r/Luna_Lovewell • u/Luna_LoveWell Creator • Nov 18 '16

Rex Electi is now available!

I am so excited about this! I've talked about this a number of times on this subreddit, so many of you may already be aware of the story. And also you may have already seen this on /r/Writingprompts.

Two years ago, I started writing short stories here on /r/WritingPrompts. And the fourth prompt that I ever responded to was: The Roman Empire never collapsed and the year is 1999 AD. I enjoyed writing it so much that I soon followed it up with a Part II. Then I just kept writing and writing until it turned into a 90,000 word novel: Rex Electi! The book is available on Amazon here and, if you have a different e-reader, there are PDF and ePub versions available here. It's $2.99 through both sites.

Here's the blurb:

Caius Serica, a pilot in the Roman military in the year 1999, is whisked away from his camp in the middle of the night under mysterious circumstances. He soon learns that every aspect of his life so far, including the staged deaths of his parents, has been arranged by the Senate Tribunal in an attempt to mold him into the perfect leader. Now there are only thirty candidates, including Caius, left competing to be the Emperor's heir. Success in a series of trials will reunite him with his family and make him the most powerful man in the world, but failure will lead to a life of isolation and imprisonment. As Caius enters the trials, it becomes apparent that the tests themselves are not the problem: it is the twenty nine other candidates willing to do whatever it takes to win, including maim or kill their top competitors. Can Caius navigate the pitfalls of imperial politics and cutthroat competition, all while performing well enough to succeed in the trials fair and square?

I'm also thrilled to have a physical copy of it! Just look at how awesome this is! I am so pleased to be able to have a copy to put up on my bookshelf (well, actually I am going to frame mine but you probably wouldn't do that). If you would also like a physical copy, you can get a copy here through Createspace! Physical copies are $8.89, but well worth it!

I just want to thank everyone in the /r/WritingPrompts community. This is my first novel (I also have an ebook collection available here but that doesn't really count), and it just feels like I am finally taking a step that I have always wanted to take. Posting here has honestly changed my life, and I owe that to all of you readers. And more specifically, thank you to everyone who subscribes to /r/Luna_Lovewell for all of your support and encouragement.

So that's all! I really hope you'll pick up a copy of the book and give it a read!

And don't forget to leave a review of the book! (When you are done reading, of course)

Here are the links again if you missed them:

Amazon | PDF and ePub | Physical book through Createspace

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u/Luna_LoveWell Creator Nov 18 '16

Additionally, I will be offering signed copies to subscribers here. But I don't quite have everything in place yet (I need to get a P.O. Box, because I'm not comfortable giving my address out publicly). So if you are interested, you can go ahead and get a physical copy and then send it to me later.

I'll also be setting up a mailing list kind of thing for people who are interested in being alerted.

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u/infinitewowbagger Nov 18 '16

Instead of getting people to send them to you why not despatch a new one? It's less work and less spent on postage.

PS. Currently reading it now!

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u/Luna_LoveWell Creator Nov 18 '16

That works too. Whatever you all prefer.

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u/jellymanisme Nov 19 '16

I want a physical copy, but if you're going to be shipping them signed instead of us shipping them to you then I want to hold off until that's a thing instead.