Die Regentin hits the shelves!

[jpskewedthrone]

This past week the German translation of The Cracked Throne, titled "Die Regentin," was released in Germany . . . and I got my ordered copies in the mail the other day. *grin*





I have a few extra copies of both "Die Assassine" (the German translation of The Skewed Throne) and "Die Regentin," so I figured I'd offer them up if anyone here in the US is interested in having a copy. They're basically trade paperbacks and I'll have to charge $25 each (this includes shipping to an address in the US). If you're interested, email me at jpalmatier@sff.net and we can deal with arranging payment and shipping address and all that. Quantities are limited!

And since I'm talking books for sale, I may as well plug the US versions of the books as well. I have lots of extra copies hanging around the house, so I'll offer up the same deals as I had for the Holiday Sale:

Deal #1: All three hardcovers (The Skewed Throne, The Cracked Throne, and The Vacant Throne) for $30.

Deal #2: All three paperbacks (The Skewed Throne, The Cracked Throne, and The Vacant Throne) for $20.

If you need an individual book, then the hardcovers are $15 each, and the paperbacks are $8 each.

All of these offers include shipping and are for shipment to addresses in the US. Please contact me at jpalmatier@sff.net if you're interested and we can arrange payment and such. If you need a price quote for overseas, please get in touch and I can get back to you. And, of course, all of these offers are for signed copies. *grin*

Comments

[celestinenox]

GUH. If only I could afford it. D: Am suffering the consequences now of "Oh, it's only $20 here and $40 there..." Sigh.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[celestinenox]

Basically I've been spending without paying attention to how fast and how much those small purchases add up and am now in a financial place where $20 or $30 would actually hurt me until my next paycheck.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Ah, I was reading it as you'd just spent $40 on my books and now I'm offering them for $20 and you felt ripped off, which would make me feel bad.

[celestinenox]

Oh! No, not at all! While I do own all three Throne of Amenkor books, the third as a hardback, I would normally be completely willing to spend the money (especially because $30 for three hardbacks or $20 for three paperbacks is insanely discounted) to have the set again, signed by the author. :)

(Also, I will eventually write a review of this series. I have definite thoughts on them... good thoughts, don't worry!)

And to be honest, there's still the part of me going "But it's sooooo reasonable! $30 really isn't much, and $20 is even less! SIGNED COPIES! C'mon, do it, do it!" But I know I can't, because not only is my bank account depressing to look at, the moment I get paid again the vast majority of that check will be going toward paying bills. So that $30 or $20 really make a difference.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Oh, trust me, I completely understand. I've had to watch my budget a few times in the past. *cough cough*

But don't worry. I have enough copies here that I seriously doubt they'll all be gone any time soon. This deal will hold for quite a while I'm sure. Just let me know if you'd like them at some point in the future!

Oh, and reviews are always appreciated.

[celestinenox]

School is supposed to help with this problem, but that's only after they take all your money first. =.=

Yaaaay! I'm trying to limit my spending, so many in another couple of months or so I'll have built up enough cushion to be able to take advantage of this offer. :D ("Call now! Don't let this opportunity pass you by!" ... forgive me, I'm feeling silly today.)

Until then, anything else by Joshua Palmatier I could be on the look out for? :D

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, new books by me are on the way.

[bearmountain.livejournal.com]

Are your books out in Italian by any chance? I'm looking for a gift for a friend...in Italy. She speaks English, but it's always a treat to read in ones native language...

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

DAW hasn't sold the Italian rights yet, although I can always hope. *grin*

Throne series

[(Anonymous)]

I just finished reading the Throne series and I must say, I was very happily surprised by all three books. I usually try not to get my hopes up when it comes to sequels, mostly because I don't like being disappointed, but I found the story suspenseful and gripping, and the sequels just as good as the first novel.

I've been looking for a place to discuss the books, but this is the closest I've come to seeing something like a discussion forum. So, umm, feel free to delete this post if this is not the right place for it afterall...

There's so much to discuss, but I'll start with the question that's been bugging me the most: How could Varis fail to have Lord Demasque's estate watched before the raid? I mean, even without the spy in their midst, they should have been worried about the plan of the raid being leaked by one of the other council members, and even if they were not at all worried that the Chorl might move to another location, it would still have made sense to watch the estate just to see who enters and leaves, and uncover potential accomplices. I would have expected Varis herself to come up with this naturally - as a hunter, it should come naturally to her to keep an eye on her mark. But even if she was too inexperienced, there was still Erick, Westen, and Avrell, and even Lord March and Lord Sorrenti. Someone should have been smart enough to catch this.

Re: Throne series

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed the books! Hmm . . . I guess there isn't a good place to discuss the books here on LJ, but I do have a fan page for the books (well, it's under my name) over on FaceBook. It's been recently set up and I need to mention it on my webpage so people know it's there.

In any case, your question: My initial reaction to your question was that they did watch the estate once they'd returned from following the ship and discovering that Demasque was working with the Chorl, but by the time they'd started watching it, the Chorl had already been moved into the city. I don't remember the details of the books that well now (I'm already three books beyond that in my head). I went back and looked and I did not mention anywhere that there were lookouts on the estate in the final version. It may have been in one of the previous versions . . . or not. I'm not sure.

Then I realized you might be talking about his estate in the city, as opposed to the one on the cliff. I know that Varis had Westin watching the estate in the city (although I haven't checked to verify when this started and if it ended). I do agree with you that they'd have people watching Demasque, so if it isn't in the book it's either something that I didn't think of at the time, or it's something that got cut/overlooked because it wasn't going to be important for the overall plot. I know I had to do MAJOR cuts to the book to bring it down to a reasonable length, and sometimes smaller things (although important) get cut for the sake of word length and the overall plot.

Re: Throne series

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry to make you go back three books :-) I'm really excited to be able to ask you about the books directly, normally the fans have to be content with just discussing among themselves :-)

I had meant the estate on the cliffs, the one that they raided and found empty. I figured that Varis would have Westen watch the estate to ensure a successful raid, pretty much without any delay as soon as her ship returned. It should not have been possible for the steward Alphonse to overhear them talking about the raid, send word indirectly to Demasque, and for Demasque to send an order to move the Chorl to Lady Parmati's estate, before Westen's watch had been set up. However, as you said, the Chorl could have moved immediately after arriving at the estate, before Varis even got back herself. This especially makes sense if Alphonse had already warned Demasque that the Squall had been followed - he would have had time to make preparations to move the Chorl right away.

I found the fan page on facebook, thanks! And I'm very much looking forward to those other three books :-)