May 04, 2011
Karen Traviss emailed me with the sad news that the truly exceptional historian, Richard Holmes, has passed away. His book, Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket, served as a key resource for me while writing the Iron Elves. I feel fortunate to have known him through his writing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8486836/Professor-Richard-Holmes.html
May 03, 2011
It’s essentially the North American cover, but a much leaner look. I like it. And a very interesting title change. Thanks to Emmanuel at http://www.elbakin.net for finding it and posting it at http://www.leselfesdefer.net
Cheers,
Chris
May 01, 2011
Really love the look of this. And the title change is cool, too. Very nice way to start Sunday morning, especially as I am finishing up the last tweaks to the book. The North American cover is still to be revealed, but I think it’ll debut very soon.
April 15, 2011
Very cool stuff:
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150223186041807&oid=141884481557&comments
April 12, 2011
The books of Anne McCaffrey’s Pern are finally going to be a movie:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/david-hayter-to-adapt-scifi-book-series-dragonriders-of-pern/
PROLOGUE: A BLACK CONDOR DIPPED her featherless head and flapped her wings, straining for height. Another vulture drifted in front of her, forcing the condor to climb higher in the crowded wheel of circling birds. The condor struggled, her body weak from having little to eat over the past month. The sun had yet to… Read more »
