OMG that was the BEST Spoiler ever to wake up to. I knew it *sad sigh*. Beautiful, amazing artwork. No wonder you were impressed Ray, that artist is brilliant. Thanks for sharing your vision with us the readers, even if we are maybe a little"Crazy" as you said in an earlier email LOL. Lani
"Having little bits of Crazy in us keeps us normal" DSM IV-TR 2010, APA. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [spoilers] Re: A little head's up and a bit of a brag Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:08:49 +0000 I like the resemblance to the artwork and manual from Betrayel at Krondor. Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 25.03.2013 um 21:01 schrieb "JODY PLANK" <[email protected]>: Absolutely stunning artwork. I cant wait to reread the whole series with these visuals in my head. This will be a perfect capstone to my favorite series of all time. Thanks Ray and to everyone else who has a hand in making this book. It look like it was worth the wait. > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:46:49 -0400 > Subject: [spoilers] Re: A little head's up and a bit of a brag > To: [email protected] > > Warning: > > SPOILER at that link. > > :) > > rip > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 3:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ray: Congrats on completion of the Midkemia cycle. I'm anxiously awaiting > > Magician's End...and re-reading Demonwar and AKB and ACI in preparation. > > The Chronicles of Pug looks like it will be an awesome capstone to 30 plus > > years of work. You deserve a little brag -- indeed, more than a little! > > > > For Feistfans who are interested, Ray's publisher provides a little sneak > > peek of the Chronicles of Pug here: > > http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/TR/other/9780380978267_0_Extra_spread_1.pdf > > > > That excerpt may not be in final form but the visuals are truly gorgeous. > > It's mouth watering for this Midkemia fan of 27 years. Warning that the > > excerpted text may be considered spoilerish. > > > > Ray, if you would prefer that this link not be circulated (although I think > > it can only entice buyers!), please accept my apologies and the powers that > > be should be please delete this from feistfans website. > > > > > > > >> From: [email protected] > >> Subject: A little head's up and a bit of a brag > >> Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:48:28 -0700 > >> To: [email protected] > > > >> > >> Folks, as you are among the most loyal (and crazy) of my readers I thought > >> I'd share a bit of information with you. > >> > >> As some of you may know, we've had a project, The Atlas of Midkemia, on > >> the back burner for nearly 15 years as HarperCollins and I struggled to > >> find > >> a specific place to put it and make sense of it. Now that the Riftwar Cycle > >> is over, we've come to a logical place to create this project, which has > >> morphed into something we're calling The Chronicles of Pug. > >> > >> It's a book of illustrations and maps, with commentary by Pug and Magnus, > >> addressing the geography and culture of many places, relating to the > >> situations in the book. > >> > >> I'm hoping to have all my bit done by next weekend, and here's what I wish > >> to share with you. > >> > >> Steve Stone, who has done the illustrations for the covers of several of > >> my books in the US has been killing the images. They are at times breath > >> taking and more than once I've said, 'OK, that's now how I imagined that > >> would look; this is better!' The maps are lovely and make me wish I could > >> go > >> play tourist (and I know better). > >> > >> The unexpected thing for me is I'm having a blast writing the text. I'm > >> going back and reading stuff I wrote decades ago, and if I can sound a > >> little immodest, I find myself going, "Damn, I forgot I wrote that! It's > >> pretty damn good!" > >> > >> The hardcover will be released in the fall,sometime in September I think, > >> and it will be a very nifty package, with a faux leather feel binding, and > >> lovely art in color and black & white. > >> > >> Just thought you should know. > >> > >> Best, R.E.F. > >> ---- > >> www.crydee.com > >> > >> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > >> stupidity. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
