James Patterson Online Chain Thriller - Airborne

Posted by Susan Whelan Mar 20, 2009

The author of numerous titles including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, Patterson is penning the first and final chapters of the 30 chapter online thriller AirBorne. The remaining chapters are to be written by 28 talented Border’s bookstore cutstomers.

James Patterson’s Free Online Thriller

Available online for free download as a pdf or e-book file, the first chapter of AirBorne is now available through the Airborne link on the Borders website. The initial chapter is available from the 20th March 2009 and the final chapter, also written by Patterson, will be published on the 18th April 2009.

The website includes a profile page for the authors collaborating with Patterson on the project. There is also a competition with a signed copy of the final novel as a prize. Entry to the competition requires recommending Airborne to friends through an online registration form.

Those interested in following the progress of the novel can register through the Airborne website for chapter alerts through RSS feeds and Facebook or Twitter updates.

Finding Writers to Contribute to the Project

The 28 winning writers were selected from Border’s customer entries. Each writer was required to complete, in 250 words or less, the following paragraph “The sky had turned grey as the four men walked nervously past the police car...”

The winning entries can be viewed at the Airborne website. In addition to contributing to the book, each author will receive a signed copy of the complete novel and one will be selected to take part in a “one on one master class” by phone with James Patterson.

James Patterson

Contemporary thriller author James Patterson is responsible for two of the best selling detective thriller series of the past decade – the Alex Cross series and the Women’s Murder Club series. He has received an Edgar award and has numerous number one bestselling titles to his name.

Patterson has several titles due for release in 2009 and information about past and future releases and other projects, including Airborne, can be found at his website.