A gratifying review

I confess I rather liked this review of the audiobook of DRAGONTIARNA: KNIGHTS & THIEVES:

I have to admit that I don’t think THE RIFTWAR CYCLE was an influence on DRAGONTIARNA. I read the original RIFTWAR books like twenty years ago, and while I liked them, I don’t think they were an influence on me. Conan the Barbarian, Tolkien, David Gemmell, and various computer RPGs were a bigger influence on FROSTBORN/SEVENFOLD SWORD/DRAGONTIARNA than RIFTWAR.

That said, this kind of review is my favorite. It also demonstrates the value of having the first book in the series free and the second one cheap, because it gives you a lot of time to reel people in.

A couple of times I have seen reviews pop up on the GHOSTS and CLOAK GAMES that go in this sequence:

First Caina book: “I didn’t really like this, but it was free.”

Second Caina book: “I didn’t really like the first book, but the 2nd one was $0.99 and I don’t want to make the effort to find a new author right now.”

(Pause of two or three months.)

Twenty-third Caina book: “I keep buying these WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?”

It’s okay. Everything will be fine. Just stop struggling, relax, and subscribe to my newsletter. You’ll get a free Caina book! 🙂

By the way, have I mentioned that FROSTBORN: THE GRAY KNIGHT, SEVENFOLD SWORD: CHAMPION, CHILD OF THE GHOSTS, CLOAK GAMES: THIEF TRAP, and SILENT ORDER: IRON HAND are all free on the various ebook stores? 🙂

And if you’re an Audible member, you can listen to DRAGONTIARNA: KNIGHTS & THIEVES for free.

-JM