Hi, it’s me, JB, the one whose bookclub you rashly signed up for a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Or maybe just last week, to get all the freebies, I dunno. Whichever it was, thanks. Most writers are expected to do their own publicity these days, and this very occasional newsletter is what I have instead of Stephen King’s army of merciless killer marketing drones.
I am ecstatic. Because I have grown old and forgetful it slipped my mind that I had pre-ordered “The Shattered Skies”. I opened my Kindle app today and there it was. Thank you, I’ve just finished re-reading “The Cruel Stars”,
I recently re-read THE CRUEL STARS and followed right up with Shattered Skies. The energy, tension, characters, and events of Skies kept me glued to my screen, procrastinating semi-important honey-do chores to pull the covers back over my head and read about another exciting rescue, space battle, impossible odds, and/or plan gone wrong.
Spoiler alert: The Good Guys... are good guys. Ha, no way would I give anything away, I would not deny anyone the joy of reading first class page-turner space opera at its best.
And I thought you'd disappeared after Felafel! I loved Cruel Stars and Shattered Skies, and the random Australian references are fantastic. But I have to know - is a 62 Tiranna named after a similarly named old Holden?
How about the audiobook versions JB? As a trucker most of my intake is via Audible. So, how about it, when can we expect to see some of your mosre recent output on audio?
Yay! My Shattered Skies hardcopy has arrived. Unfortunately, I just must finish New Sun by Gene Wolfe first, but then I can get stuck into your new book, John. Sight unseen, thanks for writing it - I'm sure it'll be a rollicking good read, like the Cruel Stars.
Just picked it up from the Kingscliff bookshop whilst on holiday. The owner had no idea who John Birmingham was 😳, so I shared the knowledge and cheeseburger gothic 😀
Thanks for the update I'll be reading your latest book soon it's jumped to the front of the queue
Thankyou, I need this, a good dose of humour and fun to get me through this fucked up existence that we are going through here
This is gonna be awesome, the first book certainly was and now back to reading it and a cruel and unusual punishment to anyone who disturbs me….
Thanks JB!
Booktopia has just put my copy in the mail.
Space nazi Major Skomo..... gold. Loving the new book.
I am ecstatic. Because I have grown old and forgetful it slipped my mind that I had pre-ordered “The Shattered Skies”. I opened my Kindle app today and there it was. Thank you, I’ve just finished re-reading “The Cruel Stars”,
Bonus.
I recently re-read THE CRUEL STARS and followed right up with Shattered Skies. The energy, tension, characters, and events of Skies kept me glued to my screen, procrastinating semi-important honey-do chores to pull the covers back over my head and read about another exciting rescue, space battle, impossible odds, and/or plan gone wrong.
Spoiler alert: The Good Guys... are good guys. Ha, no way would I give anything away, I would not deny anyone the joy of reading first class page-turner space opera at its best.
And I thought you'd disappeared after Felafel! I loved Cruel Stars and Shattered Skies, and the random Australian references are fantastic. But I have to know - is a 62 Tiranna named after a similarly named old Holden?
How about the audiobook versions JB? As a trucker most of my intake is via Audible. So, how about it, when can we expect to see some of your mosre recent output on audio?
So, when the hell is the audio book due?
I've been patient for some time now...
Yay! My Shattered Skies hardcopy has arrived. Unfortunately, I just must finish New Sun by Gene Wolfe first, but then I can get stuck into your new book, John. Sight unseen, thanks for writing it - I'm sure it'll be a rollicking good read, like the Cruel Stars.
Just picked it up from the Kingscliff bookshop whilst on holiday. The owner had no idea who John Birmingham was 😳, so I shared the knowledge and cheeseburger gothic 😀
Nice one mate. Just picked up a hardcover copy of The Cruel Stars to get in the zone. Where should I send yr secondary market royalty?
Just got it. It's reading very well!
Amazon has it in the mail