07-17-2010, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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Treasure Lost - a pirate adventure like no other!
I would like to introduce my book Treasure Lost. it is available on Kindle, iPad and soon on paperback.
What do you treasure and how far would you go to find it? Peter and Farren are two brothers who think adventure is sneaking into a pub one night for an ale. Little do they know! A dying, bedraggled man hands them a parchment and soon their beloved Nanna is captured, which sets the two youths on a whirlwind trip of betrayal, daggers, self-discovery and a giant reticulated python! Somehow they have to find a way to stop fighting with each other, overcome a sadistic Navy Admiral and his fleet, and avoid a mysterious cloaked pirate captain whilst remembering to tap the biscuits on the side of the ship – maggots are never good for breakfast! Treasure Lost is an adventurous novel for all ages. It examines themes of loss, family, growing up and sacrifice, whilst immersing the reader in a world rich in history and painful surprises. “If you came for treasure it lies within, if you did not, what you treasure lies beyond your grasp.” |
07-18-2010, 12:33 AM | #2 |
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This looks interesting, but I do not own a kindle, and do not want to have to read it at my PC/laptop only. Are you considering making the book available in other formats and at other online retailers?
Smashwords is a great indie ebook vendor that can offer the ebook in multi-formats. |
07-18-2010, 02:34 AM | #3 |
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Yes it is also available at Smashwords. I am hoping to have a paperback version out within the next two weeks.
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08-15-2010, 07:55 PM | #8 |
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I bought your eBook at Kobo today using their $1 off coupon ( summersave ). I will be reading it once I work through my TBR pile.
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08-20-2010, 02:33 PM | #9 |
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Thanks Chris - I'd be interested to know what you thought when you get a chance to read it.
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09-07-2010, 05:34 AM | #10 |
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Don't forget to check out the Goodreads giveaway - expires on Thursday!!
Here is an excerpt from the beginning of the book: The sea crashed relentlessly against the rocks, in a hopeless attempt to destroy them. Further up the cliff face a lone gull huddled deeper into its feathers in a desperate attempt to stay warm as the storm drove bitter stakes of cold into it. At the peak of the sheer rock wall sat a lone building like the last fortress against evil. The wind whistled through the holes in the fragile timber boards as it crept inside and attacked the people within. The building was so much a part of its surroundings that it seemed almost grown from the top of the cliff. The voices within the pub strained to be heard over the howling storm and the creaking boards. The owners of the voices were a varied bunch of ruffians and thugs whose stories were etched on their faces and carved into their bodies … with two notable exceptions. The youths were too young to drink, yet old enough to try. The publican had been in this situation many a time before. He figured that they were not just buying their first pint, but a lifetime of enslavement to the amber drop, and where better to become addicted, than in his ‘fine’ establishment. The two teenagers gratefully handed over their coins and quickly retreated to their alcove, lest the owner have time to reconsider. As they slowly sipped at their drinks they felt as if it was a form of magic elixir that immediately transformed them. No longer did they feel trapped in the chasm between child and adult. In one sip, they believed they had made the leap from one to the other without all of that impatient waiting. Their bony chests swelled out and they broke out in enormous grins. Little did they know that it was mostly flavoured water that they were drinking. Last edited by R.G. Cordiner; 09-07-2010 at 05:37 AM. |
09-26-2010, 12:14 AM | #11 |
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I have started a new Goodreads giveaway for a signed copy of Treasure Lost - go to http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/created_by/4012916 if you wish to enter.
Best of Luck! RG |
10-03-2010, 12:48 AM | #12 |
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For those of you with kindles - I have reduced the price of Treasure Lost to 99c this month in anticipation of the release next month (hopefully) of my new book - Bug Island
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11-01-2010, 12:12 AM | #13 |
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Updated Treasure Lost with new sneak preview of my next book.
Bug Island out now!! |
01-01-2011, 09:56 PM | #14 |
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Treasure Lost is featured on bargain ebooks - check it out http://bit.ly/i3jmkO
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02-26-2011, 05:29 PM | #15 |
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received some great new reviews on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Lost-...dp/B003U6Z9BG/
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