These are some of the most common questions I’m still getting in my inbox, so I’ll try to put it all out in a nice little FAQ here, in hopes that it’ll be somewhat useful. And away we go!
I’m confused by these new releases for the Shadowdance Series. What’s new, what’s not?
I sold the rights to both Shadowdance and Watcher’s Blade to Orbit. We’ve heavily re-edited them, given them new covers, some of them even new titles, and are now in the process of re-releasing them. So in terms of brand new, never been published before, you won’t see that until Shadowdance #5, A Dance of Ghosts.
What exactly is new in these re-releases?
I’ve been writing little primers detailing the changes, the first four here, here, here, and here.
Is A Dance of Mirrors the book originally titled A Dance of Death?
Yes. We changed the title, because I hated the old one.
Is A Dance of Shadows new?
It was previously published as Blood of the Underworld, but is being merged into the Shadowdance books, where, in all honesty, it belonged in the first place.
So the Watcher’s Blade Trilogy is gone now?
In a sense, yes. Instead of the Shadowdance Trilogy, and Watcher’s Blade Trilogy, there is instead a six book Shadowdance Series.
Will we ever be able to download free digital upgrades to these books we already purchased?
Sorry, we tried, but the various sites shot us down. If you want the spiffy new versions, you’ll have to buy them separately.
So when do we get something new, new?
A Dance of Ghosts will be the first new book of mine released by Orbit, in 2014. It is the continuation of the various elements begun in A Dance of Shadows.
Where does Cloak and Spider fit in all this?
Cloak and Spider is a six story collection all focused on Thren Felhorn. Each of the stories predates the events of A Dance of Cloaks. It goes on sale the same time as A Dance of Mirrors, Dec 3rd.
What are you currently working on?
As of right now, I’m finishing up A Dance of Ghosts, followed by A Dance of Chaos. During that, I’m also working with Rob on finishing up the third novel in the Breaking World series.
What’s up with that, anyway?
The Breaking World books are in the same world of Dezrel, only taking place hundreds of years prior to all my other books. They’re being published by 47North, with all three coming out in 2014, starting in January with A Dawn of Swords.
When does the next Half-Orc book come out? Are you still writing it?
I have not abandoned the Half-Orcs. As to when I will get back to it, that I don’t know. My hope is maybe to have some free time in the upcoming summer and crank it out then. When I know more, I’ll post so on my Facebook page.
Will Orbit be buying anything else of yours?
Not a friggin’ clue.
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And there we go. If you managed to read all the way down to here, I hope you learned something 🙂
David
