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Fan Art: Warded Glass

Posted by Meg

As a thank you for signing his books at the London signing, Jake gave Peat this lovely engraved glass.

An elegantly carved warded circle surrounded Peat’s beautifully lettered name. Now Peat can have a beer in peace, knowing all his beverages in the future will be guarded against corelings. An incredible present from a super fan!

If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Daylight War yet, what are you waiting for? The U.K. versions is available at Waterstones and Amazon. Americans, check out the Random House page for all the appropriate buy links. Or go out and support your local bookstore.

The German version of The Daylight War is now on sale! Check out the link to buy it here.

Weren’t able to make it to a U.S. event? Peat signed a stockpile of his books at each bookstore he visited. Even if you are not local, most of these will deliver. In the U.K.? Peat did the same for all the bookstores he visited as well. You can check out the list below:

Posted on April 1, 2013 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Foreign Daylight War Covers

Posted by Meg

It’s always interesting to see what other countries will do for covers of a new book. Sometimes they will use the original cover, sometimes they create their own unique artwork. This time around, The Daylight War has TWO main covers to choose from. We were all curious how this would affect countries that have been using the U.S./U.K. Larry Rostant covers. Because of the lengthy translation, Peat’s Polish publishers are splitting the third volume of the Demon Cycle into two books. Here are the covers:

The first book of The Daylight War  (or Wojna w Blasku Dnia will be released in Poland on April 3rd 2013.

Serbia made its own cover … and it’s awesome.

If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Daylight War yet, what are you waiting for? The U.K. versions is available at Waterstones and Amazon. Americans, check out the Random House page for all the appropriate buy links. Or go out and support your local bookstore. The German version of The Daylight War is now on sale! Check out the link to buy it here.

Weren’t able to make it to a U.S. event? Peat signed a stockpile of his books at each bookstore he visited. Even if you are not local, most of these will deliver. In the U.K.? Peat did the same for all the bookstores he visited as well.

Posted on March 29, 2013 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Fan Art: Warded Clocks, Bracelets and Cat Collars

Posted by Meg

Super fan Kym has done some pretty incredible contest-winning art and cosplays in the past. Now, she’s at it again, posting pictures of crafts engraved with wards.

Warded time! Such a beautiful piece. And the carved hands look so delicate and intricate.

How she made it:

This clock is made from a thin, round, wooden placemat that I burned wards into. It has fire, water, wood and wind as the main, larger wards. The warded clock has a worn look to it, to suggest it was used by a messenger during his travels. Who knows how well he would of faired if he was missing part of his ward circle …

Next we have this incredible warded bracelet.

How she made it:

I finished reading The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett and decided I wanted a warded bracelet to remind me of my favourite books.
A 25cm diameter, wooden bracelet. I measured the bracelet so I could fit all 18 wards from the ward circle onto it. Then I drew the wards in with grey lead pencil, the pencil burns away as I wood burn the wards in, if any is left over I just erase it. I burned around the edges to give the bracelelt more colour. I used wood stain to colour the bracelet and applied a coat of gloss varnish.
I used the picture of wards from Brayan’s Gold.

 

How she made it:

A leather bracelet that I burned and painted wards into.

Warded cat collar!

 

About the collar:

I burned 22 wards in to this cat collar. My cat was still more excited about his food bowl than his new collar, but at least he has some defence from corelings now.

What Kym had to say:

A small wooden ball that I wood burned wards on. There are 21 wards covering it.

But she didn’t stop there!

Beautiful! Check out what she had to say:

I made these to create a game inspired by the amazing Demon cycle, Painted Man, books by Peter V. Brett.
The balls are about 2cm around and have seven wards on each of them, two large and five small. There are nine balls in a game set.

Warded balls for a simple game used by warders to practice their ward recognition skills, by sense of touch.
In a game for two players each player selects one ball from the leather pouch and they check to see if it beats their opponents ball. The mind ward beats any other ward so a winning ward will eventually be selected by one player.

In a variation of the same game, three warded balls are selected by each player and whoever has the stronger wards wins, the mind ward is a wild and beats any other ward.

And she made a trusty little warded pouch to store them in!

Read about her inspiration:

Leather pouch is about 15cm tall. 
The pouch is made from an old leather bag.
It has wards burned into it, a flame ward on this side and a wood ward on the other side. It was inspired from the pouch Renna Tanner has in the amazing Demon cycle, Painted Man, books by Peter V. Brett.
I used the pictures of wards from the book Brayans Gold

An incredible collection from a talented fan.

If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Daylight War yet, what are you waiting for? The U.K. versions is available at Waterstones and Amazon. Americans, check out the Random House page for all the appropriate buy links. Or go out and support your local bookstore. The German version of The Daylight War is now on sale! Check out the link to buy it here.

Weren’t able to make it to a U.S. event? Peat signed a stockpile of his books at each bookstore he visited. Even if you are not local, most of these will deliver. In the U.K.? Peat did the same for all the bookstores he visited as well.

Posted on March 28, 2013 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Red Sonja Issue #3 Covers!

