch, so get on that, too.)

Time-Marked Warlock

The Chronos Chronicles #1

by Shami Stovall

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Adair Finch is the most powerful warlock in the world, and one of the best private investigators for hire.

He has dealt with corporate vampires, murderous werewolves, and even fae royalty. Everything was perfect until he lost one case—the case where he also lost his brother.

So Finch retired. From magic. From PI work. From everything.

Bree Blackstone, a twelve-year-old witch, doesn’t know or care about any of that except Finch’s reputation. In the middle of the night, she bangs on Finch’s door. Her mother has been murdered, and now the assassin is after Bree as well.

Reluctantly, Finch agrees to help, only to discover something sinister has been brewing in town while he ignored the world… He’ll need to dust off all his old skills and magic before it’s too late.

“Fans of the Dresden Files and the Iron Druid Chronicles will definitely enjoy Stovall’s creation.” – Jason Cordova, national bestselling author

Book Blast: Mountain of Fire (Black Tide Rising #13) by Jason Cordova

August 15, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

HEY, Y’ALL! Jason Cordova gave us a kickass blurb for Freelancers of Neptune, so he gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today, and WHOA. CHECK THIS OUT.

1) DAT COVER!

2) It’s his first solo novel from Baen Books!

3) It’s in John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising series!

4) It’s about Catholic schoolgirls kicking zombie ass!

Seriously, if you don’t pre-order this thing, what even are you doing with your life? 😜

Mountain of Fire

Black Tide Rising #13

by Jason Cordova

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New Entry in the Best-Selling Black Tide Rising Series

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN

When the lights went out, humanity died. But from darkness came hope.

The surviving students at St. Dominic’s Preparatory School for Girls have had it rough since the H7D3 virus virtually wiped out human civilization. Between rampaging hordes of zombies and wannabe tinpot dictators, the only thing holding them together is the iron will of the school’s lone surviving nun, Sister Ann. They know how to survive, but rebuilding isn’t only about surviving—it’s about rising up.

As more survivors start to seek asylum at the isolated school, it becomes readily apparent that the school can be the anvil from which humanity is reforged. To achieve this, though, the survivors must rely on one another to rebuild. The flames of life will be fanned, and the sparks from every strike of the hammer will provide light in the darkness.

But it will not be easy.

From atop the mountain of fire, this beacon of hope must spread—or humanity will die quietly in the long, final night.

pre-order Mountain of fire here!

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Also, the blurb Jason blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

So I finally got off my butt and started reading 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 by Jacob Holo. I’d read his stuff with David Weber and was impressed, so I’ve been really looking forward to diving into his own universe and creation to see what he can do.

𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆. 𝗦𝗵*𝘁. 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘!!!

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗴𝘀 … 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆.

So if you haven’t pre-ordered 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚 yet, get on it while the going is good. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.”

—𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙨: 𝙁𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗮

PRE-ORDER Signed copies of FReelancers of neptune here

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Q and A (and PRIZES!) with DAVID BADURINA, author of SPACE PEW PEW

August 10, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with DAVID BADURINA, author of SPACE PEW PEW

Monday, August 12th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo/Edie Skye chats with author David Badurina about the absurd sci-fi humor of SPACE PEW PEW … and gives away a signed set of SPACE PEW PEW trading cards!

Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/threeravens/space-pew-pew

Visit David’s Website Here: https://davidbadurina.com/

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SPACE PEW PEW is a story about friendship, loyalty, and camaraderie set in the unforgiving expanse of the universe!

Alex (a charming, underachieving smuggler) and his best buddy Toshiro (a sarcastic android) piss off a Euclidian arms dealer and end up as major players in an intergalactic war!

There’s oodles of laughs, plenty of violence, more pop-culture references than you can shake a mediocre CGI-infested prequel trilogy at, and penis jokes!

Also, the author is very attractive. And poor. You should really buy this book.

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Book Blast: Forlorn Hope (Blood and Armor #4) by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

August 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Y’ALLLLLL Melissa Olthoff let me use one of our Facebook chats as a blurb, so she gets ✨ SPECIAL PROMO SPACE ✨ today. 🥰

Which is to say, she’s got a new book out with Casey Moores and it’s got POWER ARMOR in it and you should totes check it out.

