The Devils is out in the UK in but one short week and my author copies have arrived. Isn’t it beautiful?
Cover art by Will Staehle and internal illustrations by Joel Daniel Phillips including some stunning altarpiece style endpapers which I feel really class up the joint…
It’ll release on e-book and audio read by Steven Pacey in the UK on the same day, and will come to the US a week later on the 13th in all formats, then I believe in several translated editions over the following week. My UK tour starts on the 6th, then I’m heading to the US on the 12th and I’ll be there for two weeks. Most of the dates are sold out now but some have moved to larger venues so you never know, if you did want to come hear me talk nonsense and get a book signed, it’s worth checking (in the US and the UK) to see if there are still tickets.
So most of my time over the last few, and next few, weeks is going to be taken up with interviews and events and what have you (indeed you can see a recent interview with Matt of Matt’s book reviews over here), but I am still getting a bit of work done on the next book in the series – about 80% of the way through a first draft, after which the real work of editing and revision shall begin. Hoping to have a finished, edited manuscript by the end of the year. We shall see. I make no promises these days…
In other news, the fourth season of Love, Death and Robots has been announced on Netflix, I believe being released on May 15th, and as it happens I wrote the screenplays for 2 of the episodes: Spider Rose, based on a story by Bruce Sterling, and Golgotha, from a story by Dave Hutchinson. In other, other news, Curious King’s limited letterpress edition of Before They are Hanged with art by Vance Kovacs has now shipped, and we’re well underway with the art for Last Argument of Kings.
So, busy times after the lengthy hiatus following the publication of Age of Madness. This May 2025 publication date was pencilled into the contract when I thought it would never happen and now, suddenly… here we are. Hope to see some of you out there on the road…
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Fantastic to know it’s so close to being able to read a new book from you. I don’t know if it’ll be a similar style to the first law or shattered sea but every book you’ve done so far has been great. Can’t wait to get lost in your new saga
Excited now.
My wife and I will be seeing you in Austin. Pretty pumped considering this will be the first time we go out since we had a newborn a few weeks ago. Congrats on all the success!
Time for a New York road trip. : )
Oh! The agony of anticip…
Very exciting and would be even more exciting if you announced some Los Angeles Tour dates…
Can’t wait
2 days to go!!! Been starved of a good read for far too long now and sooo glad the glorious Steven Pacey is still your go to for narration! The Dynamic Duo. Bring it!
Hi Joe,
About book II, you mentioned in the previous update that you expect that to come out 15 months or so after The Devils. Is that still the expectation, a 2026 release? I know the plan was to push back this first volume significantly so that the next volumes would follow in fairly quick succession.
I’m nearly finished The Devils and I absolutely love it. Thanks for a great read Joe!
I just finished the new novel ” the Devils ” and enjoyed the story and characters. Looking forward to the second installment and world. I have previously read your grimdark books and will have to pick up where I left off. Thank you for providing me with some reading enjoyment as it seems harder to find books that help my mind to travel these days.
Normally I never download an audiobook longer than 8 hours as I get bored, but I enjoyed every minute of the 25 hours that The Devils gave me.. Wonderful. I was transported.