PHOBOS: MAYAN FEAR, Steve Alten’s third book in his “Mayan Prophecy” series, is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure that follows Immanuel Gabriel to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at salvation. During Immanuel’s journey with his deceased grandfather, archaeologist Julius Gabriel, Julius reveals everything the Mayans knew and feared — from the secrets of creation that predate the Big Bang to the existence of extraterrestrials that have come to Earth to save our species.
We have five copies to give away, going to:
• Lisa McNulty of Chanhassen, Minn.
• Page Inman of Asheville, N.C.
• Mark Justice of Flatwoods, Ky.
• Sharon Berger of Albuquerque, N.M.
• Sam Cranes of Los Angeles, Calif.
Buy it at Amazon.
PHOBOS: MAYAN FEAR, Steve Alten’s third book in his “Mayan Prophecy” series, is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure that follows Immanuel Gabriel to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at salvation. During Immanuel’s journey with his deceased grandfather, archaeologist Julius Gabriel, Julius reveals everything the Mayans knew and feared — from the secrets of creation that predate the Big Bang to the existence of extraterrestrials that have come to Earth to save our species. We have five copies to give away.
To enter:
1. E-mail us your name and mailing address (U.S. only; no P.O. boxes) with “Fear itself” as the subject line, to editor at bookgasm dot com.
2. Await Friday, Dec. 9, when we announce the randomly chosen winners.
3. Or, just buy it at Amazon.
In John Hart’s novel IRON HOUSE, the mob boss who gave orphan Michael his blessing to begin anew is dying, but his son is intent on making Michael pay for his betrayal. Determined to protect the ones he loves, Michael returns to North Carolina, to the place he was born and the brother he lost so long ago. There, he will encounter a whole new level of danger, a thicket of deceit and violence that leads inexorably to the one place he’s been running from his whole life.
We have one copy to give away, going to:
• Samuel Faris of Fort Collins, Colo.
Buy it at Amazon.
In the newly updated fourth edition of THE VAMPIRE FILM: FROM NOSFERATU TO TRUE BLOOD, editors Alain Silver and James Ursini track the form’s evolution from such 1970s reinventions as COUNT YORGA and BLACULA to the BLADE series in the Nineties, through 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, I AM LEGEND and the UNDERWORLD series in the first decade of the 21st century. All these films plus celebrated international examples such as THIRST and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, plus hit television series, are covered. We have one copy to give away.
To enter:
1. E-mail us your name and mailing address (U.S. only; no P.O. boxes) with “It sucks to the fourth power” as the subject line, to editor at bookgasm dot com.
2. Await Thursday, Sept. 22, when we announce the randomly chosen winner.
3. Or, just buy it at Amazon.
