THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT
Well, it’s all over. Book Three, which bears the title I came up with back in 2002—the oldest of my three titles—is now into Bantam. Of course, there’s plenty more revision work to do, but the hard part’s over. Now I need to get on with the business of saying goodbye to the characters that have haunted my dreams for nearly a decade now . . . and since I know some of you are wondering:
—yes, this wraps up the #$# series.
—no, it’s not a fake-set-up for a book four.
—and no, it’s not an anticlimax—it’s easily the best thing I’ve ever written. Perhaps I’m not exactly the most Reliable Narrator/Witness in that regard. . . but right now my head’s spinning with the surrealism of it all—and I can’t think of a better place to process it than in southern California, where the sun always shines and traffic is a figment of everybody’s deranged imaginations. See you by the pool.
And what better book to bring to that pool than BURNING SKIES?
June 9th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Then I hope book 3 is like 2000 pages, cause book 2 is even better than MH. what a bunch of wise ass cracking characters. I’m laughing my ass off how the group interacts. There’s a scene in the book where one of the agents uses his suit in a defensive manner, that was great. Somehow, every page seems to end with someone having the “oh shits”. I’m sorry we can’t go into more detail without spoilers. David, again I ask why can’t we have a forum for discussions? GRRM has one (although I’m convinced he’s never going to finish his next book). I hope they convert these books to audio format.
Pershaps as fans we might have to create our own zone…….
John
June 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
That’s awesome, Dave! Congrats!
June 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
hizzah!!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Yes, hush now I have not yet got my copy
Discussion forum would be nice but if you are in the Facebook, you can find a sort of forum from there.
June 9th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
There may ultimately be a forum, but I have to be realistic: GRRM’s books have a little bit larger of a fan base than mine. Stay tuned, though . . : )
June 9th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Congrats Dave!
I know it must be hard saying goodbye. But you get to start thinking about what comes next now.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Thanks Mike. . . then again, I’ve still got revisions to look forward to . .!