Martha Wells's Blog, page 186
April 28, 2011
Stole this idea from kateelliott:You paste the text of yo...
Stole this idea from
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kateelliott
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You paste the text of your novel into the form at Wordle, and make a Word Cloud for your book. This is The Cloud Roads.
kateelliott
:You paste the text of your novel into the form at Wordle, and make a Word Cloud for your book. This is The Cloud Roads.
Reading the terrible news about the tornado in Tuscaloosa...
Reading the terrible news about the tornado in Tuscaloosa this morning, and all the deaths and injuries.
I've lived in tornado alley all my life, and only saw one once, back in the early 90s. It was a clear sunny summer day, late afternoon. I had left work a little early with a bad sinus headache, and was sitting in the living room of the fourplex I lived in. I noticed my cat Kate (the cat who lived to be over 23 years old) who had been sitting next to me, had gotten down on the floor and under the heavy wooden endtable next to the couch, not something she normally did. Then I heard my neighbor banging on doors. Then she banged on my door, and I opened it, and she said, "There's a tornado in the field behind the house! I thought you should know!"
I said, "Thank you!" and she ran back toward her apartment and I shut the door and ran into the kitchen, where, framed in the sliding glass doors, was an enormous tornado. I think that's the only time I ever said, "Oh my God" and meant it. It did look like it was in the open partially wooded field behind the row of apartments, but later we found out it was actually in the field on the other side of the highway. But it was so huge, it was hard to tell how close it was.
I ran back, grabbed Kate and stuffed her in her carrier, went into the downstairs bathroom to take cover. Only I couldn't stay there. I had to know where it was. So I crept out to the kitchen and looked again, and it was gone. I didn't think that was a good thing. I went outside to the backyard (I know) to where I could get a better view of the field. Still nothing. Then I looked up.
Yeah, it was up there. Before this I thought I would have trouble identifying a tornado from directly below it, but it was actually pretty easy. There was a big dark thing in the sky, and it was very very wrong, and should not be there. I can't remember if I could hear it or not.
I crept back inside, like if I made noise it would get me. Waited a while, then had to go back out and look for it again. This time it was gone. I later found out it had gone off to hover over the university's baseball stadium where a game was going on. It never touched down in town, and half the population spent the time staring at it in terror, the other half had no idea it was there.
Anyway, that's my tornado experience and I hope it's the only one.
links:
Victoria Janssen on Crime Couples: Benjamin January and Rose Vitrac from Barbara Hambly's mystery series.
Tayari Jones on Five Things I Wish I Had Known When I Published My First Book
Shannon Hale on Mortification Monday on horrible experiences at talks and book signings. (Speaking of which, I have a book signing in Houston, this Saturday April 30, 4:30, at Murder by the Book. If you can't be there, you can call or email the store to order signed copies.)
I've lived in tornado alley all my life, and only saw one once, back in the early 90s. It was a clear sunny summer day, late afternoon. I had left work a little early with a bad sinus headache, and was sitting in the living room of the fourplex I lived in. I noticed my cat Kate (the cat who lived to be over 23 years old) who had been sitting next to me, had gotten down on the floor and under the heavy wooden endtable next to the couch, not something she normally did. Then I heard my neighbor banging on doors. Then she banged on my door, and I opened it, and she said, "There's a tornado in the field behind the house! I thought you should know!"
I said, "Thank you!" and she ran back toward her apartment and I shut the door and ran into the kitchen, where, framed in the sliding glass doors, was an enormous tornado. I think that's the only time I ever said, "Oh my God" and meant it. It did look like it was in the open partially wooded field behind the row of apartments, but later we found out it was actually in the field on the other side of the highway. But it was so huge, it was hard to tell how close it was.
I ran back, grabbed Kate and stuffed her in her carrier, went into the downstairs bathroom to take cover. Only I couldn't stay there. I had to know where it was. So I crept out to the kitchen and looked again, and it was gone. I didn't think that was a good thing. I went outside to the backyard (I know) to where I could get a better view of the field. Still nothing. Then I looked up.
Yeah, it was up there. Before this I thought I would have trouble identifying a tornado from directly below it, but it was actually pretty easy. There was a big dark thing in the sky, and it was very very wrong, and should not be there. I can't remember if I could hear it or not.
I crept back inside, like if I made noise it would get me. Waited a while, then had to go back out and look for it again. This time it was gone. I later found out it had gone off to hover over the university's baseball stadium where a game was going on. It never touched down in town, and half the population spent the time staring at it in terror, the other half had no idea it was there.
