Barnes & Noble Deal: 2-for-1
For a limited time, Barnes & Noble is offering the first two books of The Lightbringer Series as part of a 2 for the price of 1 promotion.
Go HERE to order!
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Goodreads Goodness
by CAPSLOCK
Over on Goodreads, Brent’s just posted a long review of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key. See why Brent thinks this series is a must-read (or as he put it: “reading Locke & Key… was like volunteering to be taken to school.”)
On a related note, Goodreads is a great place to keep up-to-date on what Brent’s reading, see his occasional reviews, and take a few quizzes about his books. He’s even posted some lists of the books that inspired him and helped him become a better writer. Brent’s publisher also runs some Goodreads-exclusive giveaways from time to time. You can friend or follow him on Goodreads HERE. (But you don’t need to be a member of Goodreads to read his reviews or see his lists.)
We also have a couple of quizzes based on your knowledge of the Seven Satrapies! (Note: the glossary and character list may be helpful.)
Brent Weeks Takes the Pug Challenge
A few weeks ago, Justin Landon interviewed Sam Sykes (self-proclaimed Angriest Man on the Internet) over at Rocket Talk. While discussing various important issues in the SFF world, they made the following comments:
Sam: ‘Cause I — it really bugs me when people, like, send me pug pictures. I have a pug. His name is Otis. And he’s awesome. And I post a lot of pictures of him —
Justin: — A lot. —
Sam: — A lot. Because I think he’s awesome and he’s funny-looking and he does strange things. But, you know, people seem to think this means I am like one of those old ladies who has ceramic pugs, and my welcome mat says “Beware of pugs”.
Justin: Have fans sent you pugs?
Sam: Like, pug, like, little…
Justin: Like little porcelain pugs?
Sam: No, no.
Justin: Can I just say that if anybody listening to this podcast sends Sam a porcelain pug, I will send you something.
Sam: I will send you a bomb!
Justin: If a fan sends you a porcelain pug, I will send that fan a gift.
[You can listen to the podcast HERE — relevant portion is at the 39:47 mark]
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Needless to say, I took immediate action:
@brentweeks …did you send me a porcelain egg.
— Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) May 15, 2014
@brentweeks you are the worst human pic.twitter.com/MEhQjZjyJu — Sam Sykes (@SamSykesSwears) May 15, 2014
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If you want to see the pug-egg with real Swarovski crystals in all its glory, I’m sure Sam Sykes will be bringing it with him on tour for his forthcoming book, A City Stained Red. Or you can click HERE.
If you just want to be mean to Sam, tweet or FB him, “Pugs leave paw prints on our hearts.” He loves that.
Fantasy authors, nearly as fun as romance writers.
My Valentine’s Day Gift to the world…
When I first published The Way of Shadows, I made a joke in the back about ‘Where I get my ideas’ (a question every writer gets–a lot). I said I had no ideas, I just paid a Bulgarian to think them up for me…
Can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had people think I was serious. (How do I get this kind of idea-making-up job? Why a Bulgarian? Aren’t American ideas good enough for you?)
But now I have another reason to not use that joke–because the first two books of the Lightbringer Series is coming to Bulgaria! We’ve also picked up a few other languages. The entire Night Angel trilogy is coming to Brazil, Romania is testing the waters with The Way of Shadows, France picks up Perfect Shadow, and mainland China will be getting the entire Lightbringer Series.
Also, because it’s Valentine’s Day, take this yawning baby hedgehog. No one can be sad when they see a yawning baby hedgehog.
Gemmell Award Interview #2
by CAPSLOCK
Brent has a new interview up at the Gemmell Award page. He shares his first reaction when he heard won the award, some of his favorite authors from among the other nominees, and talks a little bit about Kip and Gavin (though not much). Go HERE to read the interview.
NW Sci-Fi Authorfest 7
I will be at the seventh annual Northwest Sci-Fi Authorfest this Sunday, November 10th, from 4:30pm-6pm. Mass author signing goodness will be had.
Powells Books is hosting the event at their Cedar Hills Crossing location (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd).
Other authors include:
Camille Alexa, Claude Lalumiere, Alma Alexander, Patricia Briggs, Brenda Cooper, Diana Pharoah Francis, Jay Lake, David Levine, Louise Marley, Andy Mangels, Devon Monk, Mike Moscoe/Shepherd, Phyllis Irene Radford, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Ken Scholes, Daniel H. Wilson, Anne Bishop, J.A. Pitts, Kay Kenyon, Rhiannon Held, Eldon Thompson, Adrian Phoenix, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Lilith Saintcrow, Ian Doescher, Steve Perry, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Jason Hough.
PLUS: the Cloud City Garrison of the 501st Imperial Legion will be there again!
Hope to see you there!
The winner is…
Wow, do I hate being a judge. CAPSLOCK and I went through all the entries, and I kept saying, “Yeah, that should definitely be one of our winners.” At the end, I realized I’d said it for every competitor. The ‘dual entries’ that we allowed were particularly hard. “Oh, do we give this one to Vi or to Kylar, which Blackguard of this pair, which twin? Crap!” So, thank you for all your hard work and dedication–and forgive me if you were robbed in the prizes.
But as there must be winners, here’s what we chose:
First Place: Red-Yellow Color Wight
Second Place: A Tie!
Blue Monochrome Blackguard
Kylar with Black Ka’kari
Third Place: Garoth Ursuul
Fourth Place: Vi Sovari
If you disagree with any of our choices, that was probably a case where CAPSLOCK convinced me to go against my better judgment. 😉
And because everyone was so great, we will be giving signed and personalized bookplates to everyone who submitted an entry.
Also, Germany gets a special mention for sending more awesome than any other country. Germany, FTW! (The rest of you are on notice.)
Halloween Contest Closes Tomorrow!
by CAPSLOCK
If you’d like to enter to win some great prizes (including the first four chapters of The Broken Eye), be sure to submit your costume pics by tomorrow, November 1, at 5pm PST! Go HERE for the rest of the details!
Halloween Costume Contest 2013
by CAPSLOCK
How would you like to win a chance to read the first four chapters of The Broken Eye? Do I have the contest for you!
Here are the prizes:
1. First place: The first FOUR chapters of The Broken Eye — that’s two more new chapters than you can get anywhere else right now! — and signed copies of The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife in trade paperback.
2. Second place: Signed copies of The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife in trade paperback.
3. Third place: A signed copy of The Blinding Knife in trade paperback.
4. Fourth place: Two signed bookplates.
Rules:
1. Entry due by Friday, November 1, 2013 at 5pm Pacific Standard Time.
2. Entry must include a picture of you in a costume inspired by the Night Angel Trilogy or the Lightbringer Series (go HERE to check out the Night Angel character sketches), along with a one-to-two sentence description.
3. International entries are allowed and encouraged!
4. As long as the costume is materially yours, some Photoshop is fine (no presenting characters from movies or video games by putting a gloss of Photoshop on it and saying it’s your costume).
5. Two entries allowed per person, but you can only win once.
6. The subject line of the email must read: 2013 Costume Contest.
7. Address the email to: CAPSLOCK @ brentweeks.com (no spaces; and just like last year, Brent will be selecting the winners).
8. The costume must be family-friendly (as usual, we’d like to display the best entries on the website and can’t do that if it’s not appropriate for younger fans)
Winners will be announced on Monday, November 4, 2013.
If you have any other questions, post them in the comments below!
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