Brane Child will be released on 21 December 2014

We’re pleased to announce the upcoming release of D.L. Morrese’s new book, Brane Child.

This is a story of humanity venturing into the unknown, as it has always done. One step leads to another, but not all are as sturdy as one might hope. Sometimes you just have to put your foot forward and hope for the best.

The Brane Skip Device, which may allow a spaceship to skip between layers of reality, bypass normal space, and avoid the universal speed limit—the speed of light—is unproven. The theory behind it is poorly understood. Lisa Chang, mission commander for its first crewed test, doesn’t trust it. It seems like magic to her, and she doesn’t believe in magic—not even after the ship skips to a fantasy version of Earth, complete with dragons, orcs, and wizards. This, ultimately, is her greatest advantage.

The release date for Brane Child is 21 December 2014 at the astoundingly low price of just 99¢ for digital editions.

The prices of all of his other books in eBook formats are also just 99¢ from now through December. (Due to the cost of production, prices for paper formats are not discounted and remain significantly higher.)

Brane Child is available for preorder here:
Amazon (US) Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PIPTRIS
Amazon (UK) Link: www.amazon.co.uk/Brane-Child-Science-Fiction-Counter-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B00PIPTRIS/
Smashwords Link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/492149

Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iTunes Books, and other online retailers should also be accepting preorders soon. The trade paperback edition of the book is not available for preorder but will be released on or about the same time.

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Questions and Answers about this book:

How does this book relate to your previous books?
In the immortal words of Monty Python, it’s ‘something completely different’. Well, Okay, maybe not completely different. I am still the author and it falls firmly in the same ‘counter-fantasy’ subgenre of science fiction that my other books do, but the setting and characters are new and (I think) original. It is positive science fiction—upbeat, hopeful, and sometimes even a bit funny. There is also a smidgeon of cultural satire. My goal for this book was to combine science, history, philosophy, fantasy, games, and humor into a satisfying story about stories.

A story about stories?
Yes, in part. It is about how readers shape stories as much as writers do. The writer sketches the characters and settings, but the reader completes them. No two readers experience exactly the same story. Brane Child is about how beliefs and expectations shape perspective. It touches on human achievement, quantum physics (specifically M-theory), and the idea that reality is much more complex than it seems. The physics (and metaphysics) are warped a bit (Okay, more than a bit) to fit this particular story, but I believe there is a thought or two in here that some people will find intriguing. I also think it’s a fun story.

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Counter-Fantasy Novels for 99¢

Prices for digital editions of all D.L. Morrese’s novels have been lowered for the holidays. These books provide a lighthearted and quirky mix of science fiction and fantasy. He coined the term ‘counter-fantasy’ to describe them because, although they take place in in a fantasy-like setting, there is always a speculative scientific basis behind them. If you haven’t yet read his books, we hope you will take this opportunity to give them a try.

(Amazon links for Kindle are provided by clicking on the book covers, but digital editions are also available from iTunes, Kobo, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and other fine eBook retailers.)

An Android Dog’s Tale: MO-126 is a dog, or a reasonable facsimile thereof. He is a construct and an employee of the Galactic Organic Development Corporation, which searches the galaxy for primitive sentient species to save from extinction and then creates colonies of them on Corporation agricultural planets where they can live happily and safely. The transplanted species survives, and its members produce some of the most expensive and sought-after food in the galaxy, which the Corporation profitably sells to developed worlds with this guarantee:
Caringly grown, cultivated and harvested by simple sentient life forms.
No artificial ingredients, pesticides, herbicides, or mechanized equipment used in processing.
Guaranteed 100% organic.

Of course, keeping the primitives primitive enough to ensure the Corporation’s promise of natural purity can be a challenge, especially when they’re like those it found twenty thousand years ago huddling in caves and scraping a meager and precarious existence on a pale blue planet in the Milky Way’s Orion–Cygnus spiral arm. The humans keep trying to change things.

An Android Dog’s Tale is the 15,000-year episodic story of one canine mobile observer android who must make choices about what he wants to accomplish in his artificial life. Does he accept the wisdom of his makers or does he dare to question?

