+1 (wow - spectacular indeed!)
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, even on the phone that is spectacular! > > On Mar 25, 2013 1:36 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. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
