GRRM and Gardner Dozois’ latest cross-genre mega-anthology ROGUES has published in the US today, featuring stories from GRRM himself, Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Pat Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Paul Cornell, Cherie Priest and little old me, among many others. My contribution is a hefty 12,000 word novelette, as it goes, following an eventful night in the life of a whole series of disreputable inhabitants of Sipani, a few old friends among them…
In other news, Half a King is out in just two and a half weeks in the UK on the 3rd of July (bites nails) and a week and a half later in the US on the 15th of July (bites them again). I’ve got a piece up on the Waterstones blog about the genesis of the book AND there’s an interview with me at Den of Geek about writing for the (slightly) younger audience.
Hardcover copies of both are now in my possession. They definitely do exist…
UK in white, US in black, both looking rather beautiful, I would say, with silky, foil, and spot gloss finishes and all and they’re a pair of handsome hardcovers without the dust jackets too…
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Tell me about the Kindle version baby, I ain’t no freaking fossil.
Joe, I’ve reviewed “Tough Times All Over” (almost spoiler-free) at my blog. A glowing endorsement!
http://slynt.blogspot.no/2014/06/rogues-joe-abercrombie-does-it-again.html
Wow! That’s one of the very few times I’ve preferred a US cover to a UK cover. Pretty unusual for a stateside sleeve to be so abstract (and NOT to feature a person/face).
If the book ain’t out till 3rd of July does that mean there won’t be copies available at your talks and signing prior to that at UK Watertones?
*starts jumping up and down on the bed, flapping his arms about, shouting “Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!” like a child without his medication*
As above, usually prefer the UK map covers… like the US one better in this case. Alas, a two week wait…