The Ashley Fontainne Show

Sunday May 26th.

Hi everyone.

I hope you don't mind...but I thought I'd give you a reminder of a special event later this month.

 

In preparation for the release of The Rage of Augustus, The opening story of the Cambion Journals, I've managed to secure a guest appearance on the

Ashley Fontainne - Artist First Radio Show.

This will be a first for me - as I'm terrible at interviews. But somehow, Ashley will not only be helping me uncover more about the book itself, but also my other work, and - of course - several interesting little snippets about little old me!

 

 

Now, the show actually runs for an hour. In view of that fact, I've asked the nurses from the hospital to adjust my medication slightly, so that I don't slur my perfect English accent too much, and I'm also hoping they'll loosen my special jacket just enough, so that I can slip away...(An hour will give me a good head start you see).

 

But seriously...

I'm looking forward to seeing you all at:

 

 

The show starts at 8.00 p.m. EST.

 

Come and join us...and see if YOU can spot the odd quote I'm going to try and slip in from the books of Origin & Sauron. (If you do...there's a special prize in it :)

The Cambion Journals - Rage of Augustus Giveaway

 

Imagine you had been touched by evil before you were even born.
Imagine you are cursed with a terrible hunger that gnaws away at you every waking moment of every day.
Imagine that all you have to drive your insatiable rage is the hope of revenge.
Revenge on the one who caused your existence.
Revenge on those who would manipulate you.
Revenge on a hidden society who look on humans as a food source.
Revenge – down & dirty – Plain & simple.

Welcome to the World of Augustus Thorne.

 

 

 

To celebrate the release of "The Rage of Augustus" during June, I'm pleased to announce the following giveaway.

As well as a signed copy of the book itself, I will be lavishing one lucky entrant with all of the items shown in the photograph below.

 

 

 

All you have to do to enter, is enter a contact address in the comments below

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Or click on the Rafflecopter widget above :)
Enjoy

The Cambion Journals - Rage of Augustus

Cover/Giveaway Reveal

 

Hi everyone.

Well, what do you think of this?

 

 

Here's the cover for the first book of the Cambion Journals trilogy, which as you know, is due out in June.

Once again, many thanks to Christie Choida Gucker for her help in making it look so good that it's guaranteed to grab your attention.

(And of course, to Rosa Sophia, who made what's on the inside an absolute treat too!)

 

I've got to say, I'm really pleased with the concept we've managed to come up with.

It sets the mood for what the story is all about, and as you'll see, it continues throughout the entire series.

 

But you'll have to wait for that! ha ha!

 

For now, think ahead.

This is an idea of the proposed giveaway that will launch the book/series...

 

 

As you can see, it will incorporate the mood of the Cambion Journals, and includes tote bags, mouse mats, pendants, AND, a specific item unique to each book.

As the story progresses, you will discover that Augustus has to collect three ancient relics to help him complete his quest. This first giveaway includes the Gaea Amulet.

See if you can guess which one it is.

 

More information will be released as we draw closer to the date.

Until then,

Take care...but watch out for the shadows...

 

The Lady In Red Blog

Red Hot Birthday Giveaway Bash

The Lady in Red Blog is celebrating her 1st Birthday on May 9th this year. Of course, its no fun spending a special occasion on your own, so, she's done her very best to arrange as many presents for her friends as possible!

 

Every day in April, she will arrange a new contest, through which you can win a prize!

For details of how to win, follow the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theladyinredblog.com%2Fred-hot-birthday-bash.html&h=2AQH4Ys6e

 

Do you want to be part of this special 1st Birthday?

 

 

Well, you can. I myself am priveleged to be one of the supporters to this event, and have donated a signed copy of Guardian Angels to one lucky entrant.

If you would like a chance to obtain your own copy, just follow the link below and enter the rafflecopter.

 

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theladyinredblog.com%2F4%2Fcategory%2Fguardian%2520angels%2520by%2520andrew%2520p%2520weston%2520book%2F1.html&h=2AQH4Ys6e

 

Hope to see you there :)

Latest Release by Laura DeLuca



Now Available on Amazon! Book Two in the Dark Musicals Trilogy, inspired by Sweeney Todd.

http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Dark-Musicals-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00C32YAKY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364527596&sr=1-1&keywords=demon+laura+deluca

When Justyn and Rebecca set off for the New York School of Performing Arts, they think their dreams are about to come true. To their dismay, they aren’t in high... school anymore, and the competition is steep. Rebecca must compete against accomplished singers for a role in the production of Demon Barber, including a stunning Gothic diva with her sights set on Justyn.

