THANK YOU!

A huge thanks everyone who helped me out and told Amazon to make my book free. Special thanks to theharlequinfromutopia, the winner of a print copy of My Babylon Compete. Your book is on the way.

As of today My Babylon – Book One: Body is FREE on Amazon!

Can you do me one more favor? Go and download it from Amazon. Download it as many times as you want. Every download moves me up the charts and makes my book more visible.

As an indie author, I totally depend on people like you to get the word out. Once again, in appreciation, I will send an electronic copy of My Babylon – Book Two: Rose (or any other volume in the series) to anyone who downloads Book One from Amazon, reblogs this post, and sends me their email via ask. Please include your preferred format (mobi, epub, pdf, doc).

On October 13th, I’ll pick one person at random to mail a print copy of My Babylon Complete.

Thanks again for helping my dreams of being a successful writer come true.

GIVEAWAY – LAST DAY

I will email a FREE copy of My Babylon – Book Two: Rose to anyone who follows these instructions, reblogs the post, and drops their email address into my ask box. On September 23rd, 2013, I will also randomly pick one of the rebloggers and mail them a print copy of My Babylon Complete.

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I’m going to try this one more time. It seems I am on Amazon’s pay-no-mind list and it really sucks. As an indie author, I depend upon giving out free books to help introduce people to my work. The largest bookseller on the planet is Amazon and it would help me tremendously if they listed the first book in my series for free.

My Babylon – Book One: Body has been free other websites for some time now. Amazon claims that it will (sometimes) price match other stores. It’s the only way to get my book permanently free on Amazon. I’m going to try one more time to get them to do this for me.

PLEASE HELP – It will cost you noting and only take a minute.

Please go to my book’s page on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Find the link under PRODUCT DETAILS that says, “Tell us about a lower price.”

Click it, and let them know you found my book for $0.00 at one of the following websites.

Barnes & Noble

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Apple iBookstore

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/my-babylon-book-one-body/id683621286?mt=11

Smashwords

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/341265

Kobo

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/my-babylon

If you want, tell them about all of them. But PLEASE reblog this and ask your followers to do the same. I will be eternally grateful and pray to my pagan gods to bless you with good books for the rest of your life. Hopefully, if we hit Amazon with a massive wave of price matching requests they’ll finally get the hint.

PLEASE HELP AN INDIE WRITER – Serious Now!

I’ve decided to sweeten the pot. I will email a FREE copy of My Babylon – Book Two: Rose to anyone who follows these instructions, reblogs the post, and drops their email address into my ask box. On September 23rd, 2013, I will also randomly pick one of the rebloggers and mail them a print copy of My Babylon Complete. 

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I’m going to try this one more time as it seems I am on Amazon’s pay-no-mind list. As an indie author, I depend upon giving out free books to help introduce people to my work. The largest bookseller on the planet is Amazon and it would help me tremendously if they listed the first book in my series for free.

My Babylon – Book One: Body has been free on other websites for months now. Amazon claims that it will (sometimes) price match other stores. It’s the only way to get my book permanently free on Amazon. I’m going to try one more time to get them to do this for me.

PLEASE HELP – It will cost you noting and only take a minute.

Please go to my book’s page on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Find the link under PRODUCT DETAILS that says, “Tell us about a lower price.”

Click it, and let them know you found my book for $0.00 at one of the following websites.

Barnes & Noble

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Apple iBookstore

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/my-babylon-book-one-body/id683621286?mt=11

Smashwords

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/341265

Kobo

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/my-babylon

If you want, tell them about all of them. But PLEASE reblog this and ask your followers to do the same. I will be eternally grateful and pray to my pagan gods to bless you with good books for the rest of your life. Hopefully, if we hit Amazon with a massive wave of price matching requests they’ll finally get the hint.

PLEASE HELP AN INDIE WRITER

I’m going to try this one more time as it seems I am on Amazon’s pay-no-mind list. As an indie author, I depend upon giving out free books to help introduce people to my work. The largest bookseller on the planet is Amazon and it would help me tremendously if they listed the first book in my series for free.

