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It’s a whole swag of “Viral”, and right now, it’s FREE

A few months ago, I was part of an exciting project –  the Viral novellas. Four connected thrillers, told from different viewpoints. Now, the entire series is being released as a single title, available as an e-book on the Kindle and elsewhere. For the next few days, the book is actually free for download.

An American journalist stumbles unto a vast conspiracy, but the story of a lifetime might just kill him…

An aid worker in Kenya learns the deadly secret hidden in the vaccination program, but when he tries to tell the truth, he discovers that Africa can be a lonely, deadly place…  

A Pakistani doctor is enlisted in the hunt for Bin Laden, but finds himself swept into gunfights with local thugs, conflicts with corrupt medical authorities, torture at the hands of overzealous law enforcement and, ultimately, the storming of a fortified Abbottabad bunker in order to deliver vital inoculations to the poor of Pakistan…

A CIA Agent is tasked with taking down a Taliban commander, and has to make a series of increasingly ugly choices. The enemy has acquired a horrifying weapon of mass destruction. If he wants to stop the mass killings, the agent must make a tough call…

Here is the relevant link:

http://www.amazon.com/Viral-ebook/dp/B009TI7390/ref=la_B0030AB6BY_1_85?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351035271&sr=1-85

Last time I checked, this collection was sitting at #2 in the War category on Amazon, which is simply staggering. Many thanks to those who gave this book a go, and we hope that plenty of folks take advantage of this offer.

Praise for the “Viral” series:

“Powerfully compact contemporary thrillers, well researched trek through a minefield of concussive ideas and edge of your seat action. Viral will leave you breathlessly looking over your shoulder… And ahead for what these talented writers will do next next” — David Sakmyster, author of The Pharos Objective and Crescent Lake

“Masters of plot who handle action with deft hands while drawing out characterization with a craftsman’s skill. This is an excellent book on every level.” — Nathan Meyer, author of Shadow War, Volatile Agent and Aldwyns Academy

“Viral pull the reader into the action from the first page and doesn’t let go until the last.” — Jeffrey S. Stephens, Author of Targets of Opportunity and Targets of Deception

E-Book Giveaway

To celebrate the release of the “VIRAL” series onto the Kindle, the books are currently listed at half-price. Four collaborative novellas, five authors, plenty of political thriller action that anyone can sink their teeth into. Links to the books on Amazon can be found in this post. http://jasonfischer.com.au/?p=817

Also, I’m running a limited promotion here – free .EPUB versions of the four novellas to the first ten folks who put their hands up. All I ask is that the winners consider leaving a rating or review via Amazon, Goodreads or similar. This condition is enforced only by karma and my good wishes, no biggy if you don’t 🙂

More info on the series can be found here – http://viralnovels.com/

“Viral: Anomaly” – it’s contagious.

“Ifo was the size of a small city, and what it lacked in traffic lights, it made up for in other ways. Corpse-trucks were everywhere, soldiers blocking off the roads as drivers sped the infected remains out of camp. A trio of Red Cross trucks had just arrived, and anyone who could walk was out on the roads, trying to be first in line.

A large group of refugees, brawling over a butchered goat. The fracas had spilled out to block Felix’s way. Soldiers rushed forward, firing M16s into the air. Cursing, Felix put the pick-up into reverse, took another path.

It was just under two miles, but it took Felix almost forty minutes to drive across Ifo. He felt every second, bristled at every pointless delay. His people were dead or dying, and here he was, in a stolen vehicle and playing at spies.

Felix pulled up in front of the weatherboard clinic, left the engine running. The moment he stepped out, he knew that something was wrong.

Apart from the quiet ticking of the pick-up, there was no noise, no movement. The adjacent tent-suburb was eerily quiet, with no coughing, no sign of life. Either the disease had wiped out everyone, or the refugees had the good sense to go to ground.

No soldiers lounging against the front wall of his clinic. The mosquito netting across the doorway was torn down, hanging by one nail now.

Then he saw it, lying just before the door-step. A brass bullet-casing, alone in the dirt.”

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Dadaab, Kenya. The UN aid programs have been hijacked from within. People are dying from a preventable disease. A doctor stumbles across a statistical anomaly, one that puts his life in peril.

“Viral: Anomaly” is available via the following links:

http://www.amazon.com/ANOMALY-VIRAL-NOVELLAS-ebook/dp/B007RQWMEM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334898343&sr=1-1

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anomaly-steven-savile/1109156699?ean=2940013991217

The Chronic Rift: “Viral” Roundtable Interview

A couple of weeks ago, the authors involved in Steven Savile’s “Viral” series got together over Skype to discuss the books. The result can now be heard over at the Chronic Rift podcast. It was great fun to discuss how the concept came about, and how we all grabbed a different viewpoint to explore the same idea. “Viral” is geared mainly towards fans of political and military thrillers, so if you’re into fast-paced,  foot-to-the-floor fiction, these are the books for you.

Of some interest is the fact that book one (“Viral: -30-“) is now comfortably within the top #100 best sellers on the Nook, #23 in the stonkingly massive Thriller category, and is now #2 in the Military category. Colour me GOBSMACKED. The Viral series is still exclusive via Barnes and Noble; in about a month it will open up to other markets so I’ll keep the Kindle readers amongst you posted 🙂

Interview page is here: http://www.chronicrift.com/node/1856

And the actual sound-file of the interview can be saved via this link: http://m.podshow.com/media/23007/episodes/312095/chronicrift-312095-03-10-2012.mp3

“Viral: Anomaly” – on sale now!

Doctor Felix Koehler oversees the vaccination program in Dadaab, Kenya. When the world’s largest refugee camp is plagued with cholera outbreaks, Koehler discovers a murderous conspiracy. Corrupt CIA agents plan to destabilise the African Union by distributing a live virus to certain ethnic groups.

His amateur investigation is noted by those on the take, and hired guns come for him. Koehler is rescued by Hank Strait, a US Marshal investigating the corrupt company men. With no backup and hundreds of people hunting them, the pair must cross Kenya, and try to bring the truth to the world…but will they save lives, or doom millions?

Anomaly has just gone live over at Barnes and Noble. Consider this bad boy officially launched!

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anomaly-steven-savile/1109156699?ean=2940013991217&itm=1

and book #1 in the Viral Series “-30-” (by Steven Savile and Keith R DeCandido) has also gone on sale. This can be found at the following link:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/30-steven-savile/1109156565?ean=2940013990784&itm=2