Anyway, that's my tornado experience and I hope it's the only one.
links:
Victoria Janssen on Crime Couples: Benjamin January and Rose Vitrac from Barbara Hambly's mystery series.
Tayari Jones on Five Things I Wish I Had Known When I Published My First Book
Shannon Hale on Mortification Monday on horrible experiences at talks and book signings. (Speaking of which, I have a book signing in Houston, this Saturday April 30, 4:30, at Murder by the Book. If you can't be there, you can call or email the store to order signed copies.)
April 26, 2011
We had a 40% chance of rain yesterday, and yet it did not...
We had a 40% chance of rain yesterday, and yet it did not rain. Drought is forecast to continue...forever. The TV weather this morning had a little glyph of flames.
morfin
thinks it meant that it's going to rain fire and they're afraid to tell us. Galveston is on water rationing and the only thing that surprises me about that is that we weren't planning to go there this weekend.
Where I am going to be this weekend: I have a book signing in Houston, this Saturday April 30, 4:30, at Murder by the Book. If you can't be there, you can call or email the store to order signed copies.
Bill Crider has a new YA mystery on kindle: The Girl Who Wanted to be Sherlock Holmes When there's a murder at her high school, Shirley's determined to find the killer, along with Ralph, her willing "Watson." THE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES is fast and fun for all ages.
Black Gate 15 is a special warrior women issue. Eight authors — Jonathan L. Howard, Maria V. Snyder, Frederic S. Durbin, Sarah Avery, Paula R. Stiles, Emily Mah, S. Hutson Blount, and Brian Dolton — contribute delightful tales of female warriors, wizards, weather witches, thieves, and other brave women as they face deadly tombs, sinister gods, unquiet ghosts, and much more. and it has a lovely cover by Donato Giancola.
Writer A.M. Dellamonica is is about to start her online writing course again: My UCLA Extension Writers' Program course, "Creating Universes, Building Worlds," is officially open for students this week. This is a ten-week course that runs online, available to anyone in the world (well, fifteen anyones, anyway). Classes start on June 29th and run to September.
And SF Signal reviews The Cloud Roads!
morfin
thinks it meant that it's going to rain fire and they're afraid to tell us. Galveston is on water rationing and the only thing that surprises me about that is that we weren't planning to go there this weekend.Where I am going to be this weekend: I have a book signing in Houston, this Saturday April 30, 4:30, at Murder by the Book. If you can't be there, you can call or email the store to order signed copies.
Bill Crider has a new YA mystery on kindle: The Girl Who Wanted to be Sherlock Holmes When there's a murder at her high school, Shirley's determined to find the killer, along with Ralph, her willing "Watson." THE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BE SHERLOCK HOLMES is fast and fun for all ages.
Black Gate 15 is a special warrior women issue. Eight authors — Jonathan L. Howard, Maria V. Snyder, Frederic S. Durbin, Sarah Avery, Paula R. Stiles, Emily Mah, S. Hutson Blount, and Brian Dolton — contribute delightful tales of female warriors, wizards, weather witches, thieves, and other brave women as they face deadly tombs, sinister gods, unquiet ghosts, and much more. and it has a lovely cover by Donato Giancola.
Writer A.M. Dellamonica is is about to start her online writing course again: My UCLA Extension Writers' Program course, "Creating Universes, Building Worlds," is officially open for students this week. This is a ten-week course that runs online, available to anyone in the world (well, fifteen anyones, anyway). Classes start on June 29th and run to September.
And SF Signal reviews The Cloud Roads!
April 25, 2011
Bella is a very sweet, gentle cat, and has never tried to...
Bella is a very sweet, gentle cat, and has never tried to kill a vet, but when she was younger she tended to bite whenever she got too over-stimulated. Like from being petted, or looked at too much. She never drew blood, or broke the skin. She was very precise in being able to inflict maximum pain without leaving a mark.
I got her to stop biting but then she shifted into slapping. As in snap-the-spine-of-a-ten-inch-rabid-Norwegian-ship's-rat-with-one-blow slapping. That was worse.
She finally stopped doing that, but sometimes she still likes to bite. So the other morning I wake up to realize Bella easing up toward my face teeth first.
Me: What are you doing?
Bella: (in cat speak) Nothing. Hold still.
Me: What? No, get away.
Bella: Just a little one on the chin.
Me: No, stop it!
Bella: Just a little one! OH COME ON!
Me: GET AWAY!
