Kevin's Watch

I have finished the new novellas and really enjoyed them both. The Augur's Gambit was the better of the two, I think. Now my SRD hunger has kicked in again.

Anyone have any hint of what the Master Wordsmith may be working on now?

Hungry... so very hungry.

Hahaha, apparently, according to the newsletter, there is something, but no hints as far as I know or remember...

--A

Stephen R Donaldson, in his latest e-mail blast, wrote:I've been writing a short novel I call "Meltman's SEVENTH DECIMATE."

He goes on to say that's only a working title. But I am fascinated by any character Donaldson would name "Meltman". The use of "decimate" as a noun, the fact of their being seven of them, and the uppercase letters are all mysteries to savor.

Wayfriend,

Thanks for the info, although it increases the pain of not having any new SRD to read.

Meltman??? Strange. THE SEVENTH DECIMATE seems too big and ominous next to the name Meltman. Doesn't fit. On purpose?

Also, does this represent a trend for SRD? I.e., emphasis on shorter works? Is SRD old enough or in ill-heath enough to worry about not being able to complete a longer, multi-volume work? Of course, I love his shorter fiction almost as much as his longer works, so no down side for me. Just curious.

Meh, give me the big, heavy, multi-volume world building epics every day.

--A

I love an epic adventure, with a fabulous fantasy world/S and cool characters!

I can't wait to check these new books out!! Glad I popped by

Uh, stick around?

--A

Skyweir wrote:I love an epic adventure, with a fabulous fantasy world/S and cool characters!

I can't wait to check these new books out!! Glad I popped by

Agreed.


Glad to see you, Sky!!!

Will try and navigate around ~ there's so much to read and catch up on .. appreciate the warm welcome aTOMiC

Don't try and catch up...that way lies madness. Just jump back in.

--A

Avatar wrote:Don't try and catch up...that way lies madness. Just jump back in.

--A

Holy moley! Sky is back?!?

Duh, look around. She's been posting up a storm.

--A

hahahahahaha... yeah but still trying to catch up. Maybe madness but Ive made a few miscalculated posts hahaha.. because I didn't follow the thread. LOL

Fist and Faith wrote:Holy moley! Sky is back?!?

Hi Fisty how are you?

So I'm sure everyone has seen this already, since it was posted in February--been looking for a thread here about it and haven't seen one. ( My searching skills aren't the greatest.)

But, how about this! From the News section of Donaldson's website:

After two difficult, unproductive years, I've been able to get back to writing. The first result is a 23,000 word novella called THE KING'S EMISSARY. It is--as you might surmise--a sequel to THE KING'S JUSTICE. My agent is pleased with it, so he's looking for a publisher willing to take on something that short. Fingers crossed.

2/27/24

Sorry to hear about the difficult two years, but hey--new work!

Apologies if this has already been thoroughly discussed elsewhere--if so, please point me to that thread?

Helen Blood wrote: ↑ So I'm sure everyone has seen this already, since it was posted in February--been looking for a thread here about it and haven't seen one. ( My searching skills aren't the greatest.)

But, how about this! From the News section of Donaldson's website:

After two difficult, unproductive years, I've been able to get back to writing. The first result is a 23,000 word novella called THE KING'S EMISSARY. It is--as you might surmise--a sequel to THE KING'S JUSTICE. My agent is pleased with it, so he's looking for a publisher willing to take on something that short. Fingers crossed.

2/27/24

Sorry to hear about the difficult two years, but hey--new work!

Apologies if this has already been thoroughly discussed elsewhere--if so, please point me to that thread?

This is news to me, Helen Blood, so I am glad to hear about it (thank you)!!! I liked the novella "The King's Justice" quite a bit.

Me too--but I may have liked Augur's Gambit a little bit more. Not sure. Hmmm...maybe I should go reread them both so I can decide...

First I've heard about either of his two latest books. Thanks!