Fantasy Book Club
Hey all. I hope everyone likes the new site design. I know it’s something of a Desert Spear spoiler, but Lauren’s painting was just so amazing that I could only wait so long to post it. Hopefully most of my regular readers have had a chance to read the book by now. If not, well, don’t worry TOO much. There are lots more surprises to come inside. I’ll be talking more about the painting (and starting a contest to win signed posters!) soon.
In the meantime, I wanted to point readers to something interesting that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. The Fantasy Book Club on Goodreads has chosen The Warded Man as their book of the month for May, and has opened a series of discussion threads, including one for author questions which I will be visiting and answering regularly throughout the month. Feel free to stop by and interrogate me.
Topics in the thread include the Painted/Warded name change, questions about the magic system and the number of books in the series, how becoming a father has affected my writing, and why I chose to include themes of religious conflict and sexual assault in the story. I think it’s worth reading if you’re interested. You can see the Warded Man discussion here, though you will have to take five minutes to register (free) with Goodreads and join the Fantasy Book Club in order to comment.
Dude, I don’t care if I was spoiled – Renna looks awesome! Kickass work by Lauren! 🙂 BTW, a certain dude is off to Miln on behalf of a Duke, that’s where I’m at now – loving it, absolutely kickass! 🙂