Forlorn Hope

Blood and Armor #4

by Casey Moores and Melissa Olthoff

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After Nisti Khan’s return from her No Fail mission in Iran, she is celebrated as a savior of the young Kurdish Republic. However, their country has many enemies, and within weeks, they are on the brink of yet another war. When Syria invades, Nisti finds herself on the front lines of the most critical battle—defending the beating heart of their country, the capital city of Kirkuk.

After a judgement call goes wrong, Nisti finds herself banished from the battlefield and relegated to a staff job. To regain her place on the frontlines, she’ll have to prove herself once again.

A successful deep strike by the Second GOG Division should have ended the war, but the Syrian onslaught continues. As losses mount, Nisti must learn the source and take the battle to the enemy. But can she figure out who the real enemy is before her country falls?

Read Forlorn hope here!

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BTW, if this sounds familiar, it’s because I interviewed them about it last month! 😃 In case you missed it:

PRE-ORDER Signed copies of FReelancers of neptune here

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Also, the blurb Melissa blessed us with:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I am all of 40 pages into the book and I’m FREAKING LOVING THE HECK outta it!”

—Melissa Olthoff, author of Companions in Chains and 2023 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Finalist

And if you’re curious about those 40 pages, we’ve got links for you 😉 …

Pre-OrDER FREELANCERS OF NEPTUNE ON AMAZON

Amazon’s running a sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks!

August 4, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Hey, y’all! 😃 I was bumbling around Amazon, as I do, and discovered that the Big River Site’s running a pretty sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks right now. 😮

Seriously, The Janus File is as low as 42% OFF. 😲😲😲

That said, if discounts on hardbacks are your thing, hop on over to Amazon and grab’ em while they’re hot. 😄 (Especially since we have no idea how long this sale’s going to last.)

GRAB 35% OFF THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL

GRAB 11% OFF THE VALKYRIE PROTOCOL

GRAB 42% OFF THE JANUS FILE

GRAB 40% OFF THE WELTALL FILE

GRAB 22% OFF THE DYSON FILE (PAPERBACK ONLY)

GRAB 21% OFF THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL

DATE CHANGE: Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MICHAEL J. ALLEN, author of DECOY (Dumpstermancer #3)

August 1, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q and A (and PRIZES!) with MICHAEL J. ALLEN, author of DECOY (Dumpstermancer #3)

DATE CHANGE! Thursday, August 8th @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo chats with author Michael J. Allen about urban fantasy DECOY (DUMPSTERMANCER #3) … and gives away 3 eBooks!

Support the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dsii/dumpstermancer3

Visit Michael’s Website Here: https://www.deliriousscribbles.com/

Read H.P.’s review of DISCARDED (DUMPSTERMANCER #1) Here: https://holowriting.com/2021/01/16/discarded-book-review/

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SUPPORT THE KICKSTARTER HERE

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Doing the Right Thing Shouldn’t be a Death Sentence…

The golems are slag and the demi-goblins are transformed back into human beings.

Eli can finally focus on surviving the winter.

But will Eli’s rewards prove good or ill?

Duval drags a night club bouncer into Eli’s business. New dangers arise but Eli’s reluctant to accept help. Especially from family. Super villains and hostile fey, federal agents, the city’s new mayor and Eli’s matchmaking mom all conspire to steal Eli’s solace.

Relentless enemies beseech him.

Will his dumpstermancy prevail?

One wrong step means a bloodbath, another puts Eli’s family on the menu. Eli and his reluctant ally must unravel mystery and misdirection before the clock runs out on Seufert Fells.

Q&A (& PRIZES!) with Marisa Wolf, author of VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (Hit World: Valkyries #1)

July 29, 2024 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Q&A (& PRIZES) with Marisa Wolf, author of VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (Hit World: Valkyries #1)

Wednesday, July 31st @ 8pm EST

H.P. Holo chats with Baen author Marisa Wolf about urban fantasy VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN (HIT WORLD: VALKYRIES #1) … and gives away a signed book!

Read VALKYRIE’S CHOSEN here: https://amzn.to/3YrJUE2

Visit Marisa’s Website Here: https://www.marisawolf.net/
Find Marisa’s Baen Books Here: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/5195

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