NobleDead.org - High/Dark Fantasy Fiction by Barb Hendee and J.C. Hendee

We are a bit late this time for the final reminder, so we will hold open the deadline for entries until tomorrow morning at 6am PST. This is your last chance (but not the last raffle) to win promo codes for a free audiobook of: Dhampir, Thief of Lives, Sister of the Dead, Traitor to the Blood, Rebel Fay, Child of a Dead God.

See the original post for the rules and enter while you can. This raffle ends (with this change) tomorrow morning, April 25th, 2015, 6am PST, so you still have time.

Congratulations to  Eilif S., Bruce C., and Jenna B. who have each won a signed, hardbound, first edition of S3B3: First and Last Sorcerer. [Last names withheld for privacy.]

If you are not one of them, do not be sad...

Winners (x3) are being selected as you read this via Random.org and will be notified to confirm shipping address.

Should confirmation not be received in the allotted time (see the rules), we will proceed to reselection. Confirmed winners will be announced as soon as possible...

The current raffle for three separate signed, hardbound first editions of S3B4: First and Last Sorcerer is still ongoing. If you missed the first announcement, now is the time to catch up and tell your friends to do so as well. See the original announcement for rules and procedures.

Goodness, we meant to  announce the release of First and Last Sorcerer more than a week ago, but time got away from us between the holidays and finishing the initial manuscript for the final volume, The Night Voice (2016). Time to play catch up but also a heads up for some fun to come…

It has been a while since any news or a new release for TNDS: Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga. A few questions about this have come in over the last few months. Time for a general update on all else as well…

The winner is being selected as you read this (via use of Random.org) and will be notified shortly to confirm prize selection and shipping address.

Should confirmation not be received in the allotted time frame, we will then proceed to the reselection step. We will have more news once this step is complete. And of course this is not the last raffle to come out of NobleDead.org. Watch for another RCR later in November.

There is just over 9 hours left for the third RCR. If you have not entered yet, this is your last chance to do so, though certainly more raffles are to come out of NobleDead.org.

The prize this time is your choice of a signed, hardbound, 1st-edition from the list presented. Hop over to the original raffle notice and read the rules. Select your preferred prize and submit your entry (one per person).

This raffle closes tonight, October 17th, 2014, Midnight PST. The next will not come until mid November.

The third RCR is still on-going. The prize is your choice of a signed, 1st-edition, hardback from the list presented. Hop over to the original raffle notice and read the rules. Select your preferred prize and submit your entry (one per person).

This raffle closes Friday, October 17th, 2014, Midnight PST, so you still have time.

Here we are again, and it is about time! As with previous raffles in this series, you pick your prize (from the list that follows) when you enter.

Barb and J.C. have “author’s copies” left for some hardbound volumes in Noble Dead Saga; first editions, just like in all raffles. The prize will be signed by them. Here are the volumes still available:

Jennifer Esworthy has won the first RCR at NobleDead.org. Her chosen prize of a signed, hardbound, first edition of S3B3: A Wind in the Night is already on its way.

For the rest of you, do not be too sad, for this is not the last RCR. Another is scheduled for the near future, perhaps in another two weeks, so watch for it.

We are a bit late in this announcement, for things have been quite busy around the home office. And in other news…

The winner has been selected (via use of Random.org), notified, and we are now waiting on confirmation of prize selection and shipping address. Should confirmation not arrive in the allotted time frame, we will then proceed to the reselection step.

We will have more news once this step is complete. And of course this is not the last raffle to come out of NobleDead.org. Watch for another RCR to come in the near future.

Less than 12 hours to go until the closing of the first RCR raffle at Midnight, PST, tonight. That is still enough time to get your entry in to win a signed, first-edition hardback of your choice (from the list) of volumes from the Noble Dead Saga. See the original raffle notice, read the rules, and select your prize.

It has been too long with some stumbles and trips, but here we are at last. And here is what it is about and how it came about.

When new books are released from a major publisher, the authors get copies for themselves and their own use. The count depends on the format, and typically hardbacks are of the lowest count.

Barb and J.C. still have a few “author’s copies” left for certain hardback volumes in Noble Dead Saga; that means first editions, just like in all other raffles. As always, the prize will be signed by them. But this time, you choose your prize from the volumes still available in the authors’ office…

The next to last volume in the Noble Dead Saga is popping up online for preorder. S3B4: First and Last Sorcerer is now listed at NobleDead.org as well. [See “Books >> Series/Phase 3 >> First and Last Sorcerer.”]

3/4ths of our standard vendors are already linked. We will monitor others over time and update as quickly as possible. Availability of excepts varies; if you do not find such at your vendor, check the ebook version at other vendors to hunt down a sneak peek.

And the clock is now ticking toward the January 2015 release!

SIDE NOTE: J.C. is a pretty tough critic, but he considers this cover (by Steve Stone) to be one of the best renditions so far of the saga’s original core trio.

That is the question.

I’ve heard that writers should never, ever look at Amazon reader reviews of their novels. This is probably good advice. Still, every once in a while, I can’t help myself.

In my last post, I talked about polar opposite reactions to our female characters. Today, I’m thinking about the aspect of “re-capping” in a long running series. This, too, draws some polar opposite reactions…

Congratulations to  Emilio C. (MX), Carl K. (USA), and Brandi H. (USA). Last names are not used for the sake of privacy. Their signed copies of Witches in Red are in the mail and should arrive (in the USA) within 10 business days. And as to what comes next…

Due to unforeseen complications with international S&H, we will be reviewing additional considerations to compensate sometime in the near future. In the meantime, we must fall back to USA only entrants for the next raffle, which will be something a bit different.

Reader’s Choice Raffle at NobleDead.org

Coming the second week of July (skipping the week of the 4th), the next raffle will let you pick and choose (from selected titles) which book in the Noble Dead Saga you would like if you win. And of course all copies will be first edition and signed by Barb and J.C. Here is your chance to flesh out your collection.

The selected titles for the first coming R.C.R. will be announced when the event opens; watch for it folks and tell your friends. The only hint we can provide right now is that the prizes will all be hardbound editions chosen by Barb and J.C. This form of raffle will only ever be offered directly through NobleDead.org.

We’ve turned in the latest manuscript for the next to last book in the Noble Dead Saga — S3B4: First and Last Sorcerer. A lot has happened in our lives over the last season, so this is the first time in 13 years that we have missed a deadline. No one panic, as the release date remains firm. As always, the next book will debut the first week of January in 2015.

The saga’s final book is already titled. S3B5: The Night Voice will bring you and the heroes to the great mystery’s end and the final climax. After that…

This update has been long (long) overdue. All works by Barb and/or J.C. in the “Books” section at Noble­Dead­.org now have links to editions available through Play­.Google­.com. This includes pre-order of completed but pending releases such as MW2: Witches in Red, the next volume in Barb’s Mist-Torn Witches series.

NOTE: Unfortunately, and due to inequities in Google’s contract with private content providers, works in T·N·D·S: Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga are not available through Google Play. We monitor the status of affected contract clauses on a semi-regular bases; if and when such improve to match those of our other contracted vendors, “tales” will then be released through Google Play.

Hurrah! Today is the “official” release date for the latest volume in the Noble Dead Saga. All links to major online vendors have been updated in the Books section at NobleDead.org, if you need a quick way to find…

S3B3: A Wind in the Night.

Previews are available by looking for the ebook edition at your preferred vendor, even if print books are more to your liking.

While we are always cheerful on “release days,” Barb is especially excited about getting this one into the hands of our readers.  It is quite a story.