Kevin P. Hallett at Tangent Online just posted this very thoughtful review of Weird World War III today, which coincidentally is my birthday. You can check it out here.
“A fascinating way to see how different authors of speculative fiction approach a similar theme… This was an enjoyable collection of speculative fiction presenting several interesting takes on WWIII scenarios between the US and Russia. The overall quality was high.”
Here’s a cumulative summary of all the promotional activity I’ve compiled as of November 13, 2020. The additions this week are my interviews on Coast to Coast AM as well as a promotional spot by Baen Books and an interview of Erica L. Satifka by the good people at Podside Picnic.
So far, Weird World War III has garnered media appearances in the following formats:
Mike Davis, Benjamin Handelman, Matthew Carpenter, Richard Bunting, Laird Barron, and John Langan, “Interviews: Laird Barron, John Langan“, Lovecraft eZine, 23 August 2020 (John Langan, talks about his story, “Second Front”, in Weird World War III at the 1:56:44-minute mark)
Various Baen Authors and Editors, “Baen Virtual Roadshow: Dragon Con 2020“, Baen Books, 10 September 2020 (I introduce the anthology at the 16:34-minute mark)
David Afsharirad, Sean Patrick Hazlett, John Langan, T.C. McCarthy, and Erica Satifka, “Editor and Authors on Weird World War III“, Baen Free Radio Hour, 30 October 2020
Pete Johannsen, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez, and Erica L. Satifka, “The Big So So“, Podside Picnic, 10 November 2020 (Erica Satifka talks about her story, “Where You Lead, I Will Follow: An Oral History of the Denver Incident”, in Weird World War III at the 30:55-minute mark)
A Book Launch in the Time of COVID-19 and Cyberwar (Continued)
In the first five weeks since launch, BookScan reported a total of 224 Weird World War III US retail print sales.
Below are the BookScan US trade paperback sales as reported by Amazon for the period of November 2nd through November 8th by geography. As a reminder, BookScan compiles point-of-sales data from ~10,000 retailers throughout the US, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Target, and Buy.Com. Retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club do not participate. As such, BookScan estimates that this point-of-sales data represent about 75% of all brick-and-mortar and online retail print book sales in the US. It does not include ebook sales, sales outside the US, sales to libraries, or used book sales.
According to Bookscan, Weird World War III sold 20 copies last week, which is more than the 18 sold in week four. I believe the entirety of this increase is due to my appearance on Coast to Coast AMthis past Sunday morning. As I mentioned last week, Coast to Coast AM has a weekly audience of 2.75 million people.
Amazon reviews for Weird World War III continue to trickle in, and all have still been four or five stars.
Again, if you’re reading this and still haven’t purchased a copy yet, please do. All you need do is click one of the links below. If you have purchased a copy, thank you so much. If you don’t mind doing a quick Amazon review, I would be even more grateful.
Through A Glass Darkly 