A World on Fire - A Zombie Blog

Some awesome news hit the twittersphere today. Zombie author J.P. Moore just landed a publishing deal with Dragon Moon Press for his book Toothless. Toothless is unique insomuch that after it was completed, he produced a podcast version of it for free download. Evidently, someone from Dragon Moon Press discovered the book and next thing you know, the deal was done.

I gotta say as a writer and soon to be podcaster, I find this hugely inspirational. It’s great to see that the internet provides a ladder over the walled garden of the publishing industry. Ten years ago, most publishers wouldn’t look at your work without an agent. These days, with the distance between an author and his or her audience being only a mouse click away, it’s nice to see the publisher/writer relationship adapting to the role of technology.

More to come as I get the official skinny, and also, listen to the book. Who knows … in a year or so, maybe we’ll get a Toothless promotion happening here. In any case, congratulations JP!

Here’s a synopsis of the book:

The podcast audiobook sensation! J. P. Moore’s thrilling tale takes the zombie apocalypse to the 12th century, and adds heaping doses of history and fantasy.

Martin, a failed Templar Knight, is medieval Europe’s last hope against an ancient evil. The dice are cast against the living. Martin perishes on the battlefield, only to wake as an undead soldier serving the very demon he had hoped to vanquish. He is a gifted servant to his new master, but life is not done with him yet.

The world sits on the edge of ruin. Kingdoms crumble. A fallen church splinters. The last judgment is coming, and both the living and the dead must map a dark and brutal landscape. Truth, memory, even virtue–they are all up for grabs.

Toothless to be published by Dragon Moon Press! (jpmooreonline.com <- new window)
Toothless Audiobook (podiobooks.com <- new window)