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FAQ update

The FAQ page has been updated to answer those often-asked questions about what I'm currently working on, and when or whether I will write more Sevenwaters, Wildwood and Bridei books. Answers to those are now at the top of the FAQs. Link above.

Audiobook Giveaway (Bridei Chronicles)

Hi all. You may know the Sevenwaters books have recently been released in audiobook format from Audible.com - exciting news!

Audible Studios have also recorded the Bridei Chronicles with all three books narrated by the wonderful Michael Page. Over on my Facebook Fan Page I'm giving away some downloads of the Bridei Chronicles audiobooks. The giveaway closes on Sept 7 so you need to be quick. Hop over onto the fan page and follow the instructions for a chance to win a complete set. Here's the link:

https://www.facebook.com/juliet.maril...

Progress Report July 2013

Hello readers!

I've been up to my eyeballs in work recently, so please accept my apologies for not posting here for the last while. I did put up some reviews yesterday.

Raven Flight (Shadowfell Book 2) comes out within the next week or so. I hope readers will love the book. This has been a wonderful series to create. I've especially enjoyed writing a Scottish setting, or almost-Scottish! It was very hard for me to say goodbye to these characters when I completed the manuscript for the third book. Note, if you are putting reviews of Raven Flight up here or anywhere else, please be careful to avoid spoilers, especially for the ending.

I've completed the editorial work on The Caller (Shadowfell Book 3) and it's back with the publisher. The Caller will be published here in Australia later this year, but US readers will have to wait until 2014, sorry!

Travel: as you know, I've attended Supanova in Sydney and Perth this year, and I will be in the UK for the World Fantasy Convention in late October/early November (in Brighton.) I will be in Lisbon, Portugal from November 6-9, and there will be opportunities for Portuguese readers to hear me speak and to have a book signed. We'll be trying to avoid the overcrowding issues that occurred during my last Lisbon signing, when a lot of people had to wait a long time in the line.

Audiobooks: Don't forget to check out the wonderful new audiobooks of my work from Audible.com. They have already produced audiobooks of Blade of Fortriu and The Well of Shades, and Daughter of the Forest will be released on July 25, with the rest of the Sevenwaters series to follow. Very exciting!

I have various events booked for 2014 but will advise details later - right now I am getting back to work on Dreamers' Wood, the first book in the Blackthorn & Grim series. This novel is due at the end of the year and I need to work fast to get it done.

Love and hugs to all my readers. I hope you are finding plenty of wonderful books to read!

Juliet

Audible releases Bridei audiobooks

I'm excited to announce that Audible have just released the new audiobooks of Blade of Fortriu and The Well of Shades, and re-released the audiobook of The Dark Mirror. That makes the complete Bridei Chronicles available in this format. The books are all narrated by Michael Page. Here's the link for more information:

 

 

Purchase Bridei audiobooks

 

 

Later we'll add audio samples of the books to the media page, but at present my webmistress, the lovely Ariel, is taking a break for her wedding and honeymoon. 

Flame of Sevenwaters in Portugal

Planeta's Portuguese edition of Flame of Sevenwaters (A Chama de Sevenwaters) will be released on June 27. You'll find the beautiful cover on the Flame of Sevenwaters page.

Prickle Moon now available in ebook

Prickle Moon, my collection of short fiction, is now available on Smashwords in several ebook formats. Here's the purchasing link:

Prickle Moon ebook editions

Raven Flight page added

Check out the new page for Raven Flight, book 2 of the Shadowfell series! You'll find two beautiful covers, an excerpt and an introduction to the book, which will be released by Pan Macmillan Australia and Knopf US in July (only a month away!)

 

 

Progress report April 2013

It's a short report this time as I am working hard to finish the very last scenes of Caller, third book in the Shadowfell series. Caller will be published in mid-2014 (yes, publishers do work a long time ahead!)

 

Prickle Moon, my short story collection, will be officially released on April 4. Check out the Prickle Moon page for more about this book including how to purchase a copy. I'm really proud of Prickle Moon, which is my first publication with specialist small press Ticonderoga Publications and has a particularly lovely cover by Pia Ravenari.

 

Raven Flight, book 2 of the Shadowfell series, is in the publishers' hands now. It will be published in July 2013 by Pan Macmillan Australia and Knopf USA, and is available for pre-order from the major online booksellers. The Knopf edition has another striking cover by Jonathan Barkat. The Pan Macmillan cover was produced in-house and is also very evocative. We'll be putting up a Raven Flight page next month, with an excerpt.

 

Coming up for me: A possible trip to Sydney for the Aurealis Award ceremony in May, as Flame of Sevenwaters is a finalist in the Fantasy Novel category. I'm a guest at Supanova Sydney and Supanova Perth in June. Presenting a workshop at the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Fremantle in August. Attending World Fantasy Con in Brighton, UK in October.

 

Once Caller is finished, I will be starting a new adult fantasy series entitled Blackthorn and Grim. The first book is called Dreamer's Wood. It's darker than my usual, with a different kind of narrator, but has many of the same qualities including a lot of elements based on fairy tales.

Progress Report April 2013

It's a short report this time as I am working hard to finish the very last scenes of Caller, third book in the Shadowfell series. Caller will be published in mid-2014 (yes, publishers do work a long time ahead!)

Prickle Moon, my short story collection, will be officially released on April 4. For more information about this book, including how to purchase a copy, check out the Prickle Moon page on my website:
http://www.julietmarillier.com/books/...

I'm really proud of Prickle Moon, which is my first publication with specialist small press Ticonderoga Publications and has a particularly lovely cover by Pia Ravenari.

Raven Flight, book 2 of the Shadowfell series, is in the publishers' hands now. It will be published in July 2013 by Pan Macmillan Australia and Knopf USA, and is available for pre-order from the major online booksellers. The Knopf edition has another striking cover by Jonathan Barkat. The Pan Macmillan cover was produced in-house and is also very evocative. We'll be putting up a Raven Flight page on the website next month, with an excerpt.

Coming up for me: A possible trip to Sydney for the Aurealis Award ceremony in May, as Flame of Sevenwaters is a finalist in the Fantasy Novel category. I'm a guest at Supanova Sydney and Supanova Perth in June. Presenting a workshop at the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Fremantle in August. Attending World Fantasy Con in Brighton, UK in October.

Once Caller is finished, I will be starting a new adult fantasy series entitled Blackthorn and Grim. The first book is called Dreamer's Wood. It's darker than my usual, with a different kind of narrator, but has many of the same qualities including a lot of elements based on fairy tales. More about this project in due course!

Shadowfell wins an award

I'm happy to tell you that Shadowfell was joint winner in the Best Professional Work (Long Form) category of this year's Tin Duck Awards, given for works of speculative fiction by Western Australian writers. I was especially pleased to share the award with a colleague and friend, Adrian Bedford, whose winning book was Paradox Resolution. We did get a whole trophy each!