Pre-order an audiobook? No way! I'm happy to announce that via the miracles of modern science, now you can. So, while we all wait for a very talented audiobook narrator (Amanda Ronconi) to record #QuantumChaos, you can lock in your copy (and price) right now. When the release date comes (Sept 26), you'll get a notification to download the audiobook to your phone, tablet, or computer. Plug in and start listening. This is a full-length novel, so expect about twelve hours of listening time, enough to breeze through your daily commute for weeks! https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/697547/quantum-chaos
#QuantumChaos has quickly climbed the charts, now the #7 Best Seller in hard sci-fi at Amazon and the #1 new release. I couldn't be prouder or more thankful to so many readers who have followed me!
#1 New Release!
A huge thank you to everyone who pre-ordered #QuantumChaos. Number ONE! You made this happen! Now, grab a copy of the latest from Peter Cawdron and Brandon Q. Morris -- both Indie published like me, and two of the best hard sci-fi authors around!
It's publication day for #QuantumChaos! If you pre-ordered, check your Kindle for the download. We might not see you again for a few days, but dive in and enjoy your read!
I need 12 more pre-orders by midnight tonight to go above the 1000 threshold! Help me beat the Amazon algorithm. (Surprisingly, this is a precise experiment, because my last book didn't quite make it over 1000. #QuantumChaos is soooo close.) https://mybook.to/kUzo
One day until #QuantumChaos releases! If you pre-ordered (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C56VCZFQ), the book will appear on your Kindle tomorrow. I hope you like it! For now, here's my digital doodle of the planet Litia (Ch 2 & 3).
If you could travel out to the Andromeda Galaxy and look back at the Milky Way, what would you see? Something like this. I created this composite image from an actual photo of Andromeda (mirrored) and astronomers' best guess as to what the Milky Way looks like (a barred spiral not quite as large as Andromeda). And yes, this image has something to do with my new book, #QuantumChaos! If you'd like a 4480x2800 version for wallpaper, I put a copy on my website: https://douglasphillipsbooks.com/gallery
Four days until Book 5, #QuantumChaos releases! This one took 5 1/2 months to write. Slow for some authors, but fast for me. I guess I'll never be a book factory, but I hope it's worth the wait for everyone who follows the #QuantumSeries. Here's a magic link that sends you to the right Amazon page for your country: https://mybook.to/rpBm Paperback is available now, audiobook coming Sept 26. Enjoy!
As Captain Zeeno (a Chitza scout ship commander) might say, "Aw hell, even an asteroid miner can pop off a few 4-D bubbles. Purple, pink, violet... fuchsia. Naw, we don't mess with that crap. Quality 4-D is always magenta. Solid. Stable. Lasts a long time."
Important stuff to remember for intergalactic travel. It's also the answer to a question I asked a few days ago. In the #QuantumSeries, bubbles of four-dimensional space come in multiple colors, from dark purples to hot pinks (see Quantum Void). But magenta is special, reflecting a fine tuning of dimensional technology. Surprisingly, magenta also appears in nature. Check out this photo of the Trifid Nebula embedded into the Scutum-Centaurus arm, 1.3 kiloparsecs from Earth (we view it in the constellation Sagittarius). Maybe we should go there and find out what's going on?
One week to go until #QuantumChaos releases on Kindle e-book (you can get the paperback now)! A major theme of this book is vast size of our universe, so this post preps you with a word you'll see a lot: parsec.
What is a parsec? It’s short for “parallax arc second” and is the unit of distance preferred by astronomers (equal to 3.26 light-years). Sirius is 2.6 parsecs from Earth. The Andromeda galaxy, 765 kiloparsecs. Why use parsecs? 1. It's handy; a good unit for big distances. 2. Light-years tend to confuse speed or time with distance (the Kessel Run notwithstanding).
#QuantumChaos (Book 5 in the #QuantumSeries) releases July 17! It's a sci-fi adventure featuring two alien species: Chitzas (who you met in book 4), and a new species, the Afeesh Tm, whose name is regularly autocorrected to Afeesh™. Ugh. I hate smart software. It tries so hard to please, but it's like asking your dog to make dinner reservations--you'll end up at a table in the alley beside the dumpster. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C56VCZFQ
11 days until launch! I'm posting stuff about the #QuantumSeries, and a few reveals for Book 5 #QuantumChaos. Today is easy. What is the picture below?
a. A cherry tree leaf.
b. A complex organism capable of converting sunlight into nutrients.
c. An entity capable of rational thought.
d. A character in the new book, Quantum Chaos.
e. All of the above.
Pre-order now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C56VCZFQ