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Hi guys!

Just a quick update to let you know that my new book, Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series, is now available as an eBook from Amazon and Google Books. Links available below.

There will also be a print book available, and that will be released in a few weeks. But if you absolutely, positively have to read it now, you can pick it up for your eReader of choice at that links below.

The book has been a labour of love. It is basically the distillation of all of my reviews of The X-Files into a singular linear narrative that charts the show from its origins and influences through to the release of I Want to Believe. It includes sidebars and tangents for particular creators of interest and for the various other tie-ins, spin-offs and other interesting thematic divergences.

(It does not include the revival series, but if it is popular enough, a second edition or follow-up could always be possible.)

It has been a fun project, and I am hugely indebted to those who offered their support along the way. The book was published by McFarland Books and comes with an introduction by actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani. With a bit of luck, if this project goes well, I might attempt something similar in the near future.

If you need the book right now, here are the links to the places where you can purchase the eBook online:

• Amazon.com at $9.99
• Amazon.co.uk at £6.95
• Amazon.de at €6.98
• Amazon.fr at €6.16
• Amazon.co.jp at ￥1,179
• Amazon.com.br at R$25.50
• Google Books at €6.26

You are willing to wait a little longer, you can order a hard copy of the book from many of the same places:

• Amazon.com at $19.99
• Amazon.co.uk at £15.59
• Amazon.de at €17.99
• Amazon.fr at €17.61
• Amazon.co.jp at ￥2,376
• Amazon.br at R$106.03
• Waterstones at £20.95
• Target at $17.77

If you’d like to support the book, there are a number of things that you could do:

• Buy the book, whether in hard copy or in digital.
• Ask your local library to stock a copy.
• Spread the word, share the love. This is important, would love to get the book in front of as many people as possible.
• Leave a positive review at any of the above sites or on the Goodreads page.

If you want a sample of what the book will cover, in a much more organised manner, there are some sneak peaks online:

• Preview of Opening the X-Files at Google Books
• My own X-Files reviews
• The master list of every X-Files-related review that I have ever written on the site

If you’re still on the fence, here are come very nice things that some very nice people said about the book:

A welcome, and well-written addition to X-Files lore, by an author who knows his stuff.

John Kenneth Muir, author, The X-FilesFAQ

I get excited about watching the episodes, but I get just as excited about reading Darren afterward.

Kumail Nanjiani, actor, comedian and writer

The truth is in here! If The X-Files were a college class, Mooney’s book would be the essential text. It not only supplements, but greatly enhances one’s enjoyment of the groundbreaking series.

Rod Lott, FlickAttack.com

A massive thank you to everybody who has supported the book so far. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments and I’ll try to answer all of them.

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