Now it can be told

I actually kinda told this to my Facebook peeps a while back, but since there’s overlap and some people probably haven’t heard yet, I’ve changed audiobook publishers from Brilliance to Random House.

What I haven’t changed is the narrator. Luke Daniels will continue as the narrator for books 4-6. TRICKED just finished recording this week, as a matter of fact, and from what I understand they had a blast at it. Lots of good times with the new voices and some old favorites. And congratulations to Luke for being one of the highest-rated narrators on Audible for 2011 for his performances on The Iron Druid Chronicles!

In practical terms for you as a consumer, the only difference you may notice is that you can’t pre-order the TRICKED audiobook. There will be no physical CDs made; the audiobook will be digital only, but sold through regular vendors. TRICKED will appear for sale online April 24 wherever you like to buy your audiobooks.

Why no CDs? Many publishers see it as a dying medium. Everything’s going digital. I’m very sorry for those of you who listened to the first books on CD at libraries and so on, but I guess it’s not cost-effective to continue doing that.

TRAPPED:

I’ve turned in book 5, TRAPPED, to my editors and we’re still on schedule. You’ll get to read it on November 27—or, if you’re an audiobook listener, you’ll get to download it on that same date. I’ve seen a first draft of the cover. You’re going to see someone besides Atticus on this one. :)

OTHER GOODIES:

I have three shorter pieces “in the works” for you, all Iron Druid stories. TWO RAVENS AND ONE CROW is a novella that really should be considered IDC 4.5. It ties up a lot of stuff from HAMMERED and TRICKED, and as you might guess from the title, you can expect it to feature Odin and the Morrigan. This should be available over the summer in eBook form. Date and price and all that will be forthcoming.

“The Chapel Perilous” is a short story for one hell of an anthology. I’ll announce the date, title, and all that stuff when I can, but trust me when I say you’re going to want it. Every author on the list is worth a squee or five. This story will share Atticus’s experiences with the quest for the Holy Grrrrrrrail.

Another novella, THE GRIMOIRE OF THE LAMB, dealing with Atticus’s brouhaha with Bast and others, will most likely be ready in between TRAPPED and HUNTED.

STUFF I’M READING:

This bit is kind of surreal. People are starting to ask me to read books before they’re published now and say something spiffy about them. My TBR list is full of books that haven’t come out yet. Still, you’d probably like a heads-up on the cool shit coming your way, right? Let me, my friends, be the first to build some buzz—you’re going to want to read these:

1) YEAR ZERO by Rob Reid

2) STORMDANCER by Jay Kristoff

3) THE DARWIN ELEVATOR by Jason Hough

Sorry about all the book-related stuff. I’ll get something silly up here soonish. :)

Many cheers,

Kevin