Brian McClellan's Blog, page 42

Stabby Award

I went away for a convention this weekend and when I returned, there was an /r/fantasy Stabby Award waiting for me! How cool is that? Thanks /r/fantasy (and a special thanks to /u/elquesogrande)! Sorry for the glare. I’m terrible at photography.  

It’s Release Day for Les Poudremages: La Promesse du Sang

The French translation of Promise of Blood has hit the stores today. Looks like it’s readily available in France and the UK. It also looks like it won’t be available in Canada until February 19th, but you can pre-order it here.

First Review of TCC

The first review of The Crimson Campaign is out! You can read it here on Kirkus. They say ”A reliably rewarding installment that will keep appetites whetted for the conclusion.” I can live with that. If you haven’t pre-ordered The Crimson Campaign yet, you can do so on Amazon, B&N, Amazon.co.uk, Waterstones and more. Pre-orders are
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ConFusion Schedule

This week I’m going to be at Legendary ConFusion in Dearborn, Michigan. Should be a very good time with a plethora of authors including Peter V. Brett, Myke Cole, Sam Sykes, Cherie Priest, Kameron Hurley, Brad Beaulieu, and many, many more. If you have Amazon Prime and are local to the convention, you can order
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Cover Art for the Upcoming Powder Mage Novella

I’ve dropped a lot of hints recently (especially if you follow me on Twitter) about my latest little side project, a Powder Mage novella. It’s coming along nicely. The cover art is finished and the manuscript has gone through numerous edits and two rounds of beta-readers. If everything stays on schedule, I’ll finish another edit
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Book Giveaway Contest!

With the release of the UK paperback of Promise of Blood earlier this week, I decided it was as good a time as any to have some kind of a giveaway. But I’m not gonna make it easy on you this time. No, no. This is going to be a contest! And a photo contest,
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Award Nominations

It’s award nominations time of year in the world of science fiction and fantasy literature, and for the first time ever I’m eligible! Here is what I wrote in 2013, and what awards they are eligible for: Promise of Blood (Orbit Books, April 2013) Hugo Award for Best Novel Nebula Award (Novel) “The Girl of Hrusch
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UK Paperback

The UK paperback of Promise of Blood is out today! And there was much rejoicing! Huzzah! You can get it from Amazon, Waterstones, and your local bookstore. It looks like it’s also available in Australia. If you’re looking for a signed copy of the hardcover, looks like VJ Books still has them in stock. If
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Tabletop Games

A lot of people have been asking what tabletop games I play (because I tweet about it from time to time), so I thought I’d write up a quick post about it. I’ll do another post in a couple weeks about some of the other games I own, but these are the games I played
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2013 in Review

It might be said that 2013 was a big year for me. It may have been the biggest year of my life. It certainly was on a professional level. My first novel, Promise of Blood, was released in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook by Orbit Books, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of one of the
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