tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79869191643462711612023-11-16T03:31:31.450-08:00The Ardly EffectPlease feel free to talk to me about The Ardly EffectGary Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02283560376212654045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7986919164346271161.post-44759094166111354862011-03-28T10:52:00.000-07:002012-10-30T08:28:14.445-07:00The Ardly Effect<hr size="1" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDrqHFC5WD_VHpaYP7E-e9iZ9n4kIjHk7i6OAUJpLv04O0qHvLNqB3UkWveG7ZDrYxpwMKoyV8sB3GTZXQ7LzJ_RlQBgWZpYni1RVqwx4DixsqMhdIuSpPUmoitylRgwX3XqhHuWuepmV/s1600/TAE-coverKindle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDrqHFC5WD_VHpaYP7E-e9iZ9n4kIjHk7i6OAUJpLv04O0qHvLNqB3UkWveG7ZDrYxpwMKoyV8sB3GTZXQ7LzJ_RlQBgWZpYni1RVqwx4DixsqMhdIuSpPUmoitylRgwX3XqhHuWuepmV/s320/TAE-coverKindle.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="224" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Ardly Effect - Mitis Green </span></b><span style="font-size: small;">(Humorous Science Fiction, approx 208 pages)</span></div><hr size="1" /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Quick summary</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The first book in the Two Moons trilogy.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Inhabitants of two moons orbiting a gas giant realise they have a common past. Their search for their roots reveals more than they had bargained for and the truth they find 'out there' illuminates a side to human nature that is probably best left in the dark.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>The Ardly Effect Reviews</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"... This book is worth getting for the first chapter alone. ... The one thing I would really like to say though is Mitis Green brings a refreshing, dangerously funny novel to a familiar pitch. Funny it is, I was laughing out loud just reading the first chapter. There are no long set-ups for the jokes and the humour, it just comes thick and fast. The characters are a wealth of humour with out being one-dimensional. There is true depth to all aspects of this book and at times it can be quite poignant and thought-provoking. There are similarities to the TV series 'Red Dwarf'. The ships computer is 'intelligent' and becomes sentient and there is a character that is very analogous in many respects to that of Rimmer. I think this familiarity, though, is not so much a distraction as a benefit as Green appends his own style and spin to make it sufficiently different.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Even if you're not a huge fan of Science Fiction, you'll find a lot to enjoy from this book. The characters are a joy to read and that first chapter just has to be read. The book is full of little surprises and some of the reveals are truly entertaining. I don't want to talk too much about the plot because I think it should be saved for when you read this book.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">... For a first novel, this is a remarkable debut. Green has plenty of material for the follow on books and could quite happily do a prequel as well. I really hope people will read this book and it provided me with so much enjoyment. One of the best books I've read in a long time." <b>Phil Jones</b> <a href="http://www.sfcrowsnest.co.uk/" target="_new">www.SFCrowsnest.co.uk</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book. I'd never read anything my Mitis Green before, but the title sounded like the sort of fiction I enjoy. What I didn't expect was a wonderful page turner laced with laugh-out-loud humour. I really enjoyed this book ... and will be looking out for the future two episodes ... read this book, you'll enjoy it." <b>Ian Redman</b> Editor - Jupiter Magazine <a href="http://www.jupitersf.co.uk/">www.jupitersf.co.uk</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"After my poor disappointed eyes had been dragged across the pages of so many <i>best-sellers</i>, this unknown gem is a delightful must read. Any lover of lateral thinking, British sense of humour and sheer page-turning adventure will love this book.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Warning: don't read it on the bus or tube unless you like being the centre of attraction as you gasp and laugh out loud.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Any SF reader will <i>have</i> to add this book to their collection."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Geoff Nelder</b> Author &amp; Editor for BeWrite.net</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>Where to buy The Ardly Effect</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ardly-Effect-1-Mitis-Green/dp/1467952699/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351610817&sr=1-3">Paperback (UK £7.99)</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ardly-Effect-Two-Moons-ebook/dp/B004KAA6QY/ref=sar_1_3?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=books&qid=1295717390&sr=8-3">Kindle (USA 99c)</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Ardly-Effect-Two-Moons/dp/B004KAA6QY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1295717889&sr=8-2">Kindle (UK 76p)</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/13102">All other e-book formats $2.99</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">(Prices correct at time of writing)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>The Ardly Effect Cover Art</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The cover - used for the Kindle and on the forthcoming audio version (and slowly being rolled out to the paperback) - is by the brilliant Brian Christensen. You can see more of his work <a href="http://currentsofspace.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Click on the cover to see more detail.</div><div><br />
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