My Babylon – Book One: Body has been free on other websites for months now. Amazon claims that it will (sometimes) price match other stores. It’s the only way to get my book permanently free on Amazon. I’m going to try one more time to get them to do this for me.

PLEASE HELP – It will cost you noting and only take a minute.

Please go to my book’s page on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Find the link under PRODUCT DETAILS that says, “Tell us about a lower price.”

Click it, and let them know you found my book for $0.00 at one of the following websites.

Barnes & Noble

http://www.amazon.com/My-Babylon-Book-Body-ebook/dp/B00CKH0Z4C

Apple iBookstore

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/my-babylon-book-one-body/id683621286?mt=11

Smashwords

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/341265

Kobo

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/my-babylon

If you want, tell them about all of them. But PLEASE reblog this and ask your followers to do the same. I will be eternally grateful and pray to my pagan gods to bless you with good books for the rest of your life. Hopefully, if we hit Amazon with a massive wave of price matching requests they’ll finally get the hint.

I’m never going to be an Amazon “booster.” I don’t believe that entities formed on the basis of making profit should be lauded. But I am glad that Amazon has given me the ability to handle my intellectual property the way I want. 

I have always believed that if you buy any media, you have the right to transform it and enjoy it in any format you want. If you buy a CD and rip the tracks, you should be able to do that. If you buy a movie and want to watch it on your mobile device, you should have that option. If you buy a book and want to read it electronically or in print, you should be able to do that without paying more for it.

That’s why I am happy to announce that if you buy a paperback copy of My Babylon through Amazon, you get a copy of it in Kindle format for FREE. 

So if you needed a little more incentive to purchase the book, or know that you want both formats, now is the time.

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My Story

An obsessed magician will do anything it takes to satisfy his perverse needs.

My Myth

He turns to forbidden arts to manifest his will.

My Revelation

In doing so, he will bring about the end of everything.

My Babylon

A serial novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of a cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. My Babylon weaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult practices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even enlightens.

In My Babylon, the magus, consumed with longing, seeks to create a replacement for his lost love using a grisly ritual that requires the theft of a body. Through her creation, he learns that he has a much bigger role to play, and that she may be a form of salvation not only for him but for others.

The Complete edition contains all five books of the My Babylon story.

Reviews for My Babylon:

“Captivating, interesting, dark, and at times even funny.”

“Darkly horrific, Lovecraftian work. Parts of it make you squeamish, parts send chills down your spine. A deft illustration of the black side of the human soul.”

“What I really loved about this work was what was left unsaid–telling a story with details rather than stating the obvious is becoming a lost art. What surprised me about this work was how much it drew me in despite my merely mild interest in the occult.”

“James has put together a great story with great characters who feel authentic, even as they go about tasks that you’d be horrified to find out your neighbors were up to. And even though Mike, the magician who narrates this story, is involved in really heinous activities, I still like the guy. And that is an impressive feat.”

“Not for the timid this book, but well worth it.”

“An intriguing look at what drives us …”

“It’s the struggle to remain sane, keep discrete, and keep the emotional compulsions in control that structures the suspense of this thriller.”

“In the end, you’re left with the sense of a masterfully conceived protagonist who gives credence to the idea of the unsympathetic character. It also maintains an orbiting cluster of supporting characters who are interesting in their own right but also necessary to the development of the protagonist.”

Find more great indie authors at Midworldarts.com.

Getting Over My Babylon

I think I’m getting over My Babylon’s spectacular lack of success. It was, from it’s conception, a book that only a select group of people would fully understand and enjoy. It’s a genre book, yet it is completely unlike most commercial fiction. It has no car chases or explosions. It’s not a thriller. It’s not about how “cool” the character’s powers are. It’s almost a character study. Combine that with esoteric symbolism known only by a few and a perspective that can be viewed as anti-Christian, anti-capitalist, and anti-American, I should have fucking known better than to expect anyone to read it.

The problem is, My Babylon was so much more emotionally satisfying than what I’m working on now. And I worry that the few readers I have picked up will be disappointed that the magic in my next book lacks the K.

