Jim
asked
Michael J. Sullivan:
Since you're basically self publishing the remainder of the series is it possible there will be an accelerated release schedule?
Michael J. Sullivan
Yes indeed! When Orbit was releasing the books of the Legends of the First Empire series, they came out once a year:
* June 2016: Age of Myth
* July 2017: Age of Swords
* July 2018: Age of War
But with the second half of the series, all three will be within 10 months of each other:
* July 2019: Age of Legend
* Feb 2020: Age of Death
* May 2020: Age of Empyre
Plus, we have (and are continuing to) run Kickstarters for each book and backers get them 3 months before their official release date. In fact, the Age of Death Kickstarter is running now (through September 9th), and people who back it will get the book in October. The Age of Death Kickstarter isn't launched yet, but when it does, those backers will get their books in February. So, yeah, we've definitely accelerated the releases.
* June 2016: Age of Myth
* July 2017: Age of Swords
* July 2018: Age of War
But with the second half of the series, all three will be within 10 months of each other:
* July 2019: Age of Legend
* Feb 2020: Age of Death
* May 2020: Age of Empyre
Plus, we have (and are continuing to) run Kickstarters for each book and backers get them 3 months before their official release date. In fact, the Age of Death Kickstarter is running now (through September 9th), and people who back it will get the book in October. The Age of Death Kickstarter isn't launched yet, but when it does, those backers will get their books in February. So, yeah, we've definitely accelerated the releases.
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Britt Griffin
asked
Michael J. Sullivan:
Hello! I just finished The Death of Dulgath (FANTASTIC book, btw! Possibly my favorite so far!) and I have a question regarding nationalities. I think it’s awesome that your world of Elan is so diverse in its human population, so I wanted to know with all the different nationalities, were there any real-world races or ethnicities you drew reference from when describing the people of different nationalities in Elan?
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