[Slow Ben]

According to Erikson on his Facebook, he’s finished.




And so ... fini. 5:25 PM local time. The next few days devoted to a read-through, and then it's off to agents, publishers, etc. Am I pleased? Pretty much. Satisfied? I think so. Exhausted? Oddly enough, not at all. To write is to feed one's own soul. Here I am, full up.

[Abyss]

Witness!

WWWITNESSSSSSSS!!!

[Kanese S's]

I'm actually kind of excited to hear that Karsa might not be appearing much. He's fun but I don't think I could take an entire three books following him around while he smashes things. The first.... however long it was, of HoC was a lot to get through.

I'm also disheartened that Kharkanas is postponed. I liked the mythic feel of it.

[Malazano]

Wonderful!!
I hope that the publication date is by the end of this year ...

[ArchieVist]

Per Erikson, the first book won't come out until next year. As of August 2020 he's still waiting for the edited manuscript to come back from the publisher.

Some further tidbits from the latest NOT A TSACAST podcast:
1. His first two aborted attempts to write the opening of The God is Not Willing will instead likely become the openings of Books 2 and 3. Book 2's opening occurs in the rubble of an Azath House in another realm while Book 3 opens in Darujhistan.
2. Karsa's appearance in Book 2 is only tentative.


The Karsa talk begins around 51 minutes into the podcast.

[Aptorian]

ArchieVist, on 24 August 2020 - 05:45 PM, said:

Per Erikson, the first book won't come out until next year. As of August 2020 he's still waiting for the edited manuscript to come back from the publisher.

Some further tidbits from the latest NOT A TSACAST podcast:

2. Karsa's appearance in Book 2 is only tentative.

What the hell? Why the hell is he writing these Toblakai books and leaving out the character that's set up to be the central figure?

[Abyss]

Aptorian, on 24 August 2020 - 06:16 PM, said:

ArchieVist, on 24 August 2020 - 05:45 PM, said:

Per Erikson, the first book won't come out until next year. As of August 2020 he's still waiting for the edited manuscript to come back from the publisher.

Some further tidbits from the latest NOT A TSACAST podcast:

2. Karsa's appearance in Book 2 is only tentative.

What the hell? Why the hell is he writing these Toblakai books and leaving out the character that's set up to be the central figure?

Just a hunch but i think we all need to stop looking at this as a Karsa series, and more like a sequel series to MBF.

[champ]

I think he'd said that a while back too and I was annoyed at that point, my thinking, seeing it as a Karsa series how can you not have Karsa...


Now though, I just want a series that has true relevance, I think that's the best word for it, relevance to what has come before and what will be when we look at the future of the Malazan world after the main series...

[ArchieVist]

I went back and relistened to the podcast and he says Book 1 focuses on one geographical area and Book 2 another. Then the separate threads converge for Book 3.

[Sindriss]

Sometimes I think he makes choices in the books in order to satisfy his intellectual pursuit of subverting tropes, which hurts the reading experience. E.g. no Karsa (although he is generally popular I think?) in a Toblakai trilogy and weird fights and little facetime with Anomander in a Tiste trilogy.

[Avatar]

The synopsis is on facebook!

[Tsundoku]

Don't suppose you could CTRL-C, CTRL-V here?

[blackzoid]

Its also on Amazon

Spoiler

Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. One of those three, Karsa Orlong, is now deemed to be a god, albeit an indifferent one. In truth, many new cults and religions have emerged across the Malazan world, including those who worship Coltaine, the Black-Winged God, and - popular among the Empire's soldiery - followers of the cult of Iskar Jarak, Guardian of the Dead.

A legion of Malazan marines is on the march towards Silver Lake. responding to intelligence that indicates the tribes beyond the border are stirring. The marines aren't quite sure what they're going to be facing but, while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not the marines of old, one thing hasn't changed: they'll handle whatever comes at them. Or die trying

Meanwhile, in the high mountains, where dwell the tribes of the Teblor, a new warleader has risen. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god, even if he has to cut a bloody path through the Malazan Empire to do it. Higher in the mountains, a new threat has emerged, and now the Teblor are running out of time.
The long feared invasion is about to begin. And this time it won't be three simple warriors. This time thousands are poised to flood the lands of the south. And in their way, a single legion of Malazan marines . . .

It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake, and that is never a good thing . . .

This post has been edited by blackzoid: 18 November 2020 - 10:17 AM

[ArchieVist]

Is it on Amazon, though? I can't find it. There's a thread on reddit with this synopsis and a July 2021 shipping date, but the Amazon link it includes as proof has none of this info.

[ArchieVist]

Then again, half an hour ago Erikson posted on his Facebook page that his book blurb has just seen the light of day. So probably it's the real thing.

Here's a link to his hand drawn map which will be redrawn for the book.

[blackzoid]

I don't know what Amazon you use ArchieVist but the synopsis is right here:
https://www.amazon.c...k/dp/B07GVBKC1N

[ArchieVist]

blackzoid, on 19 November 2020 - 06:09 PM, said:

I don't know what Amazon you use ArchieVist but the synopsis is right here:
https://www.amazon.c...k/dp/B07GVBKC1N

I don't know what to say. I've followed that link on pc, tablet, and phone using several different browsers. No synopsis shows up on my screens. Weird.

Spoiler

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Number of downloads: 1

Edit: I've since found the publisher synopsis on the Amazon UK page along with the July 1 publishing date, but Amazon US is still missing for me.

This post has been edited by ArchieVist: 19 November 2020 - 09:22 PM

[Tsundoku]

Huh, the synopsis shows up for me. Wonder what the difference is? IP?

[ArchieVist]

FYI: The God is Not Willing is going to be a little late in the US. Erikson's US publisher's website now shows November 16 instead of November 9 as the publishing date.

[Gorefest]

Huh? It has been out for months.