Methinks this will instantly be on my Christmas list. :) Regards, Andrew
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Dave Killingsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > Its amazing to me i have been living in rays world for more than half my > life....pics will be cool > > On Mar 23, 2013 7:54 PM, "Adam MacCready" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ray, >> >> That is the best news I have heard all day, I cannot wait to see all the >> pictures and see how close my mental images were to the way you intended >> people to see the world. >> >> Adz >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 24/03/2013, at 8:48 AM, "Raymond Feist" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Folks, as you are among the most loyal (and crazy) of my readers I >> > thought I'd share a bit of information with you. >> > >> > As some of you may know, we've had a project, The Atlas of Midkemia, on >> > the back burner for nearly 15 years as HarperCollins and I struggled to >> > find >> > a specific place to put it and make sense of it. Now that the Riftwar >> > Cycle >> > is over, we've come to a logical place to create this project, which has >> > morphed into something we're calling The Chronicles of Pug. >> > >> > It's a book of illustrations and maps, with commentary by Pug and >> > Magnus, addressing the geography and culture of many places, relating to >> > the >> > situations in the book. >> > >> > I'm hoping to have all my bit done by next weekend, and here's what I >> > wish to share with you. >> > >> > Steve Stone, who has done the illustrations for the covers of several of >> > my books in the US has been killing the images. They are at times breath >> > taking and more than once I've said, 'OK, that's now how I imagined that >> > would look; this is better!' The maps are lovely and make me wish I could >> > go play tourist (and I know better). >> > >> > The unexpected thing for me is I'm having a blast writing the text. I'm >> > going back and reading stuff I wrote decades ago, and if I can sound a >> > little immodest, I find myself going, "Damn, I forgot I wrote that! It's >> > pretty damn good!" >> > >> > The hardcover will be released in the fall,sometime in September I >> > think, and it will be a very nifty package, with a faux leather feel >> > binding, and lovely art in color and black & white. >> > >> > Just thought you should know. >> > >> > Best, R.E.F. >> > ---- >> > www.crydee.com >> > >> > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >> > stupidity. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >
