News from Deverry
Katharine Kerr May 9th, 2008
In response to some comments here and elsewhere, I thought I should tell everyone what’s happening with the series. First of all, THE SHADOW ISLE from DAW or HarperCollinsUK is out right now, hardback from DAW, trade paper from HCUK. Two different covers, and I like both of them a lot — my, what a refreshing change, huh?
Anyway, ISLE is -not- the last book in the series. It was going to be, but it grew and split like a single-celled lifeform. The last book, and for business reasons in the UK it will have to be the last book, is going to be THE SILVER MAGE, which will be out next year sometime — I have no idea when because I’ve not finished it yet. It is going to be long, most likely. The other night I made a list of the events that have to get into the book, and good grief! a lot of loose ends to be tied up!
Now that I can see the computer screen without getting an awful headache from squinting, I will put together some new material for the website, too.
Long is good!
I find myself in complete agreement with Lois — long is good
Well, I have the penultimate ordered, so I’ll be ready.
I just put a review of The Shadowed Isle on amazon.com where I expressed my relief that there was going to be another book, as I could not figure out how even the almighty Kit could wrap it all up in just one book after The Spirit Stone. Make it as long as you want. I’ll certainly be looking for it.
I am so excited! I can’t wait to get back home (I’m working in urumchi, NW China at the moment) and buy it! My husband will probably want to buy it for my birthday but I can’t wait the extra week when I return. And yes, long IS good…it can never be long enough for my liking! Keep up the good work!
Long is fine by me. I thought Shadow Isle was too short. So there.
Carol: Urumchi! Where the textiles were found! What are you doing there, if I may ask?
Kate, you beat me to it! Urumchi where the mummiesare? Do tell, Carol!
Kate, SHADOW ISLE is now longer than when you read it in mss.
Its in NW China (for those reading who don’t know)…I am a geologist, (exploration geo) which explains the weird places! Interesting culture, all the han chinese, also muslims, the local Uiger people, a real melting pot. I also worked a year in Mongolia which was neat,,,very remote, cool nomadic lifestyles, and that was where I started to write the book I’m still not even half way through, (I have been so busy lately…too much travel…I know I know, I sound un-grateful!). If you ever want to know anything about the lands of the far-removed let me know!
Kate, Katherine, you have both been so great for me, especially when I get lonely I always have my favourite books, lands, characters and places near by. So you see, longer really is better!
Yay! I know what I’m doing this weekend! I can’t wait to read it!
YAY!
I am living in Switzerland and spend a lot of time scraping around for books in english - long is great.
I was telling my boyfriend what a sad panda I was that this was going to be the last book. I opened the cover and saw it wouldn’t be, and I let out a big cheer!
Ahh, but it was so, so good. Can’t wait for The Silver Mage!
I finished reading Shadow Isle a few days ago. It is beautifully written. It was such a pleasure to be back in Deverry.
Love, C.
If long is good, then SILVER MAGE is bound to be good. . . much to my surprise, there’s going to be a past life section, this one from when the Devetians first arrived in Annwn, which I never thought I’d deal with. What’s more, it’s spawned a second past life section for later in this book which is threatening to become massive.
Still, I’ve written the ending, so I know that it’s the last in the series. I’ve also written the beginning. It’s always those middles that make us work, isn’t it?
It can’t possibly be longer than the final Wheel of Time book is sure to be. Too long is better than too short - this all reminds me of the April Fools Day posting on Locus Online about the final book in G.R.R. Martin’s series - http://locusmag.com/2008/0401_GRRMartin.html
I’m looking forward to finally getting around to reading the Deverry books. I actually had the first 3 on my Christmas list last year. I ended up getting books 2, 3 and 4 instead of 1, 2 and 3. (The same happened with the Bujold Chalion books I received.)
Can’t wait to dive in.