It doesn't help that things keep disappearing from their apartment or that Rebecca's father refuses to accept that Justyn is an essential part of her life. Yet, all this seems minimal in comparison to the serial rapist terrorizing the campus.

Consumed by fear and obsessed with revenge, Rebecca and Justyn start living the story of Sweeney Todd—both on and off the stage.

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Please stop by and enjoy! And make use of the giveaway feature above :)

Free - For the Next Five Days

 

 

Hi everyone, just a quick message to let you know...

Fairy Tail will be FREE on Amazon for the next 5 days.

 

If you enjoy a short, fast paced erotic thriller, this is the one for you.

BUT,

Please be aware...It gets spicy. (High chilli rating!)

 

Enjoy!

 

Beam Me Up Scotty!

 

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved sci-fi. As a kid, I was fascinated by all the futuristic Tec and gadgets they would use. Especially on shows like “Doctor Who” & “Star Trek”. I grew up with such shows, and often wondered if the science fiction of the past would ever become the science fact of today.

Looking back, I can see how we’re gradually creeping closer to the sci-tec of "Star Trek" every day. Think about it. We now have things like ‘swishy doors’ and hypo sprays. If you think that’s great, Scientists are now announcing they've been able to teleport special bits of light from one place to another, in a "Beam me up, Scotty" fashion.

Now, don’t get me wrong. We’re not talking about zapping people around the world...yet. But we might be starting to dip our toes in the pond! While I’ve been fortunate enough to gain some pretty decent qualifications in physics and astronomy myself, I’m not into big words. They send me to sleep! So, I’ll try to put this in a way that prevents an involuntary coma.

 

The scientist I referred to above were able to make use of some pretty quirky aspects of physics. The teleportation they’re referring to takes advantage of an oddity of quantum physics called ‘entanglement’. Basically, two particles can be bonded so that even when separated by large distances, they continue to communicate instantly. Thus–because of this quirky link–what happens to one particle, affects the other, despite the distance!

Cool!

To teleport the light, researchers led by Noriyuki Lee of the University of Tokyo had to destroy it in one place, and re-create it in another. This mirrors the teleportation process employed on "Star Trek". Eg, where their futuristic transporters scan a person atom by atom, dismantle him, store his pattern in a buffer and then rebuild the person by configuring a different set of atoms in exactly the same pattern in another place.

 

Lee and his team accomplished this by linking a packet of light to one half of a pair of entangled particles mentioned above. They then destroyed the light packet and the particle it was linked to, leaving only the other half of the entangled pair. The remaining ‘half’ retained the link with its entangled partner, and ‘gained’ information about the light packet to which its partner had been linked. That enabled the researchers to rebuild the light in the exact configuration at the other location.

Super cool!

But it’s still a long way off “Star Trek”, because remember, quantum teleportation is not the same as the teleportation most of us know from science fiction, where a person in one place is “beamed up” to another place where a perfect copy is then replicated. In quantum teleportation two photons or ions (for example) are entangled in such a way that when the quantum state of one is changed the state of the other also changes, as if the two were still connected.

In effect, we’re still playing or learning to manage the quantum world. Transporting people is a long, long way off. BUT – it’s a step in the right direction. Only a few years ago these ‘new facts’ were just ideas! Now they are turning into experimental realities where other applications are helping physicists make the science fiction of today, the science fact of tomorrow.

Thankfully, we still have time, which is perhaps just as well. Why?

Consider the wider implications, or as I like to call them, the ‘what ifs’.

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As technology advances, what might happen if continued experimentation raises philisophical issues as to whether destroying a person in one place and recreating a copy elsewhere provides sufficient 'experience of continuity' to class them as the same person.

What if society comes to view that reassembled human as a different entity entirely?

Okay, they have the same memories, characteristics and traits. But would they seek to place restrictions upon such an individual?

Would they class such a person as a clone, especially if an adaptation of the procedure might result in the constructing of, not just one, but several copies of the original? Would certain parties seek to look on a 'reproduction' as a source for spare parts?

How unique would each copy be, especially as current experiments use 'new' matter/atoms to reconstruct the pattern of the original.

Hurts the mind doesn't it? I'm glad I wouldn't be involved in having to work things out.

"It wasn't me, officer...it was him!"

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Yes, I’ve always loved sci-fi. But, as our ever evolving world turns more and more fiction into fact, we’re going to have to tread carefully...and be careful not to do this...