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The Third Side and HOTK:SE now available from Kobo

Stephen J Sweeney — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:21:57 GMT

Just in time for Christmas, both THE THIRD SIDE and HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (Second Edition) are now available from Kobo books!

Owners of Kobo's eReaders can now get copies of both books for around �2 / $3 each!

HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (Second Edition)
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Honour-Knights-Second-Edition-Battle/book-bwBD80nXL0mUPFHlWO1PcQ/page1.html

THE THIRD SIDE
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Third-Side-Battle-Solar/book-53hdwtTB9kuP2Lbgyz44zw/page1.html

HOTK:SE gets December / January price drop

Stephen J Sweeney — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:15:44 GMT

From now until the end of January 2012, you will be able to get the second edition of HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS for Amazon Kindle for just $0.99, �0.99 and 0.99 EUR (down from $2.99 / �1.99 / 2.99 EUR).

If you're new to the trilogy, or have read both HOTK:FE and THE THIRD SIDE and are interested in reading the second edition, then this is a bargain not to be missed.

The book will return to its usual retail price in February 2012.

Reading by Candlelight review of HOTK:FE

Stephen J Sweeney — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:37:35 GMT

Book review website Reading By Candlelight has put up a positive write up of HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (First Edition) over the weekend, saying:

"This book is what a book part of any series should be, which is to have good pace, interesting characters and plot, throw up a handful of questions and leave you wanting more."

You can read the entire review here:

http://www.readingbycandlelight.com/book-review-the-honour-of-the-knights-first-edition-stephen-j-sweeney/

THE THIRD SIDE now available from Sony Reader Store

Stephen J Sweeney — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:43:14 GMT

After a very, very long delay, THE THIRD SIDE, book two in the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM trilogy, is now available from the Sony Reader Store.

Those with Sony eBook readers can now purchase copies of the book for $2.99.

http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/stephen-sweeney/the-third-side-battle-for-the-solar-system-2/_/R-400000000000000494441

The books have yet to make their way to Kobo. News will be posted as soon as they are available.

Third Side quiz questions now available

Stephen J Sweeney — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:32:22 GMT

An initial batch of quiz questions for THE THIRD SIDE are now available for both the Android BFTSS Quiz App:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.parallelrealities.bftssquiz

as well as here on the website itself:

http://www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/quiz/thirdside/en/

Right now, there are at least three questions per chapter, with some of the earlier chapters having a great deal more. More questions will be added in the coming weeks. Check back regularly for updates. If you have the BFTSS Quiz App, then new questions will be automatically downloaded onto it the next time the app refreshes itself (although you may need to do this manually if you have elected to do so in the options screen).

HOTK:FE reaches 200!

Stephen J Sweeney — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:56:33 GMT

THE HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (First Edition) has now passed 200 ratings on the UK iBookstore, retaining an average of 4.5 out of 5!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-honour-knights-first-edition/id393991274?mt=11

Thank you to all those who downloaded, read and rated the book!

HOTK:SE availability update

Stephen J Sweeney — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:12:29 GMT

HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (Second Edition), the 2011 rewrite of the original 2009 novel, is now available from Barnes and Noble and the Sony Reader Store.

For those who own a Nook or a Sony reader, you can now purchase the book for $3.99.

Barnes and Noble:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Honour-of-the-Knights/Stephen-Sweeney/e/2940011504242

Sony Reader Store:
http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/stephen-sweeney/the-honour-of-the-knights-second-edition-battle-for-the-solar-system-1/_/R-400000000000000501959

SFBook.com review of THE THIRD SIDE

Stephen J Sweeney — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:39:04 GMT

SFBook.com has reviewed THE THIRD SIDE, awarding it 4 out of 5, and calling it gripping and fast-paced, as well as praising the fleshed out characterisation. You can read the full review here:

http://sfbook.com/the-third-side.htm

Thanks very much to Ant for the review.

HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (Second Edition) now available on iBookstore

Stephen J Sweeney — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:53:30 GMT

The 2011 rewrite of HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (known as the Second Edition) is now available on the Apple iBookstore. You can purchase it from the links below:

(US) http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-honour-knights-second/id465092793?mt=11
(UK) http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-honour-knights-second/id465092793?mt=11
(CA) http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/the-honour-knights-second/id465092793?mt=11
(AU) http://itunes.apple.com/au/book/the-honour-knights-second/id465092793?mt=11

The novel is also available on Amazon Kindle:

(US) http://www.amazon.com/Honour-Knights-Second-Battle-System/dp/B005IDGQZ2/
(UK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honour-Knights-Second-Battle-System/dp/B005IDGQZ2/

Those interested in reading the series should favour this novel over the free edition, as it is more consistent in style and form with the rest of the trilogy. It should also be of interest to those as a way to fill the gap as they await the final book.

THE THIRD SIDE now available (Updated: 8th September)

Stephen J Sweeney — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:02:20 GMT

THE THIRD SIDE, the second book in the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM trilogy and the highly anticipated follow-up to the HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS, is now available on Amazon Kindle and the iBookstore.

The novel takes place 6 months after the events of HOTK and revolves around a 48 hour period in which the White Knights find themselves stranded on a planet that has come under attack by the Pandoran army. But should they survive the day, they may quickly discover that far more terrible things await them.

TTS is available as an eBook novel for �1.99, $3.99 and EUR 1.99 from the following online stores:

Amazon Kindle
(US) http://www.amazon.com/Third-Battle-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B005IDGR1K/
(UK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Third-Battle-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B005IDGR1K/
(DE) http://www.amazon.de/Third-Battle-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B005IDGR1K/

iBookstore
(US) http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-third-side-battle-for/id460094424?mt=11
(UK) http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-third-side-battle-for/id460094424?mt=11
(AU) http://itunes.apple.com/au/book/the-third-side-battle-for/id460094424?mt=11
(CA) http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/the-third-side-battle-for/id460094424?mt=11

Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1105160638

Sample chapters are also available on the novel's dedicated page: http://www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/books/thirdside/, in ePub, PDF, HTML and plain text formats.