{"id":3803,"date":"2014-04-16T14:38:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T19:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/?p=3803"},"modified":"2014-04-16T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T19:38:13","slug":"two-books-for-the-price-of-none","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/general\/two-books-for-the-price-of-none\/","title":{"rendered":"Two books for the price of {N}one!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Malmaxa? <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

That is a remarkably difficult question to answer.\u00a0 Malmaxa is my vision of a perfect world, filled with imperfect people.\u00a0 Malmaxa is my Philosophy, couched as Epic Fantasy.\u00a0 Malmaxa isn\u2019t poetry, however a little free form poem I wrote captures a few of its most essential elements.\u00a0 The poem appears below.\u00a0 Perhaps it is first proof of my claim that Malmaxa is like nothing you\u2019ve ever read\u2026<\/p>\n

~ Malmaxa<\/strong> ~<\/em>
\n ~<\/em>
\n~ How would a just world be? ~<\/em>
\n No rich, and no poor.<\/em>
\n No government, and no governed.<\/em>
\n No served, and no servants.<\/em>
\n No clergy, and no lay.<\/em>
\n No owner, and no slave.<\/em>
\n No one able to force you to their way.<\/em>
\n No one to prevent you having your say.<\/em>
\n In two words, no disparity.<\/em>
\n ~<\/em>
\n A just world might seem harsh.<\/em>
\n Death would be an end, and a new start.<\/em>
\n Cherished symbols, would be etched in flesh.<\/em>
\n There would be war, with no victory.<\/em>
\n Neither peon, nor royalty.<\/em>
\n Wealth, yet no poverty.<\/em>
\n Farmers, but no famished.<\/em>
\n ~<\/em>
\n A just world is a world where<\/em>
\n loving family are all around.<\/em>
\n Where to be free, we must be bound.<\/em>
\n Where children are safe to play.<\/em>
\n Where people may move, or choose to stay.<\/em>
\n Where cruelty exists, but is held at bay.<\/em>
\n Where none are forced away.<\/em>
\n Where character is held in high esteem.<\/em>
\n Where we all must fulfill our dream.<\/em>
\n Where while lineage means everything,<\/em>
\n it means nothing too.<\/em>
\n Where we must be who we are,<\/em>
\n not who our parents were.<\/em>
\n Where coins are bartered,<\/em>
\n they are not spent.<\/em>
\n Where prophetic dreams,<\/em>
\n from the Gods are sent.<\/em>
\n ~<\/em><\/p>\n

A “free” offer.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Is any offer ever really free?\u00a0 Not in my experience, however the one I’m making here might only cost you your time.\u00a0 Your time… the most precious commodity any of us possess.<\/p>\n

We all like to receive something for nothing, yet on that something we generally place little value.\u00a0 After all isn\u2019t something we get for nothing too often worth precisely what we paid for it?\u00a0 Okay, stage set, here is my offer…<\/p>\n

Two books, for the price of {N}one. \u00a0If you subscribe to Amazon Prime you can check out Beltamar\u2019s War<\/a> for free, that’s the “none”. Otherwise you have to buy, that’s the “one”.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s only one book!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Why does my offer say two books?\u00a0 I am quite proud of saying what I mean, and being mean in what I say. {Or is that \u201cmeaning what I say\u201d?}\u00a0 So yes, I do mean two books for the price of {N}one.\u00a0 How do you get the second book? Simple, by wanting<\/em> it.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve read Beltamar\u2019s War you\u2019ll know if you want to continue reading the tale.\u00a0 If you do, then all you need to do to get the second book in the series, is ask for it<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And how do you ask for it, you ask?\u00a0 I’m glad you asked!\u00a0 Post a review on either Amazon<\/a> or GoodReads<\/a>, reply to this thread, and tell me how to find your review.\u00a0 While I ask you to be as honest as you’re able, I make no stipulations on how you rate the work. Replying here gives me your email address, I’ll check out your review, and I\u2019ll send you a Kindle eBook version of Malmaxa II \u2013 The Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong> as soon as it completes the editing phase.\u00a0 Currently that should to be in August 2014.<\/p>\n

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\"Beltamar's<\/a>
Amazon Kindle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\"Beltamar's<\/a>
Paperback<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And thus you\u2019ll have two complete books for the price of {N}one!
\nThis offer will expire, so please act now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As an additional incentive, you\u2019ll also have the second book in the series in your hands for at least 30 days before it becomes accessible to the public.<\/p>\n

Still not sold on a potentially zero cost item?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 You\u2019re a person after my own heart!\u00a0 Don\u2019t do anything at all until you decide Malmaxa is for you.\u00a0 But how can you decide that?\u00a0 Hop on over to the sample, right here on my blog, and start reading<\/a>.\u00a0 The browser you\u2019re using right now is all you need.<\/p>\n

However, before you start reading, be warned. <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

{You knew there had to be a catch, didn’t you? There isn’t.} Malmaxa is not what it seems.\u00a0 It is complicated<\/a>.\u00a0 It is metaphoric.\u00a0 It is foreign.\u00a0 It is harsh. It is forgiving, and unforgiving.\u00a0 It is unique.\u00a0 Malmaxa is quite literally like nothing else you have ever read.<\/p>\n

One of the things I can\u2019t abide is the statement of opinions as facts.\u00a0 But didn\u2019t I just do that? \u00a0I said, \u201cMalmaxa is quite literally like nothing else you have ever read.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 Yes, I stated that as a fact, and yes, I stand behind it.\u00a0 Read Malmaxa, see the words between the lines, and compare it to any other work of any kind you’ve ever read \u2013 you\u2019ll find differences both dramatic and subtle.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your time. Should you take me up on this offer, I hope that not only does Malmaxa raise questions worth pondering, but that you also enjoy my literal world. ~ Charles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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