Avast Thar, Me Hearties! It’s A Pirate Party!

By A.M. Harte

Posted May 2, 2011

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Avast Thar, Me Hearties! It’s A Pirate Party!

Forget Somalia! Real pirates live in SPACE.

That’s right. Look up. No, not at the ceiling. Past that, into the wide, open sky overhead. It may look empty and peaceful, but there’s a war going on up there. Or there will be, 30 years in the future.

Introducing our first author on Party Like It’s 1889: MCM, also known as Michael ‘Can’t-Beat-Him’ Milligan!

Backstage, there’s been a lot of squabbling between the authors over who will get the most comments this month. MCM is the first up to the bat, and he’s determined to stay in first place!

As a matter of fact, for this week only, MCM is offering a 50% discount on his futuristic science fiction thriller Typhoon! That’s right — you can enjoy all the ruthless space pirates, evil corporations, dangerous missions and kick-ass adventures for half the price! #sweet

To get the discount, head on over to Smashwords and use coupon code VR28K before Sunday May 8.

And that’s not all!

This week MCM is giving away a $10 Amazon voucher AND a paperback of your choosing from the 1889 Labs library (open worldwide!). That’s right. TWO prizes, you lucky people.

Winners will be chosen using a random number generator which will pull from all the comments MCM receives this week. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have, so get your fingers ready!

Get Looting!

For a chance to win the Amazon voucher or paperback, complete as many missions below as possible!

1. Leave a comment on this very post right now telling us how you’d hide a space fighter the size of a small bus so that the police would never find it!

2. Tweet about the contest using the hashtag #1889party and get your friends involved!

3. Post your favourite pirate joke on our Facebook page!

4. Check out this week’s recap for one handy list of all MCM’s party posts!

5. For TEN extra entries, post a photo on the 1889 Labs facebook wall of you, your cat, or whatever/whoever you want, reading Typhoon (either print or ebook).

Couldn’t be more simple! ~~The contest closes Saturday May 7 at 11:59 EDT, with winners announced on Sunday.~~ Winners announced!

But remember, ALL your comments on the list above also count towards the grand prize giveaway for a Kindle, VIP tickets and more! #yesreally

Confused? The entire month of May, we’re throwing a massive party. There are DOZENS of ways to win, and over ten cool prizes up for grabs! More details here.

About A.M. Harte

AM Harte is the editor-in-chief of 1889 Labs. She writes twisted speculative fiction, such as the zombie love anthology Hungry For You. She is excellent at missing deadlines, has long forgotten what ‘free time’ means, and enjoys procrastinating online.

Gilberto Galvez

I would hide the space fighter in an underground chamber.
LordReblik

I would hide the space fighter in an underground chamber.
Gregxgraves

I’d hide the fighter, that’s the size of a small bus, inside of a larger bus. Mobile deployment what?

http://www.gregxgraves.com Greg X. Graves

Dammit, I thought that I was logged in.

http://amharte.com anna

#authorfail

Gregxgraves

I’d hide the fighter, that’s the size of a small bus, inside of a larger bus. Mobile deployment what?

http://www.gregxgraves.com Greg X. Graves

Dammit, I thought that I was logged in.

http://amharte.com a.m.harte

#authorfail

Anonymous

I really enjoyed Typhoon. I enjoyed it almost as much as I enjoyed TorrentBoy! More TorrentBoy!

Here’s to keeping this party going. Thanks for the opportunity to win free stuff.
http://n3wt0n.com/ Kyle Newton

I really enjoyed Typhoon. I enjoyed it almost as much as I enjoyed TorrentBoy! More TorrentBoy!

