WotC beancounter to Paul:  Hey, congrats on the upcoming release of The Erevis Cale Trilogy Omnibus.

Paul:  Thank you.  I’m really pleased  with it.  I think it’s a great place for new readers to start the Cale stories, and for longtime readers to get the stories in a better, longer lasting format.  Plus it has a couple extra short stories included, and–

WotC beancounter:  Based on the sales figures of other omnibuses in the current … Read the rest

I have received some copies of The Erevis Cale Trilogy Omnibus well ahead of the release date, so the first wave of the books going out as part of the Omnibus e-signing went into the post today.

If you’re interested in participating in the e-signing and receiving a signed copy of the omnibus for your very own, instructions are here.… Read the rest

I am asked by a reader — Why do you call yourself a fictioneer?  Isn’t that a derogatory term?

Answer:  Why yes, I suppose it  is.  Merriam Webster gives the following definition:  One who writes fiction, especially in quantity and without high standards.

Ouch!  Curse you, Merriam-Webster! How could you betray me so?  *shakes fist*

Ahem.

Given that definition, why do I use the term?  Well, for a couple reasons. The first (and less important) … Read the rest

A reminder that the e-signing for the Erevis Cale Trilogy Omnibus is ongoing and will continue through May.  Full details are here, but the upshot is that twenty dollars covers the purchase price of the omnibus, sales tax, and shipping (for destinations in the continental U.S.).  If you’re not in the continental U.S., I’m still happy to ship you a signed copy, but the cost will be somewhat higher (to account for shipping).    As always, … Read the rest

As some of you know, I recently held a giveaway contest on my Twitter feed for five copies of Crosscurrent, my first Star Wars novel.  In fact, I just mailed off copies to the winners today.

Anyway, a Google alert flagged the following Youtube video, from one of the winners.  First video thank you ever. Very cool.  Thanks, Mike.

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So now it can  be told.  The title of my forthcoming Star Wars novel
set in the Old Republic is: Deceived.   The full announcement is  here, but here’s the cover, which I like a lot.

The man on the cover is Darth Malgus, who led the attack on the Jedi Temple, a precursor to the Imperial sneak attack that led to the sacking of Coruscant.  He is also the man featured in the … Read the rest

I have just finished the first draft of my next Star Wars novel, which is set in the Old Republic and ties-in to the Lucasarts/Bioware MMORPG of the same name. I’m quite pleased with this novel and hope you are too, when it comes out in December.

Here’s something that got my juices flowing for this novel so I thought I’d share it with you. I have my reasons. 😉

I defy you … Read the rest

On June 1st, The Erevis Cale Trilogy Omnibus will be released.  I’m excited about this release not only because it’s a gorgeous book (look at that cover art, baby!) but because  it includes the three novels of The Erevis Cale  Trilogy and two Cale-related short stories, which are otherwise hard to come by.  The contents are as follows (and are in this order)

All  the Sinners Saints.  This short story originally appeared in Dragon … Read the rest

I’ve written many times that democracy and its institutions are the true religion of this country.   That’s  an extraordinary thing, entirely modern, and quite rare in history.

Accordingly, matters of faith in the public sphere are and must be subservient to those institutions, to the overarching principle of pluralism.  This means that your faith, my faith, everyone’s faith, might take its lumps from those who think it’s ridiculous.  And no matter how  sincerely you hold … Read the rest

Today is the day that all of my Erevis Cale novels become available on e-books.  Thus, I declare it Erevis Cale E-book Day and suggest that all of you play hooky from work and spend the day skulking in the shadows, slaying demons, and/or stabbing gods in alleys.  Really, it’s fun for the whole family.

The benefit of this new holiday (other than the skulking and demon slaying and god stabbing, which, hey, I encourage) … Read the rest