OUT NOW: The Last Stormlord, book one of Watergivers, released in Australia in September 2009 from Harper Voyager, will be released in the USA and UK in March 2010 from Orbit.
The following news items are drawn from Glenda's blog. To see other entries about Glenda's life, visit her blog here.
Reviews, reviews, reviews...Monday, 8 March 2010, 6:01 am GMT . Never mind, I am having a ball enjoying the fact that other people enjoy my books. Wallowing in it, in fact. Like eating Belgian chocolate cake with real cream...without feeling queasy. But do apologise to you, my blog readers. I am sure you are getting sick of the diet, but I can't stop! I adore reviews! Never mind, if you don't want to read yet another extract from yet another review, skip to the pictures instead. Taken when we were birding in Brisbane. The bird is Australia's approximation to a wild turkey, actually a Brush-Turkey and a mound builder. You are quite likely to see them in carparks and town parks... This is extract from the Rob Will Review and the review is by Thomas Scofield: ... That, I think, brings me to what was my absolute favorite aspect of the book: the intricacy of character and events. There is a sinister plot, and the way the plot evolves with the characters, because of their actions and the way events complicate themselves based on responses and reactions of the characters…the plot is truly a function of character.
However, it is not just the characters that are fully realized. The world is masterfully understood by its creator. Religion impacts life in wonderfully interesting ways and the pull between the priesthood and the politicians shows some very great potential. The history of the Quartern and her cities is well thought out and reveals very interesting details about the foundations of the conflict that is the driving force behind the story.
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On a bestseller list...Sunday, 7 March 2010, 5:58 am GMT . Stormlord Rising is on the bestseller list for Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney for this week. Yay! .  |
Wondering if you should read The Last Stormlord?Saturday, 6 March 2010, 3:28 am GMT . This may help you decide. Be warned, though, I wrote it so it is probably a tad...biased.  |
The First Review for Stormlord RisingFriday, 5 March 2010, 6:14 am GMT . The first review is out in Oz , from the Australian Publisher + Bookseller (March 2010, Vol 89, No. 6.) I saw this via Boomerang Books (thanks guys). I am not sure who did the review though. I don't think there are any spoilers for people who have not yet read book 1, The Last Stormlord. A couple of extracts: After such a cataclysmic finale to the first book the reader, like the characters, must struggle to pull together the shattered pieces of the world and make sense of it. The best thing about this book is the way that the heroes do this, growing into protagonists through some of the best character development I’ve read in years. .... The point at which Shale and Terelle shift from passive to active ramps up the energy in what is already a dynamic series to the point where I caught myself cheering more than once. Clever and captivating, this is a book for any fantasy reader who wants to be completely swept away.  |
The Last Stormlord Book of the Month for MarchThursday, 4 March 2010, 5:54 am GMT . Yep, that's it. My mega, mega news. In the U.K. The Last Stormlord has been chosen by Waterstone's* as their sf Book of the Month! According to what I understand, this means... "the book has fought off stiff competition within its publication month and was selected by a panel of Waterstone’s booksellers" and...
It also means that a lot of people - especially the lovely folk from Orbit - have faith that you, the readers, will love it. Fingers crossed they are right. __________________________________________ *Waterstone's is a large UK book chain  |
Piracy and other stuffWednesday, 3 March 2010, 4:19 am GMT .  |
Some of that news I promised you...Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 2:53 am GMT
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Review time in the USMonday, 1 March 2010, 3:26 am GMT With The Last Stormlord out in the US, the bots are trolling for reviews and here is the first one they found, from Stefan Raets. The whole review can be found here on Fantasy Literature, which has to be one of best and most comprehensive review sites around. A lot of work is put into this site, and it shows. Anyway, here's a couple of extracts from the review: Sometimes you find a fantasy novel that's not extremely original, but is so much plain fun to read that you just can't help but love it. The Last Stormlord by Glenda Larke is one of those books... ...this novel is easy to love. With its smooth storytelling style that should go over very well with fans of Brandon Sanderson, and an overall theme — water shortage and conservation — that's acutely relevant in today's world (how rare in a fantasy novel!), The Last Stormlord is a tremendously entertaining read that's easy to get sucked into, hard to put down, and never boring. Recommended. I am still waiting for the first review or email from Australia or...anything... about Stormlord Rising. .  |
North American Readers...Friday, 26 February 2010, 11:38 am GMT . Copies of THE LAST STORMLORD on sale now!! You can buy at your local bookstore (I hope - if not, order it in) or from Amazon.com or from Borders online or from Barnes & Noble online where you can read the first couple of chapters too Please feel free to let me know your opinion! I suspect you may like this one... Happy reading.  |
Win a copy of THE LAST STORMLORDTuesday, 23 February 2010, 6:03 am GMT . This one is more for US/Canadian readers. One of the disadvantages of living where I do is that I don't meet too many fantasy writers. Regular readers may remember that when one did pass this way, Maria V. Snyder, I pounced on her and we had a lovely day together in Melaka. Today Maria has put up an interview with me here on her blog, and here on GoodReads, and is offering a free copy of The Last Stormlord, American edition, to several lucky people who drop by and comment. So pop over to her blog for a chanceof a free copy, or if you want to read the interview. And, by the way, I don't have the slightest hesitation in recommending Maria's books. I'm in the process of reading her first trilogy, and believe me I she tells a fabulous story with great characters. She didn't get on the NY Times bestseller list for nothing!  |
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