Update:
Thanks everyone for participating in the giveaway! The giveaway is now closed, I hope you all enjoy the reading. :) As the number of participants was around the expected, I have sent you all a copy of the book!
Since I was a kid, I was obsessed with computers, technology, and books. Science fiction books, palpable technologies with surreal events, were my favorite addiction. I grew up drinking from this source, dreaming of writing my own stories one day. But growing up on the periphery I quickly came to understand it was not more than a dream, especially in Brazil. So, I was thrown into the nearest lane, jumping from technical support to software engineer.
Years flew by, and in the rush of day-to-day life, I ended up forgetting the essence that propelled me down this path. Goals, projects, codes, stress… blah, blah, blah. You know the deal, you took it too. However, after several (miracle) therapy sessions, I decided it was time to take a break from the command prompt and dive into Word. And, after many, many months, liters of coffee, a herniated disc, and a hefty dosage of ibuprofen, voilà, a book was born!
It is a cyberpunk story that speaks about work dehumanization, communities vs corporations and kicking the corporative ass.
Coincidetally, or not, the story connects with what we have experienced with Reddit and Lemmy, so I understood it would be fitting to conduct the book’s giveaway on the Fediverse only!
Ghost Trigger is available on Kindle and Paperback, as well as other digital formats. It’s a dive into passion, at the cost of a beer, and about three hours of your life.
I will be conducting the giveaway of 10 copies, in either:
- Paperback (North America, Europe and Australia only)
- Kindle
- Epub
To participate, just comment the format you would like to receive!
The giveaway will begin tomorrow, and winners will be chosen randomly.
- noodleneedles ( @Noodleneedles@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
Kicking corporate ass sounds like exactly what I need right now. Congrats on making your dreams come true! I’d love a paperback if I’m lucky enough to win.
- Bookwormy ( @Bookwormy@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
.epub would be awesome! I’m definitely a cyberpunk fan. Congrats on finishing a novel!!
- communication [they] ( @communication@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
Sounds great, thanks for doing this! Format if I win: epub or paperback, whichever you prefer.
- TheBurlapBandit ( @TheBurlapBandit@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
I’d be down for a paperback. If I don’t win I’ll buy it anyway, though.
- Cass.Forest ( @cityboundforest@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
You can put me down for paperback!
- Danielrh66 ( @Danielrh66@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
If I happen to win EPUB would be my choice. Thanks!!
- UlfKirsten ( @UlfKirsten@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
Epub
- lilbluntwrap ( @lilbluntwrap@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Put me down for a paperback, love the feel of a physical book :)
- KasanMoor ( @KasanMoor@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
I’m always down for kicking some corporate ass, sign me up for a paperback! Also… Congrats on the book!
- Refefer ( @Refefer@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Sounds like my type of read! Epub or kindle would be great!
- chiz ( @chiz@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
.EPUB would be great! Did you do both languages? Or did you write in one and have someone else translate it?
I started the writing in English primarily, translating to Portuguese during edit phase, aiming to keep the reading flow around the same level. However, the best experience will be reading it in English, in my opinion, as it has a better vocabulary for this genre.
- Nebula0578 ( @Nebula0578@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Sounds like a good read. I’d love a copy in Epub.
- AmoraHello ( @AmoraHello@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Would like to try as well! Love the cyberpunk kind of universe (we also have the game with the same name). I only have the reader from the ipad, so anything compatible with it. If not, paperback it is.
Also I speak portuguese, so if you wrote it originally in portuguese I don’t mind have the original version (if I m one of the lucky ones).
Thank you! Obrigada!
Thank you very much! Muito obrigado! :)
I started the writing in English primarily, translating to Portuguese during edit phase, aiming to keep the reading flow around the same level. However, the best experience will be reading it in English, in my opinion, as it has a better vocabulary for this genre.
Mas se preferir ler em português, ficaria muito feliz em saber sua opinião sobre a versão!
- AmoraHello ( @AmoraHello@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Muito obrigada! Sim também concordo que o inglês tem mais sonoridade, parece que faz mais sentido neste tipo de universo.
Obrigada pelo voto de confiança, vou ler os dois e dar a minha opinião.
- LolaCat ( @LolaCat@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
Looks really interesting! I’d love an epub :D
- GhostMagician ( @GhostMagician@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year ago
epub would be great. And it’s felt like the year of cyberpunk for me having watched stuff like Ghost in a Shell and Edgerunners this year.