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2 Weeks to Launch Party + INTERVIEW!
Only 2 more weeks to the Launch Party on Sunday, March 29. Make sure to get your tickets! The party is going to be epic and fantastic, with at least 75 people already confirmed to attend, readings, dance performances and more.
And now for something else super cool: I was interviewed about Gateways by the Spectatorial, the University of Toronto’s publication on fantasy and speculative fiction. Check it out here.
Gateways Needs Your Vote!
Gateways is a finalist in the BookBzz Prize Writer Contest, and it needs your vote to win!
The finalists were picked by a panel of judges, but the winners are chosen by public vote. Won’t you please help me out by voting here! And please share this post with your friends and contacts – let’s build some overwhelming support!
Still want more information about the novel? You can read the first six chapters free, check out reviews (average 4.7 stars out of 5 on Goodreads), and see some of my other musings on the book too.
Reviews! Reviews! Reviews!
Three, count ’em, three new reviews of Gateways were posted on Goodreads this week and all of them were positive. Check them out here!
Gateways Goes on Tour!
This week, Gateways takes a blog tour! 13 blogs are going to be featuring the novel, some including guest posts and interviews by yours truly. Make sure you check it out, I am very excited. And please support these wonderful bloggers with your traffic.
Monday:
MJ Schiller – with Guest Post written by me
Tuesday:
Authors’ Cafe – with an Interview! Where I publicly tell the story about biking into the Atlantic Ocean!
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Christine’s Words – with a Guest Post written by me
Friday:
What Readers Want – with a Guest Post written by me
Saturday:
The Realm of Fantasy and Fiction – with a Guest Post written by me
The Vinciolo Journal Reviews Gateways
Just over a week to the big day, and there’s a new review of Gateways out, this time by Matthew Rettino of The Vinciolo Journal. Matthew is a Montrealer who studies historical fantasy literature, with a special interest in the work of Guy Gavriel Kay, perhaps the greatest Canadian writer in the genre. So needless to say, I was a little bit nervous wondering what Matthew would think of my novel, but I’m gratified that he chose to compliment many of the things that were most important to me: the world building, the “cost” of the magic, and the novel’s antagonist … which is the war itself.
And check out other reviews on the Goodreads page.
3 Weeks to Go!
We’re only 3 weeks away from the Gateways release date! Make sure you’ve pre-ordered the novel, and check out a couple of early reviews on Goodreads. More will be coming.
In the meantime, you can read this week’s sample chapter, where we learn a little bit more about Caryn’s backstory … much as Caryn herself tries to hide it.
The Gateway Fort and the Place with the Columns
Have you been wondering what the cover of Gateways is all about? This week’s sample chapter takes us to the two places that the cover depicts: the Gateway Fort, where much of the action of the novel takes place, and the “place with the columns,” those spiralling columns of light that you’ve been wondering about.
In next week’s chapter we will actually meet General Freed, whom we’ve heard a lot about, and there will be a big reveal at the end, so be sure to stay tuned for that.
If you want to get caught up on the earlier chapters, go to the Sample Chapters main page, where I’ll be posting everything up to Chapter Six in the coming weeks. As always, if you enjoy the sample chapters, please consider pre-ordering the novel!
Cheers,
Brian
Brian Gottheil 