‘A Really Bad Hair Day: The Return of Magic Plague’: New e-book from TeleBlog regular Rob Preece
Who says Rob Preece, a TeleBlog regular, is just a former FCC economist and publisher of BooksForABuck? He’s a novelist, too. And the cover and blurb for his new book show signs of a wicked and quirky imagination that just might appeal to some members of the TeleBlog community.
No, I haven’t read A Really Bad Hair Day: The Return of Magic Plague, among Rob’s more than half a dozen books. But the cover of this one, now on sale at Fictionwise as a multiformat title without DRM, really caught my eye. Without the least prompting from Rob or his store or FW, I’ll share the blurb with you, and then perhaps you can follow the just-given ARBHD link for a peek at Chapter 1:
“Lawyer Erin Tsong knows how to put on her game face, intimidate an opposing witness, play tough, but there’s such a thing as carrying intimidation too far. At least that’s what the judge says when she grows snakes out of her head.
“And Erin finds herself without a job, without a boyfriend, and with the threat of her mother coming to take care of her. Unfortunately, what happens to Erin is not unique–all over America, people are being transformed—and Erin is caught up in the backlash. A human retrovirus has exposed long-suppressed DNA sequences, sequences that carry the genes for vampires, giants, shapeshifters, and even Gorgons. As the world struggles to deal with the consequences of the transformation, Erin finds herself caught in the middle. She’s involved in a high-profile legal case, one aimed at classifying the transformed as violent criminals, but she’s also threatened by a group of vampires who believe she’s a traitor to the transformed community. Then there’s the sexy college professor–is he interested in her, or just the snakes?”
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April 12th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Hi David,
Thanks for mentioning this book. I had a lot of fun writing it, setting it in Santa Cruz, my old college town. I like to think there’s some depth to it, as well, though.
Fictionwise is an excellent distributor for small publishers and very encouraging to the no-DRM cause. Of course, both Fictionwise and I believe that there is no necessary connection between no-DRM and no-pay.
Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com
(and author of A Really Bad Hair Day)
April 12th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Exactly, Rob–and I hope readers notice the “for sale.” The price is a mere $3.99. This is one of the advantages of social DRM, in that it would clearly distinguish between nonDRMed commercial books and genuine freeies. My message both to you and FW on the biz model front is: Keep up the good work with the nonDRMed options! Thanks. David
April 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Rob writes:
I thought that looked like the front page of The Sentinel on the cover! (I lived in Santa Cruz for twelve years, and the greater Monterey Bay area for over thirty.) Do any surfers, drumming circles, parking meter feeding clowns, street musicians, geriatric hippies, militant lesbians, socialist mayors, or local bookshop owners (Neil always wanted to be famous!) make an appearance in the novel?!
Hmmm. Local interest, a DRM-free edition at an unbeatable price, an author who’s also a TeleRead contributor — guess it’s time to get out my wallet and head over to BooksForABuck….