A new book blogging phase

I'm back to book blogging! OK, this time for sure. I'm finally in the mood again and in a good place again to want to be taken in by books and more books. That wasn't the case for me in 2013 and throughout that time to 2014. Maybe even before then. That's what stress does to you. Stress makes you lose the passion you had for the things you used to love. 

Thankfully anime blogging helped to ease the pain. After all unlike, reading, watching anime and later blogging about it has always been much easier. Yeah. I think I have anime to thank for my ongoing continuation of book blogging. If it wasn't for my anime blog, keeping me in the loop of blogging I probably would have already abandoned this book blog like so many book bloggers do, sadly. Yet, I actually accomplished a whole lot with this blog and believe me there was never a moment that I wasn't happy and cherished the authors I happened to cross paths with thanks to this here blog, Book & Movie Dimension a Blog. During my heavy book blogging days I do know I met quite a few independent, self-published authors and their amazing books. I also met big-name agents for publishers from Gallery Books and even small press agents from Seventh Star Press or that other favorite small press of mine Hydra Publications. Unfortunately, due to high spam from my email account sometime in 2014 I lost all my contacts to those in the book blogging world. That's right! My old email thebookandmoviedimensionblogger@gmail.com is no longer active on my part.

While I could be tempted to moan and feel self-pity for myself, oh, and there is that. I think in the end this might have been a good thing. While I had quite the time working with so many people from big-name publishers to the small. This is for the best. That kind of life was stressful.

With what is left of 2015 I hope instead to blog about books that solely personally interest me as an individual. I might still take review requests, if I'm interested but I'm in no hurry. I can buy my own manga, comics, or books. Heck. I already have several books on my digital bookshelves I will soon be buying in print. While I am tempted to just up and read books that I kind of have been meaning to read for some time now like Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku and get on reading Queen of the Faire by Gillian Summers. I will stick to responsibility momentarily since I recall getting a print copy of Philistine by Steven Shrewsbury from Seventh Star Press, therefore I will finish reading Philistine and reviewing it. After that though, I will be leisurely reading and reviewing. No deadlines. No author reminders to get things done. Book reviews and eventual author interviews will be entirely based on personal interest and devotion. Why rush myself?

Special Pre-Order Offer/Cover Revealed "Vampires Don't Sparkle"

Vampires Don’t Sparkle! poses the question: What would you do if you had unlimited power and eternal life?

Readers can pre-order a special personalized copy! Pre-orders must be received by March 16, 2013.

Pre-order! http://www.seventhstarpress.com/pre-orders/

Proceeds from the sales of the anthology will be going to cancer research institutions. Michael West, the author of highly-acclaimed novels such as Poseidon’s Children, Cinema of Shadows, The Wide Game andSpook House, comments.  “It is a very personal cause for me.  One year ago, I lost one of my closest friends, author Sara J. Larson, to cancer, and then my wife was diagnosed with the disease last fall.  I hope that, with this anthology, we can help win the fight against this real-life horror.”

Authors and stories featured in Vampires Don't Sparkle! include:

Cover Art Reveal, Limited Hardcover Offer, and Blog Tour Announcement for H. David Blalock’s Traitor Angel!

Seventh Star Press only last month unveildd the cover art and illustrations created by Matthew Perry for Traitor Angel by H. David Blalock, the second book in the urban fantasy Angelkiller Triad.  Sites and tour dates were announced by Seventh Star Press on their site.  Book & Movie Dimension a Blog, by the way, is a tour stop included for November 23, 2012 ,  so hopefully you can stop by for it. You can also see a past review of Angelkiller by H. David Blalock.

Seventh Star Press Announced on their Website a while back, A New Anthology Project With James R. Tuck!

James R. Tuck, author of the highly acclaimed Deacon Chalk stories released by Kensington Publishing. 

There is a open call for submissions regarding the new anthology, Thunder on the Battlefield (will come out for release in the 2nd quarter of 2013 in both print and eBook editions!) which will take the reader on many adventures within the realms of Sword and Sorcery.

This will give writers a chance to collaborate if interested.


See Full Seventh Star Press Article-Seventh Star Press Announces New Anthology Project With James R. Tuck!

Seventh Star Press's First Kickstarter Campaign of The Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Help with the Campaign-The Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Bram Stoker award-winning editor Michael Knost having a spark of inspiration  for a new project The Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy which is a collection of essays and interviews with some of the most influential names in the industry; each article covering a specific element of the craft of writing science fiction and fantasy. Michael sought out Seventh Star Press for its supportive atmosphere toward authors, book cover artists, and small presses. They bring their own innovative style to the table.

Seventh Star Press’s Feel the Fire Contest!

Thanks to Seventh Star Press you can win an array of amazing books and perhaps if you are The Grand Prize Winner- A Kindle Fire!

Prizes available are as follows:

All eBook, book, poster art, and art card prizes relating to Seventh Star Press authors directly, as well as the Kindle Fire, and the Amazon.com gift cards will be fulfilled by Seventh Star Press. eBooks from non-SSP authors featured in the bundles of the first three prizes (Grand Prize and prizes #2 and #3) will be fulfilled by the authors themselves. These authors assume all responsibility for fulfillment and delivery of their titles to the prize winners. They have been asked to deliver their eBooks in the week following the close of the contest at midnight on September 19th.

Seventh Star Press's Open House!

Eight titles by six authors are up for free on Amazon Kindle, spanning Urban Fantasy, YA Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Horror, and more.

Seventh Star Press has created a convenient link page that has direct links to all 8 offered free e-book titles:

Affiliated to Seventh Star Press: New Young Adult Steampunk Series with the Addition of J.L. Mulvihill to its SSP Author Family

The Steampunk out there, huh? Ever growing and ever liked by book lovers. Seventh Star Press recently on their website revealed on June 8, 2012 that J.L. Mulvihill would be one of the authors to join the Seventh Star Press family.


Seventh Star Press had this to say:
Seventh Star Press proudly announces the addition of J.L. Mulvihill to its author family with Steel Roots, an exciting new young adult steampunk series set in an alternate history with a dash of folklore.  The first title, The Box Car Baby, is slated for release in the 2nd quarter of 2013, with new titles following at the beginning of 2014 and 2015. Readers can look forward to meeting a host of enthralling, distinctive characters within a richly-developed landscape woven by the imagination of J.L. Mulvihill.

The Box Car Baby by J.L. Mulvihill

 

(Steel Roots illustration by Rachael Ward)

Stephen Zimmer's Crown of Vengeance Free now @ Amazon.com!

On a night that begins no different from any other, strange mists engulf Janus Roland, Erika Laesig, Mershad Shahab, and several others going about their lives in a quiet midwestern town. When the mist dissipates, they all find themselves looking up into the bright skies of a new, incredible world.

Without explanation of why it has happened, or any notion of where they are, they embark upon a grand adventure within the fantastical world of Ave. Some find themselves in the lands of the Saxan Kingdom, while others have emerged within the lands of the Onan, one of the tribes in the Five Realms confederation.

Storms of war loom over both Saxany and the Five Realms, as invasion forces mass under the inspiration of The Unifier, a mysterious, captivating figure whose influence has swept across the surface of Ave ever since His rise to power in the Gallean duchy of Avanor. It is a war that will be fought in the skies, upon the seas, on land, and even in places non-physical in nature.

A majestic, epic fantasy that begins many adventures and journeys across a diverse and enthralling world, filled with races and creatures both familiar and new, Crown of Vengeance lights the flame of the Fires in Eden series, bringing to life a bold, far-ranging, and grand new venture within the realms of fantasy literature.

Genre: Fantasy 

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Keep reading to download this book as a free e-book download from Amazon.com.
Free e-book download promotion ends June 7, 2012. Hurry and download!

Jackie Gamber's Redheart is now free for the Kindle at Amazon!

Enter the lands of Leland Province, where dragon and human societies have long dwelled side by side. Superstitions rise sharply, as a severe rought strips the land of its bounty, providing fertile ground for the arker ambitions of Fordon Blackclaw, Dragon Council Leader, who seeks to subdue humans or wipe them off the face of the land.

As the shadow of danger creeps across Leland Province, a young dragon named Kallon Redheart, who has turned his back on dragons and humans alike, comes into an unexpected friendship. Riza Diantus is a young woman whose dreams can no longer be contained by the narrow confines of her village, and when she finds herself in peril, Kallon is the only one with the power to save her. Yet to do so means he must confront his past, and embrace a future he stopped believing in.

A tale of friendship, courage, and ultimate destiny, Redheart invites readers to a wondrous journey through the Leland Dragon Series.

Genre: Fantasy 

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Keep reading to download this book as a free e-book download from Amazon.com!

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: Free E-book Time for Angelkiller by David Blalock

Why do bad things happen to good people? Simple. In the ancient war between the Angels of Light and Darkness, the Dark won. Now it is the job of an undercover force simply known as The Army to rectify that.

Using every tool available, The Army has worked to liberate our world from The Enemy for thousands of years, slowly and painfully lifting Mankind out of the dark. On the front of the great Conflict are the Angelkillers, veterans of the fight with centuries of experience.

Jonah Mason is an Angelkiller, and his cell is targeted as part of a plot to unseat a very powerful Minion of The Enemy. Mason and his troop are drawn into a battle that stretches from real-time to virtual reality and back. The Conflict is about to expand into cyberspace, and if Mason is unable to stop it, The Enemy will have gained dominion over yet another realm.

Genre: Fantasy 

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Download it now- Angelkiller by David Blalock in Amazon.com's Kindle Edition

Free until May 17, 2012 as free e-book promotion.

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: Free E-book Time for Overkill by Steven L. Shrewsbury

Deliverance will come…

A great flood once wiped clean the earth, destroying everything upon it. Before the deluge, in a time now forgotten, the world was a place of warriors and witches, conflicts between kingdoms, and, until their
extermination, dragons. 

In this world, men may live centuries, fallen angels have begotten terrifying spawn, and sometimes, the best hope can be found in a brothel.

In the land of Transalpina, a new religion spreads, and important men are dying mysteriously, slain by what can only be the fire of dragon breath. Summoned by the Queen Garnet, the legendary warrior Gorias La Gaul returns to the place where he once saved the queen's young granddaughter from treachery and enslavement. The Princess Nykia is gone, and soon others may try to claim the throne. The queen has little choice but to turn to the only man who ever told her no.

With the aid of one of the queen's elite guard, the battle maiden Alena, and the young palace servant Orsen, the old mercenary will face pirates and traitors, monsters and foul magic in the quest to find the missing heir and learn the truth behind the disconcerting murders.

Deliverance will come for Gorias La Gaul, but for now there are women to love, secrets to discover, and killing that needs doing.

Genre: High Fantasy 

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Download it now- Overkill by Steven L. Shrewsbury in Amazon.com's Kindle Edition

The free e-book promotion is over on May 10, 2012! So don't wait up.


Discover in Fantasy posts:

Review of Thrall by Steven L. Shrewsbury

Overkill Online Book Tour: Review of Overkill by Steven L. Shrewsbury

Author Interview with Fantasy writer Steven L. Shrewsbury author of "Thrall"

Quick Chat with Steven L. Shrewsbury on his latest La Gaul Fantasy Adventure, Overkill

Giveaway: Seventh Star Press Innovative new eBook Short Story series Prize Package

Have you ever read Thrall by Steven L. Shrewsbury?

If you have then continue the adventure with some e-book exclusives in the Thrall world. If you are not acquainted with Thrall at all then learn about it instead through these short stories. 

You wont regret it! Especially if you love exciting fantasy reads.
Learn About Thrall: Review of Thrall by Steven L. Shrewsbury
See Also: Interview with Steven L. Shrewsbury on "Thrall"



Giveaway of Short Stories

 Overview

Author and Finisher of Our Flesh
by Steven L. Shrewsbury

The first short story in the Blood and Steel: Legends of La Gaul collection from Steven L. Shrewsbury, Author and Finisher of Our Flesh takes the reader on a perilous Sword and Sorcery adventure in the ancient world alongside Gorias La Gaul. When vessels sent to a farming colony fail to return, and rumors of dark powers being involved begin to swirl, an aging general cleverly secures the help of the centuries-old legendary warrior Gorias to investigate. 

In a world where ancient gods still walk, and unnameable horrors lurk at every turn, Gorias must face challenges of many kinds; some on the inside, and others from without.

$0.99 E-book Buy:

Amazon.com for Kindle Edition

Barnes & Noble for Nook Edition

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: Free E-book Time for The Brotherhood of Dwarves by D.A. Adams

Roskin, heir to the throne of a remote, peaceful kingdom of dwarves, craves excitement and adventure. Outside his own kingdom, in search of fortune and glory, he finds a much different world, one divided by racial strife and overrun by war. The orcs to the south want to conquer all dwarves and sell them as slaves. The humans to the east want to control the world's resources. Caught in the middle, Roskin finds himself chased by slave traders and soldiers alike as he discovers that friendship is the best fortune of all. Just when he thinks he has triumphed, an act of betrayal sends him into bondage. His only hope of escape is the faltering courage of a disgraced warrior whose best days are behind him.

                                                        Genre: High Fantasy 

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Download it now- The  Brotherhood of Dwarves by D.A. Adams in Amazon.com's Kindle Edition

The free e-book promotion is over since May 4, 2012 but you can still get The  Brotherhood of Dwarves by D.A. Adams for $2.99!

Free E-book Download until April 19, 2012 of Sela (Book Two of The Leland Dragon series) by Jackie Gamber!

Sela's premise
Peace was fleeting. Vorham Riddess, Venur of Esra Province, covets the crystal ore buried deep in Leland's mountains. His latest device to obtain it: land by marriage to a Leland maiden. But that's not all. 

