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Click here to download Siglerism News for September 29, 2008

Junkies. I hate to do this to you again, but looks like I'm going to postpone the finale of NOCTURNAL for a week or two. My father-in-law's ongoing hospital battle is taking a turn for the worse. The full story is in the MP3 linked above, as well as some big news about THE CRYPT, Julie Andrews and the anti-Siglerites mucking about on Amazon.com. 

Junkies, prepare for doom, death, plaid tanks, beers, chicks, fire trucks and more doom (and all you goddamn hippies head for higher ground).

The CONTAGIOUS Book Tour Contest is on! Click the "Demand It" icon in the right-hand column to bring General Siglerisimo to your city in January. The five cities with the most votes will see Pope Siglericus give his moist holy blessings to adoring Junkies.

Don't be fooled by this brief experiment with democracy -- I am still going to destroy all cultures, kill 90 percent of the world's population and enslave the rest. But while my plaid tank is in the shop getting some work done on on the exhaust system, I will allow you the illusion that you are in control.

The contest to design the next Sigler masterpiece is almost up. The PUV James Keeling, also known as "The Crypt," has twenty-seven entries so far. The General is happy to see such a crushing navy forming up. Defense contracts are where the $ is at, bitches. Really cool shiz upon which to feast yon eyes -- go check out the ships and vote for your favorite. Click the link below, and remember you have to scroll to the bottom (and if you want in, it's not too late!).

Click here to see The Crypt contest entries

Click here to download INFECTED Chapters 73-88

Here it is Junkies, forty-seven minutes of pure adrenaline, the second-to-last episode of INFECTED. As Conan once said, "Enough Talk!" Click the link and get busy.

FDO™ Note: In a truly amazing "sometimes I amaze even myself" moment of TechTardedness, I left out Chapters 73-76. That's right, I left them out. When I proofed the episode in the recording software, my eyes counted 77-88 all in nice sequential order, and my brain didn't throw up the "hey, fuck-o!" alert that I missed the first four chapters. Well, now the link has been corrected and gives you the full 56-minute, 14-chapter episode). 

Click here to download NOCTURNAL Episode #33

Pookie knows Bryan is wanted for the murder of Francis Parkmeyer, and the SFPD is en route to Robin Hudson's apartment. Will the cops find Robin in Bryan's arms? Police Chief Amy Zou has her own problems, trying to get Dimitri Vassiloff and Frank Lanza onboard the SS Jeremiah O'Brien -- if she doesn't, her daughters Tabz and Mur won't make it through the night. Aggie James can't shake the threats of Hillary; he'll do whatever it takes to avoid the dreaded Groom's Walk. And yes, Junkies, it's the return of Mister Biz-Nass.

LINKS:

• Click here to see designs for THE CRYPT, or follow the same link to enter the contest and design the ship yourself
• Click here to see Unit Insignia Designs for The Exterminators, a military unit featured in the upcoming hardcover novel CONTAGIOUS
• Click herefor Google map of a "Nocturnalized" San Francisco, including the locations in Episode #33 (Robin's apartment, Pier 45, The Golden Gate Yacht Club and the office of Mister Biz-Nass).
• Click here to learn about the liberty ship The Jeremiah O'Brien

PROMOS IN THIS EPISODE
• James Melzer's free podcast novel THE ZOMBIE CHRONICLES
• Free talk podcast The Legion of Lethargic Super Geeks

Click here to download INFECTED Chapters 68-72

Perry witnesses the brutal horror of a hatching, and knows that it's his turn next. Dew gets to see the results of Perry's handiwork, and starts to track Perry down once and for all.

Greece and Spain, welcome to the pain that is Siglerism! The Shiv over at Crown just informed me that Minotauro in Spain will publish INFECTED for world Spanish rights, as will Platypus Publications in Greece for world Greek rights. I promise to destroy your cultures with the same brutality as all others ... General Siglerisimo believes in cultural equality (I will post the Mexican flag as soon as I properly understand when books will be available in Mexico and Central America).

THE CURRENT LIST OF THE DOOMED:

 Click here to listen to CRYPT #4

:||::: Binodecimal triadic hyperfactor. Ascertain, obey, consist, execute. ||:||| To thine own self be true ...

This episode was written by Basil Sands and Scott Sigler. Basil is a podcast novelist with several titles available for free. You can learn more about him at BasilSands.com, or see all his books over at Podiobooks.com:Basil Sands.

INFECTED trade paperbackSo you can't wait until December 30 to find out what happens to Dew, Margaret, Amos, Otto and ... of course ... the ball-less wonder himself? Well if you've got some discretionary income, the INFECTED trade paperback comes out October 14 has fifty pages of CONTAGIOUS.

SHOULD JUNKIES BUY THIS?
Totally up to you. If you already bought INFECTED, the only benefits here are fifty pages of CONTAGIOUS, plus it completes your Sigler Collection. Does it help the FDO™? Sure, but if it's a choice between this or CONTAGIOUS in hardcover, go with the hardcover.

SUBVERSIVE CHRISTMAS PRESENT:
Buy the paperback, carefully read the fifty pages of CONTAGIOUS, then re-gift that bad boy to some unsuspecting sap for Christmas! Boom, two birds with one stone.

WARNING: NO SPOILERS
If you buy this (and I thank you if you do), do NOT post any information about CONTAGIOUS in forums anywhere, including here. Sure, you can post stuff like "Oh my God, the FDO™ just gets better all the times" and "Oh my God, the FDO™ just surpassed Brad Pitt as the Sexiest Dude on the Planet," but don't spoil the plot for those who can't pick up a copy. I want everyone to experience this bee-yotch for themselves ... yeah, it's just that good.

Siglerism perverts Sesame StreetHoly crap is this thing funny. It seems the FDO™ has now peverted that holiest of holy childhood memories, Sesame Street. And who do we have to thank for this hilarity?

Hutchinssss ...

This one has enough trouble in it to almost qualify for a Greg Crites' novel. James Blunt needs to get his ass whipped, granted, but this is some awesome shit.

And what is that red thing? Screw that, give me Cookie Monster, or give me death.

Click here to watch.