Anyway, that was the morning.
links:
The article from the Austin American Statesman I mentioned yesterday is now online: Three new novels speak to health of Texas fantasy and sci-fi writing tradition It's about me, Katy Stauber, and Stina Leicht, who both had their first books come out this year.
Locus: 2011 Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominees Congrats to everyone!
The Atlantic: Texas Wildfires If everyone could think very hard about it raining here today, it would be very appreciated.
I got her to stop biting but then she shifted into slapping. As in snap-the-spine-of-a-ten-inch-rabid-Norwegian-ship's-rat-with-one-blow slapping. That was worse.
She finally stopped doing that, but sometimes she still likes to bite. So the other morning I wake up to realize Bella easing up toward my face teeth first.
Me: What are you doing?
Bella: (in cat speak) Nothing. Hold still.
Me: What? No, get away.
Bella: Just a little one on the chin.
Me: No, stop it!
Bella: Just a little one! OH COME ON!
Me: GET AWAY!
Anyway, that was the morning.
links:
The article from the Austin American Statesman I mentioned yesterday is now online: Three new novels speak to health of Texas fantasy and sci-fi writing tradition It's about me, Katy Stauber, and Stina Leicht, who both had their first books come out this year.
Locus: 2011 Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominees Congrats to everyone!
The Atlantic: Texas Wildfires If everyone could think very hard about it raining here today, it would be very appreciated.
April 24, 2011
Found out this morning that I'm in an article in the Aust...
Found out this morning that I'm in an article in the Austin American Statesman, yay! I think it's on women SF/F writers in Texas. We're trying to find a copy in town, but hopefully it'll go up on the newspaper's web site at some point.
In the meantime, Patrice Sarath posted short reviews of The Cloud Roads, plus Never Knew Another by J.M. McDermott, Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht, Revolution World, by Katy Stauber, and Deathless by Catherynne Valente
Spend $4.99 to help Kids Need to Read get a donation possibly as high as $100,000: Making Sure That Kids Have The Books They Need To Read...
When I agreed to join the Advisory Board of Kids Need To Read, the excellent charity founded by pals PJ Haarsma and Nathan Fillion, I had already done a number of fundraisers for them (including raising nearly a thousand dollars just for posting an old photo of myself online), so I was already supportive of their work and their goals. Donating money to this worthy charity would be very worthwhile, as would my donating copies of my book for the schools they serve - so I'm going to do both.
Last week, Destination Truth did an episode where they visited Antarctica, and it was really interesting. They went there to ostensibly investigate ghost legends in the abandoned research stations along the coast, but the coolest thing about it was the trip itself. They sailed there on a 54-foot motorized sailboat, visited and toured the Russian station (where nine lonely Russian scientists were very happy to have company for dinner), the Ukrainian station (which has a bar built from wood that was supposed to be used for a new pier), the British station (not nearly as fun as the Russians and Ukrainians) and explored the abandoned stations. It was just a very cool and interesting episode.
Anyway, here's the link to the episode on SciFi channel: Destination Truth: Ghosts of Antarctica
In the meantime, Patrice Sarath posted short reviews of The Cloud Roads, plus Never Knew Another by J.M. McDermott, Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht, Revolution World, by Katy Stauber, and Deathless by Catherynne Valente
Spend $4.99 to help Kids Need to Read get a donation possibly as high as $100,000: Making Sure That Kids Have The Books They Need To Read...
When I agreed to join the Advisory Board of Kids Need To Read, the excellent charity founded by pals PJ Haarsma and Nathan Fillion, I had already done a number of fundraisers for them (including raising nearly a thousand dollars just for posting an old photo of myself online), so I was already supportive of their work and their goals. Donating money to this worthy charity would be very worthwhile, as would my donating copies of my book for the schools they serve - so I'm going to do both.
Last week, Destination Truth did an episode where they visited Antarctica, and it was really interesting. They went there to ostensibly investigate ghost legends in the abandoned research stations along the coast, but the coolest thing about it was the trip itself. They sailed there on a 54-foot motorized sailboat, visited and toured the Russian station (where nine lonely Russian scientists were very happy to have company for dinner), the Ukrainian station (which has a bar built from wood that was supposed to be used for a new pier), the British station (not nearly as fun as the Russians and Ukrainians) and explored the abandoned stations. It was just a very cool and interesting episode.
Anyway, here's the link to the episode on SciFi channel: Destination Truth: Ghosts of Antarctica
April 22, 2011
This is one of those weekends where everyone goes off to ...
This is one of those weekends where everyone goes off to a con and has fun without us.
