Second edition released of BEATRICE: BOOK I OF THE ALBAN SAGA

2nd Edition Released!

I just released a 2nd edition of my young adult fantasy novel Beatrice: Book I of the Alban Saga. It's a new version of the original novel that has been revised and edited. The second book of the series is Black Grotto, and I will be issuing a new edition of that book as well in a month or so.

The series name is new for the two books as well, and I plan on eventually adding others. The history behind the series' name is that the books all take place in modern day Scotland, but there are aspects of each that are derived from Scottish history. The word, Alba, is an ancient name for the Scottish isles, and I used Saga instead of series because it means long story, and that is exactly what this group of books will be - thus, the name, Alban Saga.

The new edition can be purchased in either paperback or Kindle eBook on any Amazon site around the world. Just search for "Bob Stegner," and you will see the new cover design.

ROOMS & THE CHOSEN: New Versions & New Review

Both Rooms and the second book in the series titled, The Chosen, have been rewritten. Below is a recent review of them from a reader in the U. K.

"I very much enjoyed the two books. I have to admit I was intending to read Beatrice first, however, I was curious about Rooms and thought I'd take a peek at the first few pages, then I was hooked. I don't read many science fiction books, but it's nice to have a change. My only complaint is that they weren't long enough. I could have read on and on.

"I was finding that I would stop reading now and again to think about some of the terrible things that are going on in our present day situation. For example, when the people of Loon wanted a peaceful solution to Harlequin and her cronies, I couldn't imagine how you were going to do it. I was delighted with the ending.

"I think you brought pretty much everything in to the books, power hungry, evil, greedy, selfish characters, as well as amazing heroic, kind, loving and caring characters. ...lots of heroes in there. Rad obviously being the favourite."

Finally Beginning Research For My Next Novel

NEW FANTASY/MYSTERY NOVEL!

I've started work on a new novel. It will be written as a stand-alone novel, but it will also take place after Beatrice and be the follow up book to it.

I don't know the title yet, and there isn't a lot than I can share at this point, but the book will center around a struggle of wills, and there will be a mystery that will need to be solved along the way. It will include many of the characters from Beatrice as well as some new ones.

The setting will be in the Scottish Highlands, as in the picture above, as well as some other locations around Scotland. Some of those will be real, some historic, and others will be fictional. It might also include one or two other countries.

I've started the outline, a list of characters, the setting, and have been doing some research for the book. I am very excited to begin writing again!

Update Your Kindle Copy of Rooms & Get a Free Copy of Beatrice for your Kindle.

       

If you have Rooms on your Kindle, or on a Kindle Reader for one of your devices, you can easily get the updated version by either emailing or calling Kindle Support at 1-888-280-4364 and asking them to update your current version.

From June 1-5, you can get the Kindle version of Beatrice for FREE on Amazon.com and download it to your Kindle.

Update Your Copy Of ROOMS On Your Kindle

YOU CAN GET THE NEW UPDATED VERSION OF ROOMS ON YOUR KINDLE

As I mentioned in my last blog entry, ROOMS has been revised and now the newer version is up on Amazon in both the paperback and Kindle formats of the book.

If you have the book on your Kindle, or on a Kindle reader for one of your devices, you can easily get the updated version by either emailing or calling Kindle Support at 1-888-280-4364 and asking them to update your current version of ROOMS.

I would really recommend that you do this. There have been significant changes to the book, including a completely new first chapter.

If you'd like to read the first three chapters of the latest version, you can do so by clicking on the BOB'S BOOKS tab at the top of this blog page or by clicking on this link: REVISED: Rooms Excerpt: Chapter's 1-3.