Book 5 of my Archibald Lox series went on sale last week. I've been busy promoting it as best I can, but at the same time I've been busy promoting Book 1 as well, trying to bring the series to the attention of people who might not yet have heard of it.

The eBook of Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds is always FREE to download, through Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo, and lots of other online stores. It's a nice way to tempt in new readers -- they can try book 1 for free, and if they don't like it and decide not to proceed any further, at least they won't have wasted any money on it.

I've been pushing the Book 1 eBook hard since Book 4 went on sale at the start of July, with the result that it's been selling well for the last month and a half, and has spent pretty much all that time at or near the top of the BestSellers chart in Children's Paranormal & Urban Fantasy eBooks over on Amazon. Hey, it's a pretty niche chart, I know, but it's nice to be up there regardless!! :-)

Ahead of Book 4's publication, I also sent Archibald Lox and the Missing Princess, the collected omnibus edition of the first three books of the series, to a few of the big reviewing publications, hoping to get some positive feedback and sweet, juicy quotes that I could use to help promote book 1. Top of that list was Kirkus, whose reviews carry a lot of weight with a lot of readers (especially in the library and educational side of the business). They can be harsh critics at times -- I've limped away wincing from an especially stinging Kirkus review more than once in the past -- but Archie hit their sweet spot, and they summed it up thusly: "A brisk, entertaining tale that unfolds in a wonderfully bizarre world."

You can bet THAT went straight onto the book's Amazon page!! :-) :-) :-)

To read the full Kirkus review, click here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/darren-shan/archibald-lox-volume-1/

And to find out more about the five Archibald Lox books already on sale, where you can buy them at the best prices, and when Book 6 will be going on sale (much sooner than one might imagine!) click here: https://darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly