INTRODUCING
HISS WHISTLE DEAD
A New Novel in the Bridge Chronicles series starring Shel, an Excavator last seen in Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Vol. 1. Available now on the Kindle Vella platform.
Available Now in the Kindle Vella store
PAYCHECK EUPHORIA
The latest novel in the Bridge Chronicles cyberpunk series, Paycheck Euphoria, has been released! Available now in eBook and Paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords, the sixth(6th) novel in the series is a mixture of thrilling heist and scathing criticism of the corporate city-states of the 2030's!
A series of videos that provide a running commentary on my works as well as my thoughts on all sorts of subjects including politics, entertainment, and whatever else pops into my pointy little head.
Cyberpunk Novels and Short Stories by Independent Author Gary Ballard
The Bridge Chronicles, starring the witty amoral fixer Artemis Bridge, is a series of cyberpunk books self-published by independent Mississippi science fiction author Gary A. Ballard. Beginning as a blog in 2008, Under the Amoral Bridge was published in 2009 as a full novel. Followed up by the sequel, The Know Circuit, if [tribe] =, The Long and the Short Swords, and Reclamation, each book in the series has been well-reviewed by readers and critics alike. The sixth novel, Paycheck Euphoria, was released in September of 2021.
On New Year's Eve, 2011, Ballard released a collection of short stories set in the universe called Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Volume 1. On September 25, 2024, a side novel starring the protagonist of the short story The Excavator, Shel, will be released. Called Hiss Whistle Dead, this 15-part novel is set to be released on the Kindle Vella format before being compiled into one eBook and paperback.
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BOOKS IN THE BRIDGE CHRONICLES UNIVERSE
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SOCIAL MEDIA
![Welcome back to my channel. I am self-published author Gary Ballard. Today I discuss Episode 2 of my new Kindle Vella series, Hiss Whistle Dead. Available weekly, Hiss Whistle Dead is a cyberpunk sci-fi noir mystery starring the character Shel set in the popular Bridge Chronicles universe. Originally, this was meant to be Episode 1, and I explain how I decided to use the Kindle Vella format for a Bridge Chronicles novel while I write a larger historical novel. I discuss the inspirations for the novel, including my mother's death.Buy the Episodes on Kindle Vella
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0DH2ZGLMN
(First 3 episodes are free)SPOILER
This episode contains a spoiler for one of my previous Bridge Chronicles novels, if [tribe] = (https://bridgechronicles.com/novels/if-tribe-equals/)The Bridge Chronicles
https://bridgechronicles.com/Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Vol. 1
https://bridgechronicles.com/tales-from-the-bridge-chronicles-2/Buy My Books
https://bridgechronicles.com/buy-my-books/Press Release Announcement of Series
https://bridgechronicles.com/press/new-bridge-chronicles-content-announcement/Kindle Vella Storefront
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella"Kindle Vella brings you stories released one short episode at a time, available on the web at www.amazon.com/kindle-vella and in the Kindle app. The first few episodes of every story are always free--after that, purchase Tokens and redeem them to unlock episodes. Tokens may only be used to unlock Kindle Vella story episodes in the Kindle app and on the web at www.amazon.com/kindle-vella."Tokens are available for $0.99 cents per 100 (with discounts for bulk purchases), with 10 tokens required to unlock an episode.Social Media
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/HaemishMThe Stepping Stone Cycle
A six-episode (6), modern-day retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, available on Amazon.
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The Author Has Thoughts
Ever wondered how an author comes up with his ideas? Ever wanted to know where I get my characters, or the stories behind the stories that I write? Watch my new video series, The Author Has Thoughts, a running commentary on each of the novels I've written.