I attend a lot of science fiction and fantasy conventions all year long, and I am excited to announce a new guest appearance—I’ll be a special speaker at this year’s RushCon in Toronto on Sunday, October 14th.   This is the twelfth RushCon,  a dedicated convention for Rush fans (or a convention for dedicated Rush fans?) at the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto.

I will read from Clockwork Angels, give a talk about the book and it’s journey from inception through development and writing, and maybe some anecdotes along the way.  I’ll be signing the novel and some of my other Rush-inspired books.  That evening, we will all be attending the Rush concert in Toronto.

Sounds like a lot of fun to me!  Sign up at Rushcon.org.

And in other Clockwork Angels news, this afternoon I was in the studio recording a special afterword for the Brilliance unabridged audio edition  of the novel (which is read by Neil Peart).  Over the past two days, I worked with artist Hugh Syme to develop a lavish illustrated booklet, 32 pages, which is exclusive to the physical edition of the audiobook. It’s been approved by Neil and already off to press. The audio will be released simultaneously with the hardcover novel on September 1, and both are available for preorder now.