Wednesday, October 31, 2012

DO YOU LIKE SCI FI NOVELS?

As we move into November, reader’s fancies turn toward Christmas lists. And what better gift can you give than books? I know, right? Here’s a couple we think the sci fi fan on your list might enjoy.

EARTHSTRIKE AGENDA
A novel by Bobby Nash

Humanity has gone to the stars. Earth, once barren and decimated by war and the depletion of natural resources has been reborn.

Today, Scavengers prey on small mining towns and colonies. The United Planetary Alliance Marshal's Service seems unable to stop these raids. They are outmanned and outgunned, but is the only law on many colonies.

Newly promoted Captain, Virgina Harmon takes command of her first starship, the Pegasus, the latest ship built to solve the Scavenger problem. Plagued by nervousness over her first command Captain Harmon is rocked by the news of her mentor’s murder.  Just days before he was to report to her aboard the Pegasus as chief of engineering.

In Earth orbit, a science station becomes a target.  An enemy has a plan to use the Space Lab facility as a means to claiming Earth.

In deep space, the United Planetary Alliance city-ship Ulysis welcomes aboard a high-ranking officer with a special mission for the crew.  Those plotting against the Alliance are preparing to make their move and their first target is the Ulysis.

Meanwhile, in the deepest regions of space an enemy has returned.  An enemy seeking vengeance.

EARTHSTRIKE AGENDA
Whoever controls Earth ...Wins.

EARTHSTRIKE AGENDA can be purchased in print and digital editions at the following retailers:
BEN Books (paperback)
Amazon (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)
Smashwords (multiple formats)
Barnes & Noble (Nook)
DriveThru Fiction ebook

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SAMARITAN
An ebook novella by Bobby Nash

Deep space.

The science ship Aquarius, under the command of Captain Jeremiah Rains has finally reached the end of its exploratory mission to the depths of uncharted space and is returning home to Earth.

Captain Rains and his skeleton military crew are tired and bored from the lack of adventure they expected to find out in the great beyond. The scientists, however, are extremely happy with their many discoveries.

When the ship comes upon the wreckage of a destroyed space vessel, the crew is surprised to find one survivor; a woman, quite possibly the most beautiful woman any of them have ever seen. Her name is Lari and all she wants is someone, some Good Samaritan, to take her home.

The catch: her planet is located at the center of a black hole.

SAMARITAN, a novella by author Bobby Nash can be purchased at the following ebook retailers:
Smashwords (multiple formats)
Amazon (Kindle)
Barnes and Noble (Nook)
Drive Thru Fiction ebook


DO YOU LIKE SUSPENSEFUL THRILLER NOVELS?

As we move into November, reader’s fancies turn toward Christmas lists. And what better gift can you give than books? I know, right? Here’s a couple we think the suspense thriller fan on your list might enjoy.

DEADLY GAMES!
A John Bartlett & Benjamin West Thriller by Bobby Nash

A madman's death triggers the most deadly game of all!

They played the most dangerous game of all and death was only the beginning...

Six years ago, Police Detective John Bartlett and journalist Benjamin West were instrumental in the capture of notorious master criminal Darrin Morehouse. Their story played out in the media, rocketing both Bartlett and West into local celebrity status.

Today, Morehouse, still a master game player and manipulator, commits suicide while in prison. His death initiates one final game of survival for the people Morehouse felt wronged him the most. At that top of the list are Bartlett and West, who must set aside their differences to save the lives of Morehouse's other victims and solve one last game before a dead man’s hired killers catch them and his other enemies.

Deadly Games! is a fast-paced action/thriller featuring action, suspense, murder, and the occasional gunfire from Author Bobby Nash, the writer of Evil Ways, Domino Lady, Lance Star: Sky Ranger, and more.

DEADLY GAMES! can be purchased in print and digital editions at the following retailers:
BEN Books (paperback)
Barnes & Noble (paperback)
Books-A-Million (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)
Smashwords ebook (multiple formats)
Barnes & Noble (Nook)
KOBO ebook
Drive Thru Fiction ebook

COMING IN 2013
DEADLY GAMES! 2
(not actual title)
A John Bartlett/ Benjamin West Thriller by Bobby Nash

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RETURNING SOON-

Not Final Cover (but close)
EVIL WAYS
A Harold Palmer Thriller by Bobby Nash

A string of brutal murders.

A small-town sheriff in over his head.

A reporter on the trail of the story of the year.

A small town unprepared for the coming storm.

And in the middle of it all is FBI Agent Harold Palmer, in town on a family matter.

The discovery of a brutally murdered young lady with a connection to the local police, coupled with a rowdy high school reunion and the annual Autumn Festival leaves Sommersville Sheriff Tom Myers in need of assistance. Unable to walk away, Agent Palmer finds himself on the trail of a killer who preys on the fears of his victims and his next target is the unsuspecting reunited class of 2002.

They should fear his EVIL WAYS.

EVIL WAYS RETURNS IN 2012.

COMING IN 2013
EVIL INTENT

A Harold Palmer Thriller by Bobby Nash

We will posts links to the paperback and ebook here when Evil Ways becomes available.


Saturday, October 20, 2012

BEN BOOKS LOGO UPDATED


Whipped up a new and (hopefully) improved BEN Books logo while putting together the cover mock up for the upcoming re-release of Bobby Nash's first published novel, Evil Ways. We can't show off the cover yet, but here's a look at the new logo.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

THE BOOK CAVE CELEBRATES 200 EPISODES


BEN Books congratulates Art Sippo and Ric Croxton on their 200th episode of The Book Cave. The hosts celebrate with shout-outs from past guests and listeners, including Deadly Games! author Bobby Nash.

Listen now at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Words and Art: Finding the Right Blend in Comic Book Scriptwriting


This week's roundtable at Sean Taylor’s Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action Blog focuses specifically on comic book scriptwriting. Sean posted the top three questions he hears often at conventions or from those wanting to start writing comics or looking to turn an indie movie or small press novel into a graphic novel.

Sean assembled a collection of comic book writers together to find out what they had to say. The writers include:
Jim Beard (Ghostbusters Con-Volution, Star Wars Tales, Hawkman Secret Files)
Mike Bullock (Lions, Tigers, and Bears, The Phantom)
Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, TMNT Splinter, A-Team)
Percival Constantine (Femforce, Kagemono, All-Star Pulp Comics)
Ron Fortier (The Green Hornet, Popeye, Street Fighter)
Dan Jurgens (Superman, Booster Gold, Teen Titans, Captain America)
Roland Mann (Cat and Mouse, Ex-Mutants, Switchblade)
John Jackson Miller (Star Wars Knight Errant, Iron Man, Mass Effect)
Michael Avon Oeming (The Victories, Powers, Thor, Red Sonja)
Bobby Nash (Lance Star: Sky Ranger, Fuzzy Bunnies from Hell, Domino Lady vs. The Mummy)
Jenny Reed (Around the World in 80 Days, Charles Darwin)
Janet Stone Wade (Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa)

You can read their answers now at http://seanhtaylor.blogspot.com/2012/10/words-and-art-finding-right-blend-in.html