Juggling
I feel like I haven’t been updating the old Peephole as much as I’d like these days, but it’s been hard of late. I feel like Rojer trying to juggle with his crippled hand sometimes, moving wildly to try not to drop any of the balls.
2010 has been very busy, and it’s just starting up. In addition to playing with the most adorable baby girl in the world and kvelling over my new nephew Pearse, I am working late every night on The Daylight War, book 3 in the Demon Cycle. I am still in the stepsheet phase, but that file is already over 135 pages long and I add a few pages to it every day. I’m really pleased with how the story is developing, and I think it is going to kick some serious ass.
It’s ironic that all my work on The Daylight War is happening at night, but my days are spent working with my publishers on the books I’ve already written. I essentially have 3 books coming out in the next 10 weeks:
1) The Great Bazaar and other Stories: This small hardcover book is coming out from Subterranean Press on January 31. It is a limited edition run; I think they are only printing like 2,000 copies total.
If you enjoyed The Warded/Painted Man and are planning to read The Desert Spear when it comes out, I really recommend The Great Bazaar. The title story is a 60-page novelette about Arlen during his Messenger days. It takes place in Fort Krasia, the setting for much of The Desert Spear, and was specifically designed to bridge the two books.
In addition to the title story are some wonderful scenes from the first book that were cut for space before the final draft, a Krasian dictionary/glossary, and a ward grimoire which shows which symbols protect against which demons, and giving detailed descriptions of the demons themselves. It also has an incredible cover by Lauren K Cannon:
2) The Warded Man MMPB: On March 23, The Warded Man comes out in paperback with a familiar new cover! If you haven’t picked up the hardback because of the price, or if you weren’t drawn to the somewhat plain cover, you are in luck. Del Rey has licensed the awesome UK cover for the paperback, painted by the fantastic Larry Rostant:
3) The Desert Spear: April 13 in the US. Mark your calendars. I cannot tell you how excited I am for TDS to finally come out! I honestly believe that this is the best thing I’ve ever written, and I am so eager to be able to finally hear what people think. Plus, Larry Rostant has given it the Best. Cover. EVER!
I have a couple of updates to the website planned as well, and two secret art projects I am working on with Lauren K. Cannon that I am dying to show off once they are ready. I’m also planning my convention schedule for the year. I am looking at Lunacon in NY in a couple of months, and perhaps I-Con as well. I plan to head to Australia for Worldcon in September, and Ohio for World Fantasy in October. I’m considering a few others, like Balticon, and a couple in California. If anyone has suggestions, let me know!
If anyone is interested, remember to tune into my live-chat RPG on Tuesday!
I can’t forking wait for The Great Bazaar. I think it has been over a year and a half or more waiting for it. It is great to know it will finally be in press!
I hope a UK Desert Spear signing is planned or I shall be very upset D:<
Is the Great Bazaar going to be out in Australia? That would be nice 😛
Why don’t they make fantasy convention in France??? WHYYYYYY?????? Snif snif snif
You said it, Lo. It is high time.
Chantal, a UK/Europe visit is on my wishlist for this year, but I’m still looking for a good excuse to make it a reality.
Emily, there are no plans as yet to publish The Great Bazaar in Australia. Right now it is only coming out in the US and Germany. The story was originally written for Voyager, though, so I expect they will pick it up eventually. It might be a bit of a wait, though.
Jess, if I make it to the UK, I will definitely take the Eurostar to Paris and do a signing in France. There are a number of countries I am excited to visit.
ive jst read the painted man and the desert spear i got so into the books i could’nt put it down i carnt wait for the next
I have to agree with Mark above. I met you at a Borders in Torrance, CA just before you and your agent flew to Australia. You handed me a copy of The Warded Man and I ended up clocking it in a few days, purchasing TDS immediately afterwards, never slowing once between the two. Your prose is fantastic, characters wonderful and the demons… nice. These books have very seriously interfered with my sleep, making me a bit of a crazy man. But that’s okay – they are amazing! Keep up the great work and next time you get back to Torrance stop in and chat. I’ll be selling the hell out of your books in the meantime, cuz people should read good stuff.
cheers
Thanks, Shawn! I saw your blog entry last week. I’m so glad I got to meet you. People like you are the reason I like to stop in to bookstores and meet the staff whenever I can while traveling. So glad you enjoyed the books.
Loved The Warded Man and The Desert Spear. Only thing wrong with them is they were too short. Looking forward to the next book with great anticipation. Hoping for a thousand pager.
first of all i love your books, have re-read them twice now. i would love a rough date on the third book if thats possible? and maybe a bit of a spoiler :p
A breath of fresh air to the genre! Hurry up and finish book 3 please!!
Just finished The Dessert Spear. I can’t wait for the next in this very intriguing series. Please hurry.
Peter, when will the daylight war be out?
Just been introduced to the Painted Man and Desert Spear by my dad.
Amazing! When will the Daylight War be out? Can’t ripping wait!
“The Painted Man” and “The Desert Spear” are two of the most entertaining books I have ever read. I am telling everyone! As far as how they compare with others in the genre I have enjoyed both books more than all of the “A Song of Fire and Ice ” series which is what I was reading before picking up these.
Thanks!
please dont tell me book 3 will be out in 2013 thats just to long a gap