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April 23, 2013
A Summerkin Day!
Today is the release date for the second book in the Winterlingtrilogy! Welcome to the world, Summerkin!
As is traditional on this date, I blog the dedication and acknowledgements page from the book because even though I write the words, a lot of other people helped turn it into a book.
Dedication:
To Greg van Eekhout.
All the bunnies in this book, both alive and dead, are for you.
Acknowledgements:
To this book’s intrepid first readers: Greg van Eekhout, Deb Coates, Rae Carson, and Jenn Reese.
To m...
April 10, 2013
Summerkin sentence game!
In just a couple of weeks, Fer and Rook’s adventures continue in Summerkin, a companion book to Winterling, and to celebrate, I’m giving away a signed first edition hardcover. Here is my adorable dog Fin with the book:
(Fin and Rook would be best friends.)
You can take Fin’s place in this picture by entering the sentence contest!
All you have to do to enter is pick a number between 1 and 260 and post it in the comments. I’ll respond with a line from that page in the book. When we’re all done (12...
March 7, 2013
Summerkin cover(s) revealed!
At the end of April, the sequel to Winterlingcomes out! Here’s the gorgeous cover art by artist Jason Chan.
And the beautiful UK version with art by David Wyatt:
From the back cover:
Down through the Way she fell, feeling the wind and the pressing darkness, the dizzy thump when she landed on the bank. She was through. The air felt softer here, the shadows deeper—and the pull of her connection to the land settled into her bones.
In the Summerlands, time moves slowly, roots grow deeply, and change...
February 5, 2013
It’s Winterling Paperback Day–With Give-away!!
Today–February 5–Winterlingis out in paperback. This edition has extras in the back including a what-wilding-animal-are-you quiz and an interview between Rook and Grand Jane (if you’ve read the book already, you’ll probably guess that Rook is obnoxious in this one).
To celebrate, inspired by Jenn Reese(to whom the book is dedicated), I’m giving away 20 (TWENTY!!!) copies of the Winterlingpaperback today. But there are rules. Rook would not follow these rules–truly, he would scoff at them–but...
January 7, 2013
$1.99 ebook!
Until February 4th, the ebook version ofWinterlingis just $1.99! Find it here:
September 10, 2012
Free Skype visits!
This is a post for teachers and librarians, but there’s also a note for kid readers at the end.
Teachers and librarians! During the school year I do free Skype visits with classes or book groups that have read one of the Magic Thief books or Winterling. I am schedulinging visits for 2012-13 now (I’ll continue to schedule them as the year goes on, so don’t worry if you’re seeing this notice late).
More information about Skype visits is here:
http://sarah-prineas.com/teacherslibrarians/
Just pop me...
August 22, 2012
ARC Giveaway!!
It’s an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) giveaway, which means if you win you get to read these middle-grade fantasy novels before they are released in any bookstore in the entire world! Three books are up for grabs to a winner chosen by random number drawing:
The first is Under Wildwoodby Colin Meloy, the second book in the Wildwood Chronicles.
The second is Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes.
The third is The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, a hotly anticipated steampunk alt-England fantasy from Greenwillow.
To...
April 4, 2012
Publication date for the fourth Magic Thief book
Okay, I know you guys aren't going to like this much, but I've got a publication date for the fourth Magic Thief book, and I'm very happy about it, and I'll tell you why.
Chimney Swifts (as it's currently known) will be out in Fall 2014. Two and a half years from now. I know–it's a long time to wait! But I'm happy with this date, and here's why: I have two other books that have to come out before that. Winterling was out in January 2012. Its sequel, The Summerkin, will be out in around M...
Okay, I know you guys aren’t going to like this, but I’ve...
Okay, I know you guys aren’t going to like this, but I’ve got a publication date for the fourth Magic Thief book, and I’m veryhappy about it, and I’ll tell you why.
Chimney Swifts (as it’s currently known) will be out in Fall 2014. Two and a half years from now. I know–it’s a long time to wait! But I’m happy with this date, and here’s why: I have two other books that have to come out before that. Winterlingwas out in January 2012. Its sequel, The Summerkin, will be out in around May 2013. And...
Okay, I know you guys aren't going to like this, but I've...
Okay, I know you guys aren't going to like this, but I've got a publication date for the fourth Magic Thief book, and I'm very happy about it, and I'll tell you why.
Chimney Swifts (as it's currently known) will be out in Fall 2014. Two and a half years from now. I know–it's a long time to wait! But I'm happy with this date, and here's why: I have two other books that have to come out before that. Winterling was out in January 2012. Its sequel, The Summerkin, will be out in around May...