So instead read Convention Truths by Jeff VanderMeer.
I liked this piece on CoolVibe. It reminded me a bit of the floating islands in The Cloud Roads.
From the Atlas Obscura: The Forbidden Gardens Museum in Katy, Texas (this recently closed down, so you can't go there anymore) and The Hand of the Desert.
Sales news:
Lulu.com has a thing on their site where you can enter the code HOP and get 20% off print book purchases. I've got reprint print editions of The Element of Fire and City of Bones there.
Also Amazon.de now has a Kindle store. My books are here. That includes the German edition of The Death of the Necromancer.
Everybody have a good weekend, or Easter, or whatever you're celebrating!
So instead read Convention Truths by Jeff VanderMeer.
I liked this piece on CoolVibe. It reminded me a bit of the floating islands in The Cloud Roads.
From the Atlas Obscura: The Forbidden Gardens Museum in Katy, Texas (this recently closed down, so you can't go there anymore) and The Hand of the Desert.
Sales news:
Lulu.com has a thing on their site where you can enter the code HOP and get 20% off print book purchases. I've got reprint print editions of The Element of Fire and City of Bones there.
Also Amazon.de now has a Kindle store. My books are here. That includes the German edition of The Death of the Necromancer.
Everybody have a good weekend, or Easter, or whatever you're celebrating!
April 20, 2011
Last chance to enter the drawing for a free copy of Well ...
Last chance to enter the drawing for a free copy of Well of Sorrows by Benjamin Tate! I'll draw the winner in about an hour. ETA: and we have a winner!
shanrina
Good: My new lenses came in a couple of days early, and I had them put into my old frames, and now I can see again, yay! The people on TV have distinguishable features again! I'm not squinting all the time!
I picked the second squash from our first-time vegetable bed today for dinner. All the plants are different sizes for some reason (they were all planted on the same day) but if the squash continues to ripen at different rates it'll be good. Because otherwise we're going to suddenly have a lot of squash. Like, we'll have to hold the First Annual Squash Festival in our backyard.
Not good: The wind was intense yesterday, we skipped spring completely and went straight to June, and the drought is so bad and it's so dry we have fires all over the state. There's a small chance of rain today, so cross your fingers for us.
FAQ: A few people have asked, so I wanted to post it here. Yes, there is a sequel to The Cloud Roads. It's called The Serpent Sea, it's set in the same world, same characters, and starts out shortly after The Cloud Roads ends. Like The Cloud Roads, it is a complete story in itself. I'm not sure exactly when it will be out yet, but it should be sometime next year.
Link: Robin D. Laws: Where Bad Writing Advice Comes From
shanrina
Good: My new lenses came in a couple of days early, and I had them put into my old frames, and now I can see again, yay! The people on TV have distinguishable features again! I'm not squinting all the time!
I picked the second squash from our first-time vegetable bed today for dinner. All the plants are different sizes for some reason (they were all planted on the same day) but if the squash continues to ripen at different rates it'll be good. Because otherwise we're going to suddenly have a lot of squash. Like, we'll have to hold the First Annual Squash Festival in our backyard.
Not good: The wind was intense yesterday, we skipped spring completely and went straight to June, and the drought is so bad and it's so dry we have fires all over the state. There's a small chance of rain today, so cross your fingers for us.
FAQ: A few people have asked, so I wanted to post it here. Yes, there is a sequel to The Cloud Roads. It's called The Serpent Sea, it's set in the same world, same characters, and starts out shortly after The Cloud Roads ends. Like The Cloud Roads, it is a complete story in itself. I'm not sure exactly when it will be out yet, but it should be sometime next year.
Link: Robin D. Laws: Where Bad Writing Advice Comes From
April 19, 2011
Some things! First: Norilana Books is having a Foreclosu...
Some things!
First:
Norilana Books is having a Foreclosure and Cross-Country Moving Book Sale Vera has lost her house to the Bank of America, her health insurance, and is moving cross-country with her cancer survivor mother and four elderly pets. She runs a small press publisher and her books are available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online outlets.
(Please, please pass this on to anybody you think would be interested.)
And Vera is re-publishing Tanith Lee's out of print novels.
I see people talk a lot of crap about female characters, the quest theme, and sex in fantasy, but who have never read Tanith Lee. Her first novel was The Birthgrave
It was published in 1975, nominated for a Nebula Award, and I read it when I was eleven. I was way, way too young for it and it warped my mind into the state of confusion you see today.
