Warning: SPOILER at that link.
:) rip On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 3:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Ray: Congrats on completion of the Midkemia cycle. I'm anxiously awaiting > Magician's End...and re-reading Demonwar and AKB and ACI in preparation. > The Chronicles of Pug looks like it will be an awesome capstone to 30 plus > years of work. You deserve a little brag -- indeed, more than a little! > > For Feistfans who are interested, Ray's publisher provides a little sneak > peek of the Chronicles of Pug here: > http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/TR/other/9780380978267_0_Extra_spread_1.pdf > > That excerpt may not be in final form but the visuals are truly gorgeous. > It's mouth watering for this Midkemia fan of 27 years. Warning that the > excerpted text may be considered spoilerish. > > Ray, if you would prefer that this link not be circulated (although I think > it can only entice buyers!), please accept my apologies and the powers that > be should be please delete this from feistfans website. > > > >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: A little head's up and a bit of a brag >> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:48:28 -0700 >> To: [email protected] > >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
