Well I must firstly apologise to any and all who are wanting more of Rossamünd and his confrontations with the wider world sooner than the offered release time of mid next year. All I can add to that apology is that the next book will be longer - quite a bit longer. I hope this makes up for the wait in some way... possibly... I hope...
Thank you to all those who have left yet more encouraging remarks. It so very much helps.
As to a larger version of the map - I'll see what I can do about putting up a .pdf of it perhaps, either here or at www.halfcontinent.com - my STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION web page for all things MBT and beyond - or at the official website. I will speak with my publishers about this. The idea has already occurred to me; indeed I am dead keen for people to see it in its right size, being 1 metre x 780 mm. Even at those dimensions it still has 4 & 5 point type on it. So yes, a lot of detail lost in the reduction of it, but we shall see. What do people think?
It has been offered to have MBT put on a uni reading list. There is a use for it I had never considered. It would be interesting to know how it would stand up to such scrutiny.
Oh almost forgot, for breakfast today I had Allbran[TM] and Milo[TM].
And now: Half-Continent synonyms for real-world terms #003
telephone / telegraph = astrapenunticon or transpositional.
Here is a challenge for those who want to take it on: give me a word and I'll attempt to render it into Half-continent speak.
8 comments:
I just finished reading your book not but five minutes ago. I would like to say that your book has become one of my favorites and you have become one of my favorite authors. I love your style of writing and the way you portrayed the events as they unfolded. I am greatly in anticipation for book two and can hardly contain myself. I am glad you are making the next two books longer. I also hope after you finish MBT that you branch out the stories of the Half-Continent, hope to unravel and learn all its mysteries.
I would like to thank you for giving such a great book to the world and I hope that you are successful as an author. I hope to see your next book soon.
Hey, you have a blog! I finished Foundling yesterday but have not made it through the Explicarium yet as I'm ploughing through Aristophanes instead. In Greek. After your life settles down a bit I'll give you a detailed opinion of it via email... for now, I'll just say that I enjoyed it very much.
Oh yes, and I'll get on to that Latin thing for you soon, I promise.
Swelly.
Hi, I heard back from my Literature co-ordinator today. She says the text is too long to add to the reading list! I have to say I was surprised to hear this, and also a bit sad.
It would easily hold up against the other Fantasy texts we have been set previously. Authors such as Rhodda, Nix, Carmody, and Pierce. You are right up there amongst them, even if it is only my lowly opinion.
I purchased your book this morning, D.M, and I'm very glad I did.
My hat is off to you, sir.
Well done.
I have a word for you,
"football"
Just finished reading book one and all I can say is more, more more!!!
I kind of wish that I hadn't found out about you until you'd written 10 books and then I could read them all at once. Now I have to wait...no pressure.
But thanks, great book, great characters, great world, I look forward to reading the next installments.
Quick question:
Was the word "Fulgar" derived from the word "Trafalgar"?
I love the book, just wondered if a better release date for the next had been decided on yet.
I also got my cousin hooked on the book.
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