Dan Carlson

I was so excited to see my new novel at No. 1 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases list last weekend in the Christian Fantasy genre! A huge THANK YOU to all my readers for making that happen. Reviews thus far are favorable, so I’d better get going on a third Novel of The Watch.

The first Novel of The Watch was a success and readers wanted more. Great news! The sequel is now available on Amazon as an ebook and in paperback. Clink on the cover below to see it on Amazon. “Species Unleashed” is, at the request of readers, a longer read with plenty of action, intrigue and surprises to keep you engaged. I really hope you like it. Search for either my name or the title on the Amazon home page. Thanks to my readers for your support and encouragement.

Hi everyone. Wanted to let you know that the paperback version of “Species Unknown” is now available at a special price through the end of the year – just $7.49! What’s more, those subscribed to Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service may now read the novel FREE! Check it out at the link below.

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“Species Unknown” continues to do well, as does progress on the sequel. My first novel has hit No. 1 Best Seller on Amazon’s Christian Fantasy chart several times in the last few months, and has consistently hit the Top 10 in the Religious Science Fiction category. None of this would have been possible without the wonderful support of my readers. Thank you so very much! And watch for some exciting news about the second book in the series soon!

Today I received news that “Species Unknown” has hit No. 1 Best Seller status in Amazon’s Christian Fantasy category. I’m humbled to have reached a position on the charts some of my favorite authors in the category, including Ted Dekker, Frank Peretti and C.S. Lewis have enjoyed. My novel is also now being made available in ebook format across the globe as part of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program. A huge thank you to all my readers and supporters.

Suddenly it’s fall. This has sure been a strange year. Many of us spent late spring and summer of 2020 in or close to our homes. I sincerely hope you escaped the Covid-19 virus and were able to participate in at least SOME fun activities before cold fall weather arrived.

“Species Unknown” has had an amazing run in recent months. There were discouraging days last winter when I’d check on book sales and the report would say only one or two copies a day had been purchased. But something happened during the last week of April and sales skyrocketed! In fact, most of the summer “Species Unknown” was solidly in the top 10 best-selling books in Amazon’s Christian Fantasy category. There were several weeks when the book hit the top five!

I’m so grateful to all of you who purchased my novel. Your support gave me the boost in morale I needed to begin writing a sequel. God-willing, book two in the Novels of The Watch Series will come out between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. I hope you’ll like it as much as you did the first book.

Thanks for your continuing encouragement and support. Check back here soon for a progress update on the next book, and please don’t forget to leave a review for “Species Unknown” on Amazon.

The last week was amazing for me and my novel, “Species Unknown.” We sold the 1,000th copy on Amazon, a significant milestone for independent authors. Most first-time self-published authors make few sales beyond family and friends. That means they are fortunate if they sell more than 100 copies. For sales of “Species Unknown” to hit 10 times that figure without much advertising beyond word of mouth is wonderful. The news inspired me to kick my work on the sequel up a notch and we’re still hoping for a fall release.

“Species Unknown has consistently been ranked in the Top 10 of Amazon’s Christian Fantasy category for the last month and today has crossed into the Top 20 in Amazon’s Christian Science Fiction category. It’s also been doing great at goodreads.com where today it hit No. 1 in the Christian Science Fiction & Steampunk category.

Reader reviews are needed and very much appreciated. If you’ve read “Species Unknown” and are willing to review it, here are a couple of links where you can do so.

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Today for the fourth time in three weeks, “Species Unknown” has made it into the Top 5 best-sellers on Amazon’s Christian Fantasy category. The novel is also trending in the Christian Science Fiction category.

When the book first made it into the Top 5, it was the only self-published novel on that list. I’m humbled and so grateful for fans who are spreading the word about “Species Unknown” and hope you will like the second book in the series too. It is scheduled for release in the fall.

I’m so excited and blessed to have hundreds of wonderful readers. June was the best sales month “Species Unknown” has had since it was first published last November. Hundreds of people are now enjoying the adventures of Jake, Simon and Julie as they venture into the unknown.

I promised exciting news for you this month. Book two of the “Novels of the Watch” series is well underway. My hope is to release it this fall on Amazon. I’m also exploring avenues for broader distribution of my books in other outlets. There’s much I still have to learn.

Heartfelt thanks everybody. Your kind support means more to me than I could ever express.