Josh Lanyon’s newest book Strange Fortune is quite a departure for this award-winning writer who is well-known for his mysteries and action adventures. Strange Fortune is a fantasy set in Hindush (India). I don’t normally do promos on the website and I think this is the first in the new location, but I thought it was worthwhile for Josh Lanyon’s fans because Josh is offering anyone who purchases this book between November 5 and November 20 an incredible array of free stuff that blew my mind (and it usually takes a lot to do so. :-D) So here’s the promo –
A Strange Offer for M/M Fantasy and Adventure Readers
Order Strange Fortune, the new spec fiction novel by Josh Lanyon through the Blind Eye Books website by midnight on November 20th and uncover a small fortune in exclusive promotional plunder including a free tote bag offered by BEB.
“Mystery author Lanyon (the Adrien English series) makes his first foray into fantasy with a taut, energetic and romantic tale. In Hidush, an analogue for India in its final days as a British colony, a colonial religious group sends bisexual adventurer Maj. Valentine Strange and troubled witch Aleister Grimshaw to retrieve a goddess’s lost diadem from a mountain monastery. As the two men are beset by traitors, wild animals, monks with political agendas and a spiritual force that threatens all of Hidush, their mutual attraction unfolds beautifully and dramatically.”
Publishers Weekly
“This new take on British India in the post-Mutiny days is fresh, intriguing, nothing short of brilliant. Handsome heroes, excellent villainy, a good measure of travel, action, occult powers, and a real fantasy finale make for an engrossing read and a rewarding one. If Talbot Mundy had written a King of the Khyber Rifles-type adventure for John Barrowman, this would be it.”
Mel Keegan, bestselling author of Nocturne, Dangerous Moonlight, Fortunes of War and the NARC series
“A fantastic adventure set in a lush, magical world and populated with wonderfully original and engaging characters. Strange Fortune makes for a riveting read.”
Ginn Hale, 2008 Spectrum Award Winner and 2007 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
“Mr. Lanyon brings trademark storytelling excellence to this fresh new fantasy. Engaging characters, a touching love story and breathless action unite with a sensuous setting to create a world of adventure in the tradition of H. Rider Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines. I couldn’t put it down.”
Alex Beecroft, bestselling author of False Colors
Order between November 5th and November 20th and receive:
Sketches of Hidush. A PDF sketch book containing 6 pages of gorgeous original illustrations from Strange Fortune by noted artist Dawn Kimberling.
A Cookbook for Gentlemen featuring one recipe from each of Josh’s works. From Italian margaritas to rabbit pie, there’s something for every appetite in this little gem.
Adrien and Jake: A Private Conversation. Josh’s most popular characters answer a host of questions posed by their creator and a score of readers in this “private” interview.
“The French Have a Name for It.” An original short story by Josh Lanyon. This story is only available through this offer.
Vintage bookplate template of mysterious swami chap.
Remember, like all things magical…there’s a catch. You must order before midnight on November 20th. When the clock strikes twelve all this lovely loot vanishes like white smoke from a Hidushi temple sacrifice.
Wave – I trust you’d only endorse/promote the good ones 🙂
I can testify that the extra goodies are absolutely to die for. *g* (am still reeling from the Adrien and Jake interview…)
oh, and a free tote bag from Blind Eye Books! And free shipping. How can anyone resist this? Now I can’t wait for the book to arrive 🙂
Eve
The only other promos that I have done on the old blog were for Transgressions and False Colors which were a major launch as the first historical M/M print books by a New York publisher. I believe I did one for Ransom because I screwed up on the interview date with Lee and, as an apology, offered to do a promo.
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Strange Fortune is truly incredible. I was going to post my review today but there’s too much on the site already so it will probably be posted on Sunday. Hope you’ll drop by to see what I think of the book!:-D
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I agree with you that the goodies are truly remarkable and that the best part was the interview with Jake and Adrien.
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Thanks to you both! I’ve never done anything like this, so the response has been really gratifying. I basically tried to come up with a lot of different, fun stuff.
I’m thinking of it more as a reward for readers than trying to bribe them to buy the book because it’s really nicely done (and hopefully well-written). BEB is a class act from start to finish.
Josh
I’m writing your interview questions as I’m writing this comment. Can’t wait!
Josh is really generous with us. I loved the interview and the rest of the goodies. Wave can’t wait to read your review of the book.
Elyane
One of the reasons I did this promo is because Josh is the most generous author to readers on the site. He has never refused my requests for books for the readers and last Christmas he gave them countless books. So far this year every new book that he has released, which is a lot, has been a free book on the site. To do this promo is a very small measure of my apreciation.
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But appreciation only goes so far and doesn’t affect my ratings of his books.:) I’m just waiting for him to write a crappy book to let him have it with both barrels.
Righty, I placed my order. Now I only hope their generous offer extends to Europe as well.
o dear :
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Ingrid
I just check the BEB link and it worked. I don’t know what happened. However I’ll double check again and ask Josh to check as well.
It worked now! did exactly the same thing as earlier. *sigh*
I ordered mine yesterday, and love the extra goodies. The interview with Adrien and Jake certainly made me happy.
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The free shipping applies everywhere, apparently, which is an enormous boon for people living overseas. Postage is such a killer for books; sometimes it’s more than the book itself!