Friday, June 24, 2011

Spotlight and Book Giveaway: FLASHBACK by Dan Simmons

CLOSED.
Thanks to the future-minded folks at
Hachette Book Group,
I have been authorized to
 give away two (2) copies of
FLASHBACK
by Dan Simmons.

Rules for entering this giveaway
are at the bottom of this post.



Pub. Date: July 2011
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover , 560pp
ISBN-13: 9780316006965
ISBN: 0316006963

Description (from the publisher):
The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the flash to be with her; he's lost his job, his teenage son, and his livelihood as a result.

Nick may be a lost soul but he's still a good cop, so he is hired to investigate the murder of a top governmental advisor's son. This flashback-addict becomes the one man who may be able to change the course of an entire nation turning away from the future to live in the past.

A provocative novel set in a future that seems scarily possible, FLASHBACK proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.

Click here to listen to an adio excerpt.

Click here to visit the author's website.

About the author (from the publisher):
Dan Simmons is the award-winning author of several novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Olympos and The Terror. He lives in Colorado.

RULES FOR ENTERING THE GIVEAWAY:

• Leave an original comment on this post telling me you would like to win. Include an email address with your comment so that I can contact you if you do win. Use a spam-thwarting format such as geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com or geebee.reads [at] gmail [dot] com

You must leave an email address in order to qualify. If I can't contact you, you can't win!

• You can earn an extra entry by being or becoming a Follower or Subscriber of this blog and telling me about it in a separate comment.

• Blog about this contest and provide me with the link to the post in a separate comment, and I'll give you yet another entry.

• Tweeting about this contest and providing me the link in a separate comment will get you one more entry. I've added a Retweet button at the bottom of every post.

• Stumble this blog, Digg it, or Technorati Fave it, whatever, and leave a separate comment for another entry.

• Winners must provide a U.S. or Canadian street address. Hachette is unable to deliver to P.O. Boxes.

• PLEASE NOTE: One win per household. If you win this title in another contest hosted at another blog, Hachette will only send one copy per household address.

Deadline for entry is 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, July 8, 2011.

• Winners will have 48 hours to respond to my email announcing that they have won; if I don't hear from a winner, I will draw another name.

• Winners are determined using the sequence generator at Random.org.

Thank you to Anna
at Hachette Book Group
for making this giveaway possible.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

49 comments:

ChristyJan said...

I would love to win a copy of this book!

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ann said...

i would like to win


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Anonymous said...

I think this one looks really good. Drop my name in the hat, please.

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Martha Lawson said...

I'd like to win this book because it seems like the kind of book I like. The idea of 87% of the pop. using drugs is intriquing!

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PoCoKat said...

Sounds like a fascinating book!

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ChristyJan said...

Sounds like a great read ~ I'd love to win a copy

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ChristyJan said...

I follow and subscribe

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Linda Kish said...

I'm sure we all have one time we would love to relive. Count me in, please.

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Diana D said...

This would be a great summer read. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway


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Diana D said...

Email subscriber. Thanks again


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Charleydog said...

The cover of this book is inconsistent with the story. The cover indicates a fire at an amusement park.

Please enter my name in the book giveaway.

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traveler said...

I am intrigued by this unique novel. Many thanks for this great giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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Zibilee said...

Oh gosh, I so want to read this one! I started reading Simmons many years ago with one of his less popular books called Song of Kali which was bone chilling. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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Anonymous said...

I would love to win this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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Sheena Gossett said...

Sounds like a possible true story. Would love to win so I have to say

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Marjorie/cenya2 said...

I enjoy a good mystery storyline and I think this book has it.

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Marjorie/cenya2 said...

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Judy H said...

I love a good thriller and this looks awesome.

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rubynreba said...

How interesting to be able to go back to the best points of life. Sounds very interesting and I would enjoy reading it!
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Janelle said...

A provacative and futuristic setting with an addiction to Flashback: great premise for a novel!
Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this fantabulous giveaway!
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Janelle said...

Longtime GFC follower!
Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this fantabulous giveaway!
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Janelle said...

Longtime email subscriber!
Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this fantabulous giveaway!
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Carol M said...

I've heard his books are very good! I'd love to read this one!
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I subscribe by email.
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(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Hello Gwen, what a terrific giveaway. I like the sound of this one. Thanks for the offering.

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Benita said...

I'd love to read this. Please count me in.

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Benita said...

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Annmarie Weeks said...

I would love to win this because my friend keeps telling me I HAVE to read Dan Simmons. And the subject of this book seems frightening and so interesting at the same time!

Annmarie Weeks said...

I follow on GFC! (amweeks)

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janetfaye said...

I would like to win and read this book!

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Hoot aka Jessy said...

I have never heard of this book before but I love the sound of this book. The audio link in this post really sealed the deal for me. I can’t wait to read it.

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Hoot aka Jessy said...

I follow via GFC as Jessy

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Dawn M. said...

Sounds like my kind of book. Would love the chance to read it. Count me in, please! :0)

Thanks!
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Dawn M. said...

I subscribe by email. (midnightblue)

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