[eastbay]

Crazy, I broke my Kindle yesterday ... somehow. The screen went 'silly' on me. I called Amazon and a new one should arrive tomorrow!

Anyhow, I was about to show the kindle version to a friend and ... wth? I couldn't!

basil-hayden, Dave, Narz, AD, Quinny, midnight-gamer, lowem, Jack, Turtle, S, careinke, dormorlin, pstarr, Expat, StephenKrasner, FL, and, of course, Plantagenet and all the rest of you (damn, I know I'm skipping some of you ...) ... thanks for all the kind comments everyone. They mean a great deal to me and will serve to motivate me as I push onward with the sequel. Your suggestions, tips, advice and all that helpfulness kindly offered is noted, saved and will be integrated. I can't do it alone ... lol.

[midnight-gamer]

Just bought the book off Amazon tonight. I look forward to reading it next weekend.

[eastbay]

Note: I was advised this morning that the distributor, Amazon, has dropped the price to $11.48. Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Tower Books all have it at $11.48. They set the price, so this is fantastic news! I thought you all would want to know.

[careinke]

It's kind of spooky right now. The book is playing out. Eastbay, you haven't spooked the stock market have you? This isn't some plan to drum up sales, is it?

I was thinking the same thing. Eastbay don't you think this is a little extreme just to promote your book?

[eastbay]

Shhh. Please, not so loud or I'll get busted. I don't want this project to fail. It's really close ... almost complete.

[eastbay]

Shhh. Please, not so loud or I'll get busted. I don't want this project to fail. It's really close ... almost complete.

I donte vant this project to fail. Eet ees close to completion and must not be destroyed. My young will FLY WITH THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT!

Dude, calm down. I promise, you'll get your collapse. And it will unfold just like it did in my little bedtime story. Oh yeah!

[basil_hayden]

ZOMG!

I haven't been back to this thread, but am in the middle of the book, and it's freaky because it feels pretty close to actually happening. In fact I PM'd the sequel question before I noticed it in a post above, so it MUST happen.

I'll get at least a dozen folks hooked, all of them doubters but they have faith in me, and therefore in eastbay.

I guess this is how stuff goes "viral".

[Oakley]

Bought it on Amazon.com and read it in two evenings. I enjoyed it, even the peak oil preachy parts.

[eastbay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgJmViPmDNI

I thought some of you might be interested to meet (in a recent video) Big Joe Hancock: the real-life character upon whom one of the main characters in Shut Down is based. He's the Real Deal, folks.

As you can see, he's almost exactly as described in the book. 6' 3", 250+ lbs. No fat. He's the younger man lifting the bar to the older man in this sterile and spartan army weight room.

[basil_hayden]

Boy Howdy!

[dsula]

I got the book today. I'm looking forward to some reading. The picture of Will on the back finally puts some face on an otherwise anonymous forum poster. Most interesting.

[eastbay]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1470092239

The sequel was published yesterday. The title is Buck.

The Amazon link is above. Kindle format will be available in three weeks.

Enjoy!

Eastbay

[basil_hayden]

I'm all over that, and to the haters - Buck off!

[davep]

BTW, I'm not sure if I ever did get round to reviewing the first book. It was a good read! I have an issue with one aspect, but that doesn't spoil the fun.

[eastbay]

BTW, I'm not sure if I ever did get round to reviewing the first book. It was a good read! I have an issue with one aspect, but that doesn't spoil the fun.

Thanks pstarr, Basil H and Dave!

If I were to write it again there are a few things I would change, too. Issues, aspects or omissions in storyline do seem to arise, generally oversights brought to my attention by readers. I believe my writing has improved some with Buck.

PM me if you have ideas for improvement, or critical questions. My email address is on the copyright page.

Shut Down is laced with the suggestions of others. The manner in which the crash unfolds, the plot itself, has, thankfully, survived critical review and THAT is the scary part. A complete unravelling of everything as outlined in Shut Down could occur in one day.

I'm working on Book Three. It's a icy winter adventure of the Corbett community set some years down the road, and am open to integrating any helpful input.

Eastbay

[eastbay]

The Kindle version is now also available. The link is below:

http://www.amazon.com/Buck-ebook/dp/B00 ... 6TWVU5XWC2

Buck is a novel describing the fictitious account of a small town two years after an apocalyptic economic crash caused primarily by peak oil. Enjoy!

[Quinny]

Just started it