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I’m deeply touched, everybody! I’m going to miss my Paizonian, Pathfinder, and Starfinder family like crazy, but I’m sure I’ll see you around!

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Desna's Avatar wrote:

Interesting to note that the term "ancestry" has not completely supplanted "race". The term "race" is still used multiple times:

"You get 10 Hit Points from your race—more than the other races and MUCH more than the elves!"

This could also simply reflect that even the designers themselves have trouble remembering to replace the term "race" with "ancestry" every single time.

Thanks for pointing that out. "Race" has been updated to "ancestry" in the few places it slipped through in the post.

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Laird IceCubez wrote:

I've noticed an error, The Red Sonja one-shot reprints the sea-spawn information, identical to the one found in the warlord of mars one-shot.

I think the White Martian pages got accidentally replaced with the Sea-Spawn pages for the Red Sonja one-shot.

Thanks for pointing that out! Looking into it now. We'll get it fixed.
I have that error as well. Any update on this? I downloaded it last night, I believe.

I just checked and the error has been fixed! The Red Sonja one-shot now has the white Martian material and the John Carter one-shot has the sea-spawn write-up.

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Laird IceCubez wrote:

I've noticed an error, The Red Sonja one-shot reprints the sea-spawn information, identical to the one found in the warlord of mars one-shot.

I think the White Martian pages got accidentally replaced with the Sea-Spawn pages for the Red Sonja one-shot.

Thanks for pointing that out! Looking into it now. We'll get it fixed.

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Okay! Looks like it was just an oversight when Dynamite was putting the files together. They're being fixed now and will be re-uploaded to Humble Bundle. Not sure of the exact timeframe on that, but hopefully not too long.

Sorry about the hiccup, guys, but you will get cool write-ups on sea-spawn and white Martians, and stats for La of Opar, an Oparian priest, and Vlad Dracul to play with!

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I noticed the lack of RPG content in the digital Pathfinder Worldscape one-shot comics as well when I purchased the new Humble Bundle. We're looking into it, and I'll make sure to post an update here when I learn something more.

The gaming material for the first four one-shots will definitely be in the upcoming Pathfinder Worldscape, Vol. 2 anthology.

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I was kind of hoping if I didn't write something for this blog post, Sutter wouldn't leave. Drats.

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Anthony Adam wrote:
I think this one will be popular, so if we manage to book this, would sending our sample page(s) to you prior to the event lighten the load any for you?

Good question! Please hold on to your samples for me to read during the one-on-one sessions. A two- to three-page sample is usually long enough to give me plenty to comment on, and I prefer to have it fresh in mind when I give my feedback. Plus it's usually too hectic both during and before the con for me to read through a batch of samples, and I don't know who'll get into a slot beforehand.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Alayern wrote:
Yesterday I saw James Sutter and Christopher Paul Carey as having one-on-one writing career counseling sessions, but now I only see Mr. Sutter's. (Not to mention CPC isn't under the list of "Game Masters" anymore) Is CPC no longer doing that event?

I'm still doing it! Here's the link to the event.

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Welcome, Josh! So glad to have you aboard! *Waves from the other side of the editorial pit.*

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Aelryinth wrote:

To the Author: You switched the claw marks on the hunter's chest from Leopards when introduced to Jaguar when he dies.

Minor consistency error.

==Aelryinth

Thanks! Fixed!

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Sorry about the delay, guys. There's been a hold-up with the artwork, but we'll get the next chapter up as soon as we can.

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Just a heads-up that the next chapter of "The Gem" will be delayed a week. Sorry about that, folks!

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fine_young_misanthrope wrote:
Did the web fiction just jump three chapters in the story, or am I really slow?

It's possible you missed a chapter because a Pathfinder Adventure Card Game post went up on the blog soon after one of the installments. All four chapters of "Diamond in the Rough" (the complete story) can be found here.

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fine_young_misanthrope wrote:
Did the web fiction just jump three chapters in the story, or am I really slow?

I'm not sure what you're referring to. Chapter Three of "Diamond in the Rough" went up last week and ended with the main characters traveling from Veedesha to the Conservatory on the island of Grand Sarret. Chapter Four, which was posted yesterday, picks up at the Conservatory shortly thereafter.

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xeose4 wrote:

"Ravi hurried inside, ignoring the catcalls and snide comments from the crew scattered throughout the interior. He found the room easily enough, but just as he'd feared, it reeked with sickness. Neither was it particularly habitable."

is that supposed to be the courtesan guy there instead?

Fixed!

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fine_young_misanthrope wrote:
Love the story, but shouldn't this be chapter 2?

