Downer publishes his book!
Narrforc has finally gotten around to releasing his book The Followship of the Ring (being the First Part of The Lord of the Grins) as a kindle book. Available now from all good Amazon sites for a very small price ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Followship-R...8514491&sr=8-3 for Uk & http://www.amazon.com/Followship-Rin...8514643&sr=8-6 for US). And if you don't own an actual Kindle remember you can download the free kindle application from Amazon. Mark has been working on this book for the best part of a decade and it's really nice for his friends to see his work finally available.
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It is being delivered to Lady Mondegreen (which is what I call my Kindle) as I type...
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We have a Nook, not a Kindle. :rolleyes:
How does one get the app? |
I have looked at the Amazon.com site and it seems similar to the .co.uk
Go to the Shop by departments and then Kindle and there should be options for free reading apps http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000493771 |
There are a few errors which I hope to put right in the next few days.....but I hope you enjoy it, because it get's really deeply funny later on. The Two Townies is a much bigger book, and The Retinue of the King has to be split in two... this creates a four book trilogy.
Wait until you meet Earmore Eadache son of Earnaught, and his sister The Lady Earwax The Milk-maid of Bovine in The Hall of the Golden King, which in the tongue of The Ruminates or Riders of Ridicule, is Milkingshed in Udderas, |
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I did think it was a fat lot of good telling me now......:rolleyes:
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And of course, the other good thing is that if anyone spots any errors we miss you can let us know and we can fix them :)
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Is anyone else smiling over the fact that davem's signature contrasts vividly with the subject of this thread and his involvement in the project? ;) I am amused. Nevertheless, I applaud both of you for bringing this book to the light of the public eye and for the work you put into it. This just may be the straw that breaks the camel's back of my resistance and gets me to buy a Kindle...
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All hail Narfforc and Davem, the Lords of the Grins! :D
Way to go! Like Esty, I don't have a Kindle... Quote:
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My problem with my other e book is that Chapter 1 has become Chapter L !!! and they haven't taken the zero-tolerance approach to extraneaous spaces PG insist on... and they haven't removed the page headings so the chapter title and page number interrupt sentences !!! But I have waited decades to get my hands on this particular volume so I will forgive it. |
It was a learning experience for me. Sounds like the ebook you bought was done with zero concern for the reader's experience. We both put real effort into getting it right and making it as' professional' looking as possible. I think Mark can rightly feel proud of what he's produced, and I hope as many people as possible give it a go. And remember, you don't need a kindle- just download the free app :)
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To be fair it didn't cost me anything but it has clearly hasn't been through the rigourous procedure that PG use for their e publications.
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And please remember everybody-you can download the free Kindle app to your computer or smartphone and a free sample of the book if you don't want to risk your hard earned cash.
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However since it is less cash than my daily paper I felt that would be churlish....
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Congratulations!
My (belated) congratulations to you, narrforc! :D
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Thanks, Mithalwen! Downloading now.
Cycling Nazgul? Great parodists must think alike. (Viz: "The Trouble Of The Rings"). ;) I'm sure Bilious was called Bulbous in an earlier draft? Enjoying it, though. Very nice work. |
We're at work on part two, The Two Townies, at the moment & hopefully that won't be too long appearing. Mark wants to sort out a new cover, blurb page & map. Also, we'll try harder with the punctuation ;) I've just sent Mark the ebook in kindle compatible format and we're both checking it over-along with one of his friends wot teechus inglish so we're living in hope. Please bear with us re the slight imperfections in the text of Followship-hopefully they don't spoil your enjoyment of the story and Mark is sorting them and will upload the corrected version soon.
Long term the plan is to put out a second, third, and at the very least, an anniversary edition, each with minor changes of no real significance but motivated by a very real desire to get fans to purchase another copy of what will effectively be the same book. :) |
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Yes you are quite right he was, but as you will read in His Stories of Muddy-earth of how the names change like Oddo Baggytrousers from Foodo Binbags.... |
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Are we!!!, I'm working on The Shamarra Trilogy of :- The Swearword of Shamarra The Gallstones of Shamarra The Washing of Shamarra and as we discussed:- Potty Harry and The Goblins on Fire Hairy Pothead and The Prisoner's on a Razor-ban I am of course also working on:- Unfinshed Tales His Stories of Muddy-earth volumes 1 to 12. |
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