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Bright Eyes Kickstarter Live!


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We’re excited to announce that the Kickstarter campaign to support the launch of Bright Eyes: A Kunoichi Tale, is now open — and already halfway to its initial goal!

About the Kickstarter Campaign

This crowdfunding campaign, which runs through April 10, will help us create the best possible book — while guaranteeing our supporters copies at less than the retail cost.

As author David Kudler said, Continue reading Bright Eyes Kickstarter Live!

Get the FREE YA Anthology – That Moment When

Love YA paranormal, urban fantasy, science fiction and dystopian books?

The Alliance of YA Authors is a community of over 1000 young adult writers. Many of us are award-winning, bestselling authors. Others are brilliant debut authors just starting out. I’m honored to have the group choose my Kunoichi Companion Tale “Silk & Service” among the dozens of thrilling stories from all of your favorite genres in a new anthology.

We’ve put them together into an epic anthology of young adult fiction: That Moment When. Some of them are just the beginning of a unique adventure, while others are complete stories that will spark your imagination.

I invite you to check out That Moment When. It’s available for FREE download on all platforms and features some of today’s hottest new talent in young adult fiction. Continue reading Get the FREE YA Anthology – That Moment When

Release Day: Risuko is almost here!

Release day for Risuko (June 15, 2016) is almost here
The Squirrel has landed! (The first shipment of Risuko first editions arrives)

Release day for Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale is almost here! We’ve got lots of exciting news for you — and more on the way. So keep checking on Risuko.net, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter!

If you haven’t read it, check out David Kudler’s post on writing Risuko, The Magic of History: Writing historical fiction as fantasy. Continue reading Release Day: Risuko is almost here!

Kirkus Risuko Review: “A tight, exciting, and thoughtful first volume”

The first of the major reviewers, Kirkus Reviews, has given Risuko a glowing review!

“A tight, exciting, and thoughtful first volume in what promises to be a fine series about a female ninja.” — Kirkus

Continue reading Kirkus Risuko Review: “A tight, exciting, and thoughtful first volume”

Cover Poll Advance Copy Winners!

Advance Copy Winners Announcement —

We’re so excited! We received hundreds of votes for our Risuko Cover Poll, and with your help have now chosen the final cover.

Author David Kudler suggested that we give back by way of thanks, and so we chose three voters at random to win advance copies of the book. The three winners are:

If you know any of these folks, please congratulate them!

And if you’d like an advance copy of your own, you can always join the Risuko Beta Team. We’d love to send you a copy — and a gift certificate after you’ve told the author what you think of the book!

Vote for the final cover for Risuko and enter to win a copy!

Thanks for your help choosing the final cover for Risuko

With your assistance, we’ve narrowed down the choice to three designs. One of these will be the final cover for Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale.

Vote now for your favorite, and  we’ll enter you in a raffle to win a free, signed advance copy! Continue reading Vote for the final cover for Risuko and enter to win a copy!

Sign up to win an advance copy of Risuko!

Win a free copy of Risuko!

We’re giving away an advance paperback copy of Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale, signed by author David Kudler.

The giveaway is being held on Goodreads — sign up now  by clicking below or by visiting the Goodreads Risuko page.

Hurry! Sign-up to win an advance copy ends on Friday, October 16.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Risuko

by David Kudler

Giveaway ends October 16, 2015.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

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Welcome to Risuko’s New Home!

We’ve built this site in preparation for the upcoming publication of Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale by David Kudler, a young-adult historical adventure novel set in Japan during the century-long Sengoku or civil war.

Check it it out and let us know what you think of Risuko’s new home!