Welcome!

You have reached the new and improved website of David B. Coe, the Crawford Award-winning fantasy author of The LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. Here you'll find information about David and his books (all of which are published by Tor Books) including his latest novels, Rules of Ascension, Seeds of Betrayal, Bonds of Vengeance, Shapers of Darkness, and Weavers of War the five volumes of Winds of the Forelands, and his most recent release, The Sorcerers' Plague, Book I of Blood of the Southlands. You'll also find sample chapters from every book he has written, as well as heaps of other neat stuff!

So have a look around, read a chapter or two. Feeling lucky? Check out David's latest trivia contest! You might win a free book. Have a question about David's books? Interested in picking his brain about writing issues in general? Visit his Author Forum. Want to find David at a convention or a bookstore? Desperate to learn the very latest about his releases? Check out the "News and Events" page. Want to see his latest blog entry? You get the picture.

Again, welcome! And enjoy.

Latest News

(For more News and Events, click here)

Okay, so this is a bit out of left field: I've started collaborating with artist/comic writer Bryan Prindiville on political/editorial cartooning! Our first two collaborations can be found at Bryan's site or at one of my two blogs (LiveJournal or WordPress) Take a look!

There's a new contest up! Different from past ones and lots of fun. Give it a try!

In addition to the 2008 highlights mentioned below, David has also sold two short stories so far this year. One, called "Cassie's Story," will be appearing in the summer issue of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. The other, "The Lost Children," will be published in Black Gate Magazine later this year. More details as they become available.

An interview David did a few years back has resurfaced on the web. The book credits are outdated, but otherwise it's a pretty good interview. Click here.

2008 has been a great year so far. The Sorcerers' Plague, book I of Blood of the Southlands was released in December '07 (sample chapters), and has been selling well. January saw the paperback re-release of Weavers of War (sample chapters), the fifth and final book of Winds of the Forelands. David has already appeared at Chattacon, RavenCon, and the Virginia Festival of the Book. In May, David will be a Special Guest at ConCarolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in July, he will be a Special Guest at LibertyCon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For a complete listing of David's scheduled appearances please check here.

David has added two new conventions to his Appearances page -- WorldCon in Denver, August 6-10, and World Fantasy Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October 30-November 2.

David has yet another blog to tell you about: this one is a group effort with fellow fantasy writers Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C. E. Murphy. Together they have recently started a group blog devoted to writing issues. It's called "Magical Words." Come take a look, leave them a comment; let them know what you think. Oh, and those cool photos cycling through the title banner? Those are David's.

As always David is posting to his blogs at Wordpress.com and LiveJournal.com, answering questions on his author forum, and posting to his Amazon Direct blog. He is also a member of SFNovelists.com, an online community of science fiction and fantasy writers, where he will be blogging occasionally.

The Sorcerers' Plague, book I of Blood of the Southlands, is now out and available for purchase! Click here to read more about the book and the great reviews it's received so far. You can read sample chapters from the book here. Or, if you're ready to buy it, just click here.

Library Journal has reviewed The Sorcerers' Plague, calling it a "saga of high drama and personal heroism that should please fans of epic fantasy." Yay! Another good review to go with the ones from Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, and Romantic Times. Read them all here.

David B. Coe is a member of SFF.NET and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA).

He is represented by:

Lucienne Diver
The Knight Agency
570 East Avenue
Madison, Georgia 30650
(404) 538-2030

or

P.O. Box 2659
Land O Lakes, Florida 34639
(813) 996-5901

(All the materials included on this website are the sole property of the author and may not be used or reproduced for any purpose without his prior consent. Copyright 1997-2008)

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