Here’s what came for today’s dose of awesomeness—the special, high-end “Watchmaker’s Edition” of the CLOCKWORK ANGELS unabridged audio, read by Neil Peart.  This is a limited edition package with an amazing design (done by Hugh Syme), which includes a working clock! The seven CDs of the novel are specially packaged, and include a special booklet created by Hugh Syme and me, a Rush/KJA/Clockwork Angels timeline, a mini poster (“I can’t stop thinking big”), and a full-color clocktower to hold it all. Neil just wrote today to say "It really is a nice piece of work. Prettier than I could have...
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So why is Book 2 so important? When a new trilogy or series is launched, publisher and author put a great deal of emphasis on attracting their audience, getting the books out the gate with as much bang as possible.  Then, for the grand finale, the final book in a series, publisher and author will do another big push, getting readers to pick up the whole thing. But what about poor Book 2? The second novel in a series or trilogy may well be the most important factor in determining the success (or failure) of the series. Right now, I...
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We've just added another stop on the HELLHOLE AWAKENING tour, a talk and signing at one of my hometown stores, the Barnes & Noble at Citadel in Colorado Springs, Tuesday April 9, at 7 PM.  Please look at the list of cities below and come out to say hi if I'm in your area.  I'll have some giveaways, will give a talk, answer questions, and of course sign books. This national tour is for the release of HELLHOLE AWAKENING, but I will be happy to sign your copies of CLOCKWORK ANGELS, the Dan Shamble novels, any of our new Dune...
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Brian Herbert and I have done a tour for every one of our novel releases; sometimes they are lengthy and extensive tours, sometimes they are shorter.  On some tours we go together, on some we take separate paths and hit different cities. When Tor releases a new Dune novel, or launches the Hellhole trilogy, they send us on extensive tours to cover as much ground as possible.  Last year for SISTERHOOD OF DUNE, for example, we hit sixteen cities—Brian went to Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Redondo Beach, Pasadena, San Diego, and Bellingham (WA), while I went to Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Dayton,...
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