Amazon.de
So guess what I found on Amazon Germany today?
That’s right, Das Lied der Dunkelheit, AKA Song of the Darkness, AKA The Painted Man, AKA The Warded Man, AKA Malowany Czloweik. It’s up for pre-order on Amazon.de. Sweet.
In addition to the glee I generally feel as seeing my book up for sale somewhere, I was very happy to be able to get a better look at the cover, as Amazon had a larger version of the cover than I had seen before. I liked the thumbnail version, but seeing the ancient ruins in the background of this one (just a blur in the thumbnail) makes it all the better.
One of the things I did in the story was leave time gaps, sometimes substantial ones, in the lives of the protagonists. This was an intentional decision to give a highlighted version of their lives in order to keep the book moving quickly while still giving readers the moments that defined who the characters where and what they were about.
But I had an ulterior motive, too. Those years, particularly for Arlen during his Messenger days, are filled with adventure, while not being bogged down by ongoing storylines. I am planning a series of short stories about those “Lost Years”, the first of which, entitled The Great Bazaar, is already written and will be a little treat for readers while they wait for me to finish editing The Desert Spear. I have notes for two more that I will get around to writing eventually. The German cover makes me long to work on them, but first things first.
In other news, I found a nice review of The Painted Man this morning on the blog Pecked by Ducks. It was a fantastic way to start the day.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I enjoyed your book so much I wanted to tell the whole world — or at least the handful of people who read my blog! It’s a start, at least. I hope you reach the top of the bestseller lists.
the first of which, entitled The Great Bazaar, is already written and will be a little treat for readers while they wait for me to finish editing The Desert Spear.
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Whoo-hoo! Been waiting to read that! But I guess we’re going to have to wait a bit longer, right? 🙂
Patience is a virtue.