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12 June 2017 - 1:37pm

I Published a Book!

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Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that I published a book called The Kingdom of Andros. I asked Ed if it was okay to put something on the forum, and he said sure, so I thought I'd share it with you.

The book is kind of a science fiction/political thriller book, and I have put a lot of work into it over the past 8 months. The story revolves around a scientist who solves a global crisis, which makes him incredibly wealthy. He uses that money to buy a tropical island and form a country that he sees as a haven for scientists that want to make the world a better place. This doesn't go over well, as a certain world superpower wants to maintain their stranglehold on power, and they see this new country as a threat. This leads to a conflict that could change the world forever...

The book is for sale now at Amazon and you can find it here. If you do check the book out, please let me know what you think!

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13 June 2017 - 9:11pm
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Well done Justin, congrats man 👍 I thought you're joking at first....

It's a great achievement and the story sounds quite intriguing too.. so I hope it would become a best-seller 👍

I'm not the great reader now that I was before but it was an interesting preview that you've made above so I'm curious about it...

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14 June 2017 - 1:08am
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Amazing achievement Slim! Must be such an cool experience seeing your book published and on the bookshelves. Will get reading!!

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14 June 2017 - 1:21pm
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Thanks for the support guys! I have poured a lot of work into it, and to be honest the best feeling is knowing that I can put it down for a bit and cruise on to trying to get people to actually READ it, which is a whole new adventure in of itself.

I have some things in the works to try and get it marketed properly, and hopefully it makes some dough.

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14 June 2017 - 4:30pm
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Well done! It is such a big thing to write and publish a book! Hope you are feeling proud of yourself 🙂

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14 June 2017 - 9:59pm
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Thanks for the support guys! I have poured a lot of work into it, and to be honest the best feeling is knowing that I can put it down for a bit and cruise on to trying to get people to actually READ it, which is a whole new adventure in of itself.

I have some things in the works to try and get it marketed properly, and hopefully it makes some dough.

Good luck with that Slim, that should be the tougher part for the writers I guess but I hope you will succeed in it.

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15 June 2017 - 1:55pm
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Thanks for the support guys!

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16 June 2017 - 12:11am
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Congratulations slim. I have the electronic version but I have not started reading it yet. When I do I'll post a review!

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16 June 2017 - 1:36pm
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Congratulations slim. I have the electronic version but I have not started reading it yet. When I do I'll post a review!

That is so nice of you Ed! So supportive. And yes, best of luck to you Slim! 🙂

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18 June 2017 - 3:46pm
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Congratulations slim. I have the electronic version but I have not started reading it yet. When I do I'll post a review!

You should give it five stars anyway Ed 😉

I'm curious about it too, maybe I could receive a copy of your electronic version too at some point too?

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19 June 2017 - 6:06am
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$4.97 on Amazon sharpe 😉

Looks like its rocketing up the best sellers list...

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#1,119,111 Paid in Kindle Store
#1878 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Technothrillers
#2182 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense > Political
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Lets see if you can crack the top million slim! 😂

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19 June 2017 - 5:19pm
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Haha, I haven't done anything to push marketing of it yet. 🙂

I think once I get the push on to it things will turn out okay. I actually have some of my Kickstarter backers saying they loved the story, so that's always good! A little bit of a marketing push and some positive reviews will go a long way in those ranks. 😂

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21 June 2017 - 4:45pm
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Thanks,I'll read necessary when i will the free time .

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Awesome, thanks for the support!

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22 June 2017 - 2:52pm
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Wow, barbadosslim, congratulations 🙂 Very surprising.
I am a big fan of science fictions, too.

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Wow, barbadosslim, congratulations 🙂 Very surprising.
I am a big fan of science fictions, too.

Thanks coolsongss!

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23 June 2017 - 2:13am
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I said "rocketing up the best sellers list" before as a bit of a joke. But damn it is actually climbing fast!

#150,598 Paid in Kindle Store
#557 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Technothrillers
#625 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Suspense > Political
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Are you running any advertising for it slim?

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Not yet. Part of my Kickstarter campaign was to raise funds for the advertising of the book, but I haven't received the money yet (they have a 14 day wait plus time to transfer to bank), so I'm kind of just sitting on it and letting those who've bought it leave reviews.

Thus far the reviews have been positive, and I'm starting to slowly see the numbers rise!

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23 June 2017 - 9:26pm
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So that should speak enough about the book Slim, obviously the readers get it well even without advertising which is the greatest compliment I think.
With that flooding you already have a story for another book probably.

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Well I finally got around to reading and finishing the book. I enjoyed it as its a quick read and bit of a political thriller. The suspense builds quite nicely and there are interesting themes in the book that are relevant today with the science-denialist politicians we all seem to be cursed with. You left us hanging at the end there though slim... when is the sequel coming out?

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Hehe, the sequel is being worked on right now. I have two chapters written but have no timetable for a release. To put it in perspective, I began working on this first book around the time I went to Vegas last year and the initial writing wasn't done until March, with editing changes taking until early June.

But I am working on some interesting changes for the characters in the sequel and can't wait to flesh them out and show you all!

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Congrats !

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Thanks!