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In these pages you can find information about my epic fantasy novels, including maps,
glossaries, FAQs, release dates, cover art, and such, as well as dates and locations of
readings, book signings, and convention appearances, and other tidbits about the
writing life.
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Denvention, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention
August 6-10
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
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| Book News: 6/25/2007 |
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Hot off the presses! Flesh and Spirit is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. The CBA is a regional literary award, given by the Colorado Center for the Book in conjunction with the Library of Congress in several categories, popular fiction, poetry, historical, etc. Winner will be announced in October.
And more! Breath and Bone hit the Locus magazine trade paperback bestseller list! Very nice.
Denvention is coming!
Early August will bring excitement to Denver. The World Science Fiction Convention, one of the oldest and largest gatherings of fantasy and science-fiction fans, authors, editors, agents, costumers, artists, and other related professionals, will be held here this year. I'm looking forward to all sorts of opportunities to sit down and talk with readers. I'm always up for a drink, lunch, or just a cuppa. And then there's the dealers' room and the art show to visit. If you've never been to a Masquerade, the WorldCon one is a special event as well. Lots going on. If you're going to be there, let me know and we'll get together or sign up for my kaffeeklatsch. I already know that some of my Warrior of Two Souls newsgroup will be there.
Here's my tentative schedule:
Panel: SF as modern mythology, Friday, 11:30am
Panel: Torture, Friday, 8:30pm
Panel: Becoming an Insider: Joining the Convention Community, Saturday, 2:30pm
Kaffeeklatch: Saturday, 5:30pm
Reading: Friday, 2:30pm
Pikes Peak Redux: I had a delightful weekend at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference. They really know how to put on a great weekend. It was my first time giving a keynote address - the Friday night "inspirational." Fortunately I had a ready made story to tell. It was exactly ten years ago this year that I went to my first writers' conference - also Pikes Peak - and found a home in the community of writers. A year later, I met my editor and agent there, and the rest, as they say... Fun!
Working: Work proceeds apace on Unholy Alliance the first volume of my new series The Sabrian Veil. This story is shaping somewhat differently than my other stories, in that it is, at heart, a fantasy mystery. In in a world on the cusp of a Renaissance-like explosion of science and exploration, three very different men - a foppish nobleman, a disillusioned student of magic, and a brooding practitioner of the dark arts – are hired as confidential agents to unravel the mystery of an attempted assassination. They encounter murder, treachery, and some very nasty sorcery on the way.
Text Crumbs: Follow the development of Unholy Alliance on my Text Crumbs blog. The blog is a kick. I'm also posting a few reviews and other tidbits there. But it's mostly writing updates.
For more involved community give and take, come visit the Warrior of Two Souls forum. We go through quiet periods, but sometimes the discussions can get quite lively.
Formats: Several people have asked me why the disparity of formats between Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone, as they see a mass market (small size) paperback version of Flesh and a trade paperback (larger size) version of Breath on their bookstore shelves. The answer: Flesh and Spirit was released in 2007 in a trade paperback version and that larger-sized version IS still available at bookstores and online. If your bookstore is out of the trade version, they can order it easily. (And should be encouraged to do so!!) The mass market version is a reprint that was just released in January 2008 in tandem with Breath and Bone. The mass market is also a slightly edited version. I stripped out a few excess words in a few chapters, but nothing of substance (and nothing that anyone but me would likely ever notice!) Meanwhile Breath and Bone is available only in the trade paperback format right now. Roc will release a mass market version in January 2009.
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Restoration (Roc) cover art by Matt Stawicki
Song of the Beast (Roc) cover art by Matt Stawicki
Son of Avonar (Roc) cover art by Matt Stawicki
Elemental Magic (Roc) cover art by Dan Craig
Breath and Bone (Roc) cover art by Luis Royo
Flesh and Spirit (Roc) cover art by Luis Royo
Copyright © Carol Berg, 2008
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