The Bracken Anthology is free on Kindle this week.

Amazon Kindle store ^ | November 4, 2013 | Matthew Bracken

[Travis McGee]

I had a good response to putting the Enemies trilogy novels on Kindle free runs the last three weeks, so I decided to go ahead and do it with everything I have. The Bracken Anthology is a good introduction to my stuff, both fiction and nonfiction, so if you can spread the links to your "low information" friends and family, it might slap some sense into them. Or just entertain them. I'm doing these free runs prior to going sailing next year, and spending (I hope) a lot of time over the horizon and unconnected.

All of these "internet published" short pieces are available all the time for free individually via my website's "links" page, but this is a chance for everybody to put them all in one place on their Kindles gratis.

[Travis McGee]

The Bracken Anthology is a free Kindle download this week.

[HossB86]

Thank you so very much; the freebies earned you some dough.... :D

These are truly in the mold of the classics. Thanks for your hard work, your service, and your kindness!

HossB86

[grobdriver]

I'm doing these free runs prior to going sailing next year, and spending (I hope) a lot of time over the horizon and unconnected.

Fair winds and following seas, and may you not return to a U.S. of A. similar to that experienced by Phil Carson!

[raybbr]

I'm doing these free runs prior to going sailing next year, and spending (I hope) a lot of time over the horizon and unconnected.

Is Ranya going with you?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I just read
“Alas, Brave New Babylon” new fiction by Matt Bracken

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3058882/posts

that you posted the other night. Fantastic read . Really makes you think how quickly things could degenerate into utter chaos. Thank you.

[Travis McGee]

I sure hope I'm wrong about that one.

The story is really just a vehicle to get the narrator up on a tower to muse about the fall of man.

Alas, Brave New Babylon. (link to the Free Republic thread)

[Travis McGee]

You bet.

This was a while ago, on Norman's Cay.

[raybbr]

Where’s the red bikini?

[CodeToad]

BTTT

[Boston Blackie]

Currently reading Enemies Foreign and Domestic and I’m hooked. Thank you very much for offering your Books as freebies for the Kindle and happy sailing.

[Smokin' Joe]

Thanks!

[Travis McGee]

Good eye, comrade.

[NTHockey]

Read the trilogy. When does the movie deal get done? Who plays Ranya, Brad, Phil??? Obviously, Bullard would be played by DeNiro.

[Dr. Thorne]

Too late. I’ve already read all of your stuff. Enjoy the sailing.

[Travis McGee]

SENIOR MOMENT ALERT:

All of the images I posted should have said through

NOVEMBER 6, not October.

Sorry.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

I read the Bracken Anthology as well as all three of your Enemies series over the past two weeks. It was an amazing, sleep deprived ride. Very, very good work. Have you ever approached anyone or been approached about making the Enemies series into a movie trilogy? I think they would be a hit.

I don't know you personally, but if we ever cross paths I would consider you my friend. Thank you for sharing your work. No please hurry up and write some more.

[Travis McGee]

My books will never be made into films, it’s not possible.

Unless perhaps the ATF guys became the heroes, and the Blackwater Militia the villains.

[backwoods-engineer]

One of the anthology essays, "Alas, Brave New Babylon," was read by Alaska talk show host Michael Dukes. Matt put out a Google Drive link to the resulting audioessay (MP3), but it has been since swamped. I barely got it after a dozen tries.

So, I re-hosted it on the Backwoods Engineer blog.

BRACKEN: Alas, Brave New Babylon: The Audioessay

Enjoy, FReepers!

[backwoods-engineer]

Here's my suggestion for the actress to play Ranya Bardiwell:

Annabella Hilal. She's Lebanese Christian. Eyes maybe aren't blue enough, but hey, CGI and/or contacts can fix that. And she looks to be in her early 20's.

Wouldn't she look great rocking a Tennyson Champion in .223?

I know the movie won't get made, but hey, I'd buy a ticket or ten :-)