It’s called ALPHA, and you can read a preview here, over at Facebook, if you’re so inclined.
This is, in no small part, responsible for the delays in getting the rest of “Merrimount Orde” finished and up. You are all very patient, and for that, I am grateful. It should be ready by a week from this Friday (there are three scripts and another short story to write between now and then, just so you know what it is you’re being so darn patient about!).
For those of you interested, there will be an abbreviated ALPHA tour:
I’m signing in Portland on May 22nd, the day of release, at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing.
On the 24th, I’ll be up in Seattle, signing at The Seattle Mystery Bookshop.
The 30th sees me in Scottsdale, Arizona, signing at The Poisoned Pen.
The 31st sees me at BookPeople in Austin, Texas.
If it’s June 1st, it must be Houston and Murder by the Book, and the 2nd sees a special event in Dallas, at Rathburn’s Blue Plate Kitchen (more details to follow).
If you’re interested in getting a signed (and/or personalized) copy of ALPHA, I would urge you to contact any of the above booksellers. They would be – sincerely – delighted to take your order and record your specifics for how you’d like the book inscribed, and they would be just as happy to make certain said inscribed book reaches you in a manner that would surely be called “mint” or, at the worst, “near mint.”
Hope to see/meet/chat with some of you, at least, in the coming weeks!
Hold fast!
Greg
Reading ALPHA now and loving it.
Very, very happy to hear that!
Hi Greg,
I’m in Portland as well. What time are you going to be at Powell’s on the 22nd?
I’ll be there by 6:30; the event starts at 7, and it would be TERRIFIC to finally meet you in person, sir!
To fans of this comic (or Greg’s others for that matter) who have not read his novels before you absolutely 100% have to pick up ALPHA. It is the first of a new series so you need walk in knowing nothing. And, its awesome! So what are you waiting for?
Very proud of this book – if you’re looking for a preview of it, you can find it here.
And Dan is entirely unbiased in his praise and had nothing to do with the creation of the book nor did his wonderful wife Heather help at all and don’t look at the Acknowledgments page okay?
Please, I’m biased about all your stuff.
Besides, Heather did all the heavy lifting. I basically got an acknowledgment for reading something I would have read anyway a year early.
I just started reading it and I’m sucked in as usual!!!
Just finished. Good stuff, though it took me awhile to get used to the present tense. Really cool world-building on the WilsonVille stuff – will you and Rick be doing a Flashman webcomic soon
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Is your plan to go all the way to Zulu?
It’s a lot of letters, but the possibility remains. We’re definitely going to Charlie, if not further. I’ve got a few ideas for the Master Sergeant’s future….