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February 9, 2015
Newsflash: the Firefly guys were villains
Hello droogs. So. This started as an idle tweet a few days back and devolved into a drunken conversation in which me and a buddy both proved we’ve spent waaaaaaaay too much time watching Firefly. And I’ll preface this waaaaaaay too long blog post by stressing that I lurrrrrrrve the Firefly series and Serenity movie. […]
February 2, 2015
The making of: ILLUMINAE ARCs
Hello droogs, Excitement afoot! My legion of flying monkeys has informed me the first ARCs of ILLUMINAE have made it out into the wild and were snatched up by a bunch of eager beavers at ALA Midwinter. Not sure what the hell beavers will do with ARCs or how they got past ALA security, but […]
January 22, 2015
Serendipity, or WTF does “ILLUMINAE” mean?
So. I have a new book coming out this year called ILLUMINAE. I co-wrote it with my bud and partner-in-crime (and recently crowned New York Times bestselling author, I don’t know if they actually get crowns but still, yyyyyeah grrlfriend), Amie Kaufman. It’s the first in a trilogy named THE ILLUMINAE FILES. It drops in […]
January 14, 2015
French KINSLAYER cover
Just got the artwork for the French KINSLAYER cover, done once again by the amazing Miesis Illustration. I must be the luckiest person around when it comes to cover art. OUR SHIELDS CANNOT REPEL BADASSERY OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
January 12, 2015
ENDSINGER Launch
Hello all, Happy NY and all that jazz. I’ve been slacker than a slacker’s slack bits about blogging lately, but I’m going to try to be a little better this year, I do solemnly swear. In the meantime, here’s some photos from the ENDSINGER launch party. I held it in conjunction with Amie Kaufman and […]
November 18, 2014
ENDSINGER – Prologue
The thing inside their mother wanted out. Swollen and heavy as stone, Lady Sun fell westward into the waiting oceans. A chill followed her descent, coiled in the mountain shadows, creeping towards the dusty little farm and its withered fields. The wind brought the brittle bite of approaching winter, the vapour from the deadlands stirring […]
October 28, 2014
Giveway Tiiiiiime
Stormdancer. Kinslayer. Endsinger. You all know the formula for naming Lotus War books, right? Noun + Verb + the letters “er”. Assgrabber. Puppykicker. Bedwetter. Easy! So, if YOU name a Lotus War book in the comments on my FB page, you go into the draw to win a signed copy of ENDSINGER. Runners up will […]
October 27, 2014
ENDSINGER Blog tour
Hello droogs! It’s less than a month until ENDSINGER hits shelves in the US, UK and Aus/NZ! Hope you’re all looking forward to it like a drunken fratboy looks forward to the next installment of HALO. Below, you’ll find a list of the absolutely awesome folks who are hosting stops on the ENDSINGER blog tour. […]
September 23, 2014
New book deal!
Hello droogies I mentioned this a little while back, but it’s now officially announced in Publisher’s Marketplace, so I can talk a little more about it: . SO, NEW TRILOGY FROM MEEEEE AAAAAAAAAAA. Which means I’m contracted to write/co-write 6 books in the next 3-ish years, so damn, all work and no play makes Jay […]
September 16, 2014
Photo Contest – winners and honorable mentions
Droogies, The ENDSINGER photo contest is finitooooo, and a big THANK YOU to all you awesome folks who sent in entries (winners have been notified by mail and ARCs are winging their way to you as we speak . . . type . . . whatever). Sadly, I only had 5 ARCs to give away, […]
