You can find out for yourself about the book 'Venom and Song' by participating in the 'Venom and Song' challenge.
It works like this: If you HAVE read Curse of the Spider King, go to this page: Venom and Song: The Berinfell Prophecies Series - Book Two
. On the right side of the screen where it says 'Kindle Edition', there is a button which says 'Read the First Chapter Free'. Press the button. (You don't need to own a Kindle for this to work.) You will be able to read the first chapter and a few pages of the second. Then you can decide for yourself if you want to finish reading the book. I know when I did the challenge I was very tempted to order the book on the spot, if only it wouldn't mean doing without food (and cat food) for a bit.....If you have NOT read Curse of the Spider King, go to this page: Curse of the Spider King: The Berinfell Prophecies Series - Book One
and you will be able to read the first chapter of that book for free.I do believe that this marketing technique of offering the first section of a book for free is the wave of the future. If a book has any actual appeal for readers, it's very hard to read the first section and NOT want to read the rest.
The Berinfell Series and Darkover
I am a big fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series, and couldn't help noting certain parallels. In the Darkover series, there are seven families, called the Comyn, who have certain hereditary gifts, such as precognition or mind-reading.
In Berinfell, the Seven Lords of Allyra--- seven kids, actually--- each have a different gift. One of them is a mind-reader and one has precognition, among other gifts.
There are differences--- the Seven Lords of Allyra are on God's side, while the Comyn of Darkover, at least in the most recent book, seem to regard Christianity, in the persons of the cristoforos, as being the root of all their problems.
And Darkover doesn't have a Spider King. Maybe it's only Christian writers that overdo it with spiders? After all, there was a pretty nasty spider in Lord of the Rings. (My bathroom spider says she's going to be staging a protest against the Berinfell series for spider defamation.)
Author Blogs:
Wayne Thomas Batson – http://enterthedoorwithin.blogspot.com/
Christopher Hopper – http://www.christopherhopper.com/blog/
Blog Tour Participants:
Angela
Brandon Barr
Keanan Brand
Amy Browning
Beckie Burnham
Morgan L. Busse
Melissa Carswell
Jeff Chapman
Valerie Comer
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
D. G. D. Davidson
April Erwin
Tori Greene
Ryan Heart
Bruce Hennigan
Timothy Hicks
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Leighton
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Chawna Schroeder
Tammy Shelnut
James Somers
Kathleen Smith
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Jason Waguespac
Dona Watson
Phyllis Wheeler
Jill Williamson
2 comments:
"If a book has any actual appeal for readers, it's very hard to read the first section and NOT want to read the rest."
Which would be why I cannot go into a brick-and-mortar bookstore and pick up books without buying one! The Internet is addictive, but maybe (in this case) in a good way!?!
Thanks for the links... going to check them out.
HI, Nissa! THANKS FOR THE COOL I INFO. Oops, I'll stop shouting now. I had no idea about the Venom and Song challenge. That's way cool. And tell the spider in your tub, I will find it...
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