I'm often asked what books/authors I would recommend
from readers who have read all of my books and are looking for more good
reads. If you're one of those folks and are looking for a good read, I
have provided my top 40 picks for novels by some of my favorite
authors. Enjoy.
For this week only (5-13-2013) PROJECT NEMESIS will be on sale for just .99, that’s a $6 savings from the original e-book price and $14 savings against the print book. Seriously, that’s 93% off! The sale is for Kindle and Nook books and will snag you what might be my most highly rated adult novel featuring a 300 foot tall monster! You can’t go wrong for .99, but if you still need convincing, here’s the book details.
What do you picture when you think about islands? Most people imagine white sand beaches, grass huts (with satellite TV), hammocks, and rendezvous in pristine waterfall-fed lagoons. But not everyone has such a pleasant outlook when it comes to nature’s gift to introverts. Take me for example. My newest book, Island 731, is based on the heinous human experimentation carried out during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army’s R&D group, Unit 731, and it asks the question, “What would be the result if Unit 731 was never stopped?” Limb replacements. Rapid Freezing. Vivisections. Cannibalism. Fun stuff like that.
As you can see, not every imagined island getaway is a destination worth spending your vacation—or even ten minutes—unless being eaten by a crocodile with tentacles is your idea of fun. So, in celebration of Island 731’s release, I’d like to take a look at the five freakiest fictional islands that continue to inspire (read: give nightmares to) authors like me.
I’ve seen a good number of blog posts recently from fellow authors focusing on the issue of reviews, which can be, and often are, posted by folks with rude dispositions, grudges, agendas, etc. For a new author, even an honest negative review can be soul crushing. To the experienced author, with thicker skin, negative reviews can be a distraction. So the advice being given is generally this: don’t read reviews for your books. Sounds good on the surface. By not exposing yourself to these negative opinions, you are protecting yourself from the pain delivered by Internet trolls with nothing better to do than harass an author. The troll might be angry after reading the first line of a book sample, or might disagree with the pricing, or might be annoyed that Harriet Klausner gave your book 4 stars, or any number of silly reasons for an anonymous rant. And YES, these people should be ignored. They’ve likely taken to the Internet for attention, because the people in their real lives have begun ignoring their sour mood.
Want a FREE copy of the I AM COWBOY e-book? Here’s how to snag one for yourself.
Write a review for ISLAND 731. That’s it. Post the review to Amazon, B&N and/or Goodreads, then comment on this post, or send a message on Facebook or an e-mail to info(at)jeremyrobinsononline.com with a link to your review. I’ll then add you to the list for I AM COWBOY, which means you’ll get it for free, but also a few days before everyone else.
Island 731 is, without a doubt, one of my darker novels, and given the subject matter how could it not be? Japan’s R&D department, dubbed Unit 731, carried out human experiments on a scale that dwarfed Nazi programs running at the same time. But that’s just the beginning. It’s what became of their evil-inspired research and scientists that is hard to accept.