Hey, I figure we all need some news that does not melt our collective faces as if we just foolishly opened the goddamn Ark of the motherfucking Covenant, so here I am, delivering some news that — at the very least — is very cool to me.
Behold, if you were to procure a special edition copy of Empire’s End from Barnes & Noble, you will in fact receive the B&N Exclusive Edition, which has the following poster (I assume it’s double-sided) in it — one is our first image of Norra Wexley, New Republic pilot, mother to Temmin “Snap” Wexley, and all-around bad-ass; the other is a glimpse of Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, the kick-ass woman fighting to save her vision of the Galactic Empire.
(Art by Steve Thomas.)
Also, were you wanting an excerpt of Empire’s End? Well, I’ve got one for you at io9— this one, which is part of (but not an entire) interlude, features Lando and Lobot retaking Cloud City and talking about a baby gift for a certain bundle of Dark Side named Ben Solo, future Knight of Ren and mopey emo First Order dude. (Also note Lando’s position on refugees…)
Empire’s End comes out in just under three weeks.
(And one week later: the new Miriam Black, Thunderbird.)
Other news:
Both Atlanta Burns and its sequel, The Hunt, are on sale for $1.00 apiece (!) at Amazon for your Kindle, and the paperbacks are on sale, too. (I believe this deal is US or NA only.) The books fit snugly in what you might consider the PUNCH NAZIS genre, because it features a girl (the titular Atlanta Burns) taking the fight to a town in thrall to corruption and, of course, Actual Nazis. It’s about talking on bullies and standing up for your friends and, well, I didn’t mean for the books to feel prescient, but here we are in 2017 when shit’s gone sideways. That said, please note: these books are not escapist fun. They’re dark stuff, so trigger warning for — well, let’s just go with trigger warning.
(Note, too: I think this $1.00 sale is far-reaching across a lot of Amazon titles — f’rex, you’ll find Marko Kloos’ bad-ass Frontlines series gets the one buck treatment. And I see Gwenda Bond’s Girl Over Paris graphic novel is, too. So poke around, see what else is in the deal.)
Anyway, that’s the news.
Good luck out there. I heard the groundhog popped out of his hole, heard who was president, then sealed his burrow shut with a vault hatch from Fallout.
Andrew T says:
Amazon.ca’s list of books also listed The Wind Has Teeth Tonight: A Gwennie Story (Life in the Heartland) at $1. Why isn’t that one in your list of Works?
February 2, 2017 — 10:29 AM
cvalcarcel says:
If you buy both Atlanta Burns books together it is only $1.80. Seriously, who can’t afford that? 🙂
Sold! Brought! (whatever)
February 2, 2017 — 10:43 AM
sfummerton says:
I loved your comment about the groundhog’s action…I’m still chortling over it! Thank you muchly.
February 2, 2017 — 6:16 PM
PST (@pstaylor) says:
Best news all year. Although now I’m stressed out, because VE Schwab’s third book in the Shades of Magic series comes out that day, and I’m only halfway through the second book and Stars Are Legion just came out, so I have like 10 hours of books to read in two and a half weeks.
Also, it’s interesting how the reaction to the diversity in the Aftermath series has played out on the national stage. The trolls who were pissed off by female and gay characters are now in control of the white house. Hmph.
February 7, 2017 — 11:15 AM