Russell Kirkpatrick's Journal
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| Posted By : Russell
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Mood: Fairly Happy
Now reading: Legends (ed by Robert Silverberg)
The news I've been hoping for. Orbit USA have offered to publish my first Trilogy, Fire of Heaven, in the US.
Orbit are new to the American scene. They are a branch of the successful Orbit UK, backed by Hachette Livre. Their launch season is scheduled for September 2007 - June 2008, and Across the Face of the World will be part of it.
Of course this is exciting. It's also full of mystery. How well will Orbit do in the US? (At least they will be motivated to promote the book - I hope!) Is there a niche for my style and subject matter? I can't wait to find out.
congratulations Russ! That is wonderful news *g*
Posted By Sharyn / Posted At 11/25/06 4:54 PM
Thanks, Sharyn!
Posted By Russell / Posted At 11/25/06 6:03 PM
Congratulations! :-D I hope they do well over there.
Posted By Tsana / Posted At 11/25/06 6:30 PM
Great news Russell! Hope everything goes well :D
Posted By Megan / Posted At 11/25/06 7:01 PM
BRILLIANT NEWS :D Congratulations, Russell! That is utterly fantastic :D
Posted By
Fiona / Posted At 11/25/06 8:52 PM
That's great! Congratulations! Hopefully this means the atlas will come out in a few years (I'll never stop hoping ;D) Hope it goes well!
Posted By Aaron / Posted At 11/25/06 9:10 PM
Fantastic news, Russ. Well done. And having just come from meeting with the Orbit US team in NY, and the UK team in London, I have to say I'm feeling so confident. I doubt we could be in any better hands. And of course there is a niche for you!!!!!!
Of course your books will do well in US of A. They love fantasy/scifi there and your books are up with the best.
Posted By slug / Posted At 11/26/06 4:56 PM
Great news Russ and well deserved. I hope they use the existing cover art instead making their own.
Phill.
Posted By Phillip Berrie / Posted At 11/26/06 6:32 PM
:) Much happiness. (Now you can start worrying about covers.)
Posted By
Gillian / Posted At 11/26/06 11:05 PM
Bet they don't Phil - My US publisher told me that figures are what sell bks in the US, not scenery.
Yes, and you've got to have a good figure to get away with a chainmail bikini.
Congrats, Russky!
Posted By trudi / Posted At 11/27/06 9:58 AM
Russky has a figure sutiable for wearing a chainmail bikini?
Posted By
Gillian / Posted At 11/27/06 6:53 PM
Congrats Russell.
Don't you let them put you into a chainmail bikini - you stand up to for yourself. It's the Princes Leah slave outfit or nothing (ok, maybe not nothing).
Posted By
Cameron / Posted At 11/27/06 9:06 PM
I was certain those chainmail bikini pictures of me had been taken down. Oh dear.
Posted By russell / Posted At 11/29/06 5:07 PM
Definitely not nothing, Cameron.
Phill, Glenda's right. There'll be one or more not-quite-right figures on the cover, no doubt. I'll be interested to see what they come up with. The Australian covers are great, and I absolutely adore the UK covers. So who knows?
Posted By russell / Posted At 11/29/06 5:09 PM
Russ, who did your Fire of Heaven covers?
I think they are probably the best current Fantasy covers in Aus/NZ (Trudi C's recent ones are close second).
Posted By
Cameron / Posted At 11/29/06 8:27 PM
The Australian cover artist is Greg Bridges (www.gregbridges.com). He also did my Path of Revenge cover. I've purchased large format prints of each cover, I like them so much.
Posted By Russell / Posted At 11/30/06 11:12 AM
What terrific, wonderful, fantabulous news! Congratulations, and hopefully it's just the beginning :)
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