[Letters From the Labyrinth] Official Brian Keene Newsletter 7/23
My name is Brian Keene, and this is Letters From the Labyrinth, a weekly newsletter for fans of my work. If you're a new subscriber, previous issues are archived here.
This is going to be uber-short. I am currently in Williamsburg, VA for the Scares That Care Charity Weekend. As a member of the Board of Directors for the event, I have been in town since last Wednesday. I have averaged four hours of sleep per night since then, and eaten one meal per day. My Fitbit daily average is well over 10,000 steps per day.
And it is all very worth it, because Scares That Care is a charity that raises money for families in need. To learn more about it, visit www.scaresthatcare.org.
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A reminder that I'll be at the GHOST TOWN WRITERS RETREAT in Georgetown, CO on August 3rd – 6th.
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Today (Sunday) is the last day to get the uncut, Author’s Preferred Edition of THE RISING for just .99 cents on Kindle and Nook. Published in 2003, THE RISING is considered by many fans to be a seminal work of modern horror. Critics and academia cite it as inspiring the modern day pop culture zombie craze (along with 28 Days Later and the comic version of The Walking Dead). If you’ve never read it before, you’ll never find it cheaper than this current sale. And if you read the original, this is a great time to revisit the novel and experience all the chapters that were previously unpublished. Again, THE RISING. Just 99 cents on Kindle and Nook. But only for a limited time.
Also...

Sword and sorcery collides with horror once again in THRONE OF THE BASTARDS — the sequel to Brian Keene and Steven L. Shrewsbury’s award-winning KING OF THE BASTARDS, which is available for pre-order in paperback and e-book.
Learning that his family are in danger, Rogan returns to his former kingdom, now under siege from foreign invaders and supernatural forces led by his bastard son. With time running out, the aging barbarian and his trusted companions, Javan and Akibeel, must forge an alliance of new friends and old foes, mustering an army to retake the kingdom. Surrounded by savages, soldiers, demons, and dark magic, it will take all of their cunning, skill, ruthlessness, and courage to survive the slaughter and determine once and for all who shall sit upon the THRONE OF THE BASTARDS.
Paperbacks and e-books are available for pre-order via the publisher, as well as Amazon, B&N, and wherever books are sold.
Cover art by Daniel Kamarudin.
ISBN TPB: 978-1-937009-60-1
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That's it for this week. Reminders:
PATREON - Where I post new short stories, a serialized ongoing novel, and behind-the-scenes stuff.
TWITTER - The only social media outlet I still use regularly.
Take care. See you back here next Sunday, with a regular edition.