Hmm, what area do you think that first picture is? Crydee? On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Chris Fowler <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > Just got mine through the post this morning, wow he's a big bad boy :) > > --Chris-- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* [email protected] > *To:* feistfans-l <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2013 7:35 PM > *Subject:* RE: A little head's up and a bit of a brag > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