The Warden Threat: Prince Donald, the idealistic third son of the king of Westgrove, believes he may be the only one able to protect his country from an invasion spearheaded by an ancient and massive magical stone warrior known as the Warden of Mystic Defiance. Donald, unfortunately, is woefully unprepared. His only real understanding of such things comes from his reading of adventure stories. When he finds an ancient scroll he believes may allow him to take control of the mysterious Warden, he eagerly takes on the task. He dreams of saving the kingdom and becoming a hero like those in his epic adventure stories. To his dismay, his quest turns out to be nothing like he imagined. He finds the stories in his library seriously understate the complexities and hardships involved. He also soon realizes that the real world can be much more confusing than fictional ones, and the hero is not necessarily predestined to save the day.

The Warden War continues the quest begun by Prince Donald in The Warden Threat. His father, King Leonard of Westgrove, has been told that the neighboring kingdom of Gotrox has discovered a magical means to animate a mysterious and gigantic ancient stone warrior, the Warden of Mystic Defiance, which it plans to use it to spearhead an invasion of his country. Donald is convinced this is a hoax carefully crafted by his father’s chief adviser to bring about a war to gain control of Gotroxian resources. Donald is determined to thwart him. It will not be easy. Chief Adviser Horace Barter has resources, connections, influence, and the almost unquestioned trust of the king. Donald, sadly, has none of these. What the young prince does have is a nominal position with the diplomatic team being sent to Gotrox and the companionship of a few rather unique friends including a pair of 15,000-year-old androids, one of which is a dog — or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

Defying Fate, the Kindle edition that combines The Warden Threat and The Warden War in one easy download is available exclusively from Amazon for $1.50.

Amy’s Pendant: Amy, the only child of a poor family living in the bustling city of Dolphin Point, is given an amazing and potentially dangerous pendant as a present for her fourteenth birthday. She does not know how amazing or how potentially dangerous it is. If she did, she would cherish it even more. She is that kind of girl.
Through her investigations of the mysterious pendant, she uncovers an ancient mystery—the remnants of a vast alien commercial enterprise buried beneath surface of the planet. Unfortunately, the central computer for the complex is aware of her intrusion and it cannot let her escape with knowledge of its existence.

Disturbing Clockwork: On a small island called Bob off the southern shore of the great Kingdom of Westgrove, Benkin, a brilliant if somewhat quirky scientist, discovers something extraordinary — clockwork automatons that can obey commands. For Benkin, this is an amazing scientific discovery, one he wants to explore; one he believes may revolutionize mankind’s understanding of the world. For Snyde, a fugitive from the king’s justice, it is something he can use…

This humorous, exciting, and charming story sees the return of several characters from the three previous novels set in this world, plus a few endearing additions. If you were wondering what happened to the thoroughly evil Snyde, or if Trixie and Prince Donald ever got together, this book provides the answers.

Announcing the Next Fuzzy Android Release

An Android Dog’s Tale provides ten stories of one android dog over 15,000 years. They tell of the early years of the Galactic Organic Development Corporation’s project on a planet twenty-four lightyears from Earth and explain why the project needed to be abandoned a mere 18,693 years later.

This prequel to Defying Fate (The Warden Threat & The Warden War) will soon be available from fine online book retailers around the world for a low introductory price of just 99¢. Do you want to know how it all began? Now you can. Early release versions are currently on sale for your Kindle from Amazon (U.S., U.K., Canada) or for other e-readers from Smashwords.

Defying Fate – Free Kindle Promotion This Weekend

Amazon will be running a FREE Kindle promotion of Defying Fate for two days only starting Saturday, 2 November 2013. This exclusive Kindle edition includes D.L. Morrese’s award-winning novel The Warden Threat and its sequel, The Warden War. They tell the exciting and often humorous tale of a young, naive prince and his quest to prevent an unnecessary war prompted by exaggerated claims of a mysterious WMD (Warden of Mystic Defiance). This parody of epic fantasy is good fun for readers of all genres yearning for something fresh and different.

If you haven’t read these yet, now is your chance. Grab a copy for your Kindle while this promotion lasts. Then, check out the other books set in the Warden’s World. You’ll be glad you did.

Happy Reading!

This e-book is available in Kindle format (translated from the original Westgrovian into American English) in the following countries. Click the one that suits you best and enjoy the journey.