Not that I’m ashamed of my next project. It’s more fun to read, and it’s a lot more accessible. If you like urban fantasy, but hate the mamby-pamby fairy aspects of it, Chasing the Wyrm is for you. If you’re ready for an urban fantasy that does not have your standard of melange of vampires, werewolves, lycans, shifters, faey, re-hashed-crapola, Chasing the Wyrm is for you. If you hate how most urban fantasy ignores modern society and the world going on around them, Chasing the Wyrm is for you.

So maybe I’m setting myself up for failure again. I wonder if what people want is the same old shit they have been given all their life. I refuse to do that. That’s the reason I decided to self publish in the first place. Yeah, insulting the readership is gonna earn me points I’m sure.

So here I go again, through the Abyss. Chasing the Wyrm is coming soon. 

I want you to read this book. My Babylon is a dark, modern exploration of esoteric beliefs and one man’s personal trip through the Abyss. It can be described as a “Thelemic fairy tale,” urban fantasy, and occult horror. 

In My Babylon, the magus, consumed with longing, seeks to create a replacement for his lost love using a grisly ritual that requires the theft of a body. Through her creation, he learns that he has a much bigger role to play, and that she may be a form of salvation not only for him but for others.

I believe if you try this book, you’ll want to read the the series. That’s why I’ve created so many options for you to GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE.

You can get a copy of My Babylon – Book One: Body by:

Signing up for my mailing list at jameslwilber.com. When you sign up you get an email link to download this and some other short stories in pdf, epub, kindle, .doc, .rtf, formats.

You can download it using bittorrent by using the magnet link on thepiratebay.com in pdf, epub, and kindle format.

You can download it for free from the following websites:

Kobo (epub)

Barnes & Noble (epub)

Apple (epub)

Smashwords (html, epub, mobi, pdf, rtf, lrf, pdb, txt)

Please help an indie author by reblogging this. If you enjoyed the book, please leave a review wherever you downloaded or on Goodreads.

You can purchase a print copy of My Babylon: Complete, containing all five novellas in the series at Amazon.

The My Babylon virtual tour makes another stop today at the blog of Mathew Reuther author of the Dire Crimes series. Go there to read my thoughts on how the law is portrayed in urban fantasy.

Also today, My Babylon – Book One: Body is now FREE on Kobo. Get a copy there or on Smashwords.

You can purchase My Babylon Complete, the entire series of novellas, on Amazon for Kindle or in print.

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My Story

An obsessed magician will do anything it takes to satisfy his perverse needs.

My Myth

He turns to forbidden arts to manifest his will.

My Revelation

In doing so, he will bring about the end of everything.

My Babylon

A serial novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of a cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. My Babylon weaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult practices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even enlightens.

In My Babylon, the magus, consumed with longing, seeks to create a replacement for his lost love using a grisly ritual that requires the theft of a body. Through her creation, he learns that he has a much bigger role to play, and that she may be a form of salvation not only for him but for others.

The Complete edition contains all five books of the My Babylon story.

Another quote. This one is for a certain famous follower of mine who is rarely on tumblr, but does reblog me from time to time. I hope she notices.

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“What is your name?”

She sat up on her haunches and considered that even longer. Then a smile played across her lips.

“Aiden.”

I nearly blacked out again. To pass the time leading up to the ritual, I would think of names to call my creation. The list contained dozens of monikers with occult significance. For amusement, I added the name of my favorite porn star. She could read my mind.

The next question tested the theory, “What do you want?”

She shifted back down, resting her chin on the ground and looking up at me, eyes wide. “More.”

— My Babylon, Book Three: Risen

My Babylon – A serial novel about the paranormal and dark desires. The story of a cursed young man who has an intimate view of the Apocalypse. My Babylon weaves elements of urban fantasy, erotic horror, and real-world occult practices to form a unique personal tale that thrills, terrifies, and even enlightens.

 My Babylon Complete, containing all five book is now available on Amazon Kindle and in print

http://jameslwilber.com/my-babylon/