{"id":3539,"date":"2023-09-26T12:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davideriknelson.com\/sbsb\/index.php\/2023\/09\/there-was-no-sound-of-thunder-a-time-portal-novel-now-available-for-99-cents-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T14:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:37:06","slug":"there-was-no-sound-of-thunder-a-time-portal-novel-now-available-for-99-cents-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davideriknelson.com\/sbsb\/index.php\/2023\/09\/there-was-no-sound-of-thunder-a-time-portal-novel-now-available-for-99-cents-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f6a8; LAST CHANCE&#x1f6a8; to get &#8220;There Was No Sound of Thunder: A Time Portal Novel&#8221; for 99-cents!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My latest darkly comic scifi novel goes to full retail price tomorrow; get it while it&#8217;s still cheaper than basically anything else you might treat yourself to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amazon<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3P3gxlu\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3P3gxlu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smashwords<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1363713 \">https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1363713 <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Apple<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/x\/id6446331978\">https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/x\/id6446331978<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kobo<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/Search?Query=9798215710852\u00a0\">https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/Search?Query=9798215710852\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>&#8220;An intriguing take on minimum wage employment and how it can be made to pay.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<cite>John Fairhurst<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>What if your great new job had dire consequences for space-time integrity?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh out of college and unsure what&#8217;s next, Taylor has lucked into a cushy job in human resources. 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