Read an Exclusive Preview from Orson Scott Card’s The Lost Gate
via Tor
Tor.com is happy to bring you an exclusive preview of Orson Scott Card’s The Lost Gate, the first book in Card’s new Mither Mages fantasy trilogy!
Learn what The Mither Mages is about from Tor Books editor Beth Meacham:
Card is creating not one magical world for this series, but two—an Earth where the exiles of Westil have lived in isolation for almost 1500 years, and Westil itself, also cut off from the power of the Great Gates, dwindling but holding the memory of a time when greater magic was possible. For this first book, the two worlds remain separate – but there is a promise implicit in the birth or rebirth of a gatemage in each world. It starts small, one boy in the hills of Virginia. It won’t stay that way.
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Announced Chat: Stephen King
by Shawn Speakman at Del Ray
Yesterday Simon & Schuster announced that bestselling horror author Stephen King will be participating in an online chat on December 8th in support of his new short story collection, Full Dark, No Stars.
I don’t have to tell you this is a unique opportunity. I have no doubt many of the questions put forth will center around the sequel to The Shining titled Doctor Sleep and the next Dark Tower novel titled The Wind Through the Keyhole. Not to mention questions about the Ron Howard-directed silver screen adaptation of the Dark Tower series.
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Meet Lauren Kate
via Barnes and Noble
Lauren Kate is stopping by the B&N Facebook page for a live chat!
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate will be stopping by B&N’s official Facebook page for a chat with her fans! Lauren’s second book in the gripping Fallen series, TORMENT, recently went on sale, and follows her phenomenal breakout book FALLEN. Lauren will be here on Wednesday, December 8 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to stop by and join the conversation!
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What did you think of The Lost Gate preview? Will you join the chats for Stephen King or Lauren Kate?