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SF Signal has 2 copies of the vampire novel The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan to be given away to two lucky readers!
What's the book about? here's the description from Amazon:
A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Eph Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, gets the call and boards the plane. What he finds makes his blood run cold.If that doesn't stoke your interest, check out this awesome book trailer or read an excerpt.In a pawnshop in Spanish Harlem, a former professor and survivor of the Holocaust named Abraham Setrakian knows something is happening. And he knows the time has come, that a war is brewing . . .
So begins a battle of mammoth proportions as the vampiric virus that has infected New York begins to spill out into the streets. Eph, who is joined by Setrakian and a motley crew of fighters, must now find a way to stop the contagion and save his city--a city that includes his wife and son--before it is too late.
For a chance to win a copy, follow these simple steps:
- Send an email to contest at sfsignal dot com (that's us).
- In the subject line enter 'The Strain Giveaway'.
- Please include your postal address so the prize can be shipped out immediately when the contest is over. This contest is open to U.S. residents only.
- Only one entry per person allowed. Duplicate emails will disqualify you. We may even put a pox on you.
- The contest will end Tuesday, June 9th 2009 (11:59 PM U.S Central time). Two winners will be selected at random, notified and announced shortly thereafter.
Comments (7)
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Posted by John DeNardo at Tuesday June 02, 2009 at 11:29 AM
© 2009 SF Signal
I believe it's to cut down on the publisher cost of sending the book overseas.
Posted by John D. on Monday June 08, 2009 at 3:22 PM
Then one further question.
It would be ridiculously rare, that the winner wouldn't be from the US. Why alienate your non-US readers for such a small cost?
And believe me, I am feeling a little alienated here. I'd like to participate. And I am not happy, that I can't.
Posted by Lise A on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 6:36 AM
The intent is not to alienate anyone -- this is the restriction set forth by the publisher who is providing and mailing the prize.
Posted by John D. on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 6:44 AM
I realize the intent is not to alienate anyone, but it's still the result.
Would it be possible for you to chip in the extra cost, if a non-American won?
And if not, why are you supporting a company, that's so -- you know.
Posted by Lise A on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM
That's actually a good suggestion...I'll discuss it with publishers in the future.
Posted by John D. on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 8:39 AM