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Peat’s been busy these days, not just furiously editing The Daylight War, but reading and blurbing other books! Just the other day, we posted about what an honor it was for Peat to blurb for one of his favorite writers Terry Brooks.

Now, Peat’s blurbing about a new book – Legacy of Kings by C.S. Friedman. He has been a Friedman fan since the early 90’s and is always talking her up to whomever will listen. He had already read (and loved) Legacy of Kings when Josh, an editor at Daw, asked for his blurb. Check it out:

Want to meet Peat? He will be traveling this month with a stop on August 17 at Blackwell’s in London with Myke Cole and Joe Abercrombie. On August 20th, he will be doing a reading at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin. To round things off, he will be the author guest of honor at this year’s Pol Con from August 23-26 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Posted on August 14, 2012 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Lately, we’ve been talking up a storm about Peat’s upcoming travels in Europe. Just in case you missed the boat, here is Peat’s August itinerary:

• August 17th: High Fantasy Night at Blackwell’s in London with Myke Cole and Joe Abercrombie.
• August 20th: Reading and signing at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin.
• August 23-26: Author guest of honor at Pol Con in Wroclaw, Poland. RSVP via Facebook to keep up to date with event details.

You can also keep up to date with Peat’s travels and events in the Appearances section of the website.

In honor of Peat’s trip to Poland, we are doing another giveaway! This time we have a signed copy of the Polish version of The Desert Spear up for grabs. This two volume set has incredibly beautiful black and white illustrations.

So, Polish fans, this is all you.

What event are you most excited about for this year’s Pol Con?

Please reply in the comments! You will have a week to enter, and the winner will be chosen at random.

Good luck!

Posted on August 13, 2012 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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It’s not news to the fans of Peat’s work or to fantasy fans in general that readers of epic fantasy are both looking for ways a book can emulate our favorite authors and, at the same time, break the mold those authors have put forth. We want another Lord of the Rings, but we don’t want the same exact book disguised in a slightly different world. We want something fresh that will give us the same feeling, that will do something similar for fantasy and for literature at large.

Big authors like George R.R. Martin have done just that for the fantasy community, bringing his series A Song of Fire and Ice to the larger public through its popularity and the highly successful HBO series.

But, since you are reading this, you probably know all that.

I will be one of the first to say how awesome it is when a fantasy series appeals to a larger fan base. But I also kinda wish, once folks see how excellent fantasy fiction can be, that they explored some other fantasy books.

A couple weeks ago, blogger Tara posted her top ten fantasy list for folks who like The Lord of the Rings and/or A Song of Fire and Ice. I am loving what she picked, recommending books that are grounded in traditional fantasy literature which is comfy and familiar feeling, but which blossom into unique creations with their own complex relationships, magic systems and story lines. The Warded Man is number 3 and keeps good company with books by Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Tamora Pierce and Brent Weeks.

So, if you feel like you are in a funk with fantasy, I would recommend checking out her list instead of re-reading The Hobbit for the zillionth time. Although, you can bet that’s what I’ll be doing during the month leading up to the new movie.

Peat has a lot of traveling this month starting August 17th at Blackwell’s in London with Myke Cole and Joe Abercrombie. On August 20th, he will be doing a reading at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin. To round things off, he will be the author guest of honor at this year’s Pol Con from August 23-26 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Posted on August 10, 2012 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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A week or two ago, we posted some lovely pictures from @rachelr1977 depicting her intricate preparations for her Renna cosplay for Gen Con. She posted another picture of her lovely warded necklace. Peat tweeted about it the other day:

• @PVBrett – <3 the flower ward. MT @rachelr1977 These are some of my favorites. #DemonCycle #cosplay #gencon: http://t.co/dvcma87K

I have to agree with Peat, the flower ward is absolutely adorable. Amazing job Rachel! It was funny to see in the twitter conversation with Rachel that Peat’s mom saw the necklace on facebook and said she wanted one!

