Captain Zoom here.
Remember how David J. Williams appeared last week and told you that he was remote-controlled by his cats? Remember how you thought he was crazy? That it was all part of his overheated imagination – some fevered version of his memory-hacking cyberpunk books? You didn’t believe him, did you?
Good.
Because now it’s too late. Our work is complete. Here’s what Ajax and I have transplanted what’s left of Dave’s brain into:
AJAX: Let’s torment him further!
ZOOM: Why would we do that?
ZOOM: Good point. Got anything to say, Dave?—I mean Mr. Rat?
AJAX: Bwhahahaahhaahaha
MR. RAT: Yes.
AJAX: Make sure it’s praise for your Cat Overlords.
MR. RAT: Actually, I’d like to announce the winners of the contest.
AJAX: Contest?
ZOOM: What the heck else is there left for us to win?
AJAX: We already got the lifetime supply of free turkey.
ZOOM: And the endless quantities of catnip.
AJAX: Not to mention the magic self-cleaning litter box.
MR. RAT: Sure, but what about the Autumn Rain books?
ZOOM: What do we need those for?
AJAX: After all, we wrote ‘em.
ZOOM: Well . . . I guess we could use a few more to line that litter box with. Now that you won’t be able to clean it anymore.
AJAX: Maybe it was a bad idea to make Dave a rat–
ZOOM: Live for the moment, Ajax. That’s the name of the game when you’re a cat.
MR. RAT: What I’m trying to say is that you…. didn’t win the books.
A MOMENT’S STUNNED PAUSE
AJAX: Maybe we should eat him now.
ZOOM: Let’s.
INCREDIBLE SCENE FOLLOWS IN WHICH RAT ESCAPES
MR. RAT: Phew. That was close. Anyway, now for the winners, and then I’ll get on with being a rat. But if you don’t see your name on the list below, you don’t need to gnash your teeth. You can still order the Autumn Rain books on the links that Ilona has helpfully set up for you and then leap into the 22nd century where cats remain cats and never pull this kind of bullshit …. though there are plenty of hijacked spaceplanes, exploding space elevators, and lunar south pole hijinx to keep you entertained.
Even if you ARE a rat.
And now, the winners are….
A copy of MIRRORED HEAVENS :
Oh, cute kitties…especially the little yellow kitty. Our psycho-kitty went to the kitty bed in the sky and now we share our humble abode with canines only. But the kitten there, I’m almost tempted. Except I think they’d terrify our cocker and she’s already a traumatized soul.
Note from Ilona: Please email your address with WINNER in the title. If you don’t let us know by Friday, a new winner will be chosen.











Awesome Congrats winners
Congratulations, winners!
LOL love the scene between cats and rat.
Er.. not that I’m complaining here, but wasn’t it supposed to be three copies of the first book, or am I backwards?
Good catch! It is the first book. Obviously I shouldn’t be trusted with important things.. :facepalm:
Sorry about that.
Congrats to the winners!
congratulations! and beware of cute kitties who eye your books too much.
Grats guys!
*snort* those kitties are just too much:) I’ll be picking up your books because I must! Congrats to the winners.
On the plus side, rats are adorable. Congratz winners!
Whoa…. seriously???? Wow. cool! Email sent!
Congrats everyone!