Mjolnir Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Yep, The King's Blood is book 2 of The Dagger and the Coin, definitely. Abraham's made no particular secret of the title, and the title and an excerpt are in the back of the trade paperback of The Dragon's Path.Speaking of which, I should start that very soon. I am anticipating with much glee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thanks, Mjolnir. I forgot to answer SkynJay's question.Abraham tweeted yesterday:First draft of Caliban's War finished today. Still some to go on King's Blood, but I'm getting close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormund Ukrainesbane Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I still have about 200 pages to go, but my impression is thatthe Apostate is Master Kit, who I thought contributed relatively significantly to the story, especially for a non-POV character (aside from the prologue, of course).I agree. Notice how Master Kit is able to immediately tell when the actress is lying and inform Captain Wester. I don't know if it's just wisdom or if he possesses the "Righteous Servant"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I agree. Notice how Master Kit is able to immediately tell when the actress is lying and inform Captain Wester. I don't know if it's just wisdom or if he possesses the "Righteous Servant"? Definitely the latter. Remember that the 'Righteous Servant' also conveys the ability to make people believe what you say absolutely. Kit does this on many occasions. Cithrin even asks him at one point why he always hedges about with 'I think' and 'I believe' and so on: that's why. It's dangerous for him to make definitive statements, because people will believe them. And that's why he deliberately says to her, 'you can do this'. From then on, she never doubts that she can. And yes, I presume that's also why Kit is such a brilliant actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 The Dragon's Path and Leviathan Wakes are both on 3 for 2 in Waterstones, for any UK boarders who are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Just finished the book and as usual with Abraham's work, I am left questioning why I should even bother writing fantasy after reading something this good, this original, this intriguing. In the back of my mind, I had the correct guess for the Apostate but I was too taken with the rest of the story to think about it too much. The character of Geder is one of the finer creations here. His actions can be monstrous or disastrous, but yet he still has my sympathy. That's a dirty trick Mr. Abraham and I will get you for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Didn;t you guys here? Abraham doesn't count as real fantasy because people don't say fuck. It's obviously juvenile YA trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Didn;t you guys here? Abraham doesn't count as real fantasy because people don't say fuck. It's obviously juvenile YA trash.Took me a bit to figure this one out. You sleep typing again I think.And on topic, um, still looking for copies of the long price omni's. About due for a reread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grack21 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Took me a bit to figure this one out. You sleep typing again I think.And on topic, um, still looking for copies of the long price omni's. About due for a reread.Yeah, I need to not post things late a t night before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielAbraham Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 And on topic, um, still looking for copies of the long price omni's. About due for a reread.Hang tight for a few months, and they'll be easier to find. At least in the US. Tor's re-releasing the series in two omnibus editions titled the same as Orbit's UK versions. The first one -- Shadow and Betrayal -- should be out in the spring, the second -- Seasons of War -- will be out in the fall.With King's Blood hitting shelf in summer, it's going to be dead interesting to see what happens with three Daniel Abraham titles coming out in the same year. They'll build on each other, kill each other, or not make any damn difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbound Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Oh, yeah. He left the Friday night WorldCon party early to work.Ah, well.blah, at least he showed up to the WorldCon. I didn't even get to see him at MileHiCon.. thought for sure he'd be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Just finished Leviathan Wakes (I know, I know. I'm late to the party). Very much enjoyed it. Definitely one of the better sci-fi books I've read in while. Up there with Alistair Reynolds' best stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Since I jacked another thread just to mention the new Dragon's Path audiobook release, I thought I'd also post it here where the announcement belongs.For any audio fans out there, The Dragon's Path was released at Audible on 11/04. I just started listening to it, and the narrator is doing a fine job so far. Oddly enough, this is the same guy (Pete Bradbury) who narrated The Warded Man and The Desert Spear.And since we're on the subject -- I also listened to Leviathan Wakes recently, and enjoyed it very much. The narrator for that one, Jefferson Mays, also did a fine job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automne Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'm not the only one who thought the covers for the The Black Sun Daughter series didn't have to be ridiculous. See the UK covers. I like them much better than the US ones.And I've read and liked Killing rites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I'm a bit lukewarm on Caliban's War (I loved the space politics and cop drama of Leviathan Wakes, but wasn't too big on the you-know-what in the second half), but I'm very much looking forward to King's Blood. I loved Dragon's Path, both because of Geder, Dawson, and Cithrin, and because I love it whenever a fantasy author makes trade and economics part of their story in a big way (such as banking). It's my second-most anticipated book of 2012, after (hopefully) The Unholy Consult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 anyone know if price of spring (not the omnibus) is due to be released in paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 anyone know if price of spring (not the omnibus) is due to be released in paper?No. Tor US is re-releasing the series in two volumes (as in the UK) at some point, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 With King's Blood hitting shelf in summer, it's going to be dead interesting to see what happens with three Daniel Abraham titles coming out in the same year. They'll build on each other, kill each other, or not make any damn difference.Here's to them building on each other. I planned on reading Long Price this year myself, though I have the four books which have been staring at me for longer than I'd like to admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcf Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I have the four books which have been staring at me for longer than I'd like to admit.same here....I really need to read them.heck, I even had Daniel sign them when I met him last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielAbraham Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 anyone know if price of spring (not the omnibus) is due to be released in paper?I'm pretty comfortable saying this isn't something Tor is interested in doing. With the new omnibus editions coming out, a mass market Price of Spring isn't in the cards. I wish it hadn't come down this way, and I have no power over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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