Isn't this book?
Scott Lynch is releasing free chapters of a online serial novel called Queen of the Iron Sands. Sigh. As much as I am happy that you are at least writing, I can't help but wish you were writing Locke Lamura faster, Mr Lynch. :( To his credit he says that it's already written, and just waiting to be put online. And that the long dry spell was due to personal stuff. The first two chapters are up, and it's about a WWII WASP named Violet who mysteriously ends up on Mars. It's not very long, and a light easy read so far. (I am still not fond of first person though)
Wheel of Time is finally going to hit the shelves again! Two years after Jordan kicked the bucket, replacement writer Brandon Sanderson is almost done! We can expect book 13 to hit the shelves before the end of the year. But wait, that's not all - in the true spirit of Robert Jordan, Sanderson is writing not one, not two, but THREE new WoT books to finish the series. Oh joy. He's even said that he needs to take a break before starting on book 14. I couldn't help it, I just had to google Sanderson to check if he was in any danger of going belly up before he finishes the series. (Fingers crossed, he's only 31!) But well, TOR has released the first chapter for download on their website here. Woohoo. A self confessed Jordan fan has a glowingly positive review of the book up - and the first chapter looks promising, even if I couldn't remember reading just about all the major events they remind you of. Little hint of happy nostalgia, and really I just WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ALREADY. Ahem. Sorry. I suspect I will be 30 before I see the end of this series.
Free books! HERE. Wow. This is the real deal, people. These aren't nanowrimo unbetaed books by bored engineers, these are real proper books from real proper writers. I haven't gone and downloaded any yet, but the front page alone has Terry Brooks Magic Kingdom for Sale and China Mieville's Perdido Street Station. I spot a few romance novels as well, for the so inclined.
As much as I am a fan of old school paper books, there's something to be said for ebooks. I will be even more appreciative of them once I figure out how to upload books onto my handphone, something which I know people have been doing for at least what, 7, 8 years now? Sigh.
Wheel of Time is finally going to hit the shelves again! Two years after Jordan kicked the bucket, replacement writer Brandon Sanderson is almost done! We can expect book 13 to hit the shelves before the end of the year. But wait, that's not all - in the true spirit of Robert Jordan, Sanderson is writing not one, not two, but THREE new WoT books to finish the series. Oh joy. He's even said that he needs to take a break before starting on book 14. I couldn't help it, I just had to google Sanderson to check if he was in any danger of going belly up before he finishes the series. (Fingers crossed, he's only 31!) But well, TOR has released the first chapter for download on their website here. Woohoo. A self confessed Jordan fan has a glowingly positive review of the book up - and the first chapter looks promising, even if I couldn't remember reading just about all the major events they remind you of. Little hint of happy nostalgia, and really I just WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ALREADY. Ahem. Sorry. I suspect I will be 30 before I see the end of this series.
Free books! HERE. Wow. This is the real deal, people. These aren't nanowrimo unbetaed books by bored engineers, these are real proper books from real proper writers. I haven't gone and downloaded any yet, but the front page alone has Terry Brooks Magic Kingdom for Sale and China Mieville's Perdido Street Station. I spot a few romance novels as well, for the so inclined.
As much as I am a fan of old school paper books, there's something to be said for ebooks. I will be even more appreciative of them once I figure out how to upload books onto my handphone, something which I know people have been doing for at least what, 7, 8 years now? Sigh.