• United Kingdom
• United States
• Canada
• Germany
• France
• Spain
• Italy

Defying Fate – Free Kindle Promotion 30 April to 4 May 2013

Amazon is running a FREE Kindle promotion of Defying Fate starting 30 April and running for five days only. This exclusive Kindle edition includes D.L. Morrese’s first two novels, The Warden Threat and The Warden War. They tell the exciting and often humorous tale of young, naive Prince Donald and his quest to prevent an unnecessary war prompted by exaggerated claims of the threat posed by the mysterious WMD (Warden of Mystic Defiance). This a character driven science fiction tale in a fantasy-like setting—a parody of epic fantasy with a bit of cultural satire and a lot of fun for readers of all genres who may be looking for something fresh and different.

If you haven’t read these yet, now is your chance. Grab a copy for your Kindle while this promotion lasts. Then, check out the other books set in the Warden’s World. You’ll be glad you did.

Happy Reading!

Disturbing Clockwork – Paperback Now Available

Amazon has exceeded expectations. The paperback edition of Disturbing Clockwork is already available for only $11.42! (Yes, we know – but it’s over 400 pages and this just price barely covers the cost of printing.)
http://www.amazon.com/Disturbing-Clockwork-D-L-Morrese/dp/1484009096

Announcing the Pre-Release of Disturbing Clockwork

The latest book by D.L. Morrese is now available in digital formats for all e-reading platforms. The trade paperback edition will be available for online sale from Amazon on (or about) the first of May.

This humorous and exciting story sees the return of several characters from his previous books, plus a few endearing additions.

Not so long ago, on a planet not too far away, a quirky inventor washes up on a desert island and discovers devices that defy belief. They appear to be clockwork automatons, but he has never seen their like, and, brilliant as he is, he cannot imagine how they can do the things they do — which is pretty much anything asked of them. Such amazing technology! Where did they come from? How do they work? Benkin, a lifelong student of natural philosophy, sees them as a key to unlock the secrets of science and the wonders of the universe. Snyde, a dangerous fugitive from the king’s justice, sees them as a means to power.

If you were wondering what happened to the thoroughly evil Snyde, or if Trixie and Prince Donald ever got together, this book provides the answers.

Digital editions of this great new novel are currently available on Amazon for Kindle and at Smashwords for all other devices.

Amy has Arrived!

Amy, the only child of a poor family living in the bustling city of Dolphin Point, is given an amazing and potentially dangerous pendant as a present for her fourteenth birthday. She does not know how amazing or how potentially dangerous it is. If she did, she would cherish it even more. She is that kind of girl.

Through her investigations of the mysterious pendant, she uncovers an ancient mystery—the remnants of a vast alien commercial enterprise buried beneath surface of the planet. Unfortunately, the central computer for the complex is aware of her intrusion and it cannot let her escape with knowledge of its existence.

Amy’s Pendant is the first Young Adult novel by D.L. Morrese. Although it is a standalone story, it is set in the same world as the Warden books that comprise Defying Fate and contains tie-ins to those much as Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching YA books do to his adult Discworld stories.

Amy’s Pendant, the latest novel by D.L. Morrese is now available in eBook and paperback. You can get your very own copy now at any of these fine online locations.

Paperback ($8.99) CreateSpace / Amazon (coming soon)
eBook ($1.75) Amazon (Kindle) / Smashwords (all eBook formats)

Announcing the Release Date of Amy’s Pendant

D.L. Morrese’s newest book will be released on Tuesday the twelfth of March 2013. Amy’s Pendant is the third tale set in his wonderfully imaginative Warden’s world. A few characters from his earlier books make an appearance, but this is an entirely new story about an exceptional girl whose need to ask difficult questions leads her to almost unbelievable answers.

Unfortunately, due to restrictions imposed by our retailers, preorders are not possible, but we’ll remind you when you can get a copy of your very own.

Amy Isn’t Here Yet (but will be soon)

The long awaited release date for D.L. Morrese’s new book has not yet been announced — but it will be soon. We promise.

Amy’s Pendant will be another tale from the Warden’s world, but unlike the stories of Defying Fate, this book stars a new character — Amy of Dolphin Point. She’s bright, inquisitive, and highly skeptical — not at all like her uncle Muce who has sent her a mysterious pendant for her fourteenth birthday.

We do have proposed cover art to share, though.