BRAN HAMBRIC: THE SPECTER KEY Preview Chapter 1

- June 17th, 2010 at 12:39 pm by --KALEB NATION-- -

Many years ago, when I finished the first draft of BRAN HAMBRIC: THE FARFIELD CURSE, I launched BranHambric.com and posted the first few chapters as a preview of my novel-in-progress. Now, nearly 10,000 downloads and a real publisher later, those preview chapters (in various degrees of editing) have crawled their way across the internet, and worked as a wonderful introduction for thousands of readers to the world of Bran Hambric.

I like the idea of letting readers preview a book before they buy it. If you were buying the book in a store, you’d be able to read as many chapters as you wanted. That’s why unlike most book previews, mine are usually a good chunk of the novel (the first one was the whole first 50 pages!). So I’ve decided to keep this tradition up with my next book.

In honor of June 17, Bran Hambric’s birthday, I’ve uploaded the first preview chapter of my upcoming sequel BRAN HAMBRIC: THE SPECTER KEY. This book is the second part in the Bran Hambric series. I will be uploading ONE preview chapter a month, leading up to 10/10/10 — the release date of the novel.

You can read the preview below or click here to download as a PDF.

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Bran Hambric LOOKALIKE?

- January 23rd, 2010 at 2:33 pm by --KALEB NATION-- -

My brother Jaden commented that this vlogger here looks a lot like how he pictures Bran. Funny thing is, he does kinda look like Bran a bit.

James has been doing videos for Bran Hambric for a while now, so you should check out his channel on Youtube.

Anyone else have ideas for who Bran looks like in real life? As you’ve probably realized, we’ve been careful not to show Bran’s face on any of the book covers, so you can pretty much imagine most of his features yourself :D

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It’s Over 99,000!!! [Vlog]

- January 19th, 2010 at 3:30 am by --KALEB NATION-- -

It’s only the second time in my life this has happened :D

For more vlogs, visit YouTube.com/kalebVLOGS.

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Preview Of The New BranHambric.com

- September 7th, 2009 at 5:08 pm by --KALEB NATION-- -

bran-hambric-site-preview

The new BranHambric.com launches on 9/9/09! Can’t wait to show off all the new features. There’s an iPhone-snapped screenshot of the front page :D

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Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse Blog Tour

- September 3rd, 2009 at 2:32 am by --KALEB NATION-- -

Wowsa, it’s been forever since I’ve updated here! As some of you know, I’ve been really busy with my move to California, and for the past week I’ve been reduced to an iPhone and a tiny netbook to stay connected. My moving truck was three days late, so I’ve been sleeping on the floor of my new apartment — but now, everything is moved in, and I’ll be back to blogging as usual very soon!

Driving Through California!

Driving Through California!

Even though there’s just under a week until Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse is supposed to be in stores on 9/9/09, some bookstores have put the book out early! I’ve been keeping up with it all on Twitter — thanks to everyone who’s been sending me photos of the book in stores and videos of it arriving via mail! I’ll have more soon on all the wonderful videos and photos I’ve been getting :D

Photo from Twitter.com/EmilyWoody

Photo from Twitter.com/EmilyWoody

Meanwhile, I wanted to let everyone know about the HUGE online blog tour that my publishers have arranged with some of the finest book and teen blogs on the internet! Many of these blogs will have prizes and exclusive Q&A’s about Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse, as well as reviews of the book. Be sure to check them out on the days below:

Sunday, August 30th

Karla Duff’s 6th Grade English Class

Jenn’s Bookshelf

Homespun Light

Monday, August 31st

StevenTill.com

Dolce Bellezza

Bobbi’s Book Nook

Tuesday, September 1st

The Looking Glass Review

Edward-Cullen.net

Beth Fish Reads

SMS Book Reviews

James Holder’s YouTube Channel (video)

Wednesday, September 2nd

Reading Rumpus

BookLoons.com

Katie’s Literature Lounge

Ultimate Bookhound

Thursday, September 3rd

Brimful Curiosities

Charlotte’s Library

Friday, September 4th

BriMeetsBooks.com

Bran Hambric by Kaleb Nation

Saturday, September 5th

Library Lounge Lizard

Sarah’s Random Musings

Saulchichas

GreenFyr.com (video)

Sunday, September 6th

Cindy’s Love of Books

Bookalicio.us (video)

Monday, September 7th

Lauren’s Crammed Bookshelf

Grasping for the Wind

Life After Twilight vlog channel (video)

Tuesday, September 8th

Shooting Stars Magazine

Mrs. Magoo Reads

Lori Calabrese Writes

Wednesday, September 9th

Teens Writing for Teens

Twilight Novel Novice

Portland Examiner

The Brain Lair

Dulemba.com

Luna Louise

The Children’s Book Review

TV Watch Online

Thursday, September 10th

The Friendly Book Nook

Book Journey

Stephanie’s Written Word

Home School Buzz

Spidurmunkey.com

Friday, September 11th

The Inside Scoop With Chandelle

Booking Mama

Saturday, September 12th

Zoe’s Book Reviews

Lit for Kids

Sunday, September 13th

Never Jam Today

A Bibliophile’s Reverie

Monday, September 14th

Café of Dreams

Marta’s Meanderings

Galleysmith.com

A Book Blogger’s Diary

The Reader’s Quill

Tuesday, September 15th

a book in hand

MistiSchindele.com

Not Just for Kids

Wednesday, September 16th

Write for a Reader

CumpulsiveReader.com

Thursday, September 17th

Howling Good Books

The Written World

Friday, September 18th

Always Riddikulus

YA Books Central

Saturday, September 19th

Ms. Bookish

Into the Wardrobe

The Lateiner Gang Book Review Spot

Thanks to all the awesome site owners who have taken part! I’ve got some AWESOME announcements coming up later this week :D

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