ONE DAY AWAY From SHATTERING THE LEY!

So . . . we're only ONE DAY AWAY from the official release of Shattering the Ley, my next novel and the start of a new series. This is freaking out nervous time for me. Everyone out there, if you haven't preordered the book, but you know you're going to get it, please preorder it today. Preorders help the authors with our initial numbers, and the numbers in the first few months of a book's release are the most important, since it indicates to the publisher what kind of demand an author wields. You can also help out by telling your friends about the book, either in person or through social media. Put up a link to the book at your favorite bookstore. Put up the cover art (which I think rocks). Talk about the book for the next few weeks. And if you get and read the book, please post a review of the book at any and all reviewing spots, like Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. All of these small things really have a much larger impact on how well the books does than you might think.

And if you absolutely love the book, shout that out to the world! (Keep in mind you can always buy copies of the book to give to your friends as well.)

Here's the cover art and a little cover copy you can share with your friends right now. Please pass it around and share the artwork! I'll be posting the stops along a little mini book tour I've set up through upstate New York, New Hampshire, and Boston. There will also be links to some interviews I did, and hopefully some signal boosts from some friends and authors you may know. And of course you'll be hearing from me daily (probably) for the next two weeks or so, so please bear with me. I think this book is the best thing I've written to date, with some stunning and surprising twists (twists that surprised even me). I think everyone is going to love it!





Copy: Erenthrall—sprawling city of light and magic, whose streets are packed with traders from a dozen lands and whose buildings and towers are grown and shaped in the space of a day. At the heart of the city is the Nexus, the hub of the ley line system that powers Erenthrall and links the city and the Baronial plains to the rest of the continent and the world beyond. The Prime Wielders control the Nexus with secrecy and lies, but it is the Baron who controls the Wielders and the rest of the Baronies through a web of brutal intimidation enforced by his bloodthirsty guardsmen and unnatural assassins.

When the rebel Kormanley seek to destroy the ley system and the Baron’s chokehold on the continent, two people find themselves caught in the chaos that sweeps through Erenthrall and threatens the entire world: Kara Tremain, a young Wielder coming into her power, who discovers the forbidden truth behind the magic that powers the ley lines, and Alan Garrett, a recruit in the Baron’s guard, who learns that the city holds more mysteries and more danger than he could possibly have imagined . . . and who holds a secret within himself that could mean Erenthrall’s destruction . . . or its salvation.

Latest Book Discussion!

Let's squeeze in one last book discussion for the June DAW Books releases: Steadfast by Mercedes Lackey, the eighth book in her Elemental Masters series. The discussion is going on at the DAW Books unofficial blog (dawbooks), which you can click through to here. Read it? Leave a comment. Never heard of it? Check it out!

Blurbs for SHATTERING THE LEY

Here are some of the things fellow writers and friends are saying about SHATTERING THE LEY. See what they have to say about my new book, and then check out their own books!

"Shattering the Ley, the terrific new fantasy from Joshua Palmatier, is built of equal parts innocence, politics, and treachery. It features a highly original magic system, and may well be the only fantasy ever written where some of the most exciting scenes take place in a power plant. I couldn’t put it down." --S.C. Butler, author of Reiffen’s Choice from Tor

“Intricate world-building, engaging and complex characters and a fresh sharp take on magic and politics, Shattering The Ley proves that Joshua Palmatier is definitely a key new voice in original fantasy.” --Kari Sperring, author of The Grass King’s Concubine from DAW

“Palmatier at his best! Not only does he deliver the fascinating world and compelling characters readers have come to expect from him, but a taut thriller about the apocalyptic consequences of tampering with the natural world that elevates this fantasy into a cautionary tale for our age.” --Barbara Ashford, author of Spells at the Crossroads from DAW