Posted: 5/27/2018 12:17 PM
Post subject: King's Hope translated - chance of naming a character
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Walker_Boh
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Hello! As you might already know I'm an author. I've finally managed to get my novel King's Hope translated from Swedish to English. It's a poker thriller. How would you play poker, if your life depended on it? Right now I have a competition of sorts going. If you read my novel and let me know if you find improvements, perhaps a word can change or if you just have general feedback, you have a chance to name one out of four characters in a completely new bonus chapter, exclusive for the English version. For a limited period of time, until 1:st of July 2018, you can read the novel for free at: http://kingshope.net/ or if you prefer to read it on Kindle you can get it from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D9Q8LR2/ When this period ends I will randomly select four people to name the characters. When this novel becomes a movie you don't want to miss this option out! :) The plot: The big drought in Portugal had unforseen consequenses worldwide. Revolutionary reforms were introduced, globally and locally, which changed the world. From the dust arose casino King's Hope. The annual poker tournament is held at the casino and attracts participants from all over the world. Promises of wealth are offered to the ones who enter the contest. The rules in the tournament are simple. Texas hold'em no limit is played during ten poker rounds. But the tournament in King's Hope is dangerous and the smallest mistake could be fatal. The fast elimination pace forces the 10.000 participants to make extremely hard decisions. Should they go all-in with the cards they have, or wait and hope for a better hand? Peter Norrqvist participates for personal reasons. In the world outside the casino you are easily forgotten. If he manages to make it to the final, this could change. He could be immortal. How would you play, if your life depended on it? - - - I'll be very happy to answer any questions you might have as best as I can. Thank you, and I wish you an exciting read! Best regards Hans
/Walker Boh
Posted: 6/10/2018 7:26 PM
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Walker_Boh
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We've passed halftime for the name-a-character-event. Don't miss out on reading and commenting for a chance of naming a character in the novel. I wish you an exciting read! Best regards Hans
/Walker Boh
Posted: 6/28/2018 11:52 AM
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Walker_Boh
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Only a few days left before this event is done. Has anyone taken the opportunity to read yet? :)
/Walker Boh
Posted: 7/6/2018 5:30 PM
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jlun2
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Walker Boh wrote:
Only a few days left before this event is done. Has anyone taken the opportunity to read yet? :)
Sorry, nope; . I hope you're not discouraged by the lack of responses here however, and write more in the future. Good luck! 🙂
LLCoolDave wrote:
This seems to be competing for the "Worst looking TAS of 2011" Award.
Posted: 7/7/2018 11:08 AM
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KusogeMan
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Well, this is not exactly a book club or reader's site so that's not an absurd possibility, but i suggest Charles as a name,i suspect it seems to work in more than one language, including Portuguese.
I want all good TAS inside TASvideos, it's my motto. TAS i'm interested: Megaman series, specially the RPGs! Where is the mmbn1 all chips TAS we deserve? Where is the Command Mission TAS? i'm slowly moving away from TASing fighting games for speed, maybe it's time to start finding some entertainment value in TASing.
Posted: 7/7/2018 8:22 PM
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Walker_Boh
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The naming event is over since 1/7. It took me a couple of days to collect the names from the contributors and to finalize the novel. In the end four people contributed and the following names can be found in the bonus chapter: Senna Dijkstra. Dick "Numbers" Goldberg. Molly Green. Albert "Aces" Charles. I know this is not a readers forum. It's just the forum most dear to me, and which I've been a part of (although lurking the last years) for a long time. The novel is still available to read for free at: kingshope.net and will be for about another month. Then the site will be deleted. It's also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Hope-Hans-Olsson-ebook/dp/B07D9Q8LR2 If you have a chance to review it, please do :) Well, thanks for your time and interest!
/Walker Boh