red snow Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Don't withhold criticism on my account! I'm in the unusual position of being able to incorporate reader feedback for my first book into my second book. Constructive criticism (rather than, for example, the author is a misogynistic shitlord or check out my unfinished and unpublished manuscript for a lesson on how to write a *real* character with depth! ;) ) is very helpful. Though to be fair, writing style probably isn't something I can easily fix...I can see which threads you've been reading of late :)If you're lucky you can get a thread(s) dedicated to whether you are better than GRRM or JRRT. I'm sure there will be lots of constructive criticism there.This comes out in the UK on Friday. I'm on the last section of "cloud atlas" and really need a change of pace. A new series of "grimdark" may be just what is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 150 pages in. Dravarus Cole is the easily the finest 'pratagonist' since The First Law's Jezal. The setting and premise are pretty good and there's a definite dash of Lynch in there as well as Abercrombie. The band of rebels uniting to overthrow a dark lord thing is also handled a lot better in The Grim Company than in the Mistborn trilogy, at least so far.The female characters are pretty good as well so far, and a bit unconventional (one of them is working for Team Evil but doesn't seem to be a bad guy herself, though it could go either way). However, someone mentioned upthread that there's no rape in the books. There is, but it's present offscreen and is mentioned. It's definitely a grimdark fantasy, but not one that wipes the reader's face in it every five seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 For any fellow Canadians interested, you can purchase this book off Kobo. I finished it a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Scull Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 For any fellow Canadians interested, you can purchase this book off Kobo. I finished it a few days ago.That's an error with the Kobo store. It shouldn't be possible to purchase the e-book from the US or Canada. My publishers are looking into it. No offence to anyone living in the US & Canada. I love you guys. Just not quite enough to tear up my lucrative contract in a fit of pique at the sheer injustice of it all...The reason for the lengthy delay between the UK/Commonwealth and North America publication dates is that Head of Zeus, my publisher on this side of the pond, is still relatively small and can move much more quickly when it comes to bringing the book to market. Penguin publish many great fantasy authors, and it's a case of slotting me in between the heavyweights where there's a space. (So that I don't completely overshadow them, obviously).For first-in-a-series novels, it's perhaps a good thing to have a bit of delay between release dates as the book benefits from two separate publicity pushes - but as an author and a reader, it is frustrating. North American readers can, of course, order the hardcover and have it delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwaynOTT Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The sample is the most infuriating peice of literature I had the pleasure of reading on my kindle. Just finished the super epic awesome sample and went onto amazon to buy the full book only to have my hopes dashed. Next two days are going to drag! Mr. Cole is my favourite piece of the story so far, although his henchman choice leaves a lot to be desired. Keep up the excellent work Luke Scull and I hope the book is a massive lumbering enchanted juggernaut of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkBlack21 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'm in the US. Whenever I try to download the sample on my computer it won't let me. Can anyone tell me how to download the sample or send me a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Unfortunately, it looks like they've changed the link for the epub version of the sample, so now neither version works in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Unfortunately, it looks like they've changed the link for the epub version of the sample, so now neither version works in the US.Possibly because the whole thing is available to buy in the UK, now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Read an extensive excerpt on Amazon UK. Hvae to say that after a couple of starting chapters I have decided to pick up the hardcover, it starts out pretty good already. I admit I'm a tad suspicious if something is not coming from at least one of the major publishers, especially if it's a debut, but the writing is simply on par with a lot of the better Fantasy books published. I'm very much enjoying the sense of humour in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Still no information about this on the Barnes and Noble site. I am suspecting that this title will not be available on Nook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Scull Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 A detailed review has just been posted on Tor.com. Niall kindly invited me to blog my own thoughts on the future of grimdark fantasy - but since Joe Abercrombie has already done so (much better than I ever could), and I have a terrifying deadline looming for my second novel, I sadly had to decline.Howdyphillip - I'll ask my publishers about Barnes and Noble. I thought Nooks could read e-books published through Kobo, but apparently not...Edit: Thanks for clarifying, Brendan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 No, they can, or at least they could as of last year...It would seem mighty strange to publish an e-book and not allow the second-largest US e-book seller to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 There's no information on the Barnes and Noble site because that site is US-based, and as has already been noted, the e-book isn't available to buy in the US right now. The book is already available on Barnes and Noble's UK site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Abercrombie Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Oh, fuck, man, are even we calling it grimdark now?Et tu brute...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 If someone had said to me, before I started reading Abercrombie:"Hey man, you gotta check this author out. His books are totally grimdark."I never would have picked them up in the first place.Glad I never heard of that stupid fucking descriptive before reading Best Served Cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime's Wench Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Don't withhold criticism on my account! I'm in the unusual position of being able to incorporate reader feedback for my first book into my second book. Constructive criticism (rather than, for example, the author is a misogynistic shitlord or check out my unfinished and unpublished manuscript for a lesson on how to write a *real* character with depth! ;) ) is very helpful. Though to be fair, writing style probably isn't something I can easily fix...Your unnecessary jab is really making me want to read your book right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArticulateGhost Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's pretty sick how authors comment on this forum, that's actually them, right?This book looks brill, will get it when it comes out in paperback :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Scull Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's Friday night. What else would a fantasy author be doing other than sitting with a laptop Googling himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietl Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's Friday night. What else would a fantasy author be doing other than sitting with a laptop Googling himself?Whiskey Deathmatch? :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArticulateGhost Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's Friday night. What else would a fantasy author be doing other than sitting with a laptop Googling himself?Playing video games and masterbating? Or maybe that's just fantasy readers... :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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