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Your Free Excerpt, SciFi Review, & Astounding Science News are here in this blog post. Begin with your free excerpt below.

But it’s more than just my book. There are dozens of samples from dozens of authors.

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Enjoy these excerpts from outstanding writers! Oh, and I have an excerpt from 'My Undead Mother-in-law' as well.

Posted by Andy Zach on Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Which book do I have for you? None other than this one.

This story begins with a happy family story of zombies who start their own business sharing zombie blood. Diane Newby, My Undead Mother-in-law, is the natural leader. You can read a tiny snippet from late in the story here. (I promise: no spoilers)

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My Undead Mother-in-law back cover, no blurb.

She gasped for air as she hauled herself up on the transom dock, and she tasted gulf water. Salt water! Her zombie bacteria were dying!

As soon as she stood up, two zombie ninjas charged her, one with a katana and one with a naginata. And she was weaponless.

The lead one called to someone behind her, “Get her!”

Glancing behind her, Diane saw the two woman bodyguards she’d thrown in the water were coming up behind her. They didn’t have weapons, so she turned her back on the two killer women in front of her and charged the two behind her, slowly, painfully.

From My Undead Mother-in-law

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Get Your SciFi Review Here – and Your Free Excerpt #2

First, my review of a zombie novel, of all things!

Your Free Excerpt
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from Amazon reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars

 The worst enemies are not the zombies in this thriller

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021

‘The Death Doll’ by Brian White is post-zombie-apocalypse story, but oddly, the zombies aren’t the main antagonist. I’ll let you read and find out who is.

The first chapter irritated me because none of the characters seemed to be acting rationally. True, they were in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, running for their lives, but still they were over the top. Or so I thought.

I’ve learned to have patience. Over the next few chapters, the author showed me each person’s point of view and their motivations and their irrationality made sense, after a while. Mr. White has given the reader some excellent characters–good, bad, and ugly ones.

If you’re a lover of zombie books, dystopian books, and action-adventure books, this next book is for you.

I received a copy of this book to review, but that did not affect my opinion of it.

Another My Undead Mother-in-law Excerpt for You

There they all ate four huge steak filets from the fridge. They didn’t bother cooking them. For the second course, they planned a whole chicken apiece. The four chickens roasted in the oven while they gobbled the steaks.

They finished clearing out the Newbys’ commercial-sized refrigerator. They each topped off all that protein with their food of choice: George ate a whole family-sized pizza, as did Don. By the time the pizza delivery arrived, they looked quite normal, for zombies.

Diane ate an entire cheesecake. And Maggie devoured a box of sugared flakes. They had never been so ravenous—and they had never been so close to death.

From My Undead Mother-in-law

You can find the excerpt here, along with a lot of other authors’ excerpts.

The latest excerpts on SciFi, Fantasy from SciFi Roundtable. I have another bit from 'My Undead Mother-in-law'.

Posted by Andy Zach on Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Last, but not least, Astounding Science Stories

Astounding Science Fiction was a SciFi magazine during the golden age of science fiction. These stories could have come from there, but they’re all genuine science stories.

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Behold the orrery from 150 BC and be amazed!

Posted by Andy Zach on Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Okay, this is science from 150 BC but it’s astounding and it’s like an alternate history scifi where mechanical technology from the 18th century is introduced to the 2nd century BC.

Now, cue Star Trek!

Posted by Andy Zach on Monday, February 8, 2021

Finally, let’s get back to my youth, where every SciFi story had a plasma drive.

Yum! I've been reading about plasma drive since the 60s!

Posted by Andy Zach on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
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2021 Reviews and New Book Plans from Andy Zach

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2021 Reviews start right here for you!

I just finished and reviewed this book. Page-turning alternate history will please readers Reviewed in the United…

Posted by Andy Zach on Wednesday, January 13, 2021

If you don’t want to click over to Goodreads, then just read here:

This is the second book in this alternate history series, where a large ocean liner and its refueling tender have both gone back in time to 320 BCE. They arrive in the middle of Alexander the Great’s generals fighting over his empire.

The ship goes from port to port, officially neutral and promoting peace. However, they have aligned themselves with Alexander’s heir Philip and his mother Eurydice.

Naturally, aside from advancing technology to the industrial revolution, the modern ship is smack in the middle of Grecian politics. There are murders and battles, as the iron age civilization modernizes to the steam age within years.

Eric Flint and his co-authors, Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett keep the plot moving and the reader engaged with colorful characters from the 21st century and the 4th BCE.

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Let me know if you plan to read The Macedonian Hazard or if you’ve already read the first book The Alexander Inheritance . I’ll send you a copy of Zombie Turkeys.

