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I read the Host by Stephenie Meyer and loved it. That was NOTHING compared to the pleasure I felt from listening to it. Some stats on the Amazon page but the key there was Kate Reading. After I finished listening, I wanted to TALK like her.

I also listened to the Twilight series, and greatly enjoyed those novels too. I listened to all seven of the Harry Potters. Jim Dale, mm mmm mmmmm what a great voice. I have listened to a few of Scott Sigler’s works as well. I can’t listen to them for hours because they are SO frightening. I read Infected, and loved it, but I can only listen to his other stuff 3 chapters at a time, because I know how scary he is. And yet he can be scared himself by a little bumble bee…. go figure!

With the prevalence of Ipods and the ease of services like Audible.com and through Itunes, Audio books are getting a bit more of a push. I wish that the could find a way to price them in cd form at a way that everyone can afford. I have found that most unabridged audio books are between $30 and $50 dollars. Well that could buy 5 paperbacks, or even 2-3 hardcovers. To only buy one book on cd, where generally you buy it and listen to it only once, well OUCH.

Regardless, audio books are a great way to spend the time when working out, when walking the dog, when driving to work, when going on a car trip. Time flies and you get to experience a great book in a new way.

Also, Dragonrider by Cornelia Funke. Brendan Fraser is the reader, and he does a PHENOMENAL job. Don’t miss it!

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I bought mine.

Have you bought yours?

GO NOW, seriously, you need to start being scared ASAP.

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Hey there, as per Scott’s website, you should go download the pdf NOW.

Also, here is the link to do it!! http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/infected/downloads/infected_novel.pdf

From his website,

Crown Publishing is letting me give away the PDF of INFECTED from March 27 through March 31, leading up to the hardcover in-store release on April 1. So download it! Feel free to email the link to anyone you know.

Please do not email the PDF, email the LINK. This is so I can prove to Crown the value in giving away content, and if your friends click on the link, that counts on their server stats - emailing the PDF doesn’t count on the stats.
THANKS & ENJOY!

Don’t worry about downloading something entitled, “INFECTED.” It is not a virus, and only begin to worry if you start having talking triangles on your genitalia….

Then worry A LOT.

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As most of you have gathered by my recent flurry on Infected, I’m a bit excited about it.

But beyond my advance that I got, there was the audio, and for a short time, there will be a PDF available for download. But what is interesting is that Itunes is not very happy with getting all of Scott’s word, and there have been troubles for others too. (Mine might be because the computer goes to sleep and shuts off Itunes…)

A really interesting blog post at BoingBoing.net. I enjoyed the post and *most* of the comments. But it does raise interesting questions for publishing. Scott has basically proven that if you let people download it, they WILL read it (and therefore get excited enough to buy it hopefully), but by limiting the download time, and especially before the book is even OUT, how can they keep track of the numbers of people who are actually getting to the book.

I don’t know, but it will be interesting to watch! In the meantime, go find your pdf of Infected if you want it, buy it anyway on April 1st, and listen to his other stuff too

Remember, Scott Sigler.com for all your Junkie Cravings.

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More on INFECTED by Scott Sigler.

Head on over to his Wiki page for more info on him. The Wiki page has a good listing of his technological attributes. He is BIG into the podcasts and such, with his earliest book Earthcore actually being a podcast novel. Fans of Earthcore called it EarthCrack… hence the junkies name, by the way (this tidbit I learned through his website). The external links section all has some good references for other Junkies.

Also check out his Random House page, because they are the ones publishing his books and getting him into the print mainstream.

Sometimes I feel that I am the only one without a MySpace page… that said, go friend Scott’s MySpace page.

And the grand tidbit of the post, go listen to the first two chapters at digg.com because it calls him the “love child of King and Crichton.” That is a great description. Another collection of reviews at Sleepys-view.

One more, for kicks.
Squidoo.com has a post entitled, “My Ipod Ate My Iphone Just to Get to the New Scott Sigler Podcast Novel.” This is a great site because their leprechaun post has my sexy leprechaun boyfriend (pictures 2 and 3).

I hope you enjoy this collection of links of the fabulous Scott Sigler. I have started listening to the Infected podcasts and yeah, knowing where the books are going.. I’m scared already.

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I am a junkie, an original junkie (at least original before the deadline, see the website). Infected has me hooked, but I will be honest. I went down screaming.

First, lets start with the STARRED Publisher’s Weekly review.

Infected Scott Sigler. Crown, $24.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-307-40610-1

In Sigler’s riveting horror thriller, alien seeds from outer space infect a number of unlucky humans, who develop some unusual symptoms—itchy, blue triangular growths on their skin—that eventually result in the carriers becoming screaming, homicidal maniacs. CIA agent Dew Phillips must find out why these formerly docile citizens are running amok, aided by Margaret Montoya, a Centers for Disease Control epidemiologist, who reported the first of the strange cases. One of the infected, former football player Perry Dawsey, doesn’t take any crap from anybody, not even the aliens residing in his body. Sigler (Ancestor) leads the reader from one startling detail to the next—the creatures learn to speak (“feed us we hungry”); they grow little black eyes—until even hardened genre fans will find themselves whimpering at each new revelation. This terrifying page-turner could be the author’s breakout book, fueled by an extensive online podcast campaign. 5-city author tour. (Apr.)

Now. let us review how wonderful Infected is. It is gross in horrifying ways, and you really shouldn’t read it in public… or if you have an issue with itchy skin…. or an issue with parasites… or chicken scissors.

Forget it, even if you HAVE an issue with those things, read this book.
Here is a video from Scott’s site,

His website has a lot of fun stuff in it, and Infected was a THRILL ride.

And the best part? You can go to Myxer.com and get a RING TONE for your phone that says “We Hungry. Feed Us.” in a scarier voice than you can imagine, (and that voice will only get worse after you read the book.)

April 1st, 2008, only this is no joke. Buy the book (preferably at your local independent bookshop) and get ready to be scared out of your MIND.

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