Launch Day!
The day I’ve waited my whole life for has finally come. Tomorrow, March 10, 2009, The Warded Man goes on sale.
I can distinctly remember writing stories as a child, dreaming of one day becoming a published author. While this dream technically came true last September when my first book came out in the UK, it is one thing to have your work publish on the other side of the ocean, and quite another to have it happen in your hometown. Even the Journal News is in on the excitement, running the teaser to the left for a larger article they are running tomorrow to coincide with the launch.
I have a large number of reviews to post, but I won’t have time to get to all of them today. However, there are a couple too good to hold back, along with some other tasty tidbits:
Two new interviews are up today. The first is for The World’s Biggest Bookstore. No, not Amazon.com. This is an actual, physical store in Toronto, where SF bookseller Jessica Strider arranged an interview to be put on their endcap displays of the book. You can see the interview here on her blog, as well.
In addition, Jay Tomio at Bookspot Central has just posted what I consider my best and most in-depth interview to date. Bookspot is having a contest to give away 5 free signed copies of The Warded Man, as well. See here for details.
In the review department, Rebecca Chastain wrote a great review of The Warded Man on her blog, as did Matt at Robots and Vamps. I will try to post more reviews tomorrow night or Wednesday at the latest.
Last but not least, Scribd.com has posted an extensive free excerpt of The Warded Man for anyone on the fence about buying it. The excerpt includes the introductory chapters for all three main POV characters in the story: Arlen, Leesha, and Rojer; chapters 1, 4, and 7, respectively.
Check it out.
As for me, I will be spending launch day visiting every major bookstore in Brooklyn and Manhattan possible from dawn till dusk (when the demons come out), signing shelf stock and meeting sellers. If you’re interested in signed copies and work in Manhattan, you might want to keep that in mind.
I am so psyched, I can’t even tell you!
Whoot!
You may have answered this elsewhere and I’ve missed it, but why did your book launch in the UK so long before the US, especially with you being a Yankie yourself, if you’ll pardon the expression.
Not that I mind, of course. Us Brits are mighty happy that we’ve already had a tasty of Painted goodness.
Also, I may be remembering this incorrectly, but is the sequel coming out in the US before the UK?
The US publisher (Del Rey Books) bought the rights first, but the UK publisher (Voyager) had less red tape in getting it out, and wanted it to be their big debut of 2008. Del Rey also pushed the book back a couple of months so they could promote it at NY ComicCon last month.
The Desert Spear will likely publish in the UK before the US, though with a smaller gap between them this time. The actual pub date is under discussion right now, but while I have finished the first draft, there will still be a fair amount of revision before we can go to production. Whenever I announce here that I am done revising, add about 4 months to that, and you will get the approximate publication date.
I haven’t even started the third book, The Daylight War, so the two publishers may well be synced up by the time that is ready to go to press.
Ah yeah, don’t sweat it Peat. I’m not rushing ya or anything, just curious. I’m glad we’re not getting pushed to the back of the queue or anything.
I like to think that, with us getting it first, a little bit of your fanbase is thanks to us UK fans. Course, probably helps that the book is awesome 😛
So awesome that launch day is upon us. Have a great day tomorrow with spear, I mean pen in hand. And laugh at the Four Winds!
What am I, Crom?
Delirium, MOST of my fanbase is thanks to my UK & Aussie fans, who made such a stink on the internet that you could smell it clear across the Atlantic. I owe you guys big.
At last! Hopefully you’ll get a little time with Dani and Cassie before it all starts up again.
So excited. Everything seems to be progressing right along and I’m very happy for you.
Is it tomorrow yet?
Yet?
How ’bout now?
*sigh*
Hey Peat, CONGRATS!! 🙂 One of the best days of your life, and deservedly so! Here comes an avalanche of reviews, awards, and best-seller status! 🙂
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WOOT so far the book has two reviews on Amazon.com 😀
Happy Launch day!