DARK PROSPECTS-Bestselling Chinese Mystery&Adventure/free serializaion

[Gabriel Ascher]

Hi everyone, I’m a young Chinese translator and a brand new member of this forum. I've recently finished translating the first novel in an excellent series of Chinese thrillers, and I think a lot of you would really enjoy it. The book is called Dark Prospects: Search for the Buried Bomber (Dark Prospects is the name of the series) and it’s a kind of mystery/adventure/horror hybrid that takes place in China's northern borderlands during the Cultural Revolution.

The story begins when a group of elite geological prospectors (sort of a combination geologist/spelunker/adventurer) are given an assignment of the utmost importance and confidentiality. Without any explanation they are transported to an abandoned Japanese military base hidden in the wild northern reaches of Inner Mongolia. There, on direct orders from the highest levels of the military, they are shown a piece of top-secret archival footage—a "Zero Film." The film contains visual evidence (based on geological imaging work conducted from the surface) that concealed in a cavern 3,600 feet below the primeval Inner Mongolian forest is a giant Japanese bomber, seemingly left there since World War II. How did it get there? What had the Japanese been planning? And what else might be hidden down there as well? Soon after, the prospectors set out for this mysterious cavern, but what they find there exceeds anything they could have imagined. Then things start going very wrong.

And this is only the beginning.

Dark Prospects: Search for the Buried Bomber (Damo Canglang: Juedi Kantan in Chinese) was a runaway bestseller in China, and among Chinese mystery fans its author is as famous as JK Rowling. The series was one of the most enjoyable I’ve read in years, and translating it has been a lot of fun. The plot kept me on the edge of my seat, the characters are all varied and interesting, and the setting is very well done. But of course the best way for you to tell whether this is a great book is to read it yourself.

The book is now available for download, just search the title on your Kindle or go here:



There is also a free serialization of the novel at this website: http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=280.
Each week a new chapter will be added.

Additionally, the publisher is running an ongoing promotional campaign in which anyone who mentions the book on Facebook or Twitter will be entered in a drawing to win free Kindles, iPads and even a trip to Inner Mongolia. And you don’t even have to read the book to participate! http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=232.
   
All right, long post but I think you’ll find it was worth it. Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did, and if you have any questions just ask.

G.J.A.  

[hanzhao]

I am a fan of the author. Congratulations, Sanshu!
 

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[SophiaAlex]

the author's books are always so interesting,and I like  his stories,follow him,we can reach a world that full of mysterious.
in short, it is good、

[Verbena]

Hello, everyone, good news:

Dark Prospects_Search for the Buried Bomber online free serialization is updated to Chapter 7. Why not read it for free? http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=467

And the Table of Contents(TOC) here, where you can find the previous chapters. http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=280

Bookmark the TOC webpage, read one more chapter on every Monday evening.

[Verbena]

Chapter 8
http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=525

[wangjiayan]

When I was looking at it and reading the samples I thought it was very attractive.

[hanzhao]

I find a way where I can read books and writing novels at the same time.Be happy it's a nice book for my weekend.

[Verbena]

Chapter 9
http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=549

[Verbena]

Chapter 10
http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=565

[Gabriel Ascher]

Kindle&Smashwords: $0.99 for only one day.

(Due to the system reviews, this price could last a little longer.)

Kindle US:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005F6DR3Q
Kindle UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005F6DR3Q
Kindle DE:https://www.amazon.de/dp/B005F6DR3Q
Smashwords:http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90141

[Verbena]

$0.99 comes again, for one week. China is celebrating the national holiday.

[hanzhao]

The story is getting more and more fantastic and interesting.
I'm very happy to see the message about $0.99 for one week!

[Puppet]

oh，it reduces its price,I am thinking to buy one,it is so attractive.

[SophiaAlex]

Chinese are celebriting their National Day,it's time to buy one

[wugen]

The preface of this book was interesting and the initial chapters built the foundation of an exciting story.

[elaine young]

This book could have been a most satisfying tale of adventure and miraculous survival. 

[beanwang]

The book is written in an easy-to-read style, and the narrative flows easily between topics.

[Verbena]

This title plans to be republished by another big publisher. Thus we have to end the free serialization and unpublish it within one week or so. The new version will come out after about 6 months. If you are interested in this book, please consider buy it at $2.99 right now.

Kindle US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005F6DR3Q
Kindle UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005F6DR3Q
Kindle DE:https://www.amazon.de/dp/B005F6DR3Q

smashwords:https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/90141