[Salt-Man Z]

Woo-hoo!

Jan 2nd 2014 according to Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0593062191

[Defiance]

Awesome, can't wait. And if that page count is correct that puts it at about 100 pages longer than Forge of Darkness. Can't complain about that.

[Overactive Imagination]

Nice. I liked FoD a lot so I'm pretty excited about Fall of Light.

[Ruthan Good]

It's a very nice!

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2GoCvuu0dlQ

[Cyclorrhapha]

Sooo looking forward to this, can't wait for FoL + Assail novel from ICE.

[mostly.harmless]

5th June, 2014 now: http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/0593062191

[pat5150]

As posted on the Hotlist, I got in touch with Simon Taylor, SE's editor, and as things stand Amazon is right. . .

Patrick

[Werthead]

Erikson's recent response to a query on Tor.com:

Quote

Hello everyone. So, if we’re to follow the pattern, I usually begin with a preamble of sorts, before responding to your specific questions. It’s kind of a warm-up for me, a way of grounding myself, so hopefully you’ll indulge me… After a summer of travel I am now back in Victoria, settling into the daily routine of work on Fall of Light, the second book in the Kharkanas Trilogy. It’s proved a bit of a beast, to be honest. I had intended to run parallel storylines (Jaghut and Tiste), only to realize that the civil war side (the Tiste storyline) was in itself novel length, never mind the Jaghut war on death. In other words, if I wrote them both as intended, we’d be looking at a two thousand page novel. While readers might like that, the book-binding people would weep. It also occurred to me that I should have known better by now, don’t you think? But then, I’m not used to trilogies. I have an intellectual understanding of the necessary structure, but my appetites for story proved unruly to the constraints.

Well, the decision was made to excise the Jaghut storyline from Fall of Light, and to give it its own distinct work, which may turn out to be a novel, or something somewhat more ambitious (I’m mulling the matter right now, so don’t press me. In any case, I probably won’t ‘announce’ anything anyway, I’ll just do it … whatever that is). Conversely, I could get to the end of Fall of Light, only to find that I can re-insert the Jaghut storyline after all (at say, oh, fifteen hundred pages).

Anyway, these are the mechanics at work at the moment, and with them a certain fugue of confusion. You see, what’s keeping my claws in that Jaghut story, is that it’s a good story, but more to the point, it had a function in the narrative of Fall of Light. Leaving me to wonder, what happens when it’s removed? Fortunately, the book is still in its early stages, so what I write will be composed in a seamless fashion – you won’t sense any gaps, because there aren’t any.

There’s those old workshop challenges echoing in the back of my mind: but what’s the story about? Whose story is it, anyway? And asking those questions is what set me back on track (oh, and one of my advance readers asking them helped, too – thanks, Sharon). The story’s about the effing civil war … isn’t it?

Problem is, Gallan is just as unruly when it comes to creative necessity. I think I just realised that we’re in a bit of a fight, he and I, and that I was the first one to pull out a knife. Now I’m uneasy – who can guess with what he’ll come back at me.

I’ll have a better sense of all this after the novel’s done. The retrospective stance is quick to invent clarity, once the dust settles and the blood drains away, and you can sort of see how you got here from there. So I keep telling myself.

Basically, it's still very early days on Fall of Light. Obviously we know that SE can crank out the book when he gets going, but to still be early in the planning/writing stages and with it not decided or not to include a massive side-story or not, June sounds a little optimistic even for SE at his fastest. I can see this dropping back to late 2014 quite easily.

This post has been edited by Werthead: 06 September 2013 - 12:14 PM

[Werthead]

Unexpected. SE's next book will be his comic SF novel Willfull Child (sic?), which will be released in June 2014.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

Ooooooh! Non-Malazan SE! The best kind of non-Malazan!

[Defiance]

June 5th, 2014 now according to Amazon UK.

I'm very interested in seeing how this one turns out. I know in the Toll the Hounds Q&A SE was talking about how the book was getting pretty monstrous in size. I wonder if he was able to contain everything to a single book, or if he had to cut some material to be released elsewhere. From the way it sounded, the Jaghut war on death could be a book of its own.

[Jussi]

September 11th, 2014.

First plot synopsis:

Spoiler

It is a bitter winter and civil war now ravages Kurald Galain, as Urusander's Legion prepares to march upon the city of Kharkanas.The rebels' only opposition lies scattered, bereft of a leader since Anomander's departure in search of his estranged brother, Andarist. The last brother remaining, Silchas Ruin, rules in Anomander's stead. He seeks to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn Noble families and resurrect the Hust Legion in the southlands, but is fast running out of time.

The officers and leaders of Urusander's Legion, led by Hunn Raal, want the Consort, Draconus, cast aside and Vatha Urusander wedded to Mother Dark, taking his place on a throne at the side of the Living Goddess. But this union will be far more than political, as a sorcerous power has claimed those opposing Mother Dark - given form by the exiled High Priestess Syntara, the Cult of Light rises in answer to Mother Dark and her Children.