Peat won’t be at Gen Con this year, but he will be many other places! He will be traveling this month with an August 17 stop at Blackwell’s in London with Myke Cole and Joe Abercrombie. On August 20th, he will be doing a reading at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin. To round things off, he will be the author guest of honor at this year’s Pol Con from August 23-26 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Posted on August 9, 2012 at 8:00 am by megelizabeth
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Wondering what Peat has been talking about? Look no further! Here, we’ve got all of Peat’s best tweets, pictures and videos for your viewing pleasure. You can also catch-up with Peat in real time in the Tweephole sidebar to the right.

• @PVBrett – Do I REALLY need this comma? Argh. Let’s say the sentence 10 times in my head with different pauses and emphasis. #daylightwar #editing
• @PVBrett – I think they have it backward. RT @PublishersWkly ‘Hunger Games’ credited with making archery cool: http://t.co/ifbJvYG5

• @PVBrett – Interesting post by @jdiddyesquire on ARC resale.When is it okay? Complicated topic, but a conversation worth having:http://t.co/GCMS9Zt1

• @PVBrett– Awesome. Includes Charlaine Harris! MT @nytimesbits A collection of Bikinis and the book covers they match: http://t.co/AIkkOcpZ @awfulagent
• @PVBrett – Word crashed 3X today while working on #DaylightWar. 3 hours of editing to show for 5 hours’ work. Undependable tech is my bane.
• @PVBrett – I think that may have renewed my faith in humanity. MT @scottlynch78 Westboro Baptist Church stymied by zombie horde: http://t.co/OKEY6yes

• @PVBrett – Fridge is broken. I think of this less as having ice cream for breakfast and more as saving this Klondike bar from a slow, agonizing death.
• @PVBrett – Surreal. RT @PublishersWkly E.L. James has outsold J.K. Rowling on Amazon UK | The Bookseller: http://t.co/WnuwrUca

• @PVBrett – Not easy to work your hippo with a puppet stick hand … http://t.co/LUmhBgKV

• @PVBrett – I prefer Ni-hao Kai Lan to Dora the Explorer… but it sucks that I know enough to have an opinion.
• @PVBrett – Ha! MT @Darrell_Hayward @PVBrett I only started reading your books because I went to college with someone called Peter Brett! Now I’m hooked.
• @PVBrett – Just destroyed @mykecole et al at Munchkin with @jessieacammack! http://t.co/2c0yU43v

• @PVBrett – At the Genius Bar waiting as they open up my iPhone & replace the camera. Feel like I am in a hospital waiting room for a friend’s surgery.
• @PVBrett – Won’t geek out. Won’t geek out… Dammit. RT @theFranconian ICv2 – It’s ‘Days of Future Past’ for ‘X-Men: First Class’: http://t.co/NGg9Qrfa

• PVBrett – Took Cassie to see Brave again. When Batman or Avengers came out, huge lines at the theater Fri. by 11am. Total Recall release? Not so much.
• PVBrett – Magic arms. Sometimes technology is so beautiful it makes you cry. http://t.co/mixyIgW0

• PVBrett – Just wrote in #DaylightWar margin: “Insert folksy metaphor”. #creativitydeferred
• PVBrett – Bookshelf porn: minotaur edition http://t.co/FaPstodu

• PVBrett – 50 years from now will we look at the ads of Olympians drinking Coke the way we do 1950’s doctors suggesting people smoke to lose weight?

Don’t forget to check out Peat’s Twitter and Author Facebook Page for more!

Want to meet Peat? He will be traveling this month with an August 17 stop at Blackwell’s in London with Myke Cole and Joe Abercrombie. On August 20th, he will be doing a reading at the Otherland Bookshop in Berlin. To round things off, he will be the author guest of honor at this year’s Pol Con from August 23-26 in Wroclaw Poland.

Posted on August 8, 2012 at 7:45 am by megelizabeth
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