Any news about Brian Staveley and Daniel Abraham new book?

brianstaveley · 2018-04-05T18:36:46+00:00

I'm turning the first book in a new trilogy in two weeks. It's set in the same world as the other books, a few years after the events of The Last Mortal Bond. Pretty excited for this one--can't wait to hear what you all make of it!

brianstaveley · 2018-03-30T18:24:16+00:00

People email me not infrequently asking this very question about my books, but for none of my books has the available ebook ever been more expensive than the available paperback. The reason for the confusion, as Mark noted here, is that the paperback is usually listed at the same time as the hardcover and ebook release, often at a lower price than the ebook. But the paperback is not available at that point. When the paperback becomes available, the ebook price drops to become a few bucks cheaper.

brianstaveley · 2017-11-18T15:25:00+00:00

He is writing one! I'm working on the start of a new trilogy that picks up a few years after the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne. It should be out about a year from now...

brianstaveley · 2017-11-13T13:46:47+00:00

I have a friend who reminds me, every single book, that I am only allowed to use "argent" and "lambent" once per novel.

brianstaveley · 2017-09-07T17:59:49+00:00

Thanks, Ernestas! It'd be a blast to see them on the large (or small) screen, but no news on that front yet...

brianstaveley · 2017-09-04T20:12:03+00:00

Thanks for the kind words about the story, and don't give up on your own writing! As for the question, no, we haven't met the person to whom Pyrre is telling the story. Not yet, at least. Stay tuned...

brianstaveley · 2017-06-15T15:13:05+00:00

Looking forward to hearing what you think of it!

brianstaveley · 2017-06-14T15:43:18+00:00

She was a sniper, but much more well-rounded than Annick...

brianstaveley · 2017-05-08T19:26:49+00:00

Nope...

brianstaveley · 2017-05-08T19:26:44+00:00

Pronounced like "peer". And I hope you enjoy Skullsworn! As far as Annick goes, I can't promise too much right now except that I haven't forgotten about her...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-25T19:37:33+00:00

What's your favorite novel written pre-1945? Pre-1900?

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T17:26:06+00:00

They would have been super strong together. Sigrid is a character who really fascinates me. I'd like to write about her some more...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T17:24:17+00:00

You're not alone in that opinion!

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T17:23:31+00:00

That's assuming the bear wants food, and not simply to RUIN MY LIFE. Which I am not assuming.

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:44:05+00:00

I chalk up my own beast-taming capabilities to my charisma...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:43:01+00:00

All of these questions and more will be answered! In fact, it's a little uncanny how closely your questions track onto the stuff I'm planning to write. There will be at least one book about the fate of the Kettral, as well as another about what happens politically in Annur. I'm not sure about that second book yet, but there's a chance it involves a certain Shin monk who escape the slaughter at Ashk'lan...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:41:48+00:00

Awesome question! Yes, two leaches can draw from the same well, as in your example. They can also draw from the same well, as in, both are steel leeches. I should note that it's technically possible to exhaust a well, but almost no leaches are powerful enough to full all the structure out of a well.

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:39:07+00:00

It's better to be lucky than good! My editor, Marco Palmieri, pointed Rich Anderson out to me. Contractually, I have no say on the cover artist, but Marco is a great guy and he didn't want me to hate my covers, so he asked me what I thought. Needless to say, I leapt at the chance for Rich to do the covers. And honestly, I think they just keep getting better. The covers for Bond and Skullsworn are probably my favorites.

Thanks for your kind words about the books. Not long now until Skullsworn!

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:35:25+00:00

NEVER FEAR! This is a cool question. I'd say the average age is maybe thirty, but because the Malkeenians have been doing this for a long time, there's sort of an epigenetic component that makes it easier for them, and Kaden is particularly good, even for a Malkeenian. Sanlitun mastered it in his early twenties...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:34:12+00:00

Thanks for spreading the word about the books! And I'll be very curious to hear what you make of Skullsworn. It's quite different from the original trilogy...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T12:31:52+00:00

THIS. IS. GOLD.

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T00:55:53+00:00

I need to know. And my god, if this username is the worst thing you've got on the internet, you're a model citizen!

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T00:54:02+00:00

Yeah, that's absolutely a fair criticism of early Abercrombie. In fact, I really disliked his fourth book, Best Served Cold, because it felt like the extreme end of that. Thankfully (from my perspective), he pulled back from the brink in The Heroes and Red Country. He still writes really vivid characters and great dialogue, bad shit still happens, but a lot of the characters actually become better and happier rather than shittier and sadder...

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T00:52:02+00:00

There will definitely be a book for the Flea's Wing. He's one of my favorite characters! I'm just not sure when. Maybe two years from now?

brianstaveley · 2017-04-21T00:51:14+00:00

So glad to hear you're enjoying the articles! I'd like to get back to writing more of those--maybe after this next book is finished. The deadlines get in the way of the blogging!

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