Jo Fletcher Fridays: Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald

2013

Jo Fletcher Fridays: Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald Posted at 8:04 AM by Dave Post

One of the cool things about our Jo Fletcher Fridays series is all the new authors that we get to help introduce to our fans. Snorri Kristjansson and Evie Manieri are the first of several new authors in the stack of books from JFB but for this, our third go ’round, we thought we’d pick an author who’s a little more familiar. Have you heard of Ian McDonald? Well, of course you have. This guy has been nominated for every genre award under the sun. So how cool is it that we’re giving away 5 – count ’em – 5 trade paperback copies of his book By My Enemy? Pretty damn cool, I’d say.

You know the drill. Re-tweet this tweet, like it on Facebook or comment here in the blog for your chance to win. Do all three and triple your chances! We’ll have a drawing and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away.

Be My Enemy
Everness, Book II
by Ian McDonald

Everett Singh has escaped from his enemies with the Infundibulum – the key to all the parallel worlds. But his freedom has come at a price: the loss of his father to one of the billions of parallel universes in the Panopoly.

E1 was the first Earth to create the Heisenberg Gate, the means to jump between worlds, but it was quarantined long ago. No one goes in . . . and nothing comes out. But E1 has something that Everett needs: the means to find his father.

It’s lucky that he has the support of Captain Anastsia Sixsmyth, her daughter Sen and the unique crew of the airship Everness, because Everett is about to discover the horrifying secret of E1 and, with it, his deadliest enemy.

What people are saying:

“Chock-full of awesome… . Airship-dueling, guns-blazing fantasy… .” – Paola Bacigalupi, Author of Ship Breaker

“[An] exciting first sequel to outstanding series opener Planesrunner… . Smart, clever, and abundantly original, with suspense that grabs your eyeballs, this is real science fiction for all ages. More! More!” – Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

About the Author:

Ian McDonald is the author of Planesrunner, the first book of the Everness series. He has written thirteen science fiction novels — including the 2011 John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner for Best Novel, The Dervish House — and has lost count of the number of stories. He’s been nominated for every major science fiction award, and he’s even won some. McDonald also works in television and in program development — all those reality shows have to come from somewhere — and has written for screen as well as print. He lives in Northern Ireland, just outside Belfast, and loves to travel. Visit him online at facebook.com/Infundibulum and on Twitter@iannmcdonald.

I’ve heard great things about this series and Mr. Bacigalupi – no stranger to “chock-full of awesome” himself – likes it so there you go. And just look at the cover art on this edition from JFB! Really stunning. You know you wants it, Precious, so re-tweets it!

Don’t forget to check back Monday to see if you’ve won and every Friday for more free books from JFB!

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8 Comments

Emil | 16 Aug 2013 @ 10:27

I’ve just the other day received the hardcover of this book via Amazon. The first one, I seem to recall, was a choice for receiving the most votes for a review during the GMRC. It is an highly enjoyable series, one I’m sure McDonald will have lots of fun with. There are as many possibilities as there are alternative universes!