It’s my 10-year publishversary, and YOU get the gift

Posted on March 7, 2017February 27, 2017 by Percival Constantine

Today is March 7th, 2017. That means it is exactly ten years since I published my very first novel, Fallen.

Ten years ago, the self-publishing landscape was very different. This was in the BK days—Before Kindle. Back then, there were only three options to publish your book. One was the traditional route. Another was to pay a printer for a run of books out of pocket and pray you could sell them. The third was paying a vanity press to do the second for you.

But around this time, a fourth option became available—print-on-demand. One outfit in particular, Lulu.com, offered to do it for no upfront costs. Instead, they’d get paid whenever someone ordered a copy. If you wanted to be available for people to order through bookstores and websites, you had to pay around $30 for distribution.

I chose the latter and Fallen was born. I’ve learned a lot in that time, both as an author and a publisher, and Fallen is still a pretty imperfect book. But it was my first and it’s one I’m still proud of.

So, to celebrate ten years of publishing, I’ve decided to give all of you the gift. From today until March 11th, Fallen will be available for free on the Amazon US store. You get to read my first novel for free!

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Here’s to another ten (hopefully more successful) years of publishing!

Chasing The Dragon

Posted on August 25, 2008May 30, 2014 by Percival Constantine

Brenda McKenzie is a single mother working double-shifts as a waitress and struggling to make ends meet. But Brenda’s life gets turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Alyssa, runs away with Ryan Cunningham, her heroin-dealing boyfriend. With the police providing no assistance, Brenda feels all hope is lost.

Until the day a strange man offers his help. His name is Riker Stone and he has a monster lurking inside him–literally. Riker’s quest will lead him to Ryan as well as the people who support him. And in his search for revenge, Riker will leave a trail of bodies.

From Percival Constantine, the author of Fallen, comes a bloodspilling, ultraviolent tale of vengeance in a noir style.

“At its core, it’s a tough crime novel. For an over-saturated market, it would actually stand out quite a bit because it’s better written than some of the stuff out there with moments where it actually borders on some of the better contemporary crime writers.”
-Green Valleyside Productions

Fallen

Posted on March 7, 2007May 30, 2014 by Percival Constantine

After the creation of the Earth and the birth of Man, the Presence seemingly vanished from existence. Once the angels and demons discovered that mortals possessed souls, they became locked in an endless conflict for ownership over mankind. But Gabriel, once the leader of Heaven’s forces, felt humanity should be allowed to live in peace. For his transgression, he was stripped of his wings and expelled from Heaven. Now, centuries later, the wars of man have brought the world to ruin. Man’s once-vaunted technology has regressed. Lance Kells, a drifting writer with no direction in his life, inadvertantly stumbles upon this war and finds himself trapped in the middle of it. As Lance tries to uncover the truth, he will encounter a host of intriguing characters, from a hard-drinking, pink-haired avatar of death to an elderly Native American mystic. During his journey, Lance will discover a method of ending a conflict as old as time, as well as a disturbing secret which links him to Gabriel.

“Combines elements of science fiction, horror both psychological and gory, Navajo mysticism, Christian dogma, action/adventure, comedy and even the modern day comic book (or graphic novels if you take your inner geek seriously) all wrapped up in a road trip. This is a book that will never make the mistake of letting you get bored. You’ll want to keep turning the pages just to see what new and innovative plot twist Percival is going to throw into the mix.”
-Derrick Ferguson, author of Dillon and the Legend of the Golden Bell