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At the 11th hour, Sinister Grin Press came to us and offered to have none other than the man himself, Greg F. Gifune, join us in our Group Read in February. If you're wondering where the poll went for voting which Gifune story we were going to read as a group, I pulled it in favor of being able to read Greg's newest story with him. I get excited when such awesome things fall in our lap like this. Because of the timing, we're going to delay the start of the group read until Feb 10th and go until March 10th. This will allow us to drum up some support and excitement to bring in more people to join us in the read with Greg. We really appreciate him taking the time to do this with us, so let's do our best at bringing him the largest audience we can to make it worth his while. Without further ado, please help me welcome Greg F. Gifune!

Welcome Greg, and thanks again for doing this with us!

This will be my first book from him too. What is the title we will be reading?

Looks interesting. Downloaded it. I'll read it with this group.

so exciting!!

Jessie wrote: "This will be my first book from him too. What is the title we will be reading?"

Savages

Oh good. I just downloaded this a few days ago. Looking forward to it!

FANTASTIC!! THANKS SO MUCH!!
-Jen from Quebec :0)

This is on my list too! And I have never read this author before. Am excited!

That's really awesome! Count me in.
Just downloaded the book.

Sounds awesome!

I'm looking forward to it. Greg is an excellent author.

Hi! Where can I download a copy?

Has anyone started reading it yet? I have started it and so far I am enjoying it.

Will Greg only be popping in on ONE certain day or periodically through the month?? -Jen from Quebec :0) (PS) Ironically, or COINCIDENTALLY, I JUST bought this book on a whim about 2 weeks ago! This is meant to be!

Awesome news!

I already have my copy of this. I'll hold off on making a start for a few weeks, it'll give me a chance to clear the deck of current reads.

GenovaGee wrote: "Hi! Where can I download a copy?"

You can download a copy from Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/Savages-Greg-F...

I've also confirmed tonight that Greg will be giving away to one lucky participant in our Group Read a beautiful limited-edition hardcover copy of Savages, numbered and signed by Greg.

Really?? Thanks, Greg! This is so cool! I LOVE this group ad am so glad I found it and joined last year. So, you can win just by participating in the group read and making comments on here? -Jen from Quebec :0)

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "Really?? Thanks, Greg! This is so cool! I LOVE this group ad am so glad I found it and joined last year. So, you can win just by participating in the group read and making comments on here? -Jen fr..."

So here's the deal on how to be eligible to win the limited-edition hardcover:

1 - Purchase and read the book with the group.
2- Participate in the discussion here.
3 - Give a review, good, bad, or otherwise, on Amazon.
4 - Keep your fingers crossed, rub a lucky rabbit's foot, horseshoe, etc.

That's it!

Very cool and generous!
Thanks Greg!

Good man Greg, you've sold me. We have until the end of the month to get the review up?

Lena wrote: "Good man Greg, you've sold me. We have until the end of the month to get the review up?"

Yes

Thank you so much to Ken for hosting this read with Greg and to all you all for participating. I've been a member of this group and my apologies for not being active prior - of course it's a great group. At Sinister Grin Press, we appreciate you reading Savages and are super happy to be able to giveaway this Limited Edition hardcover of Savages. There were only 60 made! Greg will be popping in this month and he'll be happy for you to pick his brain. Thanks again for your time and I hope you enjoy the book! If you need anything from me, please let me know.

Well I started reading this book and couldn't put it down and now I am finished. I thought it was very good and waiting for the discussion to start........

It would be my first Gifune. Hopefully I will get it in time!

Just got the Kindle version! Looks good, ready to go!

Will try to start today.

Off to bed now, but should be free to start this one over the weekend.
The possibility of winning a signed copy is awesome!

Started reading it yesterday, couldn't put it down! I'm savoring the last half of it. This is fantastic. I love the character development.

Hi everyone. I'll do my best to stop in often as I can. Thank you for the interest and support, I sincerely appreciate it.

Well, Greg, I sincerely appreciate YOU and what you're doing for/with this group! I have just purchased my copy and read the first few pages. Very cool stuff this far! -Jen from Quebec :0)

Got my copy, haven't started yet, finishing off another read first. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in though.

It's very rare for me to read a book in one sitting but I did. I really enjoyed it. That's all I'll say for now, let others read it before I go into details.

Fantastic story Greg, I'll definitely be reading more of your work!

I'm up to chapter six, and it's fair to say things are getting 'very' interesting!
It's also fair to say that someone should kick Gino in the nuts! :)

Great opening scene.

David wrote: "I'm up to chapter six, and it's fair to say things are getting 'very' interesting!
It's also fair to say that someone should kick Gino in the nuts! :)"

Not just once, but at least twice for good measure.

Greg, what can you tell us about the cover? It has a nice, vintage look going on. Who designed it? Did you have any input into the design of it?

Ken wrote: "Greg, what can you tell us about the cover? It has a nice, vintage look going on. Who designed it? Did you have any input into the design of it?"

Yeah, I'm loving that cover, Ken. Very retro!

Ken wrote: "David wrote: "I'm up to chapter six, and it's fair to say things are getting 'very' interesting!
It's also fair to say that someone should kick Gino in the nuts! :)"

Not just once, but at least tw..."

I was siding with him instead of Herm from the beginning, and I'm glad I did!

Although in real life I think I'd find someone like Gino really annoying, but in their situation I would really appreciate having someone like Gino sorting things out for me.

The cover art is fantastic. I'm a huge Rob Zombie fan and this reminded me of that kind of style. Would you call it Grindhouse like?

Ken wrote: "Greg, what can you tell us about the cover? It has a nice, vintage look going on. Who designed it? Did you have any input into the design of it?"

Zach McCain is the cover artist, and Greg had a great deal of input into the design. The cover went through a couple versions before landing on the design you have before you. Greg very specifically wanted a pulp feel and I think Zach nailed it.

Gore and More noob here. Signed up just for the read along. Big horror fan but sadly Mr. Gifune's works have slipped past me til now. Found lots of reader praise and excellent ratings on all of his books. Looking forward to joining in.

Ken, the front page on the group hasn't been updated to this book. Show off the fab cover ! :-P

As usual I'm late to the party. I'll try to start this one soon. I bought at the end of last year after this groups recommendation of the author and reading Children of Chaos

Ken wrote: "Greg, what can you tell us about the cover? It has a nice, vintage look going on. Who designed it? Did you have any input into the design of it?"

I also love the cover. It's reminds me of the fun movie posters I'd see in the video store when I was growing up.

That cover does scream pulp. Cover blurb certainly sounds like it will be in that vein. I should be starting on this tomorrow or day after that, trying to finish up my current read now.

Jennifer wrote: "Ken wrote: "David wrote: "I'm up to chapter six, and it's fair to say things are getting 'very' interesting!
It's also fair to say that someone should kick Gino in the nuts! :)"

Not just once, but..."

Hey, Jennifer, you're coming across a bit Beach Barbie! Only kidding! :)
To be honest, if I was on that island Gino would be getting right up my nose. It's ok for him to try and take a lead, but there's no excuse for his bullying and belittling manner.

Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "As usual I'm late to the party. I'll try to start this one soon. I bought at the end of last year after this groups recommendation of the author and reading Children of Chaos"

Children of Chaos was my favorite read from last year, Erin. Loved that one.

David wrote: "Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "As usual I'm late to the party. I'll try to start this one soon. I bought at the end of last year after this groups recommendation of the author and reading Chil..."

Yes, it was great and one of my favorites also!