Post date: Aug 05, 2010 8:28:18 PM
July 25th -
Well, it's been an exciting month or so, getting my first novel published and then listed at so many sites all over the world! And its incredibly gratifying to see the strong and positive reviews continue to come in! I really appreciate all of you who have bought the book, and read it, and especially those of you who have taken the time to share your thoughts!
It is incredibly difficult for any new author to find his audience. every positive review, every sale, goes a long way towards getting the word out about my work. Especially as the novel begins to be available digitally, these reviews are really going to help me
Thank you!
Yes, the book is now available for digital download. You can pick it up from the publisher for $5 in PDF from anywhere in the world. It should download to your computer in moments. Use coupon code "BEACHREAD305" between now and August 15th and they'll take another 15% off of THAT!
You can also download the book from Amazon.com for the Kindle for only $2.99. Don't have a Kindle? Neither do I. They provide free software to read my book either on your smartphone or PC.
The regular price of the book has also dropped to $14.99 on lulu.com, and the 15% off coupon works for that paperback as well.
I know that the economy has been hard on a number of you. But at this price, I hope that any of you with any interest or even curiosity will risk three dollars on my work. Skip a single cup of coffee and I'll do my best to change the course of your life, deal? :))
http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/the-white-hairs/11794877
I also know that some of you have had a hard time getting the novel because you live in countries far away. The lulu.com PDF at $5 (I think $4.25 after the discount?) should be the easiest option for you.
In other news, my cover artist Dana Black and I are hard at work designing and illustrating a children's book together. Those of you who think you know Dana know he's an amazingly talented artist, but the work he's been doing for me these days is by far the best I've ever seen him do. You're really going to be amazed! And yes, I think I've given him a story worthy of his talent! :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Another World, July 25, 2010
By Ayla -
This review is from: The White Hairs (Paperback)
The White Hairs quickly pulls you into a world you don't completely understand. The ending leaves you with questions and maybe wanting more, but that is often the impression that my favorite books leave on me. The main character struggles not only with himself, but with his society and his surroundings. It's a struggle in which you can't help but sympathize. I would recommend this book, and I look forward to more novels from this author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book of Shadows!, July 24, 2010
By Alexandra Voudouri (Athens) -
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This review is from: The White Hairs (Kindle Edition)
I have a confession to make. I'm not that fond of fiction (as a literary genre or otherwise), so when I came across "The white hairs" by Noah K. Mullette - Gillman I admit that I wasn't exactly thrilled. Still, something in the minimal yet straight-to-the-point cover artwork and Doric photography crammed within the pages caught my attention and got me reading.
Half a dozen pages later, I realized I wasn't holding a generic fiction novel but rather a book of shadows if you will, a personal journal of the writer's soul: delivered in flowing language, "the white hairs" invokes strong imagery that cannot but be imprinted deeply at once at one's 'reading eye'. This novel takes you into a wild trip through the hidden pathways of a soul "bloody but unbowed". Strong colors dominate every scene that you can almost see flooding your mind: the bright white of the ice, the pitch black of the void. The writer artfully interchanges these color-schemes of his narrative with the transformations of the main character, Farshoul.
It's a novel of strong symbolisms and primeval motifs given in a dream-like way and with that same profound sense of clarity and transcendent realism one only experiences during REM sleep!
Reading "the white hairs" leaves a literary taste of an out-of-body experience. It's almost like astral projection. So, if you're scared or reluctant to engage in such practices, then definitely the next best thing is reading "the white hairs"!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Spiritual Quest, a Reader's Reward, July 18, 2010
By Math Puppy -
This review is from: The White Hairs (Paperback)
The White Hairs is a profound and powerful read, an engaging and emotional parable that lingers in the mind long after the last page has been turned.
Mullette-Gillman's writing is spare yet deceptively intricate, weaving a tale of spiritual discovery that is at once otherworldly but heartfelt. As readers we follow the Yeti-like Farshoul and the far-ranging adventures of his soul, from exploration to exultation, from joy to fury to a cold indifference perhaps worse than death.
With Farshoul we travel tremendous distances in time and space, between gods and monsters, amongst mortal men and the mysterious White Hairs themselves. Will Farshoul finally descend into despair or redemption, a final disengagement or an ultimate enlightenment?
I won't spoil any endings as this is a journey all readers should take through the pages of Mullette-Gillman's fine work. Let this author's exquisite imagination lead your spirit, perhaps reflecting the quest of your own soul in the trials of this enduring creature.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly original spiritual adventure, July 13, 2010
By F. N. -
This review is from: The White Hairs (Paperback)
The White Hairs opens with an astral walk through the ether that eventually leads the main character to disillusionment and rejection of his society. More importantly, it results in his own self-abandonment as parts of his soul are literally ripped out and never come back, leaving him empty, emotionless, and unable to feel the joy of life after the third and final walk ends in a battle with a hellhound for his own soul.
The writing style throughout is smooth, evenly-paced, and easy to read. The only difficulty I found was the font face, which was initially a bit difficult to focus my eyes on, but that disappeared quickly as the narrative took hold. Despite a detailed description of a ritualized killing, which is explained as being necessary only "every so often," the story doesn't explain how the larger than human-sized creatures could survive deep in snow-covered mountains with little vegetation. Farshoul's mother enters, and leaves, the story but a father is never mentioned, and little is made of how the society in general functions. There is also a seemingly anachronistic descriptions of machinery and handguns when Farshoul himself is apparently not familiar with the human world at all outside of the ancient stone walls near his home. Yet none of these minor points detract from the main narrative flow, which is essentially the spiritual journey of a single character isolated from others of his kind.
While reading the descriptions of the world which Farshoul inhabits, I couldn't help picturing the images from Hayao Miyazaki's classic "Shuna no tabi" (The Journey of Shuna). Both stories have a high fantasy, almost fairy-tale-like feel; both take place in a high mountainous area; both involve a solitary journey of one young man who encounters violence and death, yet feels helpless to prevent them; both meet mythical giants who seem to hold the secrets of existence itself. Finally, both characters are all but shattered from the journey and barely survive the return trip to their homes. But while Shuna sacrifices himself for the sake of seeds for his village and spends no time pondering spiritual matters, Farshoul seeks something far more ethereal and intangible than physical necessities: he seeks what is true about himself, his people, and the world at large, and that is why the story does not end with his return. Instead, he must journey again to find that which he was and still could be. In that sense, the White Hairs owes less to the Himalayas and more to the Caucasus, with echoes of Gurdjieff's "self-remembering" reverberating through the steps of its main character as he gropes towards a spiritual reawakening.
Overall, one of the most original stories I've read in a while. A promising first offering from a new talent.