Name a Ringdom, Win a Super-Bundle
To celebrate Orbit Books publication of the Arm of the Sphinx paperback on March 13th (US/Can),* I'm giving you a chance to win a super-bundle by naming a ringdom!** The winning name will appear in the fourth and final book of my Books of Babel series.
To enter, all you have to do is tell me what you would name a ringdom and post your answer to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #namearingdom. You can also leave your entry in the comments below.
The Grand Prize Winner will be selected by me and will be included in the final book in the series. This winner will receive a signed copy of Senlin Ascends & Arm of the Sphinx (Orbit editions), an Audiobook of Senlin Ascends, and an original piece of Books of Babel artwork, drawn by yours truly.
The First Place Winner will be chosen at random and will receive a signed copy of Senlin Ascends & Arm of the Sphinx.
Additionally, for every 50 entries I receive, I will randomly draw another winner who'll receive a signed copy of Arm of the Sphinx.
All entries must be submitted by midnight on March 11 (GMT). Winners will be announced on March 12. One entry per person. There are no regional restrictions.
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* The paperback Arm of the Sphinx will be released on March 15 in the UK and April 10 in AU.
** What the heck is a ringdom? A ringdom is a level in the Tower of Babel. There's some debate over exactly how many ringdoms there are. Some ringdoms have colloquial names, like the Basement or the Parlor. Others are named similarly to nations, for example Pelphia, Japhet, and Andara Nur.
To enter, all you have to do is tell me what you would name a ringdom and post your answer to Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram using #namearingdom. You can also leave your entry in the comments below.
The Grand Prize Winner will be selected by me and will be included in the final book in the series. This winner will receive a signed copy of Senlin Ascends & Arm of the Sphinx (Orbit editions), an Audiobook of Senlin Ascends, and an original piece of Books of Babel artwork, drawn by yours truly.
The First Place Winner will be chosen at random and will receive a signed copy of Senlin Ascends & Arm of the Sphinx.
Additionally, for every 50 entries I receive, I will randomly draw another winner who'll receive a signed copy of Arm of the Sphinx.
All entries must be submitted by midnight on March 11 (GMT). Winners will be announced on March 12. One entry per person. There are no regional restrictions.
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* The paperback Arm of the Sphinx will be released on March 15 in the UK and April 10 in AU.
** What the heck is a ringdom? A ringdom is a level in the Tower of Babel. There's some debate over exactly how many ringdoms there are. Some ringdoms have colloquial names, like the Basement or the Parlor. Others are named similarly to nations, for example Pelphia, Japhet, and Andara Nur.
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Elysium. From Greek mythology
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Fitting. The name 'Elysium' is often thought to have meant 'where lightning struck'. Makes me think of the Tarot card, 'The House of God'.
Putt-PuttAs in the sound of an engine (or as in the fun game!)
Gourmand's End (colloquially known as Le Gourmend)If I may expand a little bit: A ringdom of gluttony where you can find every sorts of food from various ringdoms. From that dodgy lizard leg hawker to the curious fine dining restaurant of extinct menagerie, one may indulge to their heart's content.
However, fatal food additives and addictive food are quite commonplace here, they're added by the foodsellers to make sure people are coming back. It's not unusual seeing some people eating themselves to death.
The Warren: A ringdom that's made up of a series of labyrinthine passages and tunnels, far nicer and cleaner than the ones used by the hods but just as dangerous. Some of the tunnels have tracks for various forms of transportation (including railways) whereas others are traversed on foot. People who make their way up to the Warren are tasked with transporting goods around and through the ringdom to various weigh stations in a certain amount of time with the penalty for missing deadlines to be transporting more things over longer distances. Maps to this ringdom (like the Tower itself) are useless. Most of the people who make it out do so accidentally after taking a wrong turn.
The Nave. A ringdom fit for a congregation (resemblance to The Knave not entirely unwarranted).
Angels Share - a term used in Scotland in the whisky trade but a different meaning as regards to a ringdom of the Tower of Babel . I assume the fumes from all that industry might be filtered and have some other use which is profitable . All the ringdoms have a purpose maybe Senlin would find this ringdom helpful to his endeavours. Perhaps fuel for his airship or a weapon.
Selene (the Greek goddess of the moon). It can be the 63rd ringdom (just below the Sphinx) with grey rocky landscape and treasures of silver.
Orlathi, it's the combinations of the words orman(turkish) and ihlathi(zulu) words for 'forest'. The ringdom could have a focus on greenery(trees, plants, forests) and tribal like people.
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