Go Ahead, Win Some Wanderlust

WanderlustAnn Aguirre has offered 25 ARCs of her new book Wanderlust for the readers of this here blog. Yay!

Want one? Yes? Hook us up with the name of her next book. All the Jax books have compound word titles: Grimspace, Wanderlust, Doubleblind and Killbox. So, what’s the 5th book? Give us an idea, serious or silly.

Drop a comment with your choice of a compound word title, and we’ll pick 25 winners from among the best. 

But there is one condition – as Ann is a master of the viral market (in a good way, not in an ineffective antibiotic kind of way) she asks that if you win a copy, you review it, either on your site, or by emailing me your review. So enter as many times as you like, and “goodluck.”

ETA: Ann asked that I post a heads up for anyone in the NYC area: want to meet Ann personally and beg for a review copy of her book? July 22nd is your chance.

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  1. Malin says:

    Spacetrash

    Man, I could go on and on, assuming I didn’t have to make sense all the time but I MUST get some sleep. My brain doesn’t want to shut down though.

    Linespace
    Spacerage

  2. Flo says:

    Starstones (Jax has a big pair… and Starballs was taken by a porn!)

    Or maybe…

    Hardluck.  Jax always seems to be in that rock/hardplace scenario.  Either way… YAY FOR FIVE WHOLE BOOKS!  I loved the first, preordered the second.  And now I want it NOW NOW NOW.  Get crackin’!  *snaps whip*

  3. sadie kate says:

    Thunderground (inspired by the fact that a storm is coming, and it feels and sounds as though the thunder is rolling up underneath the foundations of my house right now)

  4. Catherine J. says:

    Hmmm . . . compound words. Let’s see.

    Blackout
    Underworld
    Nightfall
    Daybreak
    Backlash

    And ones that don’t count, but amuse me anyway:

    DoubleDutch
    Alamode
    Compoundword
    Whackoff
    Fruitandtwoveg

    Verification word, persons95. Sounds like the latest issue of the human soul circa 1996. Persons95—now with reduced morality, because YOU demanded it!

  5. amy lane says:

    Moonshadow
    Sunstrike
    Starripper
    Blowmonkey (oops…sorry…I just like that word!)
    Mindshattered
    Windcraze
    Earthdazed
    Braincrash
    Craniumrain
    Rainblast

    I don’t know…I think I should have stopped at ‘Blowmonkey’  (I LIKE that word!)

  6. Wryhag says:

    Love Ann’s stuff.

    Stillstar
    Blackstar
    Blankmoon
    Darksun
    HardShip
    Rustriser
    WhaleBoneCorsetThorns (oops, sorry, gotta retract that one; it’s for my next BDSM historical)

    P.S.  Thanks, Ann, for saying nice things when I put my first page up at DA.  I got ripped enough extra assholes to last me for a few lifetimes!

  7. Ijinx says:

    Oh, I can’t resist:

    Schiffsschraube
    Gesundheitsschuh
    Bücherschrank
    Bettwäsche
    Geldschein
    Büstenhalter
    Kratzbaum
    Küchengerät

    —> note all the Umlauts! (don’t spank me)
    XD

  8. Leslee says:

    There are so many good ones but here is mine:

    Darkstar
    Switchgun
    Marklight
    Starsun
    Firemark

  9. Flipswitch
    Switchback

    I like words with switch, apparently lol.  Congrats on the awesome series!

  10. Ann Aguirre says:

    Wryhag, I’m going to guess you wrote Unconventional Urban Fantasy. Do I get a cookie?

  11. Firebrawl
    Gunshy
    (or for an additional guns and magic one, Gunscry:))

    (and since no one else has gone so meta, Compoundword:)
    (or for a pointier one Compoundsword:))

  12. CT says:

    Deepthrust

  13. Suze says:

    Hee!

    Wanderlustwin
    Gimmeacopy

    You stinker! Subliminal instructions are cheating.

    Windtalker
    Highjinx
    Waterlog
    Skinwalker
    Spacewalk

  14. loonigrrl says:

    Tailspin

    Riptide- I guess that one doesn’t make sense

    Brainstorm

  15. Leslie G says:

    How about:

    Landslide
    Outbound
    Crossroads
    Quicksilver

    Loved Grimspace!

  16. Dorilys says:

    Hellfreeze
    Crotchduster
    Nullgrav
    Firespawn
    Silverstruck
    Torrentialflow (should that be hyphenated?)
    Catweasel
    Sexfiend

  17. Dorilys says:

    Husband says: “Add firebond and flamestruck”

  18. Because I loved Ann’s first book—oh, how I enjoyed it and how sad I was when Grimspace was done—I will post an entry. It’s only that I can’t wait to get my little paws on the next one that I would dare attempt in the face of such killer competition. =)

    Hardscrape

  19. Jen C says:

    Kickface
    Hardbody
    Loveplay
    ThinkAct
    Punchbag

  20. Eli says:

    LiquidEmission (believe it or not that one actually came about from the idea of fuel venting into space)
    JumpPhoenix

  21. Maya says:

    You ask for silly – we deliver.
    In memory of the very fun extemporaneous thing Ann did elsewhere, I’m going to resurrect:
    Halfgiraffe

    And, because ‘Wanderlust’ gave me as a German speaker such a kick, I’ll add:
    Herzensschmerz (i.e. Heart’s Sorrow),the kind of thing that a really grim space might engender.

