The Cormorant has landed, Dear Readers!
Above, you see Mochi, looking at you with his angelic face...plotting the destruction of my guest bathroom. Haha, just kidding. He's actually saying that if you like epic fantasy with LGBT+ themes, you should give my Abigail Hilton novels a spin, starting here. This is the source of all those short stories I've been sharing.
Cormorant is the conclusion of that saga. It took 2 years to write and was a real puzzle to put together. I wrote it for you Cowry/ Refugees fans. I tried hard to give you a satisfying close to the saga and resolution for Silveo, Gerard, Gwain, Anaroo, Silas, Glossy, Marlie, and all the rest of them.
The book dropped on Wed, and I know that a few of you will have already gotten deep in the weeds. If you've reached the middle, you might be a little surprised. If you've followed me for a long time, you might notice that I did something I said I wasn't going to do.
Back in 2020, my friend Lauren visited me, and I talked about my decision to do this thing on the podcast. Recently, I made the episode public, so that people who are reading the book can listen. HUGE SPOILERS ahoy. But first...a whole lot of goofing around (about 40 minutes). You get to listen to Lauren's impression of Gullum singing "Bring me to Life" while you're waiting for us to say anything about Cormorant. You're welcome. https://www.patreon.com/posts/38185775
If you ordered a signed paper copy of Cormorant from me, I am now waiting for it to arrive from the Zon. Once it does, I will signed it and ship to you. At this moment, the ETA of those books at my house is Jan 6th.
In other news, this is your very last chance to get the retro paper version of Cormorant signed from me! This matches the old Refugees series. I will be removing this book from the store and placing orders on December 20th! If you still see the listing, you can still order. Otherwise, you snooze, you lose.
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Did you snooze?? Alright, you've got one more chance to get the book, though not signed. The production process for this special edition necessitated an Amazon listing. So it exists on the Zon right now. I will leave it there until New Year's. Then I will take it down, because I don't want to confuse people. If you missed the window, or you're in a country where I don't ship, and you want this book, order it now. Once again, this is only for you if you bought the old Refugees series in paper and want a matching book. Otherwise, stick with the new series version.
One more time-sensitive item:
Hunters Unlucky has been in Kindle Unlimited for a while, but I'm pulling it out at the end of December. It'll be for sale on my website at that point, so non-Zon fans rejoice. However, if you have KU and you think you might want to read that book, put it in your library before Dec 29.
Other spinning plates:
Iben Krutt (who did the new Hunters covers) is working on some Patreon reward art of Felbane and Tzu.
I'm about 55K into Arcove's Bright Side. Still hoping it's around 80K and that I can finish it by New Year's.
Tumblr continues to be a hot spot for Hunters fan art and new readers.
Rish is recording the audio of Lullaby.
A paper version of the K&N complete series is in the works.
A Chinese version of K&N is in the works. It has a particularly gorgeous cover, but I can't share it yet.
A cover illustration for Adagio is in the works.
Yours, an author with a new book in the wild,
~Abbie