Among Dragonkind, old threats haunt Mount Gore, and shadows loom in the thoughts of the Red who restored life to land and love. A dragon hunter, scarred from countless battles, discovers he can yet suffer more wounds. 

In the midst of it all, Sela Redheart is lost, driven from her home with only her old uncle to watch over her. As the dragon-born child of Kallon, the leader of Leland's Dragon Council, she is trapped in human form with no understanding of how she transformed, or how to turn back. 

Wanderers seek a home, schemes begin to unfurl, and all is at risk as magic and murder, marriage and mystery strangle the heart of Esra. A struggle for power far older and deeper than anyone realizes will leave no human or dragon unaffected. 

In a world where magic is born of feeling, where the love between a girl and a dragon was once transformative, what power dwells in the heart of young Sela?

Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf 

Download it now- Sela (Book Two of The Leland Dragon series) by Jackie Gamber in Amazon.com's Kindle Edition
The promotion will run from Wednesday, April 18th (beginning at midnight Pacific Time Zone in the USA), through Thursday, April the 19th, 2012.

And when you are done getting your free copy, visit the SSP eBook page to discover many more titles, from more Michael West such as Cinema of Shadows, to fantasy, urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, YA fantasy, epic fantasy, and other genres. Click here to visit the SSP eBook page with direct links to each title, none of which is over $2.99: 

Check out the e-books @ Seventh Star Press's Website 

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: Poseidon's Children by Michael West For Free on Amazon.com Today and Tomorrow!

In Poseidon's Children, man no longer worships the old gods; forgotten and forsaken, they have become nothing more than myth and legend. But all that is about to change. After the ruins of a vast, ancient civilization are discovered on the ocean floor, Coast Guard officers find a series of derelict ships drifting in the current--high-priced yachts and leaking fishing boats, all ransacked, splattered in blood, their crews missing and presumed dead.

And that's just the beginning.

Vacationing artist Larry Neuhaus has just witnessed a gruesome shark attack, a young couple torn apart right before his eyes ... at least, he thinks it was a shark. And when one of these victims turns out to be the only son of Roger Hays, the most powerful man in the country, things go from bad to worse. Now, to stop the carnage,Larry and his new-found friends must work together to unravel a mystery as old as time, and face an enemy as dark as the ocean depths.

Michael West is fresh from a great reception of his first Seventh Star Press release, the Harmony Indiana novel Cinema of Shadows. His other works include novels such as The Wide Game (Graveside Tales) and a single author collection, Skull Full of Kisses (Graveside Tales). He also has an array of short fiction published, spanning many magazines and anthologies, including appearances in Shroud Magazine, and the Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest.

Poseidon's Children will be  released in limited hardcover, trade paperback, and several eBook formats, such Kindle, iPad, the Nook, and Sony/Sony compatible eBook reading devices. The second novel in the series is slated for the spring of 2013, with other two planned titles to follow on an annual basis.

 Add this to Your Goodreads.com Shelf

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: R.J. Sullivan garners Four Book Deal with Seventh Star Press in latest Press Release

                                                 Press Release: February 23, 2012

R.J. Sullivan, paranormal thriller author who will soon has his first novel published by Seventh Star Press. 

Has garnered a four-book deal. 

 R.J. Sullivan had this to say about having his newest book, Haunting Obsession (Release Date: August 2012), and the rest of his books be published by Seventh Star Press.

"I was with Michael West at several events last year, and I couldn't help but notice the slick marketing materials he was handing out," R.J. Sullivan commented as to why he wanted to bring his work to Seventh Star Press.  "I saw how Seventh Star had a personal presence nearby to assist at the cons. I realized that having the publisher at those events changes the convention vibe, which can otherwise be an isolated experience. I love that they produce interior artwork as part of their product--it shows an understanding of the genre and its readers.  It's clear Seventh Star understand the modern publishing world, and does everything they can to open up opportunities for the author to succeed."

Affiliated with Seventh Star Press: Release of Poseidon's Children by Michael West

Some book news. Read on....

First Novel in NEW Urban Fantasy Series by Michael West is COMING OUT!

Press Release: February 15, 2012

Seventh Star Press proudly unveils the cover art and pre-order window for a limited edition Hardcover version.

 Only 75 to be issued of Poseidon's Children that bundles the eBook version with it in the eVersion of the reader's choice (along with some collectible extras).

How very exciting. Looking forward to this title. Seventh Star Press has really good taste in releasing some interesting titles from a broad crop of authors. If it's anything like Thrall by Steven L. Shrewsbury which was just a pleasure to read(between you and me another title that Seventh Star Press came out with) then Poseidon's Children should be just as amazing.