Just a post about a new book. A third book in a series. Now available! And some pics of the actual thing.
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THE ULTRA THIN MAN LIVES AGAIN!
I’m quite excited to announce a new, preferred, revised edition of my first novel The Ultra Thin Man, which debuted in 2014 from Tor Books. I realized the book was approaching its 10th anniversary, but with the imminent release of the third book of the trilogy, The Ultra Long Goodbye, I couldn’t wait until 2024. And with the entire arc of the story now imminent, I could go back and tweak things in the first book to hook into the rest, since Tor needed the book to stand alone originally.
The first thing you’ll notice is the new, ultra cool art created by my own kid, Artemis Swenson! Artemis agreed to do new covers for this first and second book (The Ultra Big Sleep), as well as the cover for the forthcoming third title so I could create a uniform, matched set of the trilogy. All three books will be out in 2023 from Fairwood Press: May, July, and November.
The book main page on my site
The book up for early preorder at Fairwood
Click for larger cover
UNBOUND II TRADE AND HARDCOVER ARC AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER FRIDAY
You can preorder the trade edition (and have been able to for a while) from online vendors, but this Friday, September 2nd, at 11 a.m Pacific, preordering will open for this anthology that my story is in directly from the Grim Oak Press website. Not only that, there’s a limited hardcover “white” advance reading copy that will also be available, but limited to just 200 copies.
Just as Unfettered II was dedicated to publisher Shawn Speakman’s mother, Unbound II is his father’s commemoration anthology. That’s his dad on the cover; his own short story contribution is about him.
There will also be a signed and numbered Limited Edition down the road. I’m both humbled and proud to be on this list of amazing authors!
See the official announcement from Grim Oak Press here
HOPE TO SEE THE NEW ANTHOLOGY SOON!
Okay, I actually DID see this. My contributor copy arrived last week for Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories. The story is called “Hope to See the Ghost Tonight,” a spooky little tale based on a childhood game I played as a kid when I lived in Montana. And hooray! I’m on the cover.
All the stories are hopeful ones centering on the question “what is a good life?” This project benefits Kids Help Phone and Mood Disorders Association.
The book debuts on August 8, but you can order it early! Click on this link to go to Barnes & Noble, but you can get it in multiple places. Or check out my Books Section, under anthologies for a listing of venues.
RAIN MUSIC IS UP FOR PREORDER
At long last!
The book is set for a November release (for sure this time!), but it’s up early on the Fairwood Press website for preorder. It’ll be available in hardcover and trade paperback. The first 100 hardcovers sold through Fairwood will be signed and numbered by me. I’ll just sign hardcovers after those first 100. I’ll also sign trade paperbacks, and, for any book, if you want an inscription, that can also be arranged.
And now.
Look at that artwork. From my good friend Nikki Rossignol, a Montana artist, known for gorgeous watercolors. This piece was specially commissioned, and it was, in fact, painted with actual rainwater from Lake Quinault, where the novel takes place. That means total magic-infused goodness into every copy!
Check it all out. Consider preordering. Later, of course, it will be available at the usual online retail spots, and some specialty / independent bookstores.
GUNFIGHT ON EUROPA STATION COVER
I forgot to update here, there’s now a cover for the Baen anthology Gunfight on Europa Station. Woo! How fun.
I’ll have a page for this on the site later, but here’s one link to Amazon for preorder.
Or: Bookshop.org
CONVENTIONS, RETREATS, AND WRITING NEW STUFF
Well, yes. I’ve not posted in a long while. Where the heck did the year go?? The Ultra Big Sleep came out, and then I went into hibernation myself.
The second book has done okay (not gangbusters, but I’ll certainly move forward with the third book in that story arc), and the companion novelette, Slightly Ruby, about the same. I go through a lot of copies at conventions, as it’s priced low. Sometimes I give them away when folks spend good money at the dealer table.
Speaking of conventions, besides Worldcon in Kansas City, in August, there was a trip to San Francisco in September for SF in SF, which saw Alvaro Zinos-Amaro and Robert Silverberg talking about their Fairwood Press book TRAVELER OF WORLDS (which, by the way, as I write this, is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work!). October saw MileHiCon in Denver. Orycon in Portland fell in November. February and March saw three sessions of the annual Rainforest Writers Village, my writers retreat at Lake Quinault. Norwescon was in April, and just last weekend I was in Montana for Miscon. Looking forward: Cascade Writers and Locus Awards in June, Spocon in August, and World Fantasy in early November.
Right now, I’m working on a dark fantasy ghost mystery set out in the Olympic Rainforest, complete with magic and music. I’m enjoying this, and come summer (that is, once the school year is done), I’m expecting to throw a lot of words on the page. I’m over halfway done with it now. Tentatively, it’s titled Rain Music. I’ve not announced that widely, because I’m not sure if it’s a final title or a working title yet.
BOOK BIRTHDAY!
Short and sweet:
Today is THE ULTRA BIG SLEEP’s book birthday! It’s out in the real world. Preorders went out and folks should be receiving those today or tomorrow, I would hope. It’s also the release day of SLIGHTLY RUBY, the prequel novelette.
There’s also a reading tonight at the University Book Store at 7 p.m.
Too much good stuff. Pick up some copies, and if you read them and like them, post some reviews? It really helps!
NOVEL UPDATE: THE ULTRA BIG SLEEP and SLIGHTLY RUBY
The Ultra Big Sleep, the sequel to The Ultra Thin Man, is raring to go out into the world! So is the prequel novelette Slightly Ruby. The pub date for both is next week, August 9th, but I have early copies of both. The Ultra Big Sleep will be available in hardcover and trade paperback (and ebook), and Slightly Ruby will be available as a small-size paperback (and ebook). A couple of pics are below! Orion has found a particularly surprising scene in the new novel.
It’s been a bit hectic trying to get these ready while getting four other books for Fairwood Press ready at the same time. But I’m happy with the results, and I have a number of opportunities coming up to promote the books and to give you, my readers, an opportunity to pick up some signed copies. Here’s the link, right on my website, that shows those venues: http://patrickswenson.net/appearances/
UPDATED APPEARANCE SCHEDULE
It’s been way past a month since I posted. Sorry, folks. And this isn’t a long post, but a quick note to take a look at the appearances page for an updated list of forthcoming appearances. It includes some conventions and it includes some bookstores where I’ll be reading in conjunction with the debut of THE ULTRA BIG SLEEP.
This coming weekend I’ll be at Westercon in Portland, OR, where I’ll have a table in the dealer room. I got in on a dealer’s cancellation, so it’s a bit last minute to prep for this one. But be on the lookout! I’ll also have a reading (Friday night, 7 pm), an autograph session on Saturday, and a panel on Sunday, but mostly I’ll be behind the table. Come and say hello!
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