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So as I mentioned last week, Arlen is in a Suvudu Cage Match right now against the hero of old, Beowulf, and frankly, he could be doing better. With 247 votes so far, he is pulling 44% to Beowulf’s 56%.

That is crap. Arlen would kick Beowulf’s ass.

Not to put down Beowulf. He is one of the OFH (original fantasy heroes), and always good for… ahem, an epic lay. But come on.

Part of the poor showing, I think, is due to the fact that whoever wrote the stats for the fight obviously hasn’t read my books, and seems to be working from the misconception that the Warded Man only has power when he’s fighting demons. They also think he has the Spear of Kaji, when we all know Jardir has it.

So let’s clarify a bit. Beowulf, for all his greatness, is only a mortal man. The greatest of men, perhaps, but still limited by flesh and bone. He’s fine if you need someone to beat up the local bully’s mom, but is he the Deliverer? I think not.

The Warded Man, on the other hand, is a living battery for magic. Even during the day he is super strong. Like Spider-man strong. He has superhuman speed, endurance, senses, and healing. He can outrun a horse and cold-cock an elephant.

And at night, the gloves come off. He is essentially immune to physical weapons, able to dematerialize at will and heal almost any injury. He can draw wards in the air to cause various effects, and use his own internal magic to power the impact wards on his limbs.

Just sayin’. He would bust that Geat up.

Click here to vote and right this terrible wrong done to our hero. VOTING ENDS AT 5PM ON THURSDAY MARCH 10!

Posted on March 8, 2011 at 5:49 pm by PeatB
Filed under Desert Spear, Events, Fans, Musings, Pimpage, Warded Man
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The audio contest, where you can win a deluxe signed edition of Brayan’s Gold, is still going strong. We have a few great entries already, but there is still time for others to enter. The contest ends in 36 hours at 11:59 pm Eastern US time. You can enter by going to the audio contest blog post. All of the instructions and helpful tips are there.

Here is Jessica Strider’s entry, which is frankly adorable. She’s reading from The Warded Man:

Sam Reading the Warded Man from Jessica Strider on Vimeo.

Here is Elicius’s entry, whose dire reading perfectly fits the terrifying scene from chapter 14 of The Desert Spear :

Night in the Outhouse by Elicius

Here is Eve’s clip. She’s a native German speaker, but did a fantastic reading in English (it makes me rather envious). She’s reading from The Desert Spear as well.

DTS by Eve_

I present to you Snellopy’s submission. He has a nice calming voice…until the demon’s arrive. I admit I jumped a bit. He’s reading from The Painted Man’s twenty-first chapter.

Arlen V’s the Sand Demon by Snellopy

Here is Iris’s audio clip in German. It was fun to listen to; since I don’t speak German, the reading and emotion in it is so much more important. She’s reading from Der große Basar, the German version of Brayan’s Gold.

Brayans Gold by Kumkwat

And last but not least is Kaz Augustin’s audio clip, where she reads from the very beginning of The Warded Man. I think Kaz should consider a new career in reading audiobooks. It sounds so professional. Don’t you think?

Brett-sample by Kaz Augustin

Posted on March 8, 2011 at 12:12 pm by Hannah
Filed under Brayan's Gold, Contests, Desert Spear, Events, Fan Art, Fans, Germany, Rebecca, Warded Art, Warded Man
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Space Dog Podcast just released a recording of a panel I moderated at the ConFusion Convention in Detroit, Michigan in January 2011. The panel was called The Art of Novel Creation, and stars my fellow JABberwocky author Jim Hines, venerable Tor editor Jim Frenkel, and author Suzanne Church.

We were all a little punch drunk after a long con day, but I remember this being a pretty good panel that was a lot of fun.

You can stream the audio here, or right click to download the MP3.

Posted on March 5, 2011 at 3:18 pm by PeatB
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My US publisher, Del Rey Spectra, has a regular feature called 50 Page Fridays, where every Friday they post the first 50 pages of one of their huge catalog of novels. This week’s selection was The Desert Spear, but 50 pages wasn’t enough hardcore Jardir awesomeness, so we bumped it up to 59. You can see the excerpt here, or go to Scribd.com and download it to view later or on a portable device:

THE DESERT SPEAR by Peter V. Brett, Excerpt

Posted on March 5, 2011 at 2:54 pm by PeatB
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Suvudu is doing a great giveaway at http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2011/03/the-desert-spear-launch-and-giveaway-peter-v-brett.html. They are giving away signed copies of The Warded Man and The Desert Spear. There are multiple chances to win, so what’s to lose?

All you have to do is go here, and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. You do have to be 18 or older and live in the United States. (Sorry international fans.)

Good luck!

Posted on March 3, 2011 at 10:49 pm by Hannah
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