Posted by Meg

As part of Peat’s recent four-issue deal with Dynamite, the third installment of Red Sonja covers are out for perusal. Two artists, two incredible covers:

Issue #3 Cover for Red Sonja Unchained by Mel Rubi

Issue #3 Cover for Red Sonja Unchained by Walter Geovani

Check back soon to see the release date for the next Red Sonja: Unchained!

If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Daylight War yet, what are you waiting for? The U.K. versions is available at Waterstones and Amazon. Americans, check out the Random House page for all the appropriate buy links. Or go out and support your local bookstore. The German version of The Daylight War is now on sale! Check out the link to buy it here.

Weren’t able to make it to a U.S. event? Peat signed a stockpile of his books at each bookstore he visited. Even if you are not local, most of these will deliver. In the U.K.? Peat did the same for all the bookstores he visited as well.

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Tweephole #17

Posted by Meg

Join Peat has he navigates his way through frozen Snowdonia, and finishes up his tour in Germany.

  • @PVBrett – The Brits are telling me @brentweeks danced gangnam style at signings on his last tour here. Apparently Chippendale’s wasn’t enough for him.
  • @PVBrett – Went to visit @Mark__Lawrence with @FantasyFaction. Mark provided both crumpets & scones. A true American, I didn’t know which was which.
  • @PVBrett – You can tell a lot about a person by what they think of chap. 20 of Daylight War. Some call it their favorite, others wish it was shorter.
  • @PVBrett – On the road to SF Weekender in Pwllheli. Not pronounced as it looks. Look forward to tweets as we lose a tire on a goat path in Snowdonia.
  • @PVBrett – Just explained to @fictionpubteam that in New York, ‘fuck’ is basically just a comma.
  • @PVBrett – I have seen more sheep on the last 40 minutes than the 40 years previous.
  • @PVBrett – Dalek Disco at SF Weekender: http://t.co/R2hJNTaTSi

  • @PVBrett – At #SciFiWeekender, “Chalet”, uses the Welsh spelling of t-r-a-i-l-e-r: http://t.co/eFaT6Tgtu7

  • @PVBrett – Sleeping on the floor of my trailer living room, as it is the only room with heat. Ah, the glamour of being an author…
  • @PVBrett – Managed to sneak a bookplate into the one copy of Desert Spear I found at the WH Smith in Heathrow Terminal 3: http://t.co/HJzODckaX3

  • @PVBrett – I have never once read a review to make me doubt the course I’ve set, nor the road behind me.
  • @PVBrett – Hair standing straight up when I woke. Managed to fight it down from Legion to Wolverine.
  • @PVBrett – My pal @brentweeks uses his Daylight War review to wax philosophical about writing, craft, & epic fantasy in general: http://t.co/jpH5Rhm3w0
  • @PVBrett – No wonder constant jet lag has left me feeling like crap for the last month… http://t.co/ld6LFFcuVn
  • @PVBrett – Was so psyched to watch Skyfall tonight… but then I watched it. #skyfail
  • @PVBrett – Whenever someone suggests I need to turn off my brain to enjoy something, I regard them with scorn… and a little envy. #wishihadthatswitch
  • @PVBrett – Why is it ‘whet’ your appetite and not ‘wet’? The mouth waters, it does not sharpen, dragged across a rough stone.
  • @PVBrett – Technically not available last week, Die Flammen der Dämmerung still hit #6 on the Der Spiegel bestseller list: http://t.co/5ekEQLLDTp
  • @PVBrett – On train from Munich to Hannover. Woman next to us going through all her ringtones. May have to take & smash her phone for the common good.
  • @PVBrett – Everywhere I go, this guy follows me. Damn you, @brentweekshttp://t.co/u7Fu2yYufQ

  • @PVBrett – Dreamt last night @scottlynch78 hired a cruise ship for authors, editors & agents to preview his book on a movie screen to prevent piracy.
  • @PVBrett – Six drunk assholes enjoying their train ride immensely. 60 others in the car with pained expressions on their faces. #genepoolneedschlorine
  • @PVBrett – Choir practice at Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Problem with perfect acoustics is everyone can hear the musicians fart. http://t.co/ZTM40lrnbf

  • @PVBrett – What exactly is storm trooper armor supposed to be protecting them from, anyway? Not blaster fire, obviously.
  • @PVBrett – Back in the US at last. For German travelers, I signed 11 books in the bookshop in Frankfurt airport, by Terminal Z.
  • @PVBrett – You should all read this. RT @MykeCole New blog post – What PTSD is. http://t.co/erGDW8D5wj

Remember to check out Peat’s Twitter and Facebook for realtime updates.

If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Daylight War yet, what are you waiting for? The U.K. versions is available at Waterstones and Amazon. Americans, check out the Random House page for all the appropriate buy links. Or go out and support your local bookstore. The German version of The Daylight War is now on sale! Check out the link to buy it here.

Weren’t able to make it to a U.S. event? Peat signed a stockpile of his books at each bookstore he visited. Even if you are not local, most of these will deliver. In the U.K.? Peat did the same for all the bookstores he visited as well.

Posted on March 26, 2013 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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