Fixed! :-)

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Gordrenn Higgler wrote:
How big of an area is Silverlake?

This is the one Pathfinder Tales novel that I didn't have an opportunity to work on, but I'll run your question past Sutter when he gets back in the office next week. My best guess is that Silverlake is like a lot of River Kingdoms in that its size and borders fluctuate in response to local events and politics. Sutter might be able to give you a rough estimate of its area at the time the novel takes place.

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Thanks, guys! When I pitched the original idea-kernel for this story, the protagonist was Jasilia's archaeological assistant. I was surprised and very excited when James Sutter suggested that I cut to the chase and make the story about Jasilia.

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William Ronald wrote:
and she may well have her own prejudices deriving from her position to overcome.

She may indeed. :) Though not necessarily the same ones as, say, her brother, the Ruby Prince.

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Thanks, guys!

William Ronald wrote:
Mind you, my PFS characters would have something to say about the remark about Pathfinders. ;)

Jasilia is definitely an interesting viewpoint character to write.

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Congrats, Victoria! And congrats to all the runners-up!

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I've been on a roll with Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child's Pendergast books. Just finished The Wheel of Darkness, which was enjoyable for its supernatural elements but not quite as gripping the previous book in the series, The Book of the Dead. Now I'm on to Cemetery Dance. Only four more books to go in this series until I can read the new one that just came out, White Fire, which has some kind of backstory revolving around Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde. While the series is very "pop lit," now and then literary allusions pop up unexpectedly, and sometimes subtly, making for an enjoyable read.

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Doodlebug Anklebiter wrote:

Well, I'm bored. Long list of Goodwill acquisitions. Titles marked with an * are hardcovers, yo.

** spoiler omitted **

There were also quite a few (like, 2 dozen each) hardcover titles by C.J Cherryh, Andre Norton and Janet Morris, but I gave up trying to figure out which titles went with which series, and put 'em back. If you're a fan of any of these ladies and live in southern NH, I recommend a visit to the Goodwill in Amherst, pronto!

Some good titles in your list there. As a Farmer aficionado, I can attest that The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 is an excellent collection of his stories. I quite enjoyed the Le Guin omnibus as well.

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Planet Stories may be on indefinite hiatus, but there are still folks out there enjoying the line. Check out this new review of Battle in the Dawn: The Complete Hok the Mighty over at Black Gate.

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While I was laid up with a bad back over the weekend I managed to resume Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child's Agent Pendergast series (after a break of several years) and finish The Book of the Dead. Now it's on to The Wheel of Darkness.

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The White Plague by Frank Herbert.

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In terms of smart and engaging fantasy, I'd recommend Sean Russell:

The Initiate Brother duology:

The Initiate Brother
Gatherer of Clouds

Moontide and Magic Rise duology:

World without End
Sea without a Shore

River into Darkness duology (prequels to M&MR):

Beneath the Vaulted Hills
Compass of the Soul

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Logan Bonner wrote:
Also, does anyone else find it eerie in the warehouse when it's dark and empty?

Yeah, and working on the monsters for Mythic Adventures isn't helping...

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Kirkus Reviews just posted a nice write-up on Planet Stories author C. L. Moore.

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Just started James P. Blaylock's new Langdon St. Ives novel, The Aylesford Skull. I'm also reading select stories from Manly Wade Wellman's The Complete John Thunstone.

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I finally received my copy of The Complete John Thunstone, and WOW, is it a beautifully produced book. If you dig Wellman, you should definitely check it out. The stories are amazing, too.

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Mark Moreland wrote:
The sample chapter at SFSignal has gone up, though the link above is now wrong. The proper link is here.

The link in the post has now been fixed!


Eric Hinkle wrote:
I've read both the Sherlock Holmes book mentioned (which also brings in Professor Challenger) and a few of the Kardios stories. They're both great but then I'm a BIG Wellman fan. AS for the Kardios stories, the last I heard was that they'd been published in the Swords against Darkness anthologies by Andy Offutt, so you should find them there (as well as Poul Anderson's masterful essay 'On Thud And Blunder', which is a great work for anyone who wants to write heroic fantasy).

Thanks, Eric, I just read the second Kardios story in Swords against Darkness II and have placed the next two volumes on order, along with Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy #1: Wizards, which includes the final Kardios tale. I also recently picked up the two John Thunstone novels--What Dreams May Come and The School of Darkness--and am looking forward to Haffner Press's The Complete John Thunstone, which I have on preorder.

I haven't had much free time to read until recently, so digging into Wellman's catalog has been a real treat. Here's his bibliography on ISFDB for anyone who's interested.

I'm curious, what's your favorite Wellman, Eric?


