Earlier this fall I was concerned when my print-book sales flatlined. To make sure the print-on-demand system was working properly, I placed an order for one of my books (yep, it was my lowest-cost book) and that endeavor led to some assurance that the system was working more or less as it should.

Also, I wound up with an extra copy of this book — a copy I don’t really need.

So let’s do a giveaway.
I apologize to my international readers, but I have to limit this to addresses in the USA because of the astronomical cost of international postage.

So … if you’re in the USA and you’d like to be entered to win a signed print edition of my short story collection Light And Shadow, say hello in the comments. That’s all it takes.

I’ll let this run for a week and then let Google’s random number generator pick the winner. It’d be nice to get at least ten entries.

David Afsharirad is the editor of The Year’s Best Military SF & Space Opera, published by Baen Books. This is the first of an annual edition, and I’m very pleased and proud to report that two of my 2014 stories will be included:

* “Codename: Delphi” originally published at Lightspeed Magazine

and

* “Light and Shadow” originally published in the War Stories anthology.

Both stories are set in the story world of The Red, and “Codename: Delphi” features some of the same characters.

Publication date for the ebook is May 16, 2015, with the print book following on June 2, 2015.

War Stories is an anthology of military science fiction. It began as a Kickstarter project, with the ebook released to project supporters earlier this summer. That ebook is now available for purchase from Apex Publications at a cost of $4.99USD.

My story, “Light and Shadow,” is part of War Stories. If you’d like to read the last of my short fiction that will see general publication this year, please go grab a copy. “Light and Shadow” is set in the story world of The Red: First Light although it’s a completely different story, with different characters.

There will be a print version of War Stories (trade paperback). Preorders are being taken now. If you preorder the paper edition, you’ll get the ebook as well, available for immediate download.

…and speaking of War Stories (which I was speaking of in the last post) there is a Goodreads Giveaway in progress. Enter to win. Deadline to enter is August 1.

I have a story in this anthology — “Light and Shadow” — that takes place in the story world of The Red, although it’s not directly related to those books.

In prior posts I’ve mentioned the upcoming War Stories anthology, edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak. War Stories is an anthology of military science fiction, to be published by Apex Publications, and will include my story “Light and Shadow”–if it goes forward.

This anthology is a Kickstarter project, with a funding campaign that launched today! Please stop by the Kickstarter page and while you’re there be sure to check out the video. I hope you’ll consider supporting this project. I’d love to see this anthology become reality.

Thanks!

Here is the nearly final cover art for the upcoming War Stories anthology, edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak. Cover art is by Hugo Award winning artist Galen Dara.

Click the image to see a larger version.

And click here to read the story behind the cover art.

War Stories will be funded through a Kickstarter campaign due to begin very soon. The anthology will include my story “Light and Shadow.”

I’ve just received the good news that my story “Light and Shadow” will be included in the anthology War Stories, edited by Jaym Gates and Andrew Liptak. Here’s the official announcement.

“Light and Shadow” is set in the story world of The Red, though it’s otherwise independent, with its own characters and a different writing style.

War Stories will soon be starting a Kickstarter campaign to fund the initial publication. I hope you’ll participate!