Sunday, December 12, 2010

Book III, The River of Shadows, Firm Publication Date

A few people know this, but I'd like to announce officially that THE RIVER OF SHADOWS (The Chathrand Voyage, Book III) will be published on April 21st, 2011, in the U.K. and two days earlier (April 19th) in the United States.
Some of you may recall that the book was originally scheduled for a February release. This would have been everyone's preference (!), but the fact is that things got slowed down at the copyediting stage. When this happens in publishing you simply have to wait for another space in the tightly-choreographed release calendar to open.

I'm thankful, at least, that nobody's suggesting Book III be released in March, under the shadow of Mt. Rothfuss.

Meanwhile, there's a nice interview with me in the December LOCUS. Oddly enough the mag's editors remove all the questions, which gives the impression of walking in on a mad, context-switching babbler. Space efficient, though.

Watch this space for some excerpts from Book III (coming soon). Better yet, grab the mass market paperback of Book II when it's released on December 28th and read the chapter called "The Orfuin Club."

THE RIVER OF SHADOSW is very, very different from its predecessors ("very, very different" is a pretty common response to my writing overall, for that matter...hmm) but then so is the world that Thasha, Pazel, Hercól, Neeparvasi and the rest of the gang find themselves confronting. For the young folk, childhood is decidedly over. And there's a ground-turning-to-quicksand-beneath-us sensation for just about everyone: that at least is how it strikes me. I can't wait for April.

8 comments:

ediFanoB said...

Hi Robert,
thank you for the official announcement.

I will post about on my blog. To share word is important.

I ordered THE RIVER OF SHADOWS in advance. So I will get my copy as soon as possible.

I agree with you concerning the shadow of Mt. Rothfuss.

Robert VS REdick said...

Thanks a bunch! Your site is looking great, by the way! Hope you enjoy Book III & keep in touch. Robert

Janeite42 said...

This is exciting news, indeed. It's true, I find your writing different, but that's why I admire it. Looking forward to April 19!

StephenB said...

Lol... Mt. Rothfuss indeed. Looking forward to that one as well!

Robert VS Redick said...

Thanks, Janeite and Stephen. Won't be too long now...

nancy said...

I eagerly await book 3! Are you able to give me an idea of when the 4th book will be available? Great series!

Robert V.S. Redick said...

Nancy: thank you for that! I can tell you that I'll be turning in a complete draft of Book IV on Sept 1st. It's going well although it will be hard to say goodbye to these brave souls, and the Chathrand. Happy reading! RVSR

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