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Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen and two other books

12:14 AM PDT, October 18, 2007, updated at 12:46 AM PDT, October 18, 2007

Gosh, I'm slow to post here, aren't I? My apologies. I've been busy working on Superior Saturday, amongst other things.

Anyway, gather round folks! I have news. It's been reported in various industry publications, so I might as well post it here too: I will be writing two more novels set in the Old Kingdom and Ancelstierre. They will be published by Allen & Unwin in Australia and by HarperCollins US and HarperCollins UK.

The first, probably out in 2010, will be Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen, which is the story of the young woman who eventually became Chlorr of the Mask. It takes place about 320 years before the events in Sabriel. The second is untitled, and is a sequel of sorts to Abhorsen, taking place several years later. It should be out in 2011. Both 2010 and 2011 seem like a long way away but no doubt will sneak up on me horribly when I least expect it. Sometimes I think time is a practitioner of the secret Welsh martial art of Llap-Goch.

Before those two Old Kingdom books I have to finish The Keys to the Kingdom (I'm nearly done with Superior Saturday, so just Lord Sunday after that) and there will also be a standalone science fiction novel, called A Confusion of Princes, which should be out in 2009.

Speaking of science fiction, the background for A Confusion of Princes forms part of a massively multiplayer online game I've been secretly working on for the last three years with a small team of very talented programmers and artists (Hi Phil and Les). Called Imperial Galaxy, a portion of the game will be playable on Facebook from the end of November 2007 or thereabouts. If you want to be in on it, then ask to friend me on Facebook.com and you'll be sure to find out about the game down the track. I'm happy to electronically befriend any readers on Facebook, by the way, though I'm not very responsive to all the potential communications -- there's just not enough time.

Apart from all that, I have a story (for adults) coming out in Eclipse 1 edited by Jonathan Strahan (product insert won't work for some reason) this month.

But wait, there's more! Which I only just remembered. I'm going to be in the USA later this month, attending the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs amongst other things. But before that, in New York City, I will be appearing at an event with the great Australian authors Margo Lanagan, Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier and esteemed editor Jonathan Strahan at the fabulous Books of Wonder store in Manhattan on Saturday October 27th from 3.00pm-5.00pm Wondrous Event

And there might be some film news rather sooner than later, though now I've said that, heaven knows what will happen . . .

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Initial post: Oct 18, 2007 9:11 PM PDT

J. Lucas says:

Wish I could be in New York to see you. I love your books, and Scott Westerfeld's. ~sigh~

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