Dave Duncan's Blog, page 12

Fifty!

 

I am very happy to announce that I have sold a standalone fantasy novel, Irona 700, to Richard Curtis at E-Reads (which published my Death of Nnanji). This one might best be described as a political fantasy, something out of my usual line, and it will be my fiftieth published book.

There are various ways of counting that. My “King’s Daggers” trilogy was later released as an anthology, The Monster War. I call that three books, but it could be counted as either one or four. And I haven’t included The Runner and the Wizard because there’s more about Ivor still to come.

And after that?  Time will tell.

Running Right Along…

I’ve turned in the MS for Book Two of the “Ivor of Glenbroch” teen series and am about halfway through the third (and final) book.  I won’t give you a title for that one, though, because Five Rivers might get to hear of it and send me a contract.  Then I would dry up like the Aral Sea.  I can work with a verbal understanding, but signed papers kill me.

 

Queen of Teases

I just posted an extract from Queen of Stars to further tantalize those who have read King of Swords and want to know what happens next. Roll on January!

Home is the sailor…

We had a great time on our cruise, and I strongly recommend Scenic.  I was enormously impressed by the work that has been done canalizing the rivers of Europe–between Amsterdam and Budapest we passed through 68 locks, some of them 25 meters deep.  After we came home, I had only two days to get ready for V-Con, in Vancouver, and arrived there in a sort of mental mist.  When I tried to excuse myself by explaining that I was suffering from jet lag, people gave me odd looks, asking if that was caused by my trip from Victoria (which takes 15 minutes).  Anyway, both King of Swords and The Runner and the Wizard were successfully launched without me, and seem to be doing quite well.

OOT

I’m off on vacation until Oct 2.  During that time, both King of Swords and The Runner and the Wizard will be released.  I won’t see any posts until I return, so if you haven’t posted here before, your comments won’t show.  I hope you enjoy the books, though!!!

 

September Song

Hard as it is to believe, August is almost gone, but I am very much looking forward to September, because (A) it will see the release of my only full-length novel this year, King of Swords, (which is available for pre-order), and (B) Janet and I will embark on a riverboat cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest, starting September 16.  This is a treat we have talked about for years, and decided we had better get on with while we both still can.

 

Out of town

I’m heading back to my old stamping ground of Calgary, Alberta to visit family and attend When Words Collide on (August  9–1).  I know I’ll see some of you there.  I’ll be home on August 14.

A short sale

I haven’t previously reported that I sold a YA novelette to Robert Runté of Five Rivers Press.  The Runner and the Wizard is set in Dark Age Scotland, and is scheduled to appear in early October.  Will make an excellent stocking stuffer for boys!

Short story republished

My short story “Son of Abish”, originally published in Neo-Opsis 22. has now been republished in Imaginarium 2012.  Even without my peerless contribution, Imaginarium is a fabulous collection of Canadian Speculative Fiction.

Back again

Sorry about this.  My webpage got hacked again and it has taken a long time to get it operational again on a new server.  Meanwhile, I received the cover art for my next book, due out in September.  Eye catching, huh?  This book is already available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle.