Matthew Wayne Selznick

Presenting my first novel of the Sovereign Era, an alternate history where the sudden appearance of people with remarkable physical and psychical powers promises to change the course of human destiny!

A Teen Movie / Comic Book Mash-up

“Brave Men Run” is the story of Nate Charters. Born different, unsure of his origins, he’s an outcast at Abbeque Valley High School, a self-proclaimed “boy freak” with few friends and low self-esteem. When the Sovereign Era dramatically dawns, Nate finds himself in a quest to discover the truth: is he more than he seems, a misfit in a miraculous and powerful new minority… or something else entirely?

A New Media Landmark

“Brave Men Run” was the first novel with an initial simultaneous publication in paperback, five formats of e-book free of digital rights management restrictions, and free podcast audiobook (podiobook) editions. People on five continents have read or listened to it, and people in developing nations are free to create commercial derivative works based on the book thanks the the Creative Commons Developing Nations license.

Buy The Paperback Edition

The quality trade paperback edition of “Brave Men Run - A Novel of the Sovereign Era” is published by Swarm Press and available from Amazon.com.

Help Promote “Brave Men Run”

The success of this book depends on you… if you’re a podcaster, please consider playing the promo for the podcast edition, and / or have me as a guest. If you have a blog, spread the word with a review of the book! Did you know you can listen to it for free or pay whatever you like for the e-book? If you’re going to conventions, sport a tee shirt! Download free wallpaper for your desktop and mobile device! Tell everyone you know about “Brave Men Run — A Novel of the Sovereign Era!”

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