Friday, May 29, 2020

Ebook is Live!

Well, the ebook version of the updated version of WORKING CLASS HERO is live. You can pick that one up, now. Or you can wait a day or two and buy the paperback copy which should be ready for order within a day or two.

Here are a couple of bits of promotional material coming up for a multi-author campaign that will begin on June 15 and run for a few weeks.




James Robert Smith was surrounded by comics as a kid. His dad owned several bookstores that sold used and rare books. So, from the 1960s onward he had access to his father's warehouse of comics filled with over 250,000 back issue Silver Age and Golden Age comic books.

Influenced by the works of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and their creation, the Marvel Universe, WORKING CLASS HERO: The Autobiography of a Superhuman is the novel that Smith has been itching to write for decades.

Smith’s latest novels are THE EMISSARY and WORKING CLASS HERO. His short story collection A CONFEDERACY OF HORRORS appeared from Hippocampus Press in 2015. Among his other novels have been DEADLOCKED, THE COALITION, THE NEW ECOLOGY OF DEATH, FOUR FROM MANGROVE, and others. He has written comic scripts for publishers as diverse as Marvel Comics, Kitchen Sink, New Comics, Basement Comics, and others. His short fiction (well over 80 sales the last time he bothered to count) has appeared in dozens of markets from Fear Magazine, Weird Tales, Deathrealm, and others; to various anthologies in both hardback and paperback. He optioned his first novel, THE FLOCK, to Warner Brothers.

Mr. Smith recently retired from his day job as a laborer for the United States Postal Service and he lives with his wife in North Carolina. When he’s not at home writing he can generally be found hiking, backpacking, kayaking, or camping in various mountain areas in either the eastern Appalachians or the western Rocky Mountains. He’s an accomplished amateur photographer with landscapes and wildlife as his primary subjects.

His next novel will be BILLY B VERSUS THE TROUBLE BOYS, his second novel in the Working Class Hero series.


 
When people exhibit superhuman abilities after being afflicted with a new condition called Adult Onset Hyper-Development Disorder (AOHD), Uncle Sam steps in to take control of them. You either become a Fed, or an enemy of the state. Upon contracting the disorder, Mike Evans finds himself given the code name of Billy B, and tagged with the label of a Level Seven superhuman. They don't get much tougher or more powerful in the world of "Odds", as the public begins to refer to them.

With such power, Mike is given leadership of a team of other Odds and they are based in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina to act as defenders of their part of the east coast against all threats super-powered. He and his teammates Gila, Shylock Holmes, Amber Ember, and Constrictor do well at their jobs until exactly twelve people claiming to be the gods of Olympus appear. Can they handle this dozen come back to claim Earth after 2,000 years? Or have they met their match?

Find out in WORKING CLASS HERO: The Autobiography of a Superhuman. First in a series!


Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Upcoming Re-release of My Novel WORKING CLASS HERO: The Autobiography of a Superhuman.

A few years ago I released my novel WORKING CLASS HERO through one of my former publishers. When I got the rights back to many of my earlier books it was near the top of my list to re-publish under the Last Hemlock book imprint.

Recently I got the chance to work with a promotions cooperative with other writers and decided to take advantage of that opportunity to get WORKING CLASS HERO back into print. So about June 15th the book should be a part of the promotions bundle and, later, available in the three big formats: ebook, paperback, and audiobook.

What happens when you wake up one day to discover that you are now endowed with superhuman abilities, giving you power far beyond that of mortal men?

I'll tell you what happens.

Uncle Sam happens. Super folk work for the Feds. Or else.

Join the baddest of of badasses, Billy B, as he and the other superheroes of Charlotte, North Carolina join together to do good deeds and protect one and all from the depredations of villains both human and superhuman.

Book 2, BILLY B VERSUS THE TROUBLE BOYS should follow no later than mid-August 2020. Look for it online, or wherever fine books are sold.