Author of the fantasy thriller The Seventh Kill and working on other standalone novels.
Taking a book home
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Dear Reader, It is always nice to find a book that excites you and then take it home. It is a little present between covers that you can savour at your leisure. But when I says taking a book home here I mean taking a book back to the place that made it what it is. When Oceans Dream is set in the Overberg in the Western Cape in a small coastal village called Plaatjieskraal. This is both a real place, and nowhere at all. Plaatjieskraal is a ghost town and the former settlement had been overtaken by the sand dunes. We went down to the Western Cape for a visit and along the way we had a chance to visit the site. Or as close as we could get. Ideally I would have wanted to take the novel all the way to the exact spot, but there were a couple of obstacles. Firstly, you cannot get there without a 4X4, and with what we were driving it just wasn’t possible. Secondly, we only had a short window and could not take the time to walk all the way round to the beach from where we could park. So all I got this time round was a panoramic view of Plaatjieskraal bay with the wind nearly blowing us off our feet. I talk more about the print path When Oceans Dream in my August Author Update. *** My Novels available on Amazon/WideThe Seventh KillWhen Oceans DreamI'm changing the book back to the original cover. *** This Month's Reading PromosSeventy-Two Hoursby C.J. Connolly A free prequel story to Crimson Sky, Book One of The World It Left. Before Crimson Sky begins, there's a man in Washington DC who already knows what's coming. His name is Sean Doyle. He's been awake for two days watching seventeen unconnected AI systems across four continents. He's filed three emails marked urgent. He's taped sheets of paper to his office wall. He has three days left to believe that showing people the right data will matter. Download a free copy of Seventy-Two Hours if you sign up to C.J. Connolly's newsletter Static Slumsby R.M. Demeester Eighteen-year old Xanthe Static, like every other citizen is tested. Pass, and you earn a life of cutting-edge technology, elite education, and near-zero crime. Fail, and you're discarded to the slums. Xanthe has never believed intelligence determines a person's worth. After her parents vanish trying to expose the system, she deliberately falsifies her IQ score and disappears into the forgotten undercity. Universal Book Link to pre-order Static Slums (publication 19 March 2027) *** Free Stories to ReadHere is a promotion for short stories, novellas, or even full novels to download when signing up to the author's mailing list. Abundant Woo-niverse Giveaways: Fantasy, Paranormal, Magical Realism, Supernatural, Sci-FiMore than 30 stories to read and enjoy. Get these books fast. This promotion ends 13 October 2026. Good vs Evil in Fantasy & Science Fiction (September)More than 25 stories to read and enjoy. Get these books fast. This promotion ends 1 October 2026. Not-So-Comfortable September ReadsMore than 45 stories to read and enjoy. Get these books fast. This promotion ends 1 October 2026. *** Keep on ReadingThank you for being part of this journey. Whether you've been with me from the beginning or just joined, your readership means everything as I keep on writing. Best regards, Gerhi Janse van Vuuren |
Gerhi Janse van Vuuren
Author of the fantasy thriller The Seventh Kill and working on other standalone novels.
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