Kratzenfels is Go!
Phew! My new book, The Outlaws of Kratzenfels, is out on time. Kind of.
The final furlong always feels a good deal 'furlonger' than any of the others, and this has been no exception. A self-publishing ordeal by pixel.
The Kindle version is out and so is the paperback: links here. I even have some positive reviews - thanks so much for those, it's great to know that the book is appreciated. I'll be running a Goodreads Giveaway of 5 signed copies from June 1st-June 15th, along with more Kindle freebies June 1st-June 3rd, so look out for those.
So, it's done. Book number three, and my first foray into the fantasy-steampunk world of Kratzenfels. The book originated as a kind of 'steampunk fairytale', though not a steampunk retelling of an existing fairytale; more the kind of fairytale that people would read or listen to in a steampunk version of our own world (a bit like my Woodcutter and the War-walker short story from May 2016). But The Outlaws of Kratzenfels has become more than that.
There is steampunk in it, of course, and fantasy, the supernatural, but the world of Kratzenfels has grown. Fairytales say little about history or geography - there is just a King or Queen of some land or other, at some time - but to write a book/novella length story, I found I had to have an idea about names, places, and events. So the continent of Elbora was born, a distorted 18th-century exclusively Old World Eurasia. Not a parallel world in any sense, or an alternative history, but a different place entirely.
It's been a lot of fun and I hope that there will be more to come in future. Next stop, Tethys, and Aqua Incognita, the sequel to Thalassa: The World Beneath the Waves.
The final furlong always feels a good deal 'furlonger' than any of the others, and this has been no exception. A self-publishing ordeal by pixel.
The Kindle version is out and so is the paperback: links here. I even have some positive reviews - thanks so much for those, it's great to know that the book is appreciated. I'll be running a Goodreads Giveaway of 5 signed copies from June 1st-June 15th, along with more Kindle freebies June 1st-June 3rd, so look out for those.
So, it's done. Book number three, and my first foray into the fantasy-steampunk world of Kratzenfels. The book originated as a kind of 'steampunk fairytale', though not a steampunk retelling of an existing fairytale; more the kind of fairytale that people would read or listen to in a steampunk version of our own world (a bit like my Woodcutter and the War-walker short story from May 2016). But The Outlaws of Kratzenfels has become more than that.
There is steampunk in it, of course, and fantasy, the supernatural, but the world of Kratzenfels has grown. Fairytales say little about history or geography - there is just a King or Queen of some land or other, at some time - but to write a book/novella length story, I found I had to have an idea about names, places, and events. So the continent of Elbora was born, a distorted 18th-century exclusively Old World Eurasia. Not a parallel world in any sense, or an alternative history, but a different place entirely.
It's been a lot of fun and I hope that there will be more to come in future. Next stop, Tethys, and Aqua Incognita, the sequel to Thalassa: The World Beneath the Waves.
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May 17, 2017 11:29PM
The paperback is out! Finally! After various digital shenanigans. So, if you fancy paper instead if pixels, The Outlaws of Kratzenfels costs £4.99, $5.99, or €5.49. The link is here. Or you could just wait for the Giveaway (next week, ish...).
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