  22. Virginia says:

    lightningquick would be my guess.

    I wanted to put triple word score, but that doesn’t work 🙂

  23. KJsGrrl says:

    How’s ‘bout:

    Whorehound
    Raunchrider
    Trunkjunk
    (those are for the nasty in you! LOL)

    or on the serious side:
    Deathswitch
    Deathclawwed
    Spacetrippin
    Psychtime

  24. SonomaLass says:

    I kinda like Deepthrust.  In a space-travelly sort of way, of course.

  25. Roooof says:

    Hopefully I’m not repeating any suggestions already made…

    Stormrage
    Sunspire
    Starstrider
    Starstorm

    hmm, apparently I like S’s

    Zerohour
    Firestorm
    Lightfall
    Dangermatch

    or there’s always SmartBitch

  26. Connie says:

    not sure if someone else already posted these, but i suggest:
    deathwish
    jumpforce
    jumpswitch
    longjump (hm, kind of too much like track)
    genejumper
    jumpforfun! (i kid, i kid)
    geneswitch
    iceflare
    mindtrap
    undertow
    psychtrap
    matchpoint
    matchrace

    i’ll keep thinking…

  27. TezMillerOz says:

    Spaceballs
    Astroturf

    Have a lovely day! 🙂

  28. Connie says:

    stillrace
    spacefall

  29. Wryhag says:

    Ann, sweetie, you get a cookie with BIG ol’ chocolate chips guaranteed to challenge your fillings!

    Congrats on the well-deserved success of a thoroughly engaging series.

  30. Cherith says:

    Deadfire or
    Deadspace

    Or, all the German in the comments makes me want to go with Wumpscut’s “ChristFuck”.  Okay, I’d totally buy that book, but good luck getting it published.

  31. Lorelie says:

    HavocZone?
    Bioburn?

    I dunno.  Just did a seven hour drive with a cranky baby.  Maybe burnout?  lol

  32. sya says:

    Hm.  Hope these haven’t been thought up yet.

    Starglass
    Standingwave
    Greenbelt
    Phasestrand
    Darkstrike
    Bitterpale
    Drysleep
    Windfreeze
    Tumblebelt

  33. Cory says:

    I’m quite fond of LightsBane, except there’s an annoying missing apostrophe. I suppose ToasterOven doesn’t count? Or Douchebag? That’s my current favorite compound word.

    Checkmate
    Lifeblood
    Chilblain (I always loved that word, though not it’s definition. It’s just fun to say)
    Lacewing

  34. Melissandre says:

    Just a couple more…

    Witchlight
    Knightmare
    Deadscape/Endscape/Starscape (Can’t decide which is best)
    Warhawk
    Starquest (or is that a videogame?)
    Gateway

  35. Debra Date says:

    I suck majorly at these competitions, but I loooved Grimspace so here are my entries;

    Timetwist
    Deathblow
    Sideswipe
    Darkjoy
    Apextwin
    Speedtrap
    Darkvoid
    Nevermore
    Darkflare
    Jumpship
    Genejump
    JumpLow
    Freereign
    Warcrime
    Bloodbond
    Just for Laughs—>Techsupport
    Bloodbound
    Bloodlift
    Genetwist
    Fusionspace
    Techfusion
    Genefusion
    Deadstop
    Deadslow
    Deadtime
    KnifeEdge
    WireEdge
    DarkSpark
    Heatsink
    LifeLost
    LiveWire
    Lifesong
    LifeSpark
    Soulspark

    My apologies if I have repeated any other entries.
    *Crossing fingers*

  36. DeeCee says:

    Thinktank 🙂

  37. katieM says:

    HannysVoorwerp
    PlantersWarp
    SiliconDreams
    DippityDo
    MacaroniDreams
    MacaroniSeams

  38. cc says:

    I’m sure some of these are repeats- I skimmed the list and I’m asleep so I apologize for askidently stepping on toes

    afterburn
    airtight
    backfire
    blueballs
    chainmail/chainmale—it really depends on how dominate your female is on how you spell it
    checkmate
    earworm
    flashback
    headquarters
    headspace
    headache
    horsehockey
    showdown
    starlight
    upset
    windsurf
    wiretap

  39. Rene says:

    I loved Grimspace!  Loved it with a love that kept me reading until I finished it in one night.  Awesome. 

    Hope I’m not repeating too many:

    Nightblind
    Darkflight
    Starburst
    Freefall
    Lightyear
    Stormswitch
    Icerain
    —-

    I keep wanting to put something with “torrent” in there, but all I have is a

    Blankmind

  40. Staple says:

    travelworn
    Planetside
    travelweary
    jumpdrive
    woebegone

    Sorry for duplicates Oo
    D: I need to get another copy of Grimspace because I loaned mine to someone 1k miles away! Oh noes! But I did love it 🙂

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