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	the grand prize  On October 1, 2008 Marcher Lord Press will be holding a massive prize drawing. We will give away dozens of prizes, each of them something a fan of speculative fiction would love. But the main event, of course, is the grand prize. After much thought and exploration of options, Marcher Lord Press staff has decided on a grand prize that will, literally, take you soaring. The grand prize is a trip. And not just any trip. Not a trip to, like, Taco Plaza. Nay, a bona fide trip to a destination you and any other self-respecting fan of speculative fiction would love to go. We're sending the lucky winner and a guest to the 2009 ComicCON convention in San Diego. If you're already rejoicing, it's because you know how amazingly cool ComicCON is. If you're going, "Comic-what?" then you are in for a pleasant enlightenment. ComicCON is the place to be for anyone who loves speculative movies, TV shows, games, comics, and collectables. Despite its name, it's not just comics. Indeed, comics have become a relatively small part of this bigger than life event. Marcher Lord Press publisher, Jeff Gerke, attended the 2007 ComicCON with friends. He shook hands with Marina Sirtis (Counselor Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation), sat in on a panel discussion with Ridley Scott (director of Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, and more), and had his photo taken with Richard Hatch (Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica series and Zarek in the new series on the Sci-Fi Channel). He shook hands with David Prowse (the man inside the Darth Vader suit in the original three Star Wars movies), saw the director and lead cast of 300, saw Clive Owen and Lou Ferrigno (the Hulk) and Sean Young (Blade Runner). Plus the main cast of Battlestar Galactica (the new series) and Heroes. Yeah, Heroes. And those were just the celebrities. The convention floor had huge booths from LucasArts, Marvel, McFarlane Toys, Gentle Giant, 20th Century Fox, the Sci-Fi Channel, DC Comics, Magic: The Gathering, and gazillions of others. Plus there were exclusive early screenings of movies, sneak peeks at new video games, autograph booths, prize drawings, a horde of illustrators, and lots of goofy people in costume. What's not to love? And, just to cap things off, he also had his photo taken with Jabba the Hutt. Jabba du Hutt to his friends. These things and more await you, lucky winner, if you win the drawing on October 1. The prize includes roundtrip airfare for two (from the Continental U.S. only), hotel room, convention pass, and more. What? Still not registered for the drawing? Egad! Fix that immediately! Click here to register. And remember, you increase your chances of winning this incredible prize by telling others about it. When someone else registers to win and mentions your name as referrer, your name goes back into the prize hat another time. The more people you tell, the better your chances of winning. So get out there and tell everyone you know! The grand prize has arrived, and it is indeed grand.		also see...  The initial lineup of Marcher Lord Press novels The sign-up page where you can register to win these prizes
	grand-ish prizes So...what if you don't win the grand prize? I mean, only one person can win that, right? Or what if you don't live in the Continental U.S.? Are you out of luck? Never! The Marcher Lord Press prize team scoured the galaxy for many prizes before deciding on the grand prize. We wanted to have dozens, maybe even one hundred, prizes to be given away on launch day. And the team did not return empty-handed. Here are just a few of the other prizes that will be given out on October 1. Some of these have already arrived at Marcher Lord Press headquarters, while others have been promised. And the search continues even as you read this. Some but not all of these will be prizes that can be won by folks living outside the Continental U.S. The prizes so far:
	Prize		Sponsor or Donor
p	50th Anniversary Edition The Lord of the Rings deluxe leather-bound edition with gilded pages and slipcase (see this link for a description of this awesome prize)		Marcher Lord Press
p	Autographed complete set of Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry's Wormling series		Jerry B. Jenkins
p	Dragon Basket from Christian fantasy novelist Donita K. Paul; this incredible basket of goodies includes a complete autographed set of the author's fantasy series, a fanciful T-shirt, dragon tea, dragonfruit candy and gum, and a cool pewter dragon medallion		Donita K. Paul
p	Etching off William Shakespeare's actual tombstone		Angela Hunt
p	Full-size, signed, numbered canvas print by award-winning space artist Frank Hettick		Frank Hettick
p	Copies of "Character Creation for the Plot-First Novelist" character generation system (see more here)		WhereTheMapEnds
p	Complete DVD collection of SF series Earth 2 (entire series on DVD in collector's case)		Marcher Lord Press
p	Clavo Tea Kit for Sharon Hinck's The Restorer		Sharon Hinck
p	NASA patches, pins, and stickers		Marc Schooley
p	Ted Dekker's Circle Trilogy: Black, Red, and White		Marcher Lord Press
p	Autographed copy of Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee		Tosca Lee
p	Autographed copy of Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee		Tosca Lee
p	Autographed copy of Wind Follower by Carole McDonnell		Carole McDonnell
p	Autographed copy of The Restorer by Sharon Hinck		Sharon Hinck
p	Autographed copy of The Restorer's Son by Sharon Hinck		Sharon Hinck
p	Autographed copy of The Restorer's Journey by Sharon Hinck		Sharon Hinck
p	Autographed copy of When the Day of Evil Comes by Melanie Wells		Melanie Wells
p	Autographed copy of The Soul Hunter by Melanie Wells		Melanie Wells
p	Autographed copy of My Soul To Keep by Melanie Wells		Melanie Wells
p	Autographed copy of Winter Haven by Athol Dickson		Athol Dickson
p	Autographed copy of The Shade by John Olson		John Olson and Broadman & Holman
p	Watcher in the Woods by Robert Liparulo		Thomas Nelson
p	House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo		Thomas Nelson
p	Mystery prize from ReelFx		ReelFx
p	Space Calendar with original Frank Hettick art		Frank Hettick
p	Mock SF magazine cover with the winner's name listed as a feature author		Frank Hettick
p	DVD of I, Robot starring Will Smith		Marcher Lord Press
p	Travel cups, canvas bags, bookmarks, and assorted goodies from Christian speculative authors		Various

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