Orbit‘s Marketing and Publicity Director Alex Lencicki writes with news of an ebook cross-promotion for Daniel Abraham‘s The Dragon’s Path and James S.A. Corey‘s Leviathan Wakes. Each will feature a complimentary edition of the other in the same eBook package.
Publisher Tim Holman says they’re running the promotion as a unique way to introduce readers to these new series. “Although the two genres are often categorized alongside each other, direct cross-promotion of new Science Fiction and Fantasy releases in this way is quite new. We’re very excited to be giving readers the chance to discover both these exciting new series at the same time.”
The Dragon’s Path is the first in Abraham’s news series “The Dagger and the Coin.” Leviathan Wakes is the debut of “The Expanse Series”, which Daniel Abraham is co-authoring with Ty Franck, under the joint pseudonym James S.A. Corey.
Abraham likens the offer to the old Ace doubles, saying “This kind of promotion is exactly what would have gotten me grinning when I was a kid. I remember sitting on my porch at sixteen reading doubles of Silverberg and Delaney and Le Guin and Dick. There was stuff from all corners of the genre, and I’m delighted to see us reaching back toward that, and at the same time reading fantasy on devices that would have been pure science fiction.”
Franck adds, “Daniel and I are both trying to write stories that appeal to people who typically might not stray outside their chosen genre. And as a reader, I will boldly assert that two books is always better than one.”
The bonus editions will be available through all major US ebook platforms beginning with the launch of The Dragon’s Path on 11 April.