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The Pretender: Rebirth Winners!
The Pretender: Rebirth contest has just concluded and we’ve tallied up our contestants. We had 130 re-tweeters and 33 blog posters which is a new record for one of our contests not to mention a new record for comments in a blog post. Well done, everyone! We put all those names into a spreadsheet and, using a random number generator, we picked our 5 lucky winners:
The Pretender: Rebirth Winners:
celina kyle
@FaithParker
zeezowee
@zeezowee
#TroublesAreHere
@montanaphantom
Yael
Karen
@kar328
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and snail-mail address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Be sure to mention The Pretender in your email so we know which prize you’re claiming. If you’re not one of our winners I’ll bet Steven and Craig would love it if you bought a copy for yourself. Just saying.
Our thanks to creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle and all the folks at ThePretenderLives.com for making this contest possible! Perhaps we’ll be able to do this again when The Pretender: Saving Luke comes out next year!
The Pretender: Rebirth Giveaway!
There are Pretenders among us, geniuses with the ability to become anyone they want to be. In 1983 a corporation known as The Centre isolated a young Pretender named Jarod and exploited his genius for their research. Then, one day, their Pretender ran away…
That’s the opening setup for one of the best shows to come out of 90’s television. Responding to the demands of an extremely loyal worldwide fan base, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig Van Sickle are bringing the 90’s hit NBC TV series, The Pretender, back in a series of original novels beginning with the release of book one; Rebirth. In addition to their Pretender novels, the duo will be releasing a series of graphic novels and numerous other types of fiction all inspired by The Pretender mythology.
In addition, Mitchell and Van Sickle are looking to expand the universe into a possible spinoff series and three feature films. They’ve just launched the official website: ThePretenderLives.com, which contains information about the upcoming books and their first graphic novel series that will give fans a look at the origin of The Centre.
As part of their marketing campaign, the folks at The Centre Universe, the publishing house established by the authors for the series, have given us 5 autographed trade paperback copies of Rebirth to give away.
You know the drill: re-tweet this tweet or comment here in the blog to enter the contest – easy peasy. Do both and double your chances! We’ll have a random drawing and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
The Pretender: Rebirth
by Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle
Written by the creators of the cult-hit TV show The Pretender – Rebirth is a slick mystery thriller about a brilliant human chameleon named Jarod who after escaping from the notorious Centre, plunges headlong into his newfound freedom. While also discovering the joys and intricacies of everyday life with the pure wonderment of the man/child he is, Jarod uses his unequaled abilities to literally become anyone he wants to be (a surgeon, a pilot, a physicist, etc.) as well as his dazzling mind over muscle vigilante-like skills to bring down the powerful and corrupt and protect those who can’t defend themselves.
All the while he must stay a step ahead of his relentless pursuers from The Centre.
First and foremost is the sexiest woman on the planet, the complex, bitch-on-wheels, Miss Parker who wants him recaptured at any cost – alive – preferably. Parker is a deliciously cunning woman Jarod has known since childhood and theirs is a truly multifaceted cat and mouse relationship – one driven by Jarod who holds the key to the emotional secrets at her very core, secrets that fuel her relentless drive to recapture him.
Then there is Sydney, Jarod’s surrogate father figure and psychologist who raised and nurtured his genius for The Centre’s disreputable purposes. To Jarod, Syd is both friend and foe, confidante and captor, counselor and betrayer. But Syd’s calm paternal connection to Jarod remains strong, often in conflict with The Centre agenda.
Jarod senses Sydney holds the emotional keys to his core – the truth about his past and the identity of the parents he was stolen from and whom he longs to reunite with.
In Rebirth, Jarod employs multiple sophisticated pretends in his quest to save one missing boy and hundreds of other innocent lives hanging in the balance at the hands of multi-national corporate terrorists and mercenaries.
Rebirth is at once an enthralling tale of one man’s exploration of life around him, intricate suspenseful mystery and intense edge-of-your-seat thrill ride – that captures and reignites the cult hit TV series for both loyal fans of the show and new readers alike.
There are Pretenders among us…
I can’t tell you how excited I am to find out that there are new stories in the Pretenderverse! I loved it when it first aired and I’ve been back to re-visit The Centre this last week in what ended up becoming a Pretender Marathon over Thanksgiving. It’s been great to re-discover the show again after 12 years (thanks, Mallory!) and I’m happy to report that it has held up extremely well: Jarod is still awesome, Sydney is still brilliant, Broots is still under-appreciated and Miss Parker is still driven by her inner demons. I had almost forgotten how wicked short her mini-skirts were!
