Publication of the novels pushed back but...

[Black Cat]

A slight problem at the printers pushed the publication of the novels back to October. However, there're interesting news in the latest post from Matthew Sprange on the Mongoose Board.

Hi guys,

Just to let you know, Book 7 has arrived, and we will be starting to send it out next week. I am guessing you will be fairly patient about this one, as many of you will still be reading/waiting for Book 6!

In other news, the two novels had a slight issue at the printers, which is now being resolved. We had hoped they would be just a week or two behind Book 7, but it will likely be the start of next month before we see them now.

Book 8 will be going off to print this month as will, incoming text permitting, Book 29! Mega-Deal customers will, of course, be getting this one as soon as it arrives in our warehouse (end of October/beginning of November, depending on how much we can prod the printers). The rest of you will have to wait a few months, I am afraid

Guessing the reactions to this period of waiting for everyone else (!), would anyone be interested if we re-opened the Mega-Deal, but included the postage costs in the final total? It would give you early (and free!) access to books 29-32, as well as the forthcoming novels (and maybe some other bits and pieces we were planning).

Let me know, and if we get enough nods, we'll bring it back.

As for the rest of the books, we are on course to have Book 9 out by the end of the year and, just possibly, Book 10 will skid in as well.

So, for now, the schedule looks like this:

September: Book 7
October: Both novels
November: Book 8 and maybe book 29
December: Book 9 and maybe book 10

BTW, the cover of book 8 will soon be revealed, depending when it will be approved.

[Doomy]

So, they're releasing the books out of order eh? It might sound strange but I don't actually want books 29-32 at the moment since I've only read up to Wolf's Bane. However I might need to buy them anyway if I want the CE hardbacks.

[Black Cat]

If they bring back the Mega-Deal, then you might get a chance to buy all the remainging books in CE.

I prefer to see book 29 right now since I've read every other books of the series. After all, publication and republication are not the same thing. Several publishing companies that get to print new adventures in a series of books often also get to reprint the other ones that have been published by another company before. However, the new adventures are often published before the older books get reprinted by the new company.

[Doomy]

It's a tad inconvenient, since 29-32 will likely sit unread on my shelves for a long time, but I was always going to buy them. I just prefer to buy them one at a time. In the long term it means getting skinned alive for P+P, but if Mongoose went bust tomorrow I'd be better off than those who signed up for the Megadeal.
Besides, with a mortgage and stuff it's hard to justify dropping £300 in one go on books.

[eviltb]

Aye, Im still on the same page as you Doomy. I can wait for 29-32, even if they are released out of order. Ive always got my original New Order series to fall back on should that happen

[Simey]

Sept 9, 2008 11:55:54 GMT -5 Black Cat said:

A slight problem at the printers pushed the publication of the novels back to October.

Oh well, that just makes The Dragons of Lencia a nice, round year late, doesn't it?

I feel sorry for Richard Ford - I'm sure he's been plenty busy with other things, but having a novel constantly on the verge of publication for a year must be dratted frustrating.

[Balgin Stondraeg]

Sept 9, 2008 11:59:35 GMT -5 Doomy said:

So, they're releasing the books out of order eh?

Only for the megadeal customers. The rest of you will have to wait a few months longer but they always said 29-32 were likely to be printed out of squence.