The UK ebook version of Blood Song is now available for pre-order, with a release date in mid-April. The UK hardcover will be available on 4th July. This means my original listing on Amazon.co.uk will disappear over the next few days. This edition is the edited version which has benefited from the input of my editor at Ace and their copy-editing and proof-reading team, so there are a few changes from my own self-published version. However, fans of the original should rest assured that the changes are not extensive and consist mainly of some grammatical tweaking, expanding one chapter a little and reducing another even less. I’d be interested in hearing from anyone who can spot all the changes.
Also, I can now reveal the final version of the UK cover. Enjoy:
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:39 pm
I really liked the US book cover but the UK Blood Song cover is really kick-azz!
March 23rd, 2013 at 8:21 pm
Glad you like it.
March 26th, 2013 at 10:26 am
Discovered your book on a Goodreads thread and very much look forward to reading. Best of luck.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:36 am
Thanks Valerie. Good luck to you to.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:46 pm
I thought this was a wonderful book. I found the pacing to be masterful. it seems to be the exception rather than the rule to write a book that doesn’t drag anywhere. Interesting that it’s been out so long in digital but is only now coming out in print. I hope it does really well for you.
March 27th, 2013 at 12:34 pm
I am curious to see what the changes are but to be honest I much prefer the US cover
March 28th, 2013 at 8:40 pm
Me too. I’d love to be able to compare. Any chance of a breakdown? What got added, what got cut, etc?
April 1st, 2013 at 3:20 pm
I don’t really care about changes. The version I read was just plain AWESOME!!! Okay, when will Book 2 be ready for download? I sincerely hope it will be soon…….
April 2nd, 2013 at 1:21 am
HeY When Is Tower Lord Coming Out? And Will I Have To Download Penguin To Read It OR Can I Get It Off Of Amazon Kindle
April 2nd, 2013 at 3:07 am
Larry,
Please refer to the Tower Lord – The Frequently Asked Question page
April 22nd, 2013 at 7:40 pm
Amazon recommended Blood Song – I have to say I haven’t enjoyed a fantasy novel as much as this in a long time. It really was excellent.
I’ve since bought the two Slab City Blues novellas from Amazon and have now come to your blog to get the first two.
Keep up the good work! I’m so pleased to have found another author to add to my “must read” list.
May 4th, 2013 at 11:27 am
Just finished your amazing book last night and couldn’t go to sleep afterwards, so many adventures to relive and so many more to follow! An absolute joy to read, thank you for a great tale 🙂 I’m looking forward to the next book eagerly. Thumbs up friend! 🙂
May 12th, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Any chance of a paperback? I hate digital 🙁
May 12th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Hi Carly,
The hardback will be out in the UK on 7th July. I believe the paperback will follow in six months.
May 12th, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Hardback it is then, shame they take up so much more space. My bookcase is full as it is 🙂
May 15th, 2013 at 1:03 am
I am 77% through with Blood Song and I have to say its been a while since I’ve read something this good. I almost dont want to finish it.
May 26th, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Loved your book- found it by reading an article on books with bad covers, but worth the read (and it was definitely worth the read – it is definitely in my top 10). A little weirded out though on why he is wearing two swords on the uk cover?
May 26th, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Thanks Stephanie. Books with bad covers eh? (Harrumph!) I think the two swords thing has to do with balancing the shot, or something.
August 7th, 2013 at 10:35 am
Bit late with this comment but still…
Funnily enough, I’m currently reading the original self-published version of the book on kindle and I’ve been thinking to myself that the story-telling is excellent and it’s really impressive especially for a debut novel (never mind a self-published one), but on the other hand that it was a shame it couldn’t have benefitted from an editor / proof-reading team to iron out some of the grammar, and a few errors that I noticed had crept in, eg with the numbers of the different Orders in at least one dialogue.
This isn’t meant as a criticism by the way – or if it is it’s only a really little one (and I’m a pedant anyway!) – but more to say that I’m really pleased to have learned from this blog that the book has earned itself a print publishing deal, which is totally deserved, and that it will be benefitting from the one thing I thought it was missing to make it even better.