Necromancer News--the newsletter for The Summoner

Back From The Dead

April 24, 2007

You can think of this as the vayash moru issue of
Necromancer News, because it's been dead for a while and
now it's back!

(I have a good excuse--finishing the manuscript for Book 2,
trying to get the word out about The Summoner far and wide,
that kind of thing!)

Lots of news!

We have a new title for Book 2! Book 2 is now officially
named "The Blood King." We've been referring to it as The
Summoner Returns, which was a working title. So now it's
official--watch for promotion and news about The Blood
King! I turned the manuscript in at the beginning of
April. There's a lot of work to be done for it to come out
in stores in January.

I will be on KBS radio in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada on Monday morning, 4/24 at 8:40 local time. We'll
be talking about The Summoner and dealing with your
personal ghosts. Tune in!

We're in the news! The Summoner has had some nice Internet
coverage of late, along with newspaper items in the
Charlotte Business Journal and an upcoming piece in my
hometown newspaper, The Meadville Tribune. I'll be posting
new links for you to check things out.

Please don't let the new passwords scare you off. As some
folks have noted, the site was getting hit badly by
spammers. To stop that, I've put the guest book and
discussion pages behind passwords. The Discussion page
password is--Carina. The Guest Book password is--Jonmarc.
Please continue to drop by and chat!

I've been pleased and surprised to hear from U.S. soldiers
in the Gulf who are reading The Summoner. Most are
receiving the book from friends and family back home, but
at least one soldier picked it up from the PX in Kuwait!

The Summoner Movie?

Well, not quite. But close! I'm working with Circle of
Seven Productions on a book video--sort of like a music
video for a book. It will be under 1 minute, but the clip
will convey the "feel" of both The Summoner and The Blood
King. We're expecting to have it completed in time for
DragonCon in September, and it will also go up on YouTube
and other sites, as well as on my web site, my MySpace page
and the Solaris Books site. So stay tuned for details!

New on Ghost in the Machine

Jeffrey Thomas (Deadstock) will be chatting with me this
week, and I'll post a link and an MP3 download once we
finish. The current chat with James Maxey will also be
available by MP3 link.

Jeffrey and I will be talking about why SF tends to see a
dark future, while Fantasy tends to romanticize an often
bloody past.

Who's next? Natasha Rhodes (Dante's Girl) has agreed to
chat with me, as have psychic Jodi Lynnae, author Gina
Farago (Ivy Cole and the Moon--werewolves), and some others
coming up.

Watch for new content on the site, including some details
you didn't know before on major characters. This is THE
site for news about the world of The Winter Kingdoms.

Thank you so much for sharing in my world. Please stay in
touch.