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Red Sonja: Blue is now on sale as an eComic on Comixology. I know the print books sold out fast and denied a lot of people a chance to read the comic, so I am thrilled to have it in another more accessible format. Plus, at $1.99, it’s a steal over the $4.99 print book.

If you go to Comixology’s main page today or open the XComics app on your iPhone/iPad/Android you will see it listed in the “New & Noteworthy 9/7” feature section. You can also see the main page for the book here.

You do not need to have an eReader to enjoy this. Anybody with a web browser can quickly make an account and read/buy comics online or in-app, and purchases on one will sync to the other. None of this works on the Nook color yet, but hopefully they’ll get with the program soon.

I am not being paid by Comixology, but I am so fond of their product that I am going to rave about them for a bit.

I am an eComic reader and have been using the XComics app ever since I got an iPad in May 2010. It was one of the very first apps I ever downloaded. Unlike the Marvel and DC apps, you can use this one to purchase all comics regardless of publisher, from the Big Three to indies. It’s much more inclusive, and I liked that. There are always a bunch of free comics on the site, and I downloaded a few to see how they looked.

I was immediately blown away by how sharp and powerful comics looked on the iPad screen, which is pretty much the exact size of a comic book page. It felt totally natural, just as if I were holding a print comic in my hand, only it was a print comic which would never fold, tear, fade, or require light to read.

I also really liked the guided view feature, which made every panel a full screen image that took you through the story action by action. It’s a really effective way to immerse yourself in the story.

On the flip side, the comic in my hands now weighed like two pounds, and is denied a place on honor on my colorful comic shelves:

So I continue to go to the comic store on a regular basis and read paper comics, but I have also started buying a lot of comics exclusively electronically and reading them either on my ipad or PC screen.

There’s room for everyone in the sandbox, but the kids at Comixology are building pretty awesome castles.

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 4:29 pm by PeatB
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My Polish publisher, Fabryka Slow, has released their translation of The Great Bazaar and Brayan’s Gold, along with an amazing original cover and fabulous interior art by Dominik Broniek, who did the illustrations for the other books in the series. Fabryka posted some samples on their website, so I have included them to share the awesome:

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 7:59 am by PeatB
Filed under Brayan's Gold, Craft, Great Bazaar, Poland, Sales, Warded Art, Writing
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So after what feels like forever, I finally have almost all the prizes for the Cosplay Contest Winners in order. And by “winners”, I mean everyone who entered because they are all awesome.

The Grand Prize, an original painting by Lauren K. Cannon inspired by Margherita in her Inevera costume with her face painted in, is in the works. Lauren and I have exchanged a few messages and picked a pose and color sketch, which will show our favorite dama’ting in the great Krasian temple of Sharik Hora.

Already, the three First Prizes, warded silver necklaces from Fotini Designs, are out the door and will soon be received by the deserving winners. They are gorgeous. Rebecca took a picture of one before she sent them out:

The dozen or so Second Prizes took a little longer, because the dice bags I initially ordered were WAY too small to hold a set of four of the warded Succor dice we had made. The dice look amazing, though, and each set of four will go out with a black velvet bag and a set of printed instructions taken as a quote from the book:

Succor

From The Warded Man:

“Let’s play succor,” Beni said. She pulled a tiny leather pouch from her pocket, rolling four wooden dice onto the floor of the loft. The dice were painted with symbols: flame, rock, water, wind, wood, and ward.

There were many ways to play, but most rules agreed you needed to throw three wards before rolling four of any other kind.

An interesting thing about the quote is the “many ways to play” line. Indeed there are, and more people should have a chance to. If you’re interested in a free set of Succor dice, come up with a fun game using them and post brief rules for it it in the comment section. Best five to come in the next week or so will win.

Ready… go!

Posted on September 6, 2011 at 7:43 pm by PeatB
Filed under Australia, Contests, Cosplay, Craft, Czech, Daylight War, Desert Spear, Events, Fan Art, Fans, France, Germany, Messenger, Poland, Portugal, Rebecca, Succor, Warded Art, Warded Man
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As I mentioned recently, I will be appearing at the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention in Reno, Nevada this week (AKA Worldcon , AKA Renovation), Aug-17-21, 2011. Because of my shoulder surgery in June, I was not able to commit to the con until after the author panel track was confirmed, so I was not assigned to any official panels.

I was, however, assigned an autographing slot, so if you’re planning to attend and would like to meet up without having to stalk me at the bar, you can find me there. Originally this was for 5pm on Friday the 19th, but as that conflicted with panels by Brent Weeks, Brandon Sanderson, and Pat Rothfuss, I figured it was rude of me to steal all their fans, and decided to go for an earlier slot. I will instead be signing at 2pm:

Peter V. Brett Worldcon Autograph Session:

Friday, August 19, 2PM-3PM, Hall 2, Reno-Sparks Convention Center (RSCC)

This change was too late for the Pocket Program, but it will be listed on Changes pages published at the con. I’ll also be attending most of the panels my friends and fellow fantasy authors are on, like Brent Weeks, Gail Carriger, Brandon Sanderson, Mur Lafferty, George RR Martin, Pat Rothfuss, etc.

And I’ll be hanging around the dealer’s room and con bars, particularly the Peppermill and Atlantis hotel. The salt & pepper beard is easy to spot.

I hope to see some of you there! And don’t worry. I will be bringing the iPad and working on Daylight War on the trip.

Posted on August 16, 2011 at 8:00 am by PeatB
Filed under Appearances, Daylight War, Desert Spear, Events, Fans, Great Bazaar, Red Sonja, Warded Man, World Traveler
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Whoa. Google informs me that the Polish edition of The Great Bazaar/Brayan’s Gold comes out August 26. Check out the awesome cover:

Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:10 pm by PeatB
Filed under Brayan's Gold, Great Bazaar, Poland, Sales, Writing
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