A mysterious woman awakens in the heart of a dormant volcano and comes forth into a brutal ancient world transformed by genocidal pestilence, war, fierce beauty, and cultural devastation. She has no memory of herself, and she could be anyone -- mortal woman, demoness lover, last living heir to a long-gone race, or a goddess of destruction. Compelled by the terrifying Karrakaz to search for the mysterious Jade that is the answer to her secret self, she embarks on a journey of timeless wonder.
Come within this realm of brilliant cruel beauty and seductive immortal ruins, of savage war and grand conquest, of falling stars and silver gods, of longing and desire.
If you use that Amazon link above to buy, Vera also gets an Amazon associate's cut.
Second Thing:
Salon Reviews the Reviewers of Game of Thrones This article highlights two in particular: the NYT review that wants to make female SF/F fans and writers invisible, and the Slate review that wants to make female SF/F fans and writers ashamed.
At least Patterson cops to never liking fantasy fiction, and even admits (hilariously) to canceling a date in college once he found out that the young woman in question attended Renaissance festivals dressed as a "serving wench."
Yeah, that's just high-larious. At least he saved her the trouble of taking one look at him, excusing herself, and climbing out the bathroom window.
caitri
linked to this awesome fan's response: I hate fantasy fiction SO VERY MUCH that on Saturday, due to an alert from LA-ist, I abandoned work, slathered Nair on these neglected armpits, jumped in the shower, tore apart my closet and accessories in search of just the right outfit for the Iron Throne (while quoting random passages from the books in my head), then got on a bus for a 45-minute ride followed by a 1/2 mile walk down Hollywood Boulevard carrying my assagai, JUST SO I COULD SIT IN THE THRONE OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS.
Third Thing:
On the Night Bazaar: It Doesn't Get Easier. It Gets Better. About writing and criticism and learning how to handle it. I know a lot of folks who say that you should be nice to new writers. That you should only be encouraging. Now that I've finally got a book out, I realize just how crippling than advice could prove to be. Oh sure, maybe they keep writing for awhile, and maybe they get a book published, but if nobody along the way said a bad word about their fiction, they're going to get a real brutal wake-up call when they start getting "fan" email, Google alerts with their name, and reading Amazon reviews. If you thought your high school writers' workshop was brutal, try some book review sites.
Fourth Thing:
Don't forget to enter the free book drawing for a copy of Benjamin Tate's Well of Sorrows. You have until Wednesday to enter.
ETA: Another Thing:
I have an essay up on The Cloud Roads on Mindy Klasky's new Inside Track feature. You can also enter there for a chance to win a free copy of the book.
First:
Norilana Books is having a Foreclosure and Cross-Country Moving Book Sale Vera has lost her house to the Bank of America, her health insurance, and is moving cross-country with her cancer survivor mother and four elderly pets. She runs a small press publisher and her books are available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online outlets.
(Please, please pass this on to anybody you think would be interested.)
And Vera is re-publishing Tanith Lee's out of print novels.
I see people talk a lot of crap about female characters, the quest theme, and sex in fantasy, but who have never read Tanith Lee. Her first novel was The Birthgrave
It was published in 1975, nominated for a Nebula Award, and I read it when I was eleven. I was way, way too young for it and it warped my mind into the state of confusion you see today.
A mysterious woman awakens in the heart of a dormant volcano and comes forth into a brutal ancient world transformed by genocidal pestilence, war, fierce beauty, and cultural devastation. She has no memory of herself, and she could be anyone -- mortal woman, demoness lover, last living heir to a long-gone race, or a goddess of destruction. Compelled by the terrifying Karrakaz to search for the mysterious Jade that is the answer to her secret self, she embarks on a journey of timeless wonder.
Come within this realm of brilliant cruel beauty and seductive immortal ruins, of savage war and grand conquest, of falling stars and silver gods, of longing and desire.
If you use that Amazon link above to buy, Vera also gets an Amazon associate's cut.
Second Thing:
Salon Reviews the Reviewers of Game of Thrones This article highlights two in particular: the NYT review that wants to make female SF/F fans and writers invisible, and the Slate review that wants to make female SF/F fans and writers ashamed.
At least Patterson cops to never liking fantasy fiction, and even admits (hilariously) to canceling a date in college once he found out that the young woman in question attended Renaissance festivals dressed as a "serving wench."
