Okay, guys, I’m leaving for Canada! This blog will be totally unattended for, like, three days. I’m putting a lot of responsibility in your hands by leaving you alone, but I trust you to handle it.
If you get in trouble, Mark Newton’s blog is just down the street, so go there if you have an emergency.
If Joe Abercrombie comes a-callin’, don’t invite him in. He can only come in if you invite him. He may try to tempt you with toys and candy, but don’t fall for it. His teddy bears are stuffed with sin and his lollipops taste of lies.
And don’t even think about throwing a wild party with the intent of becoming popular with the other bloggers that backfires and you ruin the blog with a bunch of zany antics that may or may not include stealing a zebra from the zoo and have to fix it before I get back and you use a lot of montages to do shit like brushing a heap of trash under the rug and then the hot girl you invited is tapping her foot and looking at you like “what do you think you’re doing there, pal” and you thought she was stuck-up but it turns out she’s actually pretty gentle and sweet and you get closer to one another and maybe learn a little bit about yourselves and then I get home and I’m like “well, I guess you did a good job but-WHAT IS THIS?” and you’re all “oh my god,” and then I surprise you with an unexpected twist by going “you guys made cookies!” and the movie ends with you writing “and it was the best summer ever” in your diary.
Because if you do that.
I will grind you into sausages.
‘kay, bye bye for now!
Love your line that Abercrombie’s lollipops taste of lies! But I did not come here to post on the flavor of Joe’s suckers. I am here because I haven’t seen you make any mention of the fact that Tomes of the Undergates is available in the US! Although I have one of your spiffy, signed hardcover UK versions, I want a defilable reader copy. I was surprised when I found it in the “New SF&F” section at Barnes & Noble. The kindle version is even set to come out soon. *gasp!*
So with that said if any of you blog readers don’t have a copy, it is now available … at least in AZ and at Amazon.com.
Really enjoyed your reading at Chapters in Surrey, I know I will love the book!
Tome of the Undergates is, in fact, available even in the godforsaken wilderness of Idaho, at Barnes and Noble. Yes, they’re here too, and no their books are not made of potatoes.
Hey Sam, shouldn’t you be threatening to put us into meat pies rather than sausages? Being a literary sort and all. 😉
Thanks for your help and feedback at SIWC!
Just a quick question… if we get a UK copy of your book, do we have to read it on the right side of the room?