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The Templar Chronicles Omnibus Cover Art
An update on the forthcoming Templar Chronicles Omnibus:
As I noted in my last post, Bad Moon Books will be releasing a trade paperback omnibus edition of the Templar Chronicles trilogy. When I initially announced the title, I didn’t have a release date but I’ve recently heard from Roy at BMB and he tells me that we’re looking at having the books available by the end of July/early August!
Typesetting on the volume is nearly finished and it will be going to the printer shortly after that, which means pre-orders will start in just a few weeks. What this space for more information as we get closer to the date.
For now, though, let me leave you with the gorgeous cover art created by Kip Ayers. He’s done a marvelous job and I can’t wait to hold a copy of this book in my hands!
The Templar Chronicles Omnibus
As many of you know, the collapse of Full Moon Press meant the demise of the planned limited editions of all three books in the Templar Chronicles. Like you, I was disappointed with the news, as I had been looking forward to having print editions for the books that had not yet been published in English.
Well, I’m happy to say that another small press publisher has stepped up to the plate!
A trade paperback omnibus edition containing all three books under one cover will be available before the end of the year. In fact, I’ve already seen the finished cover art, which I think is gorgeous. This is going to be a nice looking book.
Even better, we’re doing our best to keep it affordable. Right now we’re looking at a price of about $29.95, which means you get all three Templar Chronicles novels – The Heretic, A Scream of Angels, and A Tear in the Sky – for about the same price as a typical hardcover. That’s not a bad deal!
I’ll be posting more information as I’m at liberty to do so.
The Heretic iPhone app now available
I’m happy to announce that the new iphone app edition of The Heretic is now available in the app store on iTunes!
Developed by Tom Peck of AppEngines, the app comes complete with a built-in reader that has some cool features including:
- Full color cover art
- Complete text of the book.
- Full text search with search words highlighted in the text.
- A Table of Contents allowing the reader to jump to any chapter in the book.
- Ability to adjust the font size for optimal viewing.
- Remembers the page you were on and returns instantly each time you run the app.
- Progress bar across the top.
Tom did a terrific job on the app and it has been great working with him – he made the entire process extremely smooth. He’ll 
also be producing apps for the other books in the trilogy and those will be announced here as soon as Apple approves them for the app store.
Here’s a screenshot of what the actual app looks like once you’ve got it up and running:
Nice. huh?
Head on over to iTunes and get your app today!
The Complete Templar Chronicles on the Kindle
The complete Templar Chronicles trilogy is available in English for the Kindle. Each book is just $1.99. Just click on the book covers below to be taken to their Amazon.com pages…
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!
