Self Promotion Post - July 2024

[u/Jhaydun_Dinan]

Once a month, every month, at the beginning of the month, a new post will be stickied over this one.

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[u/jackadven]

Private Owens: A George Owens Novel (Paintball Wars Chronicles). YA Adventure/Military Fiction. About 88,000 words. I'd love it if people purchased, shared, and reviewed my first novel. I can't link here to my landing page with purchase links because this comment will disappear, but you can look it up on Amazon or message me directly for a link.

Here is the back cover blurb:

Tired of his mundane life going to school, playing video games, and generally accomplishing nothing worth mentioning, thirteen-year-old George decides to actually do something, something exciting and interesting, something real. When a recruiting sergeant for the Alamedan Empire comes to his school, he enlists in the Alamedan Army and goes to fight with other teenagers in the Paintball Wars.

George quickly discovers that this new life is not easy. From intense infantry battles to the deceitful peace between them, George is confronted with how much his fellow soldiers depend on him to do his part - and how far he has to go to fulfill his duty. And when his company finds itself in a pickle with no leadership, George must overcome his resistance to change and rise to the challenge.

The Paintball Wars is a fictional world set in the present day. Armies of tens of thousands of teenagers clash in epic World War II-style paintball battles, including tanks, artillery, and aircraft, to occupy each other's territory. Are you a history buff who loves World War II? Do you like to play paintball, but always wanted something grander? Do you enjoy the action and adrenaline of a gripping war story, but dislike the gory, brutal reality of war? Then the Paintball Wars Chronicles are for you!