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The Templar Chronicles and Read an E-Book Week
As a big proponent of digital media and the ability it gives authors to expand their reader base, I wanted to do something special to help celebrate “Read an E-Book Week” that runs from March 7th through March 13th. I’ve been planning a digital launch for the English language editions of the Templar Chronicles books for some time now and what better time to do it than during “Read an E-Book Week”?
So, starting today, and continuing throughout the week, I’ll be making the three books in the Templar Chronicles trilogy - The Heretic, A Scream of Angels, and A Tear in the Sky - available in a variety of formats through Smashwords at a discount price (25% off). After that, the books will be available at various online distributors, including right here at this website in the new Digital Store, at the usual rate.
THE HERETIC: Book One of the Templar Chronicles
Centuries after the Knights Templar were presumed destroyed at the hands of King Phillip and Pope Clement V, the Order resurfaces as a secret military arm of the Vatican, charged with defending mankind from supernatural threats and enemies.
Of the Orders’ enemies, the greatest are the Fallen, supernatural beings that claim to be fallen angels and are devoted to wreaking havoc on earth. It is contact with one of the Fallen that led to Knight Commander Cade Williams becoming a Templar.
When a cabal of necromancers tries to claims the legendary powers of an ancient holy relic for their own ungodly purposes, it will be up to Cade and his famed Echo Team to stop them before it is too late.
Praise for The Heretic:
“First-rate, stylish work from Mr. Nassise, with a steady escalation of the story’s speed that makes it almost literally breath-taking.” — Clive Barker
“With HERETIC, Joseph Nassise kicks off his TEMPLAR CHRONICLES in fine, swaggering style. This book bobs and weaves like the young Muhammed Ali, keeping us off-guard and entertained with its every surprising move.” — Peter Straub
Visit Smashwords to read a sample or purchase your copy today!
Available formats: Kindle, ePub, PDF, RTF, LRF, Palm, and Plain Text
(Use coupon code RAE25 at check out to save 25% off the price of the book)
Book Two, A Scream of Angels, will be available tomorrow and book three, A Tear in the Sky, will be available on Wednesday, so come on back and check out the rest of the series!
The Wait is Finally Over!
Yes, you heard that right. Four years after the first book in the Templar Chronicles trilogy hit the bookstore shelves, a deal had been finalized to bring the final two volumes to fans here in the US in the language they were originally written in - English!
Blackbetty Mobilemedia, in conjunction with telecommunications giant Vodafone, will be publishing a small screen edition of all three volumes specifically designed to be read on your mobile phone. Featuring high quality fonts, easy-to-use navigation controls, high resolution graphical cover art, and a host of interactive features, this edition of the Templar Chronicles will be the best yet!
All three volumes - HERETIC, A SCREAM OF ANGELS, and A TEAR IN THE SKY - will be available December 1st in both English and German language editions. Translations for fans in Saudi Arabia, India, Finland, and South Africa will follow shortly thereafter, most likely by the end of the first quarter of 2010. European fans will be able to download them directly from Vodafone’s customer portal, Vodafone Live. US fans will be able to get them in a similar fashion, though I’m not yet at liberty to say who the US distribution partner is, though its a name you’ll all be familiar with when you hear it.
More details will be available soon, including sample downloads and new cover art for all three books in the series!
Final Polish cover art
The final cover art is in for the Polish edition of HERETIC coming Nov. 19th from Replika. (If you’re a Polish reader, you can order your copy HERE)
Preorders now available for HERETIC
I just received word from Full Moon Press that the limited and lettered editions of HERETIC, book one of the Templar Chronicles, have just been made available for preordering. Remember, these are hardcover collector’s editions that will make beautiful additions to your library.
Each limited edition will feature:
* Hardcover binding
* Full Color Dustjacket
* 4 Full page B&W illustrations
* Signature page
* Decorative endpapers
There will be 500 copies available. You can preorder the limited edition at this link
Each lettered edition will feature:
- Full Leather Bindings
- Satin Ribbon Page Markers
- Full Color Frontis Piece
- Full Color Dustjacket
- Leather, Velvet Lined Traycase Extra Artwork Not Found In The Limited Edition
- Special Signature Page Artwork Not In The Limited Edition
- Special Endpaper Artwork or Decorative Endpapers
There are only 52 lettered editions available (A-Z and AA-ZZ. )You can preorder the lettered edition at this link.
As I’ve mentioned before, strong sales on HERETIC will ensure that A SCREAM OF ANGELS and A TEAR IN THE SKY will follow. To make things even easier, Full Moon has graciously included HERETIC in their “preorder any book for $5.00″ offer, which you can find here.
Support the Chronicles and preorder your copies today!
Pre-orders coming this week!
Preorders* for the limited and lettered editions of HERETIC - Book One in the Templar Chronicles should be available this week at the Full Moon Press website.
Word is that Don Paresi is one of the potential artists for the trilogy and I’m very happy to hear it. Don has done some excellent work on my friend Dave Wilson’s limited editions and I know he’ll bring a terrific look to the Chronicles. If you aren’t familiar with Don, here’s a sample of his black-n-white artwork. This one is entitled Pandemonia and trust me, this low-res image doesn’t do it justice…
I can’t wait to see Don’s take on some of the scenes from HERETIC - like where Knight Commander Williams and Sergeant Duncan find themselves in the Beyond, facing off against a swarm of hungry spectres!
I will post the preorder link right here as soon as I have it.
*If you aren’t familiar with this process, let me explain. Specialty press books like these are all printed in limited numbers to enhance their collectibility and make them more valuable over time. With only 500 copies of the three books in the series to be published, you might want to take advantage of the preorders in order to ensure that you get a copy. Preorders are usually taken while the book is still being developed and printed, so understand that it will take several months (sometimes 6 or more) before the book is actually released and shipped to you. However, by preording, you can be assured of not missing out on a title that gets snatched up quickly once the announcement is made that it is actually available.