2021 Reviews
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2021 Reviews – My First of 2021

My Undead Mother-in-law

4.0 out of 5 stars 

Outlandish Fun

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2021

Andy Zach continues his unrelenting attack on the horror/zombie genre with outlandish humor. What will society do with the new human zombies after the havoc caused by The Turkey Zombies?!? That was a rhetorical question…so just laugh! ;-

JH & DDDH
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Finally, My Top Secret Book Plans, Revealed for You Right Here

My Life After Life Chronicles gets a new volume, Zombie Detective. Here’s a secret blog post giving you the first page.

I plan to publish Zombie Detectives in May 2021 in both paperback and ebook. If you want to be the first to know, subscribe to my newsletter here. You’ll also get all my free audiobooks.

What’s next in 2021? I plan to make Zombie Detectives an audiobook. That’ll start in June and finish by September.

Also coming along is my audiobook version of Villain’s Vacation, the second of my Secret Supers series. The audiobook may not be done, but the cover is:

What else is going on? I plan to attend PeoriaCon in October 2021, and as many book conventions as possible. I miss seeing you!

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Secret Supers Excerpt for You, Text and Audiobook

Secret Supers Excerpt for You! Get your Secret Supers excerpt right in this post, below the book cover:

“Oh no,” Dan yelled.

“What’s the matter, Dan?” Jeremy asked.

“My parents’ house is on fire!”

“Did you get a text or something?” asked Darla.

“Uh, yeah.”

“Sorry to leave you in the lurch, Darla, but we’ve got to go and help,” said Aubrey.

“What can you do?”

“More than you think.”

“I’ve already called my car,” said Jeremy.

“Your car? You’re not old enough to drive,” asked Darla.

“I made a flying car. I can summon it here. See, there it is.”

Darla’s, the cheerleaders’, Rich’s, and the football players’ mouths dropped open as Jeremy’s car came flying down the street, as fast as any other car. Jeremy and Dan had modified it so it had a rumble seat in the back for Kayla and two running boards with grips and safety lines like a fire truck, for Dan and Aubrey to stand.

“That is SO COOL,” screamed Darla.

The Secret Supers climbed into the car. Jeremy transferred carefully from his wheelchair to the driver’s seat, not using his telekinesis.

“We’ll come back if we can. Watch my electric wheelchair,” said Jeremy as they zoomed off.

“Wow, Jeremy! You’re really going fast,” said Aubrey over the rushing wind.

“I told you I was getting stronger. I think we’ll have to modify this again for full seats for you and Dan.”

From Secret Supers

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“Hurry,” said Dan. “They’re trapped in the basement!”

“Okay, let me open her up.” The car sped up, and they began passing other cars on the road.

“Fifty-five, sixty miles an hour! That seems to be my limit, now. Hey, did someone call the fire department?”

“I did before we started,” said Dan. “Oh hurry!, The smoke is getting thick! They’re lying on the basement floor with wet clothes over their faces!”

A line of cars at a red light blocked them.

“Hold on! Kayla, shields up!”

Shields up, Captain Jeremy!

The car faded into invisibility.

“No one saw that,” said Dan, holding on for dear life as they soared over the cars and traffic lights. “Please hurry! My little sister is coughing on the smoke.”

“I guess we can dispense with the roads. My GPS says if we take a twenty-degree turn—”

“Look out for the high-tension wires,” screamed Aubrey.

Six high-voltage wires blocked their path, less than twenty feet away.

“Hold on,” yelled Jeremy.

The car dropped like an elevator with its cable cut. The Secret Supers ducked, and the wires passed where their heads had been a moment before. They could feel the hairs on their heads lift up from the intense voltage a foot away.

“Look out, a tree,” shouted Aubrey.

The car swerved around and over an oak tree blocking their path.

The Elanga’s house blazed ahead, a pillar of fire and smoke rooted in the disintegrating house.

Swooping down, Jeremy brought the car to a skidding halt in front of the house. A wall of heat burned their faces. Acrid smoke assailed their noses. In the distance, fire engine sirens blared.

Oh no! Dan, are we too late?

From Secret Supers

My Inspiration For Secret Supers Flying Car

I actually watched this TV show in the 1960s as a little kid. Imagine me sitting on my living room floor in the morning, watching my black and white set. Here’s what it looks like in color and the whole first episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CIUax8IVe0

Let me know if you also watched this show and I’ll give you a free ebook of your choice!

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If you’re in the UK you can get Secret Supers for .99. But I’m also offering My Undead Mother-in-law for .99 too. Just click here to get yours.

Just remember: these deals begin at 12 midnight Pacific Standard Time and last for 80 hours. Then they’re over for this year.

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I’m glad you asked! I give every audiobook I have to newsletter subscribers. Get them here.

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