Yeah, that's just high-larious. At least he saved her the trouble of taking one look at him, excusing herself, and climbing out the bathroom window.
caitri
linked to this awesome fan's response: I hate fantasy fiction SO VERY MUCH that on Saturday, due to an alert from LA-ist, I abandoned work, slathered Nair on these neglected armpits, jumped in the shower, tore apart my closet and accessories in search of just the right outfit for the Iron Throne (while quoting random passages from the books in my head), then got on a bus for a 45-minute ride followed by a 1/2 mile walk down Hollywood Boulevard carrying my assagai, JUST SO I COULD SIT IN THE THRONE OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS.Third Thing:
On the Night Bazaar: It Doesn't Get Easier. It Gets Better. About writing and criticism and learning how to handle it. I know a lot of folks who say that you should be nice to new writers. That you should only be encouraging. Now that I've finally got a book out, I realize just how crippling than advice could prove to be. Oh sure, maybe they keep writing for awhile, and maybe they get a book published, but if nobody along the way said a bad word about their fiction, they're going to get a real brutal wake-up call when they start getting "fan" email, Google alerts with their name, and reading Amazon reviews. If you thought your high school writers' workshop was brutal, try some book review sites.
Fourth Thing:
Don't forget to enter the free book drawing for a copy of Benjamin Tate's Well of Sorrows. You have until Wednesday to enter.
ETA: Another Thing:
I have an essay up on The Cloud Roads on Mindy Klasky's new Inside Track feature. You can also enter there for a chance to win a free copy of the book.
April 18, 2011
Well of Sorrows by Benjamin Tate Book Giveaway
The last one went very well, so we're doing this again: this is a drawing for a free trade paperback of Benjamin Tate's fantasy novel Well of Sorrows
(Benjamin Tate is a pseud for Joshua Palmatier, author of the Skewed Throne series)
An epic tale of a continent on the brink of war, and a deadly magic that waits to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
Colin Harten and his parents had fled across the ocean to escape the Family wars in Andover. But trouble followed them and their fellow refugees to this new land, forcing them to abandon the settled areas and head into unexplored territory--the sacred grounds of a race of underground dwellers and warriors. It was here that they would meet their doom. Driven to the borders of a dark forest, they were attacked by mysterious Shadow creatures who fed on life force. Only Colin survived to find his way to the Well of Sorrows--and to a destiny that might prove the last hope for peace in this troubled land.
"Brilliantly detailed worldbuilding and complicated characters makes this an engrossing read." --Laura Anne Gilman
This drawing is for the trade paperback, and the mass market paperback comes out May 3.
How to enter: Just comment on this post to be entered. The winner will need to give the author a shipping address so he can send you the book. You have until Wednesday April 20 around 10:00 or so in the morning to enter. After that, I'll randomly draw a winner.
(Benjamin Tate is a pseud for Joshua Palmatier, author of the Skewed Throne series)
An epic tale of a continent on the brink of war, and a deadly magic that waits to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
Colin Harten and his parents had fled across the ocean to escape the Family wars in Andover. But trouble followed them and their fellow refugees to this new land, forcing them to abandon the settled areas and head into unexplored territory--the sacred grounds of a race of underground dwellers and warriors. It was here that they would meet their doom. Driven to the borders of a dark forest, they were attacked by mysterious Shadow creatures who fed on life force. Only Colin survived to find his way to the Well of Sorrows--and to a destiny that might prove the last hope for peace in this troubled land.
"Brilliantly detailed worldbuilding and complicated characters makes this an engrossing read." --Laura Anne Gilman
This drawing is for the trade paperback, and the mass market paperback comes out May 3.
How to enter: Just comment on this post to be entered. The winner will need to give the author a shipping address so he can send you the book. You have until Wednesday April 20 around 10:00 or so in the morning to enter. After that, I'll randomly draw a winner.
April 17, 2011
Links for Sunday:New Statesman: The Bugger, Bugged After ...
Links for Sunday:
New Statesman: The Bugger, Bugged After a chance meeting with a former News of the World executive who told him his phone had been hacked, Hugh Grant couldn't resist going back to him – with a hidden tape recorder – to find out if there was more to the story...
SF Signal: Doctor Who in Six Minutes
WebUrbanist: 7 Man-made Wonders of the Ancient World
Atlas Obscura: The Bighorn Medicine Wheel and The Great Serpent Mound
New Statesman: The Bugger, Bugged After a chance meeting with a former News of the World executive who told him his phone had been hacked, Hugh Grant couldn't resist going back to him – with a hidden tape recorder – to find out if there was more to the story...
SF Signal: Doctor Who in Six Minutes
WebUrbanist: 7 Man-made Wonders of the Ancient World
Atlas Obscura: The Bighorn Medicine Wheel and The Great Serpent Mound
