My Domination of the World has Begun!

[jpskewedthrone]

So, I've been sitting on this news for a LOOOOOOOONG time. For those that have been watching the blog for a while, this is the BIG NEWS that I wanted to announce ages ago but couldn't because I had to wait until it became actually, legally official. But that has now happened and so I can announce:

MY BOOKS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN GERMANY, IN GERMAN!!!!!!

That's right! The German foreign language rights have been sold to Lubbe. After some rather awesome google-fu done by the bestest friend in the world, pbray, it appears that Lubbe is starting a new imprint and The Skewed Throne is one of the first fourteen books to be published starting in 2009. In her awesomeness, she also managed to run across what the cover will be:





So . . . completely different cover from the US version, eh? What do you think? Does it rock?

I'm completely and utterly stoked by this. Lubbe bought all three books in the "Throne of Amenkor" series, so The Cracked Throne and The Vacant Throne will be coming out in six-month intervals after the first one is released. Obviously they changed the title of The Skewed Throne to Die Assassine, so who knows what the titles of the second and third books will be.

In any case, I feel some kind of contest is warranted. I'm already running the comment contest for November over at dawbooks, plus there's the "Spirit of Giving" Contest going on to benefit libraries across the nation (and I packaged up the first entries in that today so 12 lucky libraries will be receiving my books soon), so I'll have to think of something else to celebrate this news. Keep watch!

Comments

[ex-kaz-maho.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! :)

I love that cover... beautiful art. It looks kinda YA...

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[tltrent.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That is indeed a cover made of Awesome. :)

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Congrats, Joshua!

It's a nice cover, but isn't she a bit too clean?

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

She is perhaps a little too clean. *grin*

[melissajm.livejournal.com]

Love that cover!

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Hm, cover isn't showing up here. And I am desperately trying to work out the meaning of the title - I speak German and it Makes No Sense.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming it means "The Assassin" which is fitting for the character. I have no idea what they're going to call the other two books in the series though, if that's what they're using for book 1. It should be interesting.

[lisamantchev.livejournal.com]

Oh, I LOVE the German cover! *APPLAUSE*

[mindseas.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the big news! I love the cover! She looks very Varis to me, with a little architecture woven into her fiber.

[kerimaya.livejournal.com]

Maybe you make a special contest just for us german readers? :) I would be very interested in that one :D

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I think I will do a special contest for the German readers on my blog. Keep watch. I wonder how many of my readers are German?

And I hope you'll help spread the news once the book hits the shelf. *grin*

[krteilman.livejournal.com]

Too cool! Congrats my friend!

I love the cover too!

[janni.livejournal.com]

That cover does rock!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. What a pretty cover!

[gauroth.livejournal.com]

Eee! That's a great cover!

And as an ex-librarian I also want to thank you for sending books to libraries, not just because libraries are always strapped for cash but because not all librarians are up to speed with every genre, and every bit of help is appreciated.

Does that make sense? If not I blame the glass of fizz I've just drunk here to toast your new President-elect!

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

It makes total sense. Have you sent in the address of your old library yet?

[ceibhfhionn22.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's so cool. Love the cover art.

[amy34.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Congratulations!

[fireun.livejournal.com]

oh, i like that cover almost as much as i like Vacant Thrones. the coloring is absolutely beautiful. and that is so Varis. Looks a lot less YA than the US cover for the same book.

...i cant wait to get my hands on a german language copy. *glee*

[pbray.livejournal.com]

We're thinking Oktoberfest. And perhaps jpsorrow in lederhosen for a signing?

[bearmountain.livejournal.com]

Congrats Joshua!!! That is such awesome news!!!!

The cover is fitting. It's a little spooky, but very fitting.

[shanrina.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[jtglover.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's delightful news, and that's a wonderful-looking cover. For my money, it better suits the mood and story than the U.S. version.

[beth-bernobich.livejournal.com]

Das ist ja prima!

[hkneale.livejournal.com]

Yay! Ist gut.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

IT ROCKS!!!!

[susanjett.livejournal.com]

Fantastic news & fantastic cover art! Yay for you!
Susan

[jjschwabach.livejournal.com]

Awesome! And Varis looks way scary.

I've always wondered why they sometimes change titles in other languages. Sometimes, it's because the concept won't translate properly. But that's not the case here.... of course, "The Assassin" does sort of describe her.

Total coolness!

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I've been told that if they translate "skewed" into German it would become "kinky", and while "The Kinky Throne" might sell a ton of copies, the readers might be disappointed once they read the book. *grin*

[katatomic.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful cover! And kudos to the fab Patricia for finding it!