If you’ve never seen The Pretender, or you just want to see it again, you can watch the whole first season for free on Hulu. I’ve ordered the second season on DVD and I plan to work my way through the whole series and the movies. Once I’m done catching up I’m going to dive into these books!
Our thanks to Steven and Craig and everyone at The Centre Universe for the opportunity to bring this new chapter to our fans!
Ender’s Game Alive Winners!
We were supposed to announce our winners last Friday but real life got out of hand on us over the weekend. So, a few days late, here are our winners. After the rather lack-luster reviews for the Ender’s Game movie this audio play may be the best medicine for anyone let down by the film version.
Ender’s Game Alive Winners:
MrXtacle
Derek Armstrong
Tonya
Patrick Hockenson
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your full name and email address to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can send you your prize right away. Our thanks to Audible for the prizes!
JFF: Home Improvement: Undead Edition Winners!
Our Jo Fletcher Fridays re-tweet contest for Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner‘s book, Home Improvement: Undead Edition, has closed. We had 52 entries and we have drawn our 3 random winners.
Congrats to our winners:
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Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your mailing info to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can get your books in the mail right away. Please mention which book you’ve won in your email so we don’t send you the wrong one.
Our thanks to by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner and, as always, to Jo Fletcher Books for donating the prizes. We’ll be back on Friday with another giveaway so stay tuned for more free books.
Ender’s Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay Giveaway!
And now for something completely different… By now you’ve probably gotten used to seeing free book giveaways on WWEnd – heck, we just did one earlier today! Well, this time we’re helping Audible give away 5 copies of the brand-spanking-new Ender’s Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay. This is not an audio book. This is a full on play with a whole cast! Check out the embedded sample below to get a taste, I’m sure you’ll like it.
Just like our regular contests, all you have to do is re-tweet this tweet or leave a comment here in the blog for your chance to win. Do both and double your chances! Your name will go into the hat and we’ll draw our 5 random winners next Friday. Here are the details from Audible:
AUDIBLE PRESENTS
ENDER’S GAME ALIVE: THE FULL CAST AUDIOPLAY
Audible Studios is delighted to introduce Orson Scott Card’s groundbreaking new audioplay, Ender’s Game Alive. One of the most ambitious audio productions ever, Ender’s Game Alive is a sweeping, full cast dramatization in the vein of an old-school radio play that features 40 actors reading more than 100 roles, complete with sound effects and an original musical score: a truly immersive listening experience.
The script is written and the production is endorsed by the Ender’s Game author himself, Orson Scott Card. “I think it’s the best version of Ender’s Game that’s been created yet,” he says.
The Ender’s Game movie hits theaters 11/1, starring Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, and Asa Butterfield.
Ender’s Game Alive puts you into Battle School with young Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, as he trains to become the general who will lead Earth against the Formics, the alien “buggers”. Removed from his family at the age of six, Ender must prove his strength and his leadership, even as he fights his own doubts. The stakes are nothing less than the fate of humankind.
Ender’s Game Alive is performed by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast.
Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir
Original Score by John Rubinstein
Valentine’s Theme by Janis Ian
Additional music and arrangements by Mark Mitchell
Find more information about Ender’s Game Alive: here.
I love this kind of old school radio play presentation – especially if it’s a favorite story! All that’s missing is the hum of radio tubes and a bit of atmospheric static. Well, you can’t have everything, I guess. If you’re like me and can’t wait for the movie this will help you get into an Ender frame of mind for sure. Best of luck in the contest!
Edit: We heard from one of the directors of Ender’s Game Alive, Gabrielle de Cuir, and she wanted to point out that the production house, Skyboat Media, has a wealth of behind the scenes info on their website detailing how it all came together. She also hinted that there could be more to come if this one performs like it should. Thanks, Gabrielle, for the info and good luck to your team!
Jo Fletcher Fridays: Home Improvement: Undead Edition by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner
Now here is a giveaway befitting our Month of Horrors! Home Improvement: Undead Edition is a collection of paranormal tales edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner that are sure to get your blood racing. The good folks at Jo Fletcher Books have given us 1 hardcover and 2 trade paperbacks to give out so you have 3 chances to win.
You know the drill: re-tweet this tweet or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Easy peasy. Do both and double your chances! We’ll have a random drawing and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends. Our first name drawn will get the hardcover copy.
Home Improvement: Undead Edition
by Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner
There’s nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet. Now here’s the perfect treat for any homeowner who’s ever wondered, ‘What’s that creaking sound?’ Editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection, this time on the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself.
