I won’t lie. When The Blinding Knife hit The New York Times Bestseller List at #11, I was super excited — but I was also like, “Dang! So close to the top 10!”
So this time around I was really hoping to sneak in at maybe #9. As you can see above, you guys blew the doors off. Thank you so much to my fans and to Orbit Books for making this happen!
GraphicAudio has just released part 2 of The Broken Eye. Go HERE to order!
So pleased to announce that The Broken Eye hit #3 on The Barnes & Noble Fiction Hardcover list (though we only managed to grab a screenshot of it at #6). Thanks to readers for putting the book there!
More good news! The Broken Eye has also made the USA Today list of bestselling books! Go HERE to check it out.
Over at Amazon, The Broken Eye has been selected as one of Amazon’s Best Book of the Month for Science Fiction & Fantasy!
Many of you know and love GraphicAudio’s theatrical audio productions. They’ve recorded both The Black Prism and The Blinding Knife, and now they’re producing The Broken Eye. Part 1 is out now. Go HERE to order!
Here’s a sample of the recording (and a peek at the cover!):
The book reviews are already coming in!
Publisher’s Weekly says: The “plot feels like an orchestrated chess match between genius grandmasters, but [Weeks] also leavens the logic with humor. His characters are charming even as they are threatened with being swept off the chessboard.”
Assistant Peter Recommends: “Books like this are why I read epic fantasy.”
Fantasy Book Critic notes: “Almost impossible to put down… The Broken Eye starts where Blinding Knife ends and continues the story in the same fast, take no prisoners, twists and turns manner – including another jaw dropping “I can’t believe this” one… The Broken Eye is really worth reading once to find out what happens and once to appreciate its finer points…meets my huge expectations…”
Whedonopolis: “Curse you, Weeks, for your addictive, endorphin-inducing prose! …The only down side to this series is having to wait for the next installment.”
Elitist Book Reviews: “This is what you’ve been waiting for… There was tension, excitement, surprises… the conclusion, as in past books, was amazing and game-changing. I’m eagerly anticipating The Blood Mirror.”
And to celebrate release day, here’s a quick little trailer:
You know what’s irritating about fantasy novels? All those names and terms. Just how the heck do you say “Gra’knagr’aknag’arth*”? Well, I’m here for you.
To celebrate our website relaunch — ooh, pretty colors! — we’re also launching an Audio Guide. Go to THIS page, click on any term, and hear multi-Audie Award winner Simon Vance pronounce each of the names and terms in The Lightbringer Series. Simon is also the narrator for The Blinding Knife and The Broken Eye (available in Audio HERE).
Note that each list has one term at the top in big font, i.e. the A-B Glossary has “ABAYA” at the top. You don’t have to listen to every term from “Abaya” to “Burnous” in order to hear the pronunciation of “Burnous”. Just click directly on “Burnous”. This is a limitation of Soundcloud.
The eagle-eyed among you might notice we have some other things in store for the future. We’ll announce those as soon as we can!
(Also, new poll!)
*Not a real name
Folks, this may be the beginning of the end. I have now joined Instagram.
Turns out my real name — and my usual internet aliases (characters from my books) — are taken, so on Instagram, I am: AndrossGuile. Naturally.
I plan to update you daily with a little snapshot while I’m on tour. Otherwise, I probably won’t be using Instagram very often. I make no claims to photographic talent or skill. Filters will probably feature heavily. 😉
If you attend one of my signings and take pictures, tag them with #BrokenEyeTour. We plan to do a big round-up of our favorites from The Broken Eye tour and can use all the help we can get! So go crazy: pics of you with the book, with me, with your friends and the book, in front of the bookstore, etc. etc. We’ll even give a free Lightbringer t-shirt to one of you. (Apparently, legally, I can’t just give it to the best. It has to be random. I hate being legal.)
Also. New poll. Check it out. —->