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Back from Portugal. It was an amazing trip, and as soon as I get the pictures together, we’ll post them here on the blog with links to the various interviews and events.

In the meantime, it seems Pouštní Kopí,the Czech translation of The Desert Spear has just been released, according to this article I found on Google (click here for an English translation).

They included a shot of the cover:

Like in most markets, my Czech publishers, Triton Publishing, were wise enough to know an awesome cover when they saw it, and go with the Larry Rostant painting that has graced The Desert Spear almost everywhere. Still, they added their own touches, including the wards and darkening the overall color scheme in a way I think looks really good. I am psyched to get my sample copies.

Posted on November 15, 2010 at 6:29 pm by PeatB
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Today at 6:00pm (changed from 6:30) Portuguese time, I’m doing a signing:

Come out and say hi!

Also, here’s a brief interview (in English with Portuguese subtitles) in which I discuss the role of fear in my books, character growth, and the movie:

Posted on November 12, 2010 at 11:27 am by PeatB
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I have just traversed the Atlantic for my first trip to Portugal!

I’ve arrived bright and early Wednesday morning, at which time I met my Portuguese editor, Pedro Reisinho, who has set up a whirlwind week for me:

Wednesday, Nov. 10th: Arrive, settle in, sightseeing in Lisbon, search for Dani’s grandfather’s name carved into the side of a building (no joke!)

Thursday, Nov. 11th: Various interviews with literary blogs; I will try not to sound too jetlagged.

Friday, Nov. 12th: More interviews, plus a signing at 6:30pm at the FNAC in the shopping Colombo in Lisbon, followed by dinner with two fans who won an online contest!

Saturday, Nov. 13th: All day at Forum Fantastico 2010! (Also known as Fantastic Forum in English) where I will have two appearances:

12:00pm – The Mechanics of Writing Fantastic (III) – “Characters and Characterization”

7:00pm- In Conversation with Peter V. Brett, by Pedro Reisinho 

**Update: Signings to follow both events**

And Sunday, I return home to Brooklyn with gifts and candies (as directed by my wife). I’m really looking forward to this trip, though I’m hoping I won’t have to be frisked by Security like I was when I came home from World Fantasy. Hopefully my new haircut will make me look less threatening.

Posted on November 10, 2010 at 8:02 am by PeatB
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When I first set out to write fantasy novels, I had hoped they would be popular, but never dreamed I would create anything that would inspire others to mark their own flesh. But here’s another real-life warded man, Dave from South Africa, and his reason for permanently warding himself:

I decided on the Rock Ward for a couple of reasons – firstly, because any ward would make an awesome tattoo and as soon as I saw them I knew I wanted a ward-tattoo; secondly, because I see plenty of my own struggles in Arlen’s struggles against One-Arm. Since I’ve committed myself to writing a novel I’ve come up against plenty of up-hill – making time to write, being mentally buggered after the nightly sessions, having to push through the constant thoughts of wanting to give up, etc etc and the Rock Ward especially sort of crystallizes those struggles for me; every time I look at it I get that surge of purpose, and I guess we all need that surge to get us started.

Also, I’ve got it on my left arm (as you noticed), and I’ll be getting other tattoos in time – the Snake-Wheel symbol from WoT and the Bridgeburners Sigil from Erikson’s Malazan novels; I guess when I die my arm will be filled with tattoos inspired by SFF novels because I want people to be able to see what my influences are – those writers I respect and admire and those stories I’ve read that makes me want to write the same kind of inspiring, kickass stuff. My right-arm will be tattooed with the titles of my novels as they get published. 🙂

Anyway, thanks for being one of my inspirations, Peat; If people call me The Shoulder-Warded Man I’ll be proud to accept the title. 🙂

Regards,

Dave

I’m honored to be the first among your other awesome tattoos to come!

Posted on November 9, 2010 at 6:37 pm by PeatB
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I hope everyone had a fun Halloween! I was in Columbus, OH, at the World Fantasy Convention, hobnobbing with the likes of Scott Lynch, Sam Sykes, Blake Charlton, and others of their ilk. (And of course, when I say “hobnobbing”, I mean “getting drunk at the bar”.)

Anyway, while I was away, I received some photos that indicated that apparently Arlen not only inspires tattoos, but Halloween costumes as well!

Here’s Jess as Arlen’s disciple:

Here’s Jess normally, with La Lance du Desert:

Her guinea pig enjoys it as well:

And here’s Ricky as Arlen himself:

Ghosts and goblins got nothin’ on the Warded Demon Hunters!

Posted on November 8, 2010 at 12:01 am by PeatB
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