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The Edge of All Worlds
by Matt Betts
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GENRE: Science
Fiction/Fantasy/Pulp
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BLURB:
Carson of Venus is
back in the first novel of groundbreaking Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series!
When
a mysterious enemy attacks his adopted nation of Korva, Earthman Carson Napier discovers
his own arrival on Venus years ago may have unknowingly triggered the strike.
The invaders' trail of death and destruction leads Carson and his beloved
princess Duare headlong into battle against a seemingly invincible, primordial
race. But that is not Carson's only challenge, for an uncanny phenomenon has
entangled him with two strange individuals from beyond spacetime. Will Carson
be able to solve the mysteries of his past and the enigmatic visitors before
the entire planet descends into chaos?
Also
includes the bonus novelette "Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun" by
Christopher Paul Carey, introducing Victory Harben, the ERB Universe's newest
heroine:
The
very principle of physics behind the Gridley Wave has mysteriously failed,
cutting off all communication between the hollow world of Pellucidar and the
outer crust, and now inventor Jason Gridley must seek help from his brilliant
young protégé, Victory Harben. Together they recover timeworn records from deep
in the ruins of a dead Mahar city, hoping to use knowledge of Pellucidar's
former reptilian overlords to jumpstart the Gridley Wave. But when their
experiment goes terribly wrong, Jason and Victory suddenly find themselves
drawn into the inscrutable machinations of an ancient evil.
THE FIRST UNIVERSE
OF ITS KIND
A
century before the term "crossover" became a buzzword in popular
culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive, fully cohesive
literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal
heroes and heroines--Tarzan of the Apes, Jane Clayton, John Carter, Dejah
Thoris, Carson Napier, and David Innes being only the best known among them. In
Burroughs' 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the
strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom, Amtor, Pellucidar, Caspak, and Va-nah, as
well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms beyond the farthest
star. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of
canonical novels written by today's talented authors!
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EXCERPT TWO:
“You
should not have come here,” Yron interrupted. He looked over my friends and
then opened his mouth repeatedly, as if he were straining for air. “You should
turn around now and go back home in that strange flying vessel of yours.” He
waited, as if he truly expected us to go.
Duare
broke the awkward silence. “We are here to ask for help, or at the very least,
some information.”
“I
have none of that,” Yron said.
“Help
or information?” I asked.
“Neither.
Both.” The jong appeared flustered by the request, and by our very presence. I
wondered why our appearances here had so obviously upset this usually cunning
and devious leader. Had I known that it was Yron we were dealing with, I
certainly would have thought twice about meeting with him so far down in his
own element.
“What
are you doing out here?” I asked. Yron and his people lived thousands of miles
to the north in the city of Mypos, so what had prompted them to establish such
a far-flung outpost? And who had built it? I had been to Mypos and seen
firsthand the fish-people’s poor sense of art and architecture. They certainly
hadn’t constructed this outpost on their own.
Before
Yron could respond, Ero Shan stepped forward and demanded to hear anything that
Yron knew about Nalte and the strange soldiers who had taken her. Duare
interjected and described the creatures we had encountered, their craft, and
how they had absconded with our companion.
Yron
looked anxious, if his rapidly flapping gill slits meant anything, and said,
“It sounds like you’ve run afoul of the Linneauns.”
Copyright © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All
rights reserved. All logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses
thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Used by permission.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Matt Betts worked
for years in radio as an on-air personality, anchor and reporter. His fiction
and poetry have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. His work
includes the steampunk novel, Odd Men Out, urban fantasy crime novel Indelible
Ink, and his recent cryptid/horror novel White Anvil: Sasquatch Onslaught. His
current release Carson of Venus: The Edge of all Worlds continues a series
begun by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Matt will be awarding a physical copy of the
paperback of Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds. Available for the
continental US to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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