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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, his most recent release, The Sorcerers' Plague, Book I of Blood of the Southlands, and his upcoming release, The Horsemen's Gambit, the second book 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)

Summer 2009: It's hot and David is hard at work on a number of projects: He just finished going over the copyedits of The Dark-Eyes' War, the third and final book of Blood of the Southlands, which will be released in February 2010. He is in the middle of writing two other books, has recently handed in an article for an online magazine and a short story for an anthology, and he is working on yet another story. There is a contest up that you should definitely check out, and David has just posted "Cassie's Story" on this site. This story first appeared in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show a year ago. You can now read it for free here. Enjoy!

Oh, yeah! Please note the new link to Magical Words, the group blog on the craft and business of writing that David maintains with fellow fantasy authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E. Murphy. It's in the menu on the left.

May 2009: David is feeling very comfortable with his new iMac now, thank you very much. He had a great time at RavenCon in Virginia and is looking forward to ConCarolinas at the end of this month. He will also be signing books at the Barnes and Noble in Pineville, North Carolina on May 28, the night before ConCarolinas begins. For more on his upcoming appearances, check out this page. The Horsemen's Gambit, the second book in David's Blood of the Southlands trilogy, has been out for a while (Buy it here), as has the paperback edition of The Sorcerers' Plague, book I in the series (Buy it here). If you haven't yet started Blood of the Southlands, this is a great time to give the series a try. Want to sample the books first? Read sample chapters here! And if you have started the series, and if you're enjoying it, please tell a friend about it! Finally, there is a new contest up -- a really cool one this time. Check it out here!

April 2009: David is in the process of learning how to use his new iMac, which is both fun and frustrating. In another week or two, when the transition to the new platform is complete, he has no doubt that he'll love his new toy. Later this month David will be attending RavenCon in Richmond, Virginia. Next month he'll be at ConCarolinas.

In the lead up to the release of The Horsemen's Gambit, David posted a new interview to this site. In it David discusses the new book, the Blood of the Southlands trilogy, and his writing process. Please check out the new interview here. And enjoy the new book!

Happy New Year! Publisher's Weekly has just reviewed The Horsemen's Gambit, book II of Blood of the Southlands, calling it "intense and appealing" and saying other nice things about it. To see more of the review, click here. To order the book, which came out on January 20th, click here.

Holiday 2008 Update: First off, there's a new contest up, so check it out and see if you can win a new signed book! Second, MagicalWords.net, the blog David maintains with fellow fantasy authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E. Murphy has made it into the top 5% of all URLs in terms of popularity. Come see what all the fuss is about!

The first review of The Horsemen's Gambit, book II of Blood of the Southlands, is out, and it's a good one! Romantic Times has given it 4 1/2 stars, saying of the book, "[Coe] absolutely nails the plot and sequencing. This book is the best yet in the series." Read more of the entire review here.

The third volume of Blood of the Southlands is finished and has been turned in! The book is still probably a year from publication, but at least it's on its way! Just as exciting, the book now has a title!! It will be called The Dark-Eye's War.

Go here to find out a bit more about the work of one of David's friends, Gail Martin, and join in the book promotion she's doing with David and other writers.

David recently gave an interview with Travis Heermann, of The Write Line, who he met at WorldCon in Denver. That interview is now up and can be found here. Check it out, and enjoy!

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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