Turned in the manuscript Monday, got back word from the editor this morning saying she loved it. VERY little editing to do, she said - just touch-ups and niggles. It should be released in the UK in March, and here in July.
In case I haven't said so already, The Magistrates of Hell takes place in October-November of 1912, in Beijing (which was called Peking then, and is so in the book); the first year of the new Chinese Republic. Asher and Lydia are there with old Professor Karlebach, Asher's old mentor from Prague who turns out to be a vampire-hunter, on the trail of zombies who might or might not be related to vampires. All - including Ysidro - are worried about the Peking vampires, who might or might not be behind the whole thing. It's hard to tell, since you never see them and even Ysidro can't locate them.
Thank you, thank you ALL for your assistance!
Rain coming in tomorrow, allegedly; the air feels very soft and strange.
Published on November 10, 2011 09:25