DEAD BEAT by Remy Porter out on KINDLE: $4.99 at Amazon!

[Remy Porter]

Here's the main (book) trailer for Dead Beat;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuweCRHinzg

Dead Beat teaser trailer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BscdTU4f3TU



My British zombie novel, DEAD BEAT was published by Wild Wolf Publishing at the beginning of July in paperback. It includes a foreword written by Permuted Press award winning author, Iain McKinnon, (Domain of the Dead). Last weekend it came out in KINDLE format with very encouraging results. It now features in the top 50 selling horror kindles on Amazon UK, no doubt helped by the great price; $4.99 on Amazon USA and $2.21 on Amazon UK. Help out a first time author and grab DEAD BEAT on kindle or paperback today.

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Beat-Remy-Porter/dp/0956373364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277959751&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Beat/dp/B003Y8XNMM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM&s=digital-text&qid=1281528162&sr=1-2

[WIL]

Looks good and Gregory Solis is good people here. Is there a synopsis you can publish? It's kind of hard to read from the pic. Also if you have a press release, send it to Wil@horroryearbook.com and I will publish it on the main site. Thanks for dropping by.

[Remy Porter]

Hi, I've asked the PR department at Wild Wolf Publishing to forward some info over to you.


Haven, Population: 2000.

 

A place where Johnny sleepwalks the beat, counting down the hours to the end of another police shift. Burying the secret deeper.

But this is the day the world ends. The infection has spread unchecked, and now the dead have domain. Johnny is thrown into a fight to survive. The shattered community around him willing to do anything to stay alive.


But as putrefacted bodies close in, it's the villager's rotten hearts he begins to fear the most ...And beyond them the puppetmasters who started it all.


Remy Porter is British.  He recently emigrated to South Australia with his wife and young daughter.  Dead Beat is his first novel.

 
For further information on Remy's writing visit his website at www.remyporter.com.

 

“It's like the author went screaming through the zombie genre with a baton in one hand and a blowtorch in the other.  Check this one out.  You won't be disappointed."


~ Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Apocalypse of the Dead


 



“Reminiscent of the early style of James Herbert; this book doesn't pull any punches or release its teeth.”


~ Paul Huggins, ZombieJunky.com


 




“Volatility, gore, twists and ghoulishly pleasurable.”


~ Lori Bowland, LivingDeadMedia.com


 






“There's more to fear than the Undead in Porter's horrific vision; Dead Beat is a welcomed addition to the genre.”


~ Gregory Solis, Author of Rise and Walk

 

"4 Undead Heads out of 5."

~ UndeadInTheHead.com

 

"Heartbeat versus Dawn of the Dead! Porter has delivered a barn-storming horror debut where the flesh-eating, walking dead aren't necessarily the worst monsters you could meet. Fantastic stuff."


~ Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter thriller series

[WIL]

I got the PDF. I will try to read it this weekend. I had planned to take off Friday to Sunday, but that never works out.

Zombie books normally sell well, and a lot of our members are addicted to them. Hopefully we move a couple extra copies for you.

Here is the post on the main site --> Dead Beat

[WIL]

Shit it is out of stock on Amazon. I guess you won't move any copies of the paperback.

[Remy Porter]

Back in stock!!

Got a decent review for Dead Beat in Gorezone Magazine today;

 ‘Old people smell like mould.’ Can’t go wrong with an opening sentence like that. Dead Beat gives a few clues away in its title. Yes there’s a cop. Yes there’s an end-of-the-world zombie Armageddon scenario. Dead Beat takes a few liberties ...with tired conventions (hints of conspiracy there are in places) in what is essentially yet another first-person book-long description of zombie Armageddon. Remy Porter writes at a brisk pace, with enough command of characterisation to make us warm to the characters. There’s a lively wit to his style, even though when it comes to the horror there’s little here that will make your skin crawl. Dead Beat is a ‘seen it, done it’ title, but zombie fans will find it far better than most examples of its kind.
 
Dead Beat has been doing brilliantly on Amazon UK kindles. It was upto 92 in the rankings this morning, (3rd in horror!)

[Remy Porter]

Here's what Gregory Solis makes of Dead Beat - His review at Amazon.com;

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Beat-Remy-Porter/product-reviews/0956373364/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R3P4291LRY0HWJ

'I received an unedited reader copy from the publisher for review so I cannot comment on editorial issues. I will instead comment on the story and characters which were top notch. Like another great Zombie author, Joe McKinney, Porter works in Law Enforcement. His real-life experience is evident in his portrayal of the Policeman protagonist. I found his characterization of Johnny, the Officer, to be very believable. He was tough but not superhuman. He's just a man trying to keep some order during the flesh-eating apocalypse. The villain of the work is a bastard of the first order. Porter does a great job at giving us an antagonist, and his provincial prick of a son, that the reader will quickly hate. This book is paced well, has the gore that zombie fans will love, and includes some really creepy scenes. I highly recommend Dead Beat.'

Thanks Greg, great review!

[Remy Porter]

Here's the first interview I've done Down Under;

http://oz-e-books.com/news/2010/8/19/interview-with-remy-porter.html

[Remy Porter]

For those who want to try before they buy - There's the first chapter of Dead Beat at the bottom of my Wild Wolf Publishing author page;

http://wildwolfpublishing.com/RPorter.aspx

[Remy Porter]

Nice leap upto to 788th in the paid UK Amazon Kindle chart - 9th in horror! Chuffed with that. Bargin at $2.21 I think 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Beat/dp/B003Y8XNMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1282739784&sr=1-1

[Remy Porter]

I'd like everyone in this group to help us get Wild Wolf titles to the top of the charts (whether it be the Kindle editions or paperbacks). Kindle titles are only around £2 - a bargain! For this weekend only (ending first thing Monday morning) I am offering every member of this group 50% discount on all of our paperbacks with free shipping (UK, Europe and USA). Simply send a PayPal payment through to editor@wildwolfpublishing.com for 50% of the cover amount and stating the title or titles you want with your shipping address. Simples!

www.wildwolfpublishing.com

[Remy Porter]

Here's the first of two trailers for Dead Beat. The big budget one will be out in the next few days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BscdTU4f3TU

[Remy Porter]

Here's the main trailer for Dead Beat. Excellent work by Iain McKinnon and crew;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuweCRHinzg

[WIL]

How are the books selling?

[Larry]

Looks like something I need to read!   I'm always down for something new in the zombie realm.