Here’s to keeping this party going. Thanks for the opportunity to win free stuff.
Jaidis Shaw

Hmm…how to hide a space fighter. I suppose I would have to try to come up with a very clever disguise, or maybe be sneaky like hiding it in the police impound lot that they never check…or giving it a super awesome paint job

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Jaidis Shaw

Hmm…how to hide a space fighter. I suppose I would have to try to come up with a very clever disguise, or maybe be sneaky like hiding it in the police impound lot that they never check…or giving it a super awesome paint job

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JaidisShaw at yahoo dot com
http://depotwarehouse.net Ebonwumon

Doesn’t particularly matter – I’d ensure the bus is more than 10 metres from a Tim Hortons then the cops would have absolutely no hope of finding it.
http://depotwarehouse.net Ebonwumon

Doesn’t particularly matter – I’d ensure the bus is more than 10 metres from a Tim Hortons then the cops would have absolutely no hope of finding it.
http://www.bookishardour.com Bonnie Sparks

If I could find an abandoned air field, I’d paint it so it looked a little rusted up and hope that it would blend, otherwise I have no idea! It’s as big as a small bus! That baby is going to stick out unless it has a ginormous tent, an underground hidey hole, or a new model of bus is designed with wings (I’d go with the last one, even if it’s a safety hazard).

Oh yeah, I blew that one out of the water.

Tweeted – http://bit.ly/kz3slR
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http://www.bookishardour.com Bonnie Sparks

If I could find an abandoned air field, I’d paint it so it looked a little rusted up and hope that it would blend, otherwise I have no idea! It’s as big as a small bus! That baby is going to stick out unless it has a ginormous tent, an underground hidey hole, or a new model of bus is designed with wings (I’d go with the last one, even if it’s a safety hazard).

Oh yeah, I blew that one out of the water.

Tweeted – http://bit.ly/kz3slR
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http://www.facebook.com/terra.whiteman Terra Whiteman

I would hide the space fighter in the very same place missing socks go. Though we would probably never see it again.

At least it would never run out of socks.
http://www.facebook.com/terra.whiteman Terra Whiteman

I would hide the space fighter in the very same place missing socks go. Though we would probably never see it again.

At least it would never run out of socks.
Eileen (Books R Us)

I would hide the space fighter in the Bat Cave with all the missing socks.

LOL

http://www.facebook.com/terra.whiteman Terra Whiteman

Ah, so -that’s- where they all went.

Eileen (Books R Us)

I would hide the space fighter in the Bat Cave with all the missing socks.

LOL

http://www.facebook.com/terra.whiteman Terra Whiteman

Ah, so -that’s- where they all went.

Najela

I would paint it like an elephant and keep it at the zoo. Or put it in the star trek museum in my town. Yes… we do in fact have a star trek museum.
Najela

I would paint it like an elephant and keep it at the zoo. Or put it in the star trek museum in my town. Yes… we do in fact have a star trek museum.
James R

Go retro and open a video gamer arcade and pop the space fighter on top of the building in plain sight with a great big neon sign in front of it: SPACE FIGHTER! And below it: video and games arcade.

Gilberto Galvez

This is genius. No one would ever suspect.

James R

Go retro and open a video gamer arcade and pop the space fighter on top of the building in plain sight with a great big neon sign in front of it: SPACE FIGHTER! And below it: video and games arcade.

LordReblik

This is genius. No one would ever suspect.

http://twitter.com/lt_nauthiz Pascal Vagenende

nothing to say realy, except that book was GREAT, only to bad that ‘Can’t-Beat-Him’ Milligan Michael is keeping us waiting for the sequel…
http://twitter.com/lt_nauthiz Pascal Vagenende

nothing to say realy, except that book was GREAT, only to bad that ‘Can’t-Beat-Him’ Milligan Michael is keeping us waiting for the sequel…
Anonymous

Silly me, I thought the list of ‘how to enter for your chance to win’ was the same as previous posts.

Where would I hide a fighter? In my bat cave. Because I’d dress up like Batman.

Also, more TorrentBoy!
http://n3wt0n.com/ Kyle Newton

Silly me, I thought the list of ‘how to enter for your chance to win’ was the same as previous posts.

Where would I hide a fighter? In my bat cave. Because I’d dress up like Batman.

Also, more TorrentBoy!
http://www.facebook.com/sbrandes Sue Brandes

I would hide a space fighter the size of a small bus so that the police would never find it inside of a secret mountain.
http://www.facebook.com/sbrandes Sue Brandes

I would hide a space fighter the size of a small bus so that the police would never find it inside of a secret mountain.
mcchots

As a row of telephone boxes.
http://twitter.com/WA_side Cathi Payne

I would hide the bus-sized space fighter in a Government-run Youth Centre. No-one ever uses those places, and the police wouldn’t bother checking out their departmental neighbours.

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