Far to the west, an unlikely army has gathered, seeking an enemy without form, in a place none can find, and commanded by a Jaghut driven mad with grief. Hood's call has been heard, and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals. From the south have come Dog-Runners and Jheck warriors. From the Western Sea strange ships have grounded upon the harsh shore, with blue-skinned strangers arriving to offer Hood their swords. And from the North, down from mountain fastnesses and isolated valleys, Toblakai arrive, day and night, to pledge themselves to Hood's impossible war. Soon, all will set forth - or not at all - under the banners of the living. Soon, weapons will be drawn, with Death itself the enemy.

Beneath the chaos of such events, and spanning the realm and those countless other realms hidden behind its veil, magic now bleeds into the world. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, the power that is the lifeblood of the Azathanai, K'rul, runs loose and wild. Following its scent, seeking the places of wounding where the sorcery rushes forth, entities both new and ancient are gathering. And they are eager to feed.

Comprehending the terrible risk of his gift of blood, a weakened, dying K'rul sets out, in the company of a lone guardian, to bring order to this newborn sorcery - alas, his choice of potential allies is suspect. In the name of order, K'rul seeks its greatest avowed enemy.

[End of Disc One]

Really great synopsis.

Spoiler

Looks like the a lot of Jaghut War on Death stuff in the synopsis...I wonder if that will end up being in the book after all?

[Aptorian]

Jussi, on 17 November 2013 - 06:00 PM, said:

September 11th, 2014.

First plot synopsis:

Spoiler

It is a bitter winter and civil war now ravages Kurald Galain, as Urusander's Legion prepares to march upon the city of Kharkanas.The rebels' only opposition lies scattered, bereft of a leader since Anomander's departure in search of his estranged brother, Andarist. The last brother remaining, Silchas Ruin, rules in Anomander's stead. He seeks to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn Noble families and resurrect the Hust Legion in the southlands, but is fast running out of time.

The officers and leaders of Urusander's Legion, led by Hunn Raal, want the Consort, Draconus, cast aside and Vatha Urusander wedded to Mother Dark, taking his place on a throne at the side of the Living Goddess. But this union will be far more than political, as a sorcerous power has claimed those opposing Mother Dark - given form by the exiled High Priestess Syntara, the Cult of Light rises in answer to Mother Dark and her Children.

Far to the west, an unlikely army has gathered, seeking an enemy without form, in a place none can find, and commanded by a Jaghut driven mad with grief. Hood's call has been heard, and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals. From the south have come Dog-Runners and Jheck warriors. From the Western Sea strange ships have grounded upon the harsh shore, with blue-skinned strangers arriving to offer Hood their swords. And from the North, down from mountain fastnesses and isolated valleys, Toblakai arrive, day and night, to pledge themselves to Hood's impossible war. Soon, all will set forth - or not at all - under the banners of the living. Soon, weapons will be drawn, with Death itself the enemy.

Beneath the chaos of such events, and spanning the realm and those countless other realms hidden behind its veil, magic now bleeds into the world. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, the power that is the lifeblood of the Azathanai, K'rul, runs loose and wild. Following its scent, seeking the places of wounding where the sorcery rushes forth, entities both new and ancient are gathering. And they are eager to feed.

Comprehending the terrible risk of his gift of blood, a weakened, dying K'rul sets out, in the company of a lone guardian, to bring order to this newborn sorcery - alas, his choice of potential allies is suspect. In the name of order, K'rul seeks its greatest avowed enemy.

Spoiler

The greates avowed enemy is probably dragons, right? It's basically the telling of how the warrens are formed and the deal K'rul forges.

I was wondering if a mod could either edit or entirely remove the date in the subtitle of the thread. I get a little giddy and subsequently sad when I see the January 14th notice.

[Salt-Man Z]

Awesome!

[Blend]

Crustaceous Apt, on 18 November 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Jussi, on 17 November 2013 - 06:00 PM, said:

September 11th, 2014.

First plot synopsis:

Spoiler

It is a bitter winter and civil war now ravages Kurald Galain, as Urusander's Legion prepares to march upon the city of Kharkanas.The rebels' only opposition lies scattered, bereft of a leader since Anomander's departure in search of his estranged brother, Andarist. The last brother remaining, Silchas Ruin, rules in Anomander's stead. He seeks to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn Noble families and resurrect the Hust Legion in the southlands, but is fast running out of time.

The officers and leaders of Urusander's Legion, led by Hunn Raal, want the Consort, Draconus, cast aside and Vatha Urusander wedded to Mother Dark, taking his place on a throne at the side of the Living Goddess. But this union will be far more than political, as a sorcerous power has claimed those opposing Mother Dark - given form by the exiled High Priestess Syntara, the Cult of Light rises in answer to Mother Dark and her Children.

