not bothered by the spoilers – makes me even more intrigued! But utterly outstanding artwork. Can understand Rays enthusiasm in bringing this to life.
From: Lani cat Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:32 PM To: feistfans-l Subject: RE: [spoilers] Re: A little head's up and a bit of a brag - Spoiler for ME Too late Tim, My flatmate just wore the brunt of my "tissues" and wobbly LOL. Awesome tho :) > Subject: Re: [spoilers] Re: A little head's up and a bit of a brag - Spoiler > for ME > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:29:33 +1100 > > Wow, fantastic artwork, can't wait to see the full thing, but that's got to > be the biggest spoiler I've seen for a while :) Suggest you just look at > the pics and don't read ANY of the text. You have been warned! > > regards > > Tim > > > 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 wishI > 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. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >
