Publication Date for Gates
A couple of readers have asked me about this, and I just realized that I hadn't generally announced it: Baen tells me that The Gates of Tagmeth is due out next July. At that point they will have had the ms in their hands for 14 months. Why the delay? I don't know. Sorry about that.
My agent is working on a contract for the return to Tai-tastigon novel. I'm a bit nervous about revisiting the city after all of these years. For one thing, my style has changed a lot since God Stalk. I think that, technically, I'm a better writer now. However, I don't think I still have the youthful bounce that made GS so much fun. After all, for me it's been 30+ years. It will be different for Jame too. A lot has happened in her life too although it's only been about 4 years. That will be an issue: how much has she changed? Then too, the city is in a bit of a mess. So we'll see. I've carried this extended story in my mind for a long, long time.
On the domestic front, I cleaned out and winterized the 3,000 gallon koi pond yesterday, a multi-stage endeavor that takes between 6 and 7 hours. All of the koi survived, thank goodness.
My agent is working on a contract for the return to Tai-tastigon novel. I'm a bit nervous about revisiting the city after all of these years. For one thing, my style has changed a lot since God Stalk. I think that, technically, I'm a better writer now. However, I don't think I still have the youthful bounce that made GS so much fun. After all, for me it's been 30+ years. It will be different for Jame too. A lot has happened in her life too although it's only been about 4 years. That will be an issue: how much has she changed? Then too, the city is in a bit of a mess. So we'll see. I've carried this extended story in my mind for a long, long time.
On the domestic front, I cleaned out and winterized the 3,000 gallon koi pond yesterday, a multi-stage endeavor that takes between 6 and 7 hours. All of the koi survived, thank goodness.
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Perhaps Jame's 4 years have contained close to the equivalent of 30 earth-human years of adventure and growth. If that's true, then Baen will only have taken just short of 2 Jame months.Glad to hear the Koi are well, and hope you're enjoying some equestrian time as well.
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You have said that the story, especially Torison's story was going to get a lot darker. I want a return to Tai-tastigon to be another (mostly) romp but I'll read whatever you choose to write. And maybe I'll just remember the lighthearted adventure parts.
Looking forward to the new book!