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As you know, Brent is up for The David Gemmell Legend Award. The organizers have been running a series of interviews with the finalists, and they’ve just posted Brent’s interview. You can go HERE to see why Brent really wants to take home Snaga, how he feels about fantasy becoming a more international genre, and why he chose to write Lightbringer in the first place.
P.S. If you haven’t voted yet, go HERE to cast your ballot for The Blinding Knife!
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Brent promised to pick one random entry for the fan art contest entry, and we have a winner!
Emily E. won for her double-submission of these images (though we only counted them as one when Brent randomly selected a winner):
The prize was originally for a signed copy of The Black Prism in trade paperback, but since it’s taken us a while to post all the entries, we’re also going to send the winner a signed copy of The Blinding Knife in trade paperback.
We’ll be running another contest soon, so keep an eye on the site.
Congratulations, Emily!
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From fan artist Ben D. comes another look at Durzo Blint:
I like how menacing he looks as he holds the knife. Very Durzo.
(Also, new poll!)
I wanted to let you know that besides the Legend Award, The Blinding Knife has also been nominated for an award that I have absolutely nothing to do with! And that is the Ravenheart Award, which celebrates fantasy cover artists and their work. Congratulations to Silas Manhood, who illustrated The Blinding Knife’s cover. I noticed that the voting page for the Ravenheart Award doesn’t have the cover art listed on the voting page, so I thought I’d put those amazing covers up here. Click on any one to see it full size.
Go HERE to vote for your favorite. (Psst! Blinding Knife!)
While we’re on the subject, there’s another category, the Morningstar Award, for new fantasy writers. Congratulations to finalists Saladin Ahmed, Miles Cameron, John Gwynne, Aidan Harte, Jay Kristoff. To vote for your favorite debut author, go HERE. This is also a great place to find wonderful new writers for your wishlist!
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This is a bad moment for Azoth. I love how Aaron B. captures the movement of the ka’kari in the background, and Durzo’s shadowy figure is suitably creepy for this scene.
First, thank you! Because of your votes, I am a finalist for the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Novel. This means, no matter what, I will have a baby Snaga to add to my weapons belt. MOST helpful. You see, I have two baby Snagas (Babies Snaga? Baby Snagae?) right now, but there are situations in which one can draw and throw a baby Snaga as a free action. (1d4+STR) But if you throw one, and you only have two, you’re no longer dual-wielding. So having a third solves a terrible problem.
But it is ever the desire of an adventurer to get better loot. Thus, Snaga. (Greataxe 2d6+6 19-20 x3, Valiant, Mighty Cleaving, Keen, Legendary).
Between me and the object of my barbarian longings? A slew of talented rivals. And Joe Abercrombie. (Congrats to Helen Lowe, Mark Lawrence, and Jay Kristoff. Abercrombie is now writing children’s books, so I’ve heard he’s withdrawing. Don’t waste your vote.)
Voting only takes three clicks (HERE). Let your conscience be your guide.
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Just a reminder: If you haven’t already, be sure to vote for The Blinding Knife HERE to make it through the “long list” round. Voting closes July 31st, so cast your vote as soon as possible! (The shortlist will be up in September.) Voting is super-easy — it literally takes two clicks.
**UPDATE **
Pejjo has ‘fessed up that he’s a Canadian who enjoys writing limericks, and winning the contest was unintentional — so one of the signed copies of The Black Prism goes to warscarr! Here’s his limerick:
There once was a boy in despair,
His life was so very unfair,
But he learnt to draft,
And then how he laughed,
Coz he’s the fucking turtle bear!
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The limerick winners are Doc G and Pejjo.
They have shown unusual mojo,
Their limericks were good —
At least for this ‘hood —
The rest got arrested by metrical Po-Po.
(P.S. It’s actually drglorae, but hey.)
Pejjo:
Scary islands of colorful freaks
And a girl who drafts paryl and sneaks
I just want to read more
See what Kip’s got in store
But I’m waiting for years, for Weeks.
ahem vulgarity.
drglorae:
Out of the warrens Kyler arose
To learn the way of shadows he chose.
Great in a fight.
But when in sight,
Of a pair of tits he froze.
Link to the full list of limericks HERE.
UPDATE: Honorable mention must go to Dr. Jacob K., who entered too late, but sent us this gem:
A quotidian auctor alludes
To Teutonic or dead Roman dudes
But that Schriftsteller Weeks
Refers to the Greeks
And the φίλοι with whom he colludes.
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From veteran Michael O. comes an awesome tattoo, his interpretation of Retribution:
I love the quote — very fitting for a sword from Night Angel.
