Veterans Day Sale: Wizard of the Pigeons
Hi Everyone,
Tomorrow is Veterans Day.
It is a holiday where we acknowledge the sacrifice veterans have made or are still making to keep safe the United States of America.
It is a difficult day for me personally. My father struggled with severe PTSD from fighting as a Marine in the Vietnam War. As n adult, I saw the darkness in him. The sorrow. The pain. The memories of the moments he'd seen and the things he'd done, tormenting him. He got help late in life, later than he deserved. I sometimes wonder what my father would have been like if he he'd gotten that help sooner.
Years later, when I read Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm (AKA Robin Hobb), I saw a lot of my father in the book's homeless main character, a man returned from war with demons no man should carry. The book made me cry several times. It is a fantasy novel set on the streets of Seattle but highlights the hardships of war on our veterans. Grim Oak Press brought it back into print with beautiful art by award-winning artist Tommy Arnold and created a beautiful limited edition because the story is just as relevant now as it was then.
And thankfully, there are a lot more organizations now that help veterans like my father. We have a USPS driver who picks up packages shipped from Grim Oak Press and The Signed Page. Turns out he's a co-founder of 4 the Fallen, a charity organization helping veterans. Their non-profit standing is impeccable, and I knew I wanted to support them one day.
That time is now. After talking with Megan/Robin, we decided to support 4 the Fallen with a special sale on Veterans Day. We have about 200 copies of Wizard of the Pigeons Limited Edition and 50 slipcases left for the book. We rarely do sales other than Black Friday, but on Veterans Day at 2PM ET / 11AM PT we will offer Wizard of the Pigeons Limited Edition at a steep discount from $125 to $60, with $10 of every book sold going to 4 the Fallen.
Help us raise money for a good cause. And thank veterans at the same time.
With Magic,
Shawn Speakman
