From Library Journal:
MADNESS OF FLOWERS: “Lake’s sequel to Trial of Flowers continues the tale of a decadent and exotic city where madness and politics go hand in hand. VERDICT Award winner Lake (Mainspring; Escapement) combines steampunk eccentricities with magical realism in the style of China Miéville’s Perdido [Street] Station and Michael ( Read more... )

Join me for an open dinner in Torrance, CA, next Monday, 10/12 [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] - Note the time is changing to 7 pm!

Chris Hsiang at io9 reviews Madness of Flowers [ Night Shade Books ] - He liked it a lot.

Only The Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy reviews Mainspring [ Powell's | Amazon thb
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Here's a tentative update to my bibliography for 2009. This may not be completely exhaustive, and obviously, forthcoming work may slip into 2010 in some cases.

Published:

"Golden Pepper"; Flash Fiction Online; February, 2009
"On the Human Plan"; Lone Star Stories; February, 2009
"Witness to the Fall"; Crime Spells, ed. Martin H. Greenberg and ( Read more... )

Well, saw calendula_witch off this morning, then hopped my own flight to Omaha via Denver. First leg was uneventful. Changing planes, I took a bump off the plane (free ticket, yay!), only to get bumped back on the plane, with my free ticket in hand. Weird, but cool. In Omaha, the gold counter at the rental car place was backed up 15 people deep and not moving ( Read more... )

Night Shade Books announces the Madness of Flowers cover.


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A reader reacts to Trial of Flowers [ Powell's | Amazon ] - And of course, Madness of Flowers [ Powell's | Amazon ] will be out shortly.

Dilbert on the cold stench of death

Norman Bel Geddes Airliner #4 - This has always been one of my favorite examples of Big Science era design.

The New Motor, or the Steam-Powered Messiah - Pulled from Dark ( Read more... )

Highlights of 2008

• I beat cancer
• I made the Locus bestseller list with Mainspring
• I lost 65 pounds and 10 inches of waist size

Writing

Novels Published:Escapement thb, Mainspring mmpb

Novels Written:Green, Tourbillon

First Draft Fiction Written (including novels):612,700 words

Blogging:260,000 words

Emails:At least 20,000 emails sent and ( Read more... )

Just wrapped the Madness of Flowers galleys, with a huge assist from calendula_witch. Dang, that's a lot of work ... three sets of galleys in a row. Off to Night Shade tomorrow in the FedEx. Then, erm, a deep breath, finish the "Chain of Stars" novella, and come to grips with a couple of other projects.

No rest for the wicker.

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Yesterday was a day with a bit of running around, then zellandyne came by and chilled with me, kenscholes and jens_fire. Ken put on a concert for us. Then it was off for a lovely tapas dinner, followed by writers with drinks, easily the best attended reading I've ever had. In addition to those three dear friends, I saw all kinds of folks there: catrambo (also reading that night), ( Read more... )