With the release date of Song of the Sword, book one in The Shards of Excalibur series barreling down on us, Lobster Press is beginning its marketing in earnest. Today they ran an interview with me on their blog. It begins: With our Fall books soon on the way, we want to start introducing you …
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The World in the Satin Bag picks Terra Insegura’s cover as best of 2009
Blogger Shaun M. Duke, who really liked Terra Insegura, has chosen its cover, by Stephan Martiniere, as the winner of his award for best cover of 2009. I agree with him, of course. It really is a terrific cover. Shaun writes: The artwork for Terra Insegura is stunning, as are all of Martiniere’s paintings. A big plus …
A nice review of Marseguro…
…showed up today on the blog arch thinking. While she had some criticisms, it’s generally a good one. Some highlights: …Willett really shines at world-building. He brought Marseguro (the planet) to life for me and I enjoyed getting to know Earth of the Body Purified (which reminded me of Heinlein’s religious dictatorship of “If This …
A mini-review of Marseguro…
…has shown up at the blog Strategist’s Personal Library. Here’s the most important bit: All of the characters here have well thought out motivations and there’s excellent characterization. I liked that even the protagonists are flawed in some way. This isn’t black vs. white there are shades of gray. Lots of ethical decisions to be made …
Marturia.net reviews Terra Insegura
Ian Hecht at Marturia.net fires one of the first Terra Insegura reviews into the the blogosphere, and though he has some quibbles (not to be confused with tribbles–although both can multiply rapidly on occasion, tribbles are furrier), in general, he likes it. (As he did Marseguro.) Herewith, some excerpts: Willett’s usual moral tale style is …
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