Writer's Grove
So many updates
Golly gee whillikers, where to begin? (Did I spell whillikers correctly? What is a whilliker anyway?)
Let’s start with the happy news that INK & SIGIL is now available in paperback, and therefore also at a reduced ebook price. And, if you’re in the UK (or large swaths of Europe), the ebook price is mega-reduced down to the minimum, 99p, for a limited time! Jump on that, y’all! Tell your friends, start a book club, do all the happy things!
Had some folks ask if INK & SIGIL will ever be in mass market paperback, and the answer is nay, alas, it shan’t. Mass market is slowly going the way of the dodo. In fact, the Iron Druid Chronicles will be reissued soonish in trade paperback with all-new covers, because (Gadzooks!) come May it will be ten years since HOUNDED hit the shelves, and ten-year anniversaries are commonly used as excuses for new art and so on. So this means that you will get new art (YAY!) and you will also be able to grab a matched set with INK & SIGIL (DOUBLE YAY!!).
Many thanks, by the way, to everyone who’s jumped on INK & SIGIL already and reviewed it and spread the word. I’m having a blast with Al, Buck, and Nadia, and would love to keep writing more. The only way I get to do that is if y’all buy the books, so it means the world. Reviews help tremendously.
In other news (so many updates)…
My first foray into science fiction is now sort of released! I’m super excited about that and stoked at the kind reviews it’s getting, but probably need to explain the “sort of.”
A QUESTION OF NAVIGATION was supposed to release on Jan. 31. But due to unfortunate snafu at the printer—pandemic delays and whatnot—it’s not going to be ready for another few days, or possibly weeks. They are working to get it done as soon as possible. So all your preorders will be fulfilled, whether it’s print or ebook—thank you to everyone who has already done so!—and if you preorder now, you won’t have long to wait. But! If you’re an audiobook listener, you don’t have to wait at all. Because that’s a separate deal—an independent deal, in fact, in which royalties are split evenly betwixt myself and the narrator, Luke Daniels. So A QUESTION OF NAVIGATION is ready to go now in audio, and Luke does his typical brilliant job. It’s a very rare case in which audio is available before print. So it’s sort of available now.
Reminder that the print edition is a bit more expensive because it’s signed, numbered, and limited—once they’re gone, they’re gone forever and therefore valuable. You can preorder the print directly from Subterranean Press, which packages your stuff SO carefully, as they know these are precious items, and of course you can preorder the ebook wherever you buy ebooks!
What am I working on now? Well, currently I’m doing the page proofs for PAPER & BLOOD, the sequel to INK & SIGIL. It will be out on August 10, and you can preorder now (including audio!) wherever you like to buy books. If you click right here you’ll land on a page full of convenient links to vendors—your preorder is so helpful and appreciated! Plus you’ll see the amazing cover art. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do signed copies or any events yet, but am fairly certain we can do signed bookplates as I did for INK & SIGIL.
I’m also working on A CURSE OF KRAKENS, the final book of the Seven Kennings trilogy. I’ve recently gotten some very kind emails regarding A BLIGHT OF BLACKWINGS and I’m so glad to hear that folks are connecting with it.
I’m baking a lot and also experimenting with ceviche and other fish dishes, reading some good books and watching Ted Lasso over and over again. My newsletter keeps you up on all of my random pursuits in addition to book stuff in case you’d like to subscribe.
And that’s all, friends! Happy reading, and I hope you and yours are well and will remain so.
