geekyAll things considered, it's probably not a surprise that when I was offered the chance to blurb Michael Underwood's Geekomancy, I said "sure, why not." A magic system based on and powered by the geeky joys that run my universe? Yes, please. And to no one's shock or amazement, I adored it. It's fun, it's peppy, it's about people I recognize, because they're the kind of people I voluntarily surround myself with every day of my life. The sequel, Celebromancy, came out recently, and is even more fun.
But here's the thing: these books are e-only, which means they miss out on bookstore browsers and surprise eyes, and too many of the awesome geeky people I know haven't encountered them or had the opportunity to give them a try. So I asked Michael's editor if I could do an e-book giveaway for the first book, to get people hooked on the series, and he said sure (after he finished blinking at me a great deal). And so I now present...
SEANAN GIVES AWAY SOMEONE ELSE'S BOOKS FOR A CHANGE!
This giveaway is for three electronic copies of Geekomancy by Michael Underwood. The limitations:
1. You will need to get the book through a specific channel (the publisher's website), because what I have are download codes.
2. The book is not going to be "Kindle ready," and may not be transferable onto a Kindle without evil magic.
To enter, leave a comment with your geekiest moment. No geek is too great! I, and the Random Number Generator, will select three winners on Friday, June 28th. Open to US residents only (sorry), please leave your comment on the entry itself; comments on comments will not be eligible to win.
Game on!
June 25 2013, 15:07:22 UTC 4 years ago
1983: I program my Tandy Micro-10 computer to teach my 3 -year-old daughter math. (1+1=? correct answer gave fireworks!) There's a picture somewhere; I should scan it someday.
2008: At our wedding, the husband & I cut our cake (supposed to look like a castle, with dragon toppers) with a bat'leth. We're still playing an on-again, off-again game of Warhammer (Fantasy, not 40K) that's been going for 20 years. And the entire family, even the daughters who hate science fiction and tech stuff, are all rabid Doctor Who fans.
Between 1983 & 2008? I worked as a programmer, help desk person, computer technician, QA tester, and anything in between. I wrote my first Web page in 1994, with Notepad. I got CompTIA certified back in the 90s, and taught A+ classes to displaced auto workers. I was the first woman hired in the IT department of a bunch of places, including the State of Ohio's Lottery division. And a million other geeky things I can't remember, because I AM a geek. Not a nerd. There's a difference - nerds wear their pocket protectors even after work.