As well as a brand-new Sookie Stackhouse story there are 13 more cautionary tales of home renovation by bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, Heather Graham and Melissa Marr, amongst others. This is an outstanding line-up of frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake the foundations.
What people are saying:
“Fourteen authors hit the nail on the head with these truly DIY nightmares. With literal skeletons in the closet or portals in the attic, the stories range from the chilling to the offbeat.” – Romantic Times Book Review.
“A solid collection filled with enjoyable, quirky and fun packed stories. As always, Harris and Kelner have commissioned the best the genre has to offer.” – Andromeda’s Offspring
This looks like some fun and creepy reading for the Halloween season. Best of luck to you all.
JFF: Path of Needles Winners!
Our Jo Fletcher Fridays re-tweet contest for Alison Littlewood‘s book, Path of Needles, has closed. We had 44 entries and we have drawn our 6 random winners.
Congrats to our winners:
Congrats to all our winners! If you are one of our prize winners please send your mailing info to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can get your books in the mail right away. Please mention which book you’ve won in your email so we don’t send you the wrong one.
Our thanks to Alison Littlewood and, as always, to Jo Fletcher Books for donating the prizes. We’ll be back on Friday with another giveaway so stay tuned for more free books.
Jo Fletcher Fridays: Path of Needles by Alison Littlewood
Last week’s JFF giveaway of Peter Liney‘s The Detainee was a big hit and we’re back with another one that’s sure to please. We have 6 paperback copies of Alison Littlewood‘s newest book Path of Needles for your reading pleasure. This is Alison’s second book and follows her critically acclaimed debut novel, A Cold Season.
By now you know know we like to keep things simple: re-tweet this tweet, share it on Facebook or comment here in the blog to enter the contest. Easy peasy. Do all three and triple your chances! We’ll have a random drawing and announce the winners next Monday so tweet away and don’t forget to tell your friends.
Path of Needles
by Alison Littlewood
Some fairy tales are born of dreams… and some are born of nightmares.
A murderer is on the loose, but the gruesome way in which the bodies are being posed has the police at a loss. Until, on a hunch, Alice Hyland, an expert in fairy tales is called in. And it is Alice who finds the connection between the body of Chrissie Farrell and an obscure Italian version of Snow White.
Then, when a second body is found, Alice is dragged further into the investigation – until she herself becomes a suspect.
Now Alice must fight, not just to prove her innocence, but to protect herself: because it’s looking like she might well be next.
What people are saying:
“Fairy godmothers have been ditched in favour of horrific murders with little left to the imagination when it comes to gore.” – SciFi Now
“A great page-turner and by the time I reached the last quarter of the book, I absolutely could not put it down… This will appeal to fans of both horror and crime, and on the strength of this sophomore novel, Littlewood is going to be very big indeed.” – British Fantasy Society
“Path of Needles retains the elements of her first novel that were so successful, the crisp prose and perfect pacing chief among them.” – ThisIsHorror.co.uk
This looks like an interesting and gore filled fairytale/horror mix that’s just right for our Month of Horrors. And if you’re taking part in the Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge this could be a good fit for you. Best of luck to you all.
Heartwood Winners!
Our Heartwood, by Freya Robertson, re-tweet contest is now closed. We had 51 re-tweeters and a handful of blog comments and Facebook shares this time around and we have randomly picked our 5 lucky winners:
Our congrats to all five of our winners and many thanks to all who participated. Thanks, of course, to Freya Robertson and Angry Robot as well for making the contest possible. If you’re one of our winners please send your snail mail info to info @ worlds without end dot com and be sure to include the title of the book you’ve won. We have a lot of these contests and we want to make sure to send you the right book.
Speaking of a lot of contests, we have a new one to kick off Friday so be sure to come back for another shot at some free reads. And don’t forget to tell your friends about us too! If they should win a book you can always borrow 😉
JFF: The Detainee Winners!
Our Jo Fletcher Fridays re-tweet contest for Peter Liney‘s debut book, The Detainee, has closed. We had 23 entries and have drawn our 4 random winners.
Congrats to our winners:
Cassandra was the first random name drawn so she gets the hardcover – our other winners will receive trade paperbacks. If you are one of our prize winners please send your mailing info to us at “info [at] worldswithoutend [dot] com” so we can get your books in the mail right away. Please mention which book you’ve won in your email.
Our thanks to Peter Liney and Jo Fletcher Books for donating the prizes. We’ll be back next Friday with another giveaway so stay tuned for more free books!
