69, Dude!
No, not that 69. Get your mind out of the gutter.
I did an interview last week for The Page 69 Test, a site that asks the question of whether page 69 of The Warded Man is representative of the book as a whole, and whether a browser reading the page would be tempted to continue. The page is quoted at the beginning, followed by my essay. It was a fun exercise, and I enjoyed doing it.
In other news, I got a shout-out for the second month running in the Del Rey Newsletter, DRIN. This one has some pix from my book launch party. Also received nice reviews on Mark Chitty’s SF blog, Walker of Worlds, and Todd Newton’s blog Initial Draft.
If you’re interested in discussing the book on internet forums, there are a few ongoing discussions of The Warded Man/The Painted Man that you can pop into. Beware of spoilers, though, if you haven’t read the book. The forums can be found here.
The official Random House Forum: http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/features/wardedman/
SFFWorld: http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20642
Bookspot Central: http://www.bookspotcentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7313
A Song of Ice and Fire: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?showtopic=30895&st=0&start=0
Shocklines: http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/topic/10174/master/1/?page=1
Hey, thanks for the linkage. Had I known you’d find it, I would have posted a full review. As is, I can’t say enough good stuff.
Very curious to see what happens next.