The Duke’s Mines
I love getting e-mail from my readers, and am always happy to answer their questions when time permits, but sometimes I get a lot of e-mails asking the same question, and when that happens, it’s probably best to do a quick post to clarify.
Case in point, the e-mail I received today from Jamie, who just finished reading The Great Bazaar:
From: Jamie
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:08 PM
To: peat@www.petervbrett.com
Subject: The Duke’s Mines
Hi Mr Brett,
I recently got a copy of your book The Great Bazaar and noticed something I didn’t recognise. In the grimoire section you mention a ward against snow demons and the first mention for them states The Duke’s Mines (tk). I also noticed the reference to snow demons and the Duke’s Mines in the main story. I was curious as to what this is? Is it a book I have missed? Or one for me to look out for in the future? I searched your website for a clue but just saw a brief reference in one post about it being an Arlen short like The Great Bazaar. Thanks in advance.
Kind regards, Jamie
At the time The Great Bazaar was being finalized, The Dukes Mines was the working title for another Arlen Messenger novelette I was in the process of writing. The title has since been changed to Brayan’s Gold, and the story will be included in another limited edition book from Subterranean Press later this year titled Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2. I don’t have a pub date, but it likely won’t be available until Thanksgiving or so, because other authors are still submitting. I got mine in early.
Brayan’s Gold will tell the story of Arlen’s first Messenger run, while he is still living in Miln and working for Cob. He is asked to carry a dangerous cargo to an isolated mine deep into the frozen mountains of Miln… where snow demons are said to make their home. The story will be a little longer than The Great Bazaar – maybe 75 pages. A nice appetizer to tide readers over until The Daylight War is finished.
If you’re interested in the book, keep an eye on the Peephole. I will pimp the hell out of it when the time comes.
Yes, this is something, I also already asked 😉 But this story will be included in the german version of the great bazaar “Der große Basar”, right?
I was wondering that as well, thanks for the update!. Will keep an eye out for it.
Yes, Iris, Der Große Basar will contain both stories, as well as some really nice illustrations. A little gift to my German readers who have to wait for Das Flustern der Nacht to finish translating.
I very much want to talk about this story, being someone who got an early peek, but will wait along with everyone else for the anthology to come out from Subterranean. Very much looking forward to seeing it finally in print.
What Jay said.
Ooh, wicked! I both love and dread anthologies – whilst on the one hand they’re filled with awesome stories which whet my appetite for more from that author…
…they are also filled with awesome stories which whet my appetite for more from that author.
I have no money, less time and am still really lookin’ forward to this book, heh. I’ll make sure to get in early this time though 😛
Ooh, wicked! I both love and dread anthologies – whilst on the one hand they’re filled with awesome stories which whet my appetite for more from that author…
…they are also filled with awesome stories which whet my appetite for more from that author.
I have no money, less time and am still really lookin’ forward to this book, heh. I’ll make sure to get in early this time though 😛