Daniel Abraham follows up on his previous post discussing collaborating on Wild Cards with a post about his other collaborations, particularly his collaboration with George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois on the SF novella and novel, Shadow Twin.
Ian Tregillis provides more insight into the work needed to create a new Wild Cards book, following up on Daniel Abraham’s first post on the subject. It’s a further interesting look into the brainchild of George R.R. Martin and the Wild Cards Consortium, who’ve shaped what’s arguably the most successful, original shared-world anthology series around.
Tor have given the Fantasy Hotlist an exclusive excerpt of “The Mystery Knight”, the third novella in the Dunk & Egg stories set in the past of the Seven Kingdoms. The story will be published in the Warriors anthology, due March 16th.
Avatar Press has posted its April solicitations, which clarifies some of the issues we noted when reporting the initial solicitation for the first issue in March. Covers will be provided by Felipe Massafera, while Rafa Lopez will provide the interior art. Issue #2 will come in three variants, one of them being an incentive cover. Full solicitation text below:
Excited by his beloved N.Y. Jets’ survival to the AFC Champion, GRRM has placed all the books on his Signed Books sale page on sale, with $5 off all hardcovers, $3 off of all paperbacks, and a deep discount—down to $15, plus book rate shipping—on Windhaven. The only hitch? Your check or Paypal memo must have “LET’S GO JETS” written on it.
The sale lasts until the Jets lose or, if they happen to win the Superbowl, the first day of the NFL draft. See George R.R. Martin’s Not a Blog for more information. If you’re only familiar with the A Song of Ice and Fire series, now’s not a bad time to try some of his previous work. We particularly recommend his wonderfully atmospheric vampire novel, Fevre Dream, soon to be adapted to a comic book miniseries by Avatar Press.
Daniel Abraham, one of the contributors to George R.R. Martin‘s shared-world Wild Cards series, offers an insider’s look at collaborative process involved in producing one of the books. Suicide Kings, the final book in the latest triad of Wild Cards novels, was published in December. Fort Freak will be the next entry in the series.
The upcoming Warriors cross-genre anthology (US, UK), co-edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, is slated for a March 16th release according to the publisher’s site . Unlike the recently delivered Songs of Love and Death, among the bestselling authors contibuting a story is GRRM himself, the third in his series of “Dunk & Egg” prequels.
“The Mystery Knight” is described as a long novella, and GRRM’s read an excerpt from it a conventions revealing that the story is one full of intrigue with a wedding tourney serving as background. Larry of the Read and Find Out forum has recently had a chance to read it, and shares some remarks here and indicating that he quite enjoyed it.
According to ICV2, three GRRM-related roleplaying game titles will be published by Green Ronin in the first three months of the year: the A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide in February, the A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Pocket Edition in March, and the Wild Cards: Aces & Jokers sourcebook in March.
GRRM has posted on “Not a Blog” that he and co-editor Gardner Dozois have delivered the manuscript for Songs of Love and Death Delivered, a cross-genre themed anthology focused on doomed romances, to their publisher. No publication date yet set. He provides a list of contributors—among them Jim Butcher, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Jacqueline Carey, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, and Diana Gabaldon—and the titles of their stories. The full list is below:
It looks like Wild Cards: Hard Call, the original Wild Cards comic book written by Daniel Abraham but left with its last issue in limbo following issues with the publisher, is back on track according to Daniel. At the A Song of Ice and Fire fan forum, he remarks that he’s seen the first four pages of pencilled art from Eric Battle (whom he praises) just this last week thanks to Dynamite Press paying him so that he could complete the work.
It’s too early to know when the comic will be completed and available for publication, but Daniel says that Dynamite seems committed to publishing it and eventually collecting all six issues in graphic novel form.
According to reports, Avatar’s long-awaited adaption of George R.R. Martin’s excellent vampire horror novel, Fevre Dream (US, UK), has finally be solicited in the January edition of previews. This means the first issue will be published in March, but those interested can go to their local comic book shops to request the book be ordered. Over at the Forbidden Planet website, they have a small image of what appears to be the wraparound variant cover and the regular cover which seems to be by artist Rafa Lopez. They also have a description of the book, and provide the order codes: JAN100753 and JAN100754.
The novel has been adapted by author Daniel Abraham, who has previously written the Wild Cards: Hard Call miniseries, and it looks like artist Felipe Massafera is handling the art chores. Massafera’s previous works includes Warren Ellis’s Supergod and Ignition City and Alan Moore’s Light of Thy Countenance.
DriveThruRPG, online retailer of e-text editions of a wide range of roleplaying game products, has a special $10 dollar sale on a number of titles. Among them? The A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Game, an award-winning adaption of the setting by Green Ronin. It’s an excellent way to get to look at the game, which has a custom system specifically for the setting, some new pieces of art for the setting, and some basic write ups concerning the setting’s geography, history, and politics.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with a number of new book covers, and his “Not A Blog” has a reminder on his end-of-year sale on a number of his books that he has for sale. The original post concerning the sale is here.
A pair of new posts at George R.R. Martin’s “Not a Blog” provide updates on various “odds and ends”. First, he notes that Suicide Kings, the final volume in the new “Wild Cards” trilogy, is now on sale. Then in a longer post he reports that the original Wild Cards novel will be re-released with three brand-new stories, and the next “Wild Cards” novel Fort Freak is well under way with all first drafts in and revision notes out.
Finally, GRRM shares the fact that the cross-genre anthology he and Gardner Dozois have edited is nearly ready for delivery, though the title has been changed from Star-Crossed Lovers to Songs of Love and Death. GRRM includes a partial list of contributors: Diana Gabaldon, Jim Butcher, M.L.N. Hanover, Peter S. Beagle, Marjorie Liu, Jacqueline Carey, Carrie Vaughn, Robin Hobb, and Neil Gaiman.
George R.R. Martin is selling three of his books at a discounted price (which he’s happy to personally inscribe and sign), according to his latest post at “Not a Blog”. The three novels are the Meisha Merlin edition of Tuf Voyaging, Bantam’s edition of Windhaven, and the first of the new Wild Cards series, Inside Straight. All three novels have been reduced to $20 each, or $57 for all three. Shipping would be $5 for single books or $10 for all three together, domestic; people in other countries are directed to contact him via a special e-mail address just for book sales questions.