Book: 'Shut Down' by William Flynn

[davep]

I've just ordered it

It's a shame it's not available in Europe as I had to pay shipping costs.

[pstarr]

Just ordered it. I hope it arrives before everything comes CRASHING DOWN!

[eastbay]

This novel is intended to serve primarily as a warning and therefore I hope it reaches out and touches people outside our community. After a few of you have finished reading it, it I think it might be great fun to have an engaging discussion about it, especially regarding the likelihood of a peak-oil fueled, 'fast-crash' scenario unfolding in the manner portrayed in the novel.

Then hand your copy to someone who is still wearing the rose-colored glasses ... then hear what they say.

[pstarr]

This novel is intended to serve primarily as a warning and therefore I hope it reaches out and touches people outside our community. After a few of you have finished reading it, it I think it might be great fun to have an engaging discussion about it, especially regarding the likelihood of a peak-oil fueled, 'fast-crash' scenario unfolding in the manner portrayed in the novel.

Then hand your copy to someone who is still wearing the rose-colored glasses ... then hear what they say.

Oh Goody! It'll be a real hit at my summer Christian Reading Group. We'll just slip it in between If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of Your Boat by and A Call to Die: A 40 Day Journey of Fasting from the World & Feasting on God !! I can't wait!!

[eastbay]

Oh Goody! It'll be a real hit at my summer Christian Reading Group. We'll just slip it in between If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of Your Boat by and A Call to Die: A 40 Day Journey of Fasting from the World & Feasting on God !! I can't wait!!

Funny!

And pstarr, thanks for your productive and encouraging comments during the very, very early stages of this project.

Although it may not prove popular, I quite intentionally left the word God out of this story. In fact, although the word does not appear, He only receives a brief and indirect reference or two.

[eXpat]

OHHHHHHHH!! Congrats Eastbay ! I liked Scarrow´s Last Light and I´m sure i would love yours.
Now if I just can get my hands on it!

[careinke]

Hey Eastbay,

I'm about 2/3 of the way through your book. If you wrote another, I would buy it too. Nice first novel.

I'll keep my comments until I finish and some others have had a chance to read it. I will say, my paradigm of you changed after seeing your picture on the back cover. I resemble your avatar more than you do.

[stephankrasner]

I haven't been on the forum that long to know the man behind the book, but congratulations all the same.

Do you have any plans to publish this novel in Kindle format?

[Quinny]

I would like to order softcopy (in any format). Is this likely to happen soon?

Eastbay, If this is going to take some time could I not just donate a payment to yourself and you send me one?

[davep]

I would like to order softcopy (in any format). Is this likely to happen soon?

Eastbay, If this is going to take some time could I not just donate a payment to yourself and you send me one?

It's available on amazon.co.uk now

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shut-Down-William-R-Flynn/dp/1460969413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310716220&sr=1-1

[Quinny]

Thanks - I'd found the book, but didn't want to waste resources transporting it round the world. I may be being dumb, but couldn't see an ebook option.

[eastbay]

The Kindle version is due any time. I'll let everyone know when it's available. Thanks for the nice remarks. .)

[basil_hayden]

Wow Eastbay - I'm normally not a novel reader, but this is now on the must read list.

[Narz]

Just ordered. Looking forward to digging in!

[eastbay]

Shut Down is now available on Kindle. $7.99.

The good folks at Amazon formatted the text beautifully! I wanna hug the tech who did the formatting, it's that nicely done!!

[eastbay]

http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Down-ebook/d ... 190&sr=1-7

The link to the Kindle version ... forgot to put it there last night.

[Quinny]

Can't download in UK yet. Kindle registration also required.

[davep]

I got my copy in France last week. No time to read it yet, but I'll give it a whirl pretty soon.

[eastbay]

A friend in Singapore, (not Lowem) got one delivered all the way from the USA in three days using the cheapest int'l shipping, about $5.00!

Quinny, it's available in UK on Kindle now. See link below ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shut-Down-Willi ... 1460969413

[davep]

I read nearly half the book last night. It's quite fast paced and a good read so far.

Well, given the last book I read was the uncut version of The Stand (yes, all 1141 sodding pages of it), that may just be relative!

It seemed to get into the action too quickly for my taste (but I guess that's the sudden nature of the whole thing) but it seems to be developing well so far (and I've stopped thinking "this is a book by a bloke on the forum" and am reading it for what it is, a good read!).