Sold out...well almost

If you've been looking for copies of the hardcover edition of The Death of Dulgath on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite bookstore, you may have noticed it's out of stock. That's because the warehouses are bare and all that's left is a few boxes I have at my house.  Our original print run for the books was 5,000 regular hardcovers and 500 limited edition versions, and when these are gone, there won't be no more printed.  Here's what the covers look like:

I should also note, that we have finally come to an agreement with Orbit to print hardcover editions of  Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, Heir of Novron, The Crown Tower & The Rose and the Thorn. Quantities on those editions will also be limited, so if you plan on getting them (and haven't picked up your Death of Dulath hardcover), then you better hurry or you'll be missing one book in the set.

So what's the difference between the two? Well, the biggest is that the limited edition is, well, limited. Only 500 copies were printed, the cover stock is linen with gold foil stamping, the signature page is embossed with my personal seal, and of course they are signed, numbered, and dated.  Due to the rarity the limited edition are twice the cost of the regular hardcover ($50 verses $25).  If you purchase either edition from my store you can have them signed and/or dedicated.

I'm thrilled that we sold out, or nearly have, the print run for this book. Usually a self-published book utilizes print-on-demand technology, and that can make the unit costs really high...too high to offer economically in bookstores. But due to the Kickstarter, we were able to use a distribution partner and that meant getting the books into bookstores, which certainly helped it sales.  I do hope you'll be able to grab one of the remaining copies, and as always thanks for your support.

And it's name is...

People are always asking me what I'm working on. Usually, that's difficult to say because I'm often working on more than one thing at a time.  Presently,  I'm....

• Waiting on printer proofs for Age of War

• Revising Age of Legends based on alpha feedback and getting it ready for a beta read.

• And up until recently I was starting work on my new series. Which now has a name.

No, I can't tell you what it's about.  Well, I could, but then I'd have to kill you, and tracking everyone down would be quiet time consuming.  What I can say is this new series falls between Legends of the First Empire and The Riyria Chronicles. I'm about 50,000 words into it so far, but for now it goes back into hibernation because others I was waiting on (Del Rey for production work on Age of War, and Robin for alpha feedback on Age of Legend) have moved their balls back into my court. The good news is I did wrap it up in a nice stopping place before returning to Legends of the First Empire. So it's sitting there all safe and sound.

Oh, and one other thing this book has besides a name; it also has a page on Goodreads.  If you add it to your shelf, you'll see updates from me as I'm working on it. That way you won't have to ask me what I'm doing...you'll already know!

New and Improved Store

Hey all, Robin, here. I wanted to let you know that I've made some long overdue changes to our online store. Here are some of the changes:

• Added The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter: Previously you could only order this title from a "special site," but now you can get copies directly from our store. Due to a non-compete clause this book (in ebook and print) won't be in the retail chins until June 2018, but if you buy direct from our store you can get your copies now!

• Added the mass market paperback edition of Age of Swords: Yesterday was the release of Age of Swords in mass market paperback format which means (a) the price on the ebook has dropped and (b) your can now order either hardcovers or paperbacks directly from us. And of course you can get them signed and/or dedicated if you wish.

• Grouped the books by series: Previously we grouped the page by the "type" of book: ebook, mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, or limited edition hardcover. That made it easy for creating the page, but it wasn't always intuitive for ordering the books.  We have now broken the page by each series and the books in those series. You'll notice that some books don't have the ability to purchase an ebook, that's because they are traditionally published and the right to sell the digital copy is reserved to the publisher. We can always sell print books for any edition that is in print.

• Age of War pre-orders: Are not currently in the store, but we will have a "secret page" that you can preorder from once we get closer to release. If you want to be notified when that page goes live, here is a link to the signup page. Once the secret page goes live, we'll email you.

Speaking of "books in print," the hardcover editions of The Death of Dulgath are now officially sold out, and there's less than 100 copies of the trade paperback edition.  There won't be a reprint for the hardcover so once they're gone, they're gone. We do have some copies here, and are selling them on a first come first serve basis. We also are dangerously low on the LIMITED EDITION versions of that book as well, so I expect those to go out of print soon. As for the paperback, we won't be doing another printing, but we will offer the book through print on demand.  This will make it a tad more expensive and the book will be slightly taller than all the other Riyria trade paperbacks.  I know a lot of people like their books in a series to line up perfectly, so if you're one of those people, I'd suggest ordering a copy of those from either our site or your local retailer. 

I hope you'll check out the new store, and if you see something you like go ahead and order a copy. We are through the shipping rush that included a ton of pre-orders and the Kickstarter books, so shipping is going much more smoothly now. And please let me know if you have any problems. I did extensive testing, but that doesn't mean I didn't miss something somewhere.

Get Age of Myth for less than a fin

Audible is having a sale where they are taking every Daily Deal from 2017 and re-running those great prices. As such, you can get Age of Myth for less than $5! And there are plenty of other great books on sale as well. The Hobbit is less than $4!  Here are the fantasy books that I found for sale. Oh, and you have to hurry, Sale ends January 28, 2018 at 11:59 PM PT.

Here's a bit about each title:

Title	Author	# of Ratings	Rating	Sale Price
The Emperor's Soul	Brandon Sanderson	4,966	4.5	$1.95
The Left Hand of Darkness	Ursula  K. Le Guin	1,070	3.9	$3.95
Age of Myth	Michael J. Sullivan	8,084	4.6	$4.95
Dungeon Born	Dakota Krout	4,668	4.5	$3.95
The Hobbit	J.R.R. Tolkien	27,790	4.7	$3.95
Daughter of Dragons	Jack Campbell	2,472	4.6	$3.95
Nice Dragons Finish Last	Rachel Aaron	5,053	4.4	$4.95
Fated	Benedict Jacka	4,776	4.2	$3.95
Anansi Boys	Neil Gaiman	11.404	4.5	$3.95
The Hike	Drew Magary	3,001	4.3	$2.95

Most Anticipated Fantasy of the Season

Audible made their picks for most-anticipated upcoming releases in fantasy and I'm thrilled that Age of War made the list!

Here's a bit about each title:

Title	Author	Narrator	Release Date
Age of War	Michel J. Sullivan	Tim Gerard Reynolds	04/17/18
Scourged	Kevin Hearne	TBD	04/03/18
Burn Bright	Patricia Briggs	Holter Graham	03/06/18
Destiny of Dragons	Jack Campbell	MacLeod Andrews	01/16/18
Shroud of Eternity	Terry Goodkind	Christina Traister	01/09/18
Lake Silence	Anne Bishop	Alexandra Harris	03/06/18
Cast in Deception	Michelle Sagara	Khristine Hvam	01/23/18
The Blood Debt	Duncan M. Hamilton	Simon Vance	01/16/18
Lost Legio IX	Marc Alan Edelheit	Alex Hyde-White	01/09/18
Infernal Battalion	Django Wexler	Richard Poe	01/09/18
High Voltage	Karen Marie Moning	Amanda Leigh Cobb & Jim Frangione	03/06/18
The Destroyer	Michael-Scott Earle	Xe Sands & Kevin T. Collins	01/24/18
Penric's Fox	Lois McMaster Bujold	Grover Gardner	02/01/18
Grey Sister	Mark Lawrence	TBD	04/03/18
Redemptor	Seth Skorkowsky	R. C. Bray	01/30/18
Prophecy's Daughter	Richard Phillips	Caitlin Davies	01/09/18
Senlin Ascends	Josiah Bancroft	John Banks	01/16/18
The Prisoner of Limnos	Lois McMaster Bujold	TBD	03/06/18
Child of a Mad God	R. A. Salvatore	Tim Gerard Reynolds	02/06/18
The Armored Saint	Myke Cole	Michi Barall	02/20/18
A Glimmer of Hope	Steve McHugh	Elizabeth Knowelden	04/01/18

In case there was any doubt about my feelings toward Tim Gerard Reynolds

After so many years of singing the praises of Tim Gerard Reynolds (and dedicating one of my most recent books to him), I'm sure most people who know me are already aware that I'm in awe (and constant appreciation) for his talent.  So when Audible.com asked me to pick three books to highlight on their "Front Table," of course I was going to make Tim's narrations my unifying theme.

So, if you've only experience Tim's work through my books, maybe check out some of his other interpretations. I'm confident you'll be glad you did!

The Best of December: Audible's Listener Favorites

There certainly is a sense of pride when being an editor's pick, or hitting a Best-of or Most-anticipated list for a blog site. It shows that people "in the industry" appreciated your work and that you are putting out a quality product. But I must say that making one of the reader's favorites is even sweeter. After all, it's the readers who support the books, and it's the readers who will give a book it's wings (by telling all their friends and family that they MUST read it).

With that said, I'm thrilled that the recently released The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter, was a Listener Favorite for December.

Here are the other books that received this distinction:

And here's some further details about each one:

Title	Author	Narrator	# ratings	Rating
The Last Black Unicorn	Tiffany Haddish	Tiffany Haddish	5,654	4.8
Year One	Nora Roberts	Julia Whelan	2,487	4.6
Legends of Ahn	Kel Kade	Nick Podehl	2,937	4.6
Persepolis Rising	James S. A. Corey	Jefferson Mays	1,410	4.7
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter	Michel J. Sullivan	Tim Gerard Reynolds	1,292	4.7
Killman Creek	Rachel Caine	Multiple	821	4.5
The Demon Crown	James Rollins	Christian Baskous	277	4.5
Canto Bight	Multiple	Multiple	428	4.3
Flame in the Dark	Faith Hunter	Khristine Hvam	700	4.8
Crusader One	Brian Andrews &  Jeffrey Wilson	Ray Porter	392	4.8
Natural Disaster	Ginger Zee	Ginger Zee	162	4.6
Convergence	Mark Tufo & John O'Brien	Sean Runnette	325	4.7
Roomies	Christina Lauren	K. C. Sheridan	261	4.4
Aveoth	Laurann Dohner	Savannah Richards	293	4.8
Far from the Tree	Robin Benway	Julia Whelan	130	4.6
Odysseus Awakening	Evan Currie	David deVries	217	4.5
Claiming Bailey	Susan Stoker	Erin Bennett	105	4.6
Sinful Empire	Meghan March	Grace Grant & Joe Arden	314	4.7
The V Card	Lili Valente & Lauren Blakely	Andi Arndt & Sebastian York	185	4.6
The Silver Music Box	Mina Baites	Jane Oppenheimer	46	4.3