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Some Knife-related news and other lovely things that have cropped up in the past few weeks:
First, the end of February brought me a new LJ friend, who drew this lovely piece of fan art and captured the Knife in my head so perfectly that when I first saw it I cried with happiness. It also came with a beautiful review of the book -- thank you,
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cirtholien!***
Early in March I learned that Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter has been shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association’s Children’s Book of the Year award. It also made the Ontario Library Association’s Best Bets For Children, which is a list of ten books selected on the basis of their literary/artistic merit, as well as their appeal for children. I'm thrilled and honoured to be on both these lists!
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Then, from March 23-25, Spell Hunter was the first-ever mass market title to be featured on the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour. When I signed up for the tour I wasn't sure how well Knife's story would be received or how many would be interested even in reading it -- but I have to say I was blown away by the number and quality of the reviews and the depth and insight that many of the reviewers brought to the book. Even though a couple of participants had misgivings about the content or felt the story was less meaningful than they'd hoped, they always expressed themselves graciously and there were some terrific discussions in comments. Here are some highlights:
Rebecca LuElla Miller's opening post on why books like Spell Hunter are worthwhile and also her excellent review;
My fellow Blue Boarder Sally Apokedak talking about Weaving in Worldview and how to handle spiritual truth without preaching;
Fred Warren's shrewd, humorous series of posts.
Thanks to all the CSFF bloggers who read Spell Hunter and took the time to post about it!
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And lastly, look at what showed up in my mailbox today! It's the complete and unabridged audio book version of Knife, as read by Emma Parish, from Oakhill Audio in the UK! I can't wait to sit down and give it a proper listen...***
And tomorrow, I look forward to telling you all how much I adored and enjoyed "The Eleventh Hour", also known as the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who. Though I suppose I've just told you what I thought of it already... but rest assured, I have much more rabbiting on to do about the new Doctor, the new companion, and the story than that!
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Date: 2010-04-08 01:07 am (UTC)And speaking of GORGEOUS, your cover looks fab! Can't wait to see the finalized version.
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Date: 2010-04-07 08:33 pm (UTC)So did you ever figure out the reader's regional accent?
Here's a funny thing. I was *sure* the audio reader for MT was English, though an odd word here and there should have clued me in sooner. Turns out he's American. But he does all the British social register, which was very cool, I thought.
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Date: 2010-04-08 01:10 am (UTC)But I will be very interested to check out how Emma Parish does all the various character voices in Knife... especially Paul's.
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Date: 2010-04-08 01:58 am (UTC)Here's another funny thing. In the German audio of MT the voice actor is the same actor who dubbed the role of Harry Potter in the German version of the movies. I haven't actually listened to it yet...
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Date: 2010-04-07 11:42 pm (UTC)And go cirtholien for the lovely fanart.
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Date: 2010-04-08 02:02 am (UTC)And I am glad you have returned! (I'm one to talk, since I haven't updated LJ in like 2 months. Heh.)
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Date: 2010-05-02 06:05 pm (UTC)Do you have Skype? I can Skype now, with webcam and everything!
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Date: 2010-05-02 06:17 pm (UTC)I do have Skype... and a webcam... though I haven't really used much of either since I dragged David down to Texas. But! I could totally get it hooked up again. Yay!
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Date: 2010-04-08 06:54 am (UTC)Congratulations on being shortlisted and all those positive reviews! And on the audiobook! And I'm looking forward to your Eleventh Hour thoughts Very Much. ^_____^
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Date: 2010-04-09 02:11 am (UTC)(Mary, who is wondering when we will get #11 in the U.S., and plans to avoid spoilers addiduously!)
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Date: 2010-04-09 03:26 pm (UTC)In any case, WAYFARER will be released in North America on June 22nd. I'll be interested to hear what you think of it!
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Date: 2010-04-09 07:58 pm (UTC)And I am looking forward to "Wayfarer" - I did decide to wait for the American pub. date, on your advice, and I am being patient. ;)May I say, I am extremely impressed with anyone who can manage to write a series of books with coherent themes and characters. Not an easy trick to pull off, IMHO!
(and, on the subject of the doctor, I have had an evil thought. Why is he never female?)
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Date: 2010-04-09 10:44 pm (UTC)You're far from being the first one to propose a female Doctor, though!
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Date: 2010-04-10 11:45 pm (UTC)My best,
Barb
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Date: 2010-04-11 12:58 am (UTC)Congrats on all of the recent awesomeness! I loved reading the CSFF reviews - particularly appreciated Sally Apokedak's comments on the role of the Christian in relation to art, and how that comes through in the book. And gaaaah, audiobook. WANT.
(Also, I'm so happy to hear you've finished the draft of Arrow - I hope revisions go swimmingly!)
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Date: 2010-05-02 06:01 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed the CSFF reviews, and thanks once again for the stunning art!
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