Comments | grrm: It's Publication Day...

grrm

It's Publication Day...

Feb 28, 2017 14:15

... for the long-awaited Tor reissue of ACE IN THE HOLE, volume six in the Wild Cards series. Look for it on the shelves of your friendly neighborhood bookstore, among the trade paperbacks, or from whichever online bookseller you prefer ( Read more... )

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ext_4036183 February 28 2017, 21:26:53 UTC

Out of curiosity, what does "full mosaic" mean? What is the difference between Wild Card books in that format and in other formats?

grrm February 28 2017, 22:33:46 UTC

In a full mosaic, there are no separate stories. Each writer produces a storyline with his own viewpoint character, and I pull them all apart and weave them together, scene by scene and hour by hour, to create a full-on five-way collaborative novel.

Dukakis did nothing wrong ext_4036190 February 28 2017, 21:31:03 UTC

That's quite a post title, sir.

Re: Dukakis did nothing wrong grrm February 28 2017, 22:34:34 UTC

Riding around in that tank was probably a mistake. So was his answer to that rape question in the debate.

Even so...

Re: Dukakis did nothing wrong cashcraig February 28 2017, 22:47:36 UTC

At least he didn't show such crippling weakness as checking his watch.

Huh. I guess times have changed.

RE: Re: Dukakis did nothing wrong ext_4036190 February 28 2017, 23:08:02 UTC

Are you suggesting that having good intentions and being good at politics don't necessarily go together?

Sounds like a topic for a book or seven.

Wild Cards ext_2874244 February 28 2017, 21:57:49 UTC

I'm glad to see Tor is stepping up the releases. I hope it is not just because 6 and 7 are basically 2 parts of 1 book.

I hope we can get more releases per year until we merge with the current books. I preorder each rerelease as soon as you mention it.

I hope the sales numbers show Tor they don't have to space them out to get the numbers they desire. If you could Mr. Martin I hope you could advocate for a 3-4 release year . I know if puts added pressure for extra content but I think it is a series that should be in the hands of as many people as possible asap.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Re: Wild Cards grrm February 28 2017, 22:35:42 UTC

The new three originals will be coming out six months apart.

Hard to maintain that pace, though.

Rarely has bitter disappointment hit me so harshly... ext_4036213 February 28 2017, 22:09:03 UTC

...because when I spotted the Facebook post's title, without seeing the full picture, for a glorious 5 seconds I firmly believed that -this- will finally be -it-, the long, long, very long awaited WoW book publishing date. Dear Mr. Martin. Do you thrive on our tears?

Re: Rarely has bitter disappointment hit me so harshly... grrm February 28 2017, 22:36:30 UTC

Do you really think I would not have announced completion and delivery months before I could possibly announce publication? C'mon.

Re: Rarely has bitter disappointment hit me so harshly... m777z February 28 2017, 22:39:49 UTC

True, but a lot of fans probably only visit the blog once every few months and were wondering if they had missed the completion/delivery announcement for a moment there.

Re: Rarely has bitter disappointment hit me so harshly... ext_4036213 March 4 2017, 09:44:36 UTC

Exactly...Sorry for the post. I'll read the entire thing next time.

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cashcraig February 28 2017, 22:19:35 UTC

This one is THE best, if you ask me. It's a climax to all 5 prior books rather than just the previous 2.