Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:44 pm**

Excited about a new epic fantasy trilogy from SRD. And as a librarian I approve fully the plot. "The trilogy follows a prince who embarks on a desperate quest to find a sorcerous library that holds the knowledge required to save his kingdom."

Posted: **Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:11 am**

Nice to see you around Mr.Land.

--A

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2016 8:54 pm**

So..............anything new about the new series?

-jay

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:42 am**

Nope.

You've still got time to reread the Gap.

--A

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2016 2:58 pm**

Maybe we'll hear something from those at e-fest.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:21 pm**

SRD wasn't able to join us. So nothing new to report. Sorry.

Posted: **Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:57 pm**

Well great news like this bring old Lurkers like me out of Lifeswallower

Intriguing title "The Seventh Decimate". As usual with SRD I expect that 'decimate' will mean something different what we'd think...

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:24 am**

Hey there!

We've been asking after you! Nice to see you around.

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:27 am**

For this you come back Amani?

What about the rest of us huh?

Good to see you around though.

Lurk less, post more huh?

--A

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:12 pm**

Posted: **Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:40 pm**

StephenRDonaldson.com News wrote:SEVENTH DECIMATE: D&A and a publication change

Version 6 (!) of SEVENTH DECIMATE (Book One of THE GREAT GOD'S WAR) has finally achieved "delivery and acceptance." At the same time, both Berkley in the US and Gollancz in the UK have decided to postpone publication for a month. The book is now scheduled for November 2017. Hardcover, e-book, and audio; paperback eventually.

10/27/16

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:32 pm**

Sounds like things are on track. Good news!

-jay

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:14 am**

Damn I love a good quest! It's where fantasy literature achieves its highest order.

Posted: **Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:38 pm**

322 days.

For aTOMiC, who may want something new to count down.

Posted: **Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:14 am**

Hopefully by then I'll have picked up The Kings Justice etc.

--A

Posted: **Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:12 am**

Interesting how fast SRD seems to have followed the completion of the Chrons with new works. Can't remember how long it is since TLD was published, but we've had the two novellas and now a (presumably only first book of a) new trilogy in the offing in a few short years - that's a high output in comparison to his usual rate of output.

Posted: **Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:12 am**

Suits me.

Wish more authors would pick up the pace....

--A

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:12 am**

amanibhavam wrote:Intriguing title "The Seventh Decimate". As usual with SRD I expect that 'decimate' will mean something different what we'd think...

I love the title. I salivate just thinking about it. "Seventh Decimate" is so perfectly Donaldsonian! :swoon:

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2017 5:11 am**

Decimate means to my understanding, either one tenth thereof or to destroy (no googling I promise). Hard to see what even SRD could make more of than that - but I agree, if anyone can, he can!

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:55 pm**

peter wrote:Decimate means to my understanding, either one tenth thereof or to destroy (no googling I promise). Hard to see what even SRD could make more of than that - but I agree, if anyone can, he can!

I assume from the form of the title that it means some aspect of time/world/society or other whole is divided into ten parts, and something important happens/is done to/by the members of the 7th.
I assume also other implications possible in it [[like Decimates are those designated by society to perform decimations. And the 7th one rebels. Or this is the 7th campaign of Decimating. Or the people/country/whatever are the survivors/ancestors/inheritors of the 7th such. Lots of possibilites.]]
And 7th means something too, cuz, duh...he's addicted to myth-carrying numbers.

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