Far to the west, an unlikely army has gathered, seeking an enemy without form, in a place none can find, and commanded by a Jaghut driven mad with grief. Hood's call has been heard, and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals. From the south have come Dog-Runners and Jheck warriors. From the Western Sea strange ships have grounded upon the harsh shore, with blue-skinned strangers arriving to offer Hood their swords. And from the North, down from mountain fastnesses and isolated valleys, Toblakai arrive, day and night, to pledge themselves to Hood's impossible war. Soon, all will set forth - or not at all - under the banners of the living. Soon, weapons will be drawn, with Death itself the enemy.

Beneath the chaos of such events, and spanning the realm and those countless other realms hidden behind its veil, magic now bleeds into the world. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, the power that is the lifeblood of the Azathanai, K'rul, runs loose and wild. Following its scent, seeking the places of wounding where the sorcery rushes forth, entities both new and ancient are gathering. And they are eager to feed.

Comprehending the terrible risk of his gift of blood, a weakened, dying K'rul sets out, in the company of a lone guardian, to bring order to this newborn sorcery - alas, his choice of potential allies is suspect. In the name of order, K'rul seeks its greatest avowed enemy.

Spoiler

The greates avowed enemy is probably dragons, right? It's basically the telling of how the warrens are formed and the deal K'rul forges.

I was wondering if a mod could either edit or entirely remove the date in the subtitle of the thread. I get a little giddy and subsequently sad when I see the January 14th notice.

Spoiler

I'm thinking the greatest enemy is gonna be the Otataral Dragon.

[buddhacat]

Blend, on 18 November 2013 - 09:57 PM, said:

Crustaceous Apt, on 18 November 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Jussi, on 17 November 2013 - 06:00 PM, said:

September 11th, 2014.

First plot synopsis:

Spoiler

It is a bitter winter and civil war now ravages Kurald Galain, as Urusander's Legion prepares to march upon the city of Kharkanas.The rebels' only opposition lies scattered, bereft of a leader since Anomander's departure in search of his estranged brother, Andarist. The last brother remaining, Silchas Ruin, rules in Anomander's stead. He seeks to gather the Houseblades of the Highborn Noble families and resurrect the Hust Legion in the southlands, but is fast running out of time.

The officers and leaders of Urusander's Legion, led by Hunn Raal, want the Consort, Draconus, cast aside and Vatha Urusander wedded to Mother Dark, taking his place on a throne at the side of the Living Goddess. But this union will be far more than political, as a sorcerous power has claimed those opposing Mother Dark - given form by the exiled High Priestess Syntara, the Cult of Light rises in answer to Mother Dark and her Children.

Far to the west, an unlikely army has gathered, seeking an enemy without form, in a place none can find, and commanded by a Jaghut driven mad with grief. Hood's call has been heard, and the long-abandoned city of Omtose Phellack is now home to a rabble of new arrivals. From the south have come Dog-Runners and Jheck warriors. From the Western Sea strange ships have grounded upon the harsh shore, with blue-skinned strangers arriving to offer Hood their swords. And from the North, down from mountain fastnesses and isolated valleys, Toblakai arrive, day and night, to pledge themselves to Hood's impossible war. Soon, all will set forth - or not at all - under the banners of the living. Soon, weapons will be drawn, with Death itself the enemy.

Beneath the chaos of such events, and spanning the realm and those countless other realms hidden behind its veil, magic now bleeds into the world. Unconstrained, mysterious and savage, the power that is the lifeblood of the Azathanai, K'rul, runs loose and wild. Following its scent, seeking the places of wounding where the sorcery rushes forth, entities both new and ancient are gathering. And they are eager to feed.

Comprehending the terrible risk of his gift of blood, a weakened, dying K'rul sets out, in the company of a lone guardian, to bring order to this newborn sorcery - alas, his choice of potential allies is suspect. In the name of order, K'rul seeks its greatest avowed enemy.

Spoiler

The greates avowed enemy is probably dragons, right? It's basically the telling of how the warrens are formed and the deal K'rul forges.

I was wondering if a mod could either edit or entirely remove the date in the subtitle of the thread. I get a little giddy and subsequently sad when I see the January 14th notice.

Spoiler

I'm thinking the greatest enemy is gonna be the Otataral Dragon.

Spoiler

I don't think the Otataral Dragon exists yet. It will come after the Warrens are forged by Krul's bargain with Dragons/Tiam.

[Aptorian]

Spoiler

Exactly. The O-dragon was balance or perhaps more suitably counter balance.

But we might get to see or hear about its birth in connection with the creation of the warrens.

[amphibian]

If the last line means the greatest adherent of order, we know that to be the Forkrul Assail. That'd be a brain-warping alliance to behold with K'rul.

However, if the last line means the greatest enemy of order, I believe that to be Tiam - born of draconean chaos. K'rul + Tiam maybe = K'rul's bargain?

[Khazduk]

amphibian, on 19 November 2013 - 06:41 AM, said:

However, if the last line means the greatest enemy of order, I believe that to be Tiam - born of draconean chaos. K'rul + Tiam maybe = K'rul's bargain?

I read the "its greatest avowed enemy" as "chaos" right away too.