I just read Wellman's first Kardios of Atlantis story (one of five short stories), which was a pretty solid sword and sorcery tale. The backstory is that Kardios kissed the queen of Atlantis, which kicked in a prophecy and caused Atlantis to sink, leaving Kardios as the last survivor of his homeland. I'm about to launch into the second story and am looking forward to tracking down the rest.


Serin wrote:

I've already started digging into the backlog but I'd still like to know - any updates on the future of the Planet Stories line?

For what it's worth, I've been following Paizo since the Dungeon/Dragon days and signed up for the Pathfinder Tales subscription as soon as it was advertised yet somehow Planet Stories flew completely under my radar. My case may be unique but if not there might be others that, like me, have the interest but are unaware. Perhaps doing some sort of promotion tied in with the Pathfinder Tales line would get some more eyeballs on the Planet Stories line?

We're still in a holding pattern right now, focusing all our energies on Pathfinder, though we're still considering options for Planet Stories. Some kind of tie-in promo is not a bad idea--I'll pass it up the chain!

And thanks for your support, guys!


Kata. the ..... wrote:
I think I'm going to be giving up on November pretty soon.

If it is any consolation, production on the book wrapped a few weeks ago and it is at the printer. So it's on it's way; it just took a wrong turn somewhere left of Antares but is now happily back on course.


Dragnmoon wrote:

SO I find that I have very little time to read novels anymore, but I do listen to Audio books a lot while driving.

Have you looked into this? Is there a possibility this could happen?

Actually, it just did. Check out the audio of James L. Sutter's "Faithful Servants" here on the StarShipSofa podcast!


Thanks for the reviews, guys!

Anyone else want to weigh in on The Planet Killers?


Cpt_kirstov wrote:
James Sutter wrote:


I have no idea, but that sounds awesome!

Looks like the lineup for season 1 is:

Mary Shelley
Philip K. Dick
H.G. Wells
Arthur C. Clarke
Isaac Asimov
Jules Verne
Robert Heinlein
George Lucas

LINK

Somehow I missed this, so thanks for the heads-up! Sweet--you can download these from iTunes.


James Jacobs wrote:


2) The extra "3" is a typo in the blog post. There should be no 3 there at all.

Fixed. :-)


James Sutter wrote:
Woo! Congratulations to Chris! I know he's been waiting to announce this for a while. :)

Thanks, James!


secundus66 wrote:
"What about Paizo publishing THE SONG OF KWASIN?

I can happily announce today that THE SONG OF KWASIN will be published as part of the omnibus GODS OF OPAR: TALES OF LOST KHOKARSA, due out from Subterranean Press in April 2012. The omnibus will include HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR, FLIGHT TO OPAR, and the never-before-published conclusion to the trilogy, the aforementioned THE SONG OF KWASIN, completed by yours truly at Philip José Farmer's direction and based on his partial manuscript and outline.

So there you go! If you're yearning for some good old sword-swinging, pulp-inspired action set in a lost civilization, this is the book for you! (Shameless plug over and out ;-) ).


Blue Tyson wrote:

Finally got around to starting this. Pretty good so far.

Are the others still on track?

The Planet Killers was packaged and sent to the printer some time ago, so yes, that one is still on track for its September release, printer willing. Chalice of Death is in the final stages of production/editing; mid-October might be a little optimistic, but I'm hoping it won't slip too much later. We're in the middle of editing our gargantuan hardcover Bestiary 3 right now, but I imagine we'll be able to tie up Chalice shortly after that.

Glad to hear you're liking Space-Witch!!


John Robey wrote:

Isn't Captain Qoloth the one from "The Trouble With Tribbles"? ;)

-The Gneech

That would be "Koloth." ;-)


Chris Ballard wrote:
I'm wondering if there's any copies out there, besides mine, that had issues with faintly printed pages. They aren't so faint I can't read the pages but there is quite a difference in those pages and other pages.

That's a printer error. The inking looks good on all the copies I've seen. I'll alert customer service to this and see if they can't take care of you.


hogarth wrote:

By the way, I just finished reading "Battle in the Dawn" and I wasn't disappointed. I especially liked the scientastic footnotes!

The only odd thing was that Hok seemed to get amnesia after "Hok Goes to Atlantis"; after seeing all kinds of Bronze Age technology, he's still mystified by metal, etc. in later stories, not to mention forgetting about his nifty club with a giant diamond for a head.

I can't recall if Wellman left any cues to indicate it one way or another, but perhaps he didn't publish the stories in internal story order (we arranged the stories in publication order). Or possibly he just slipped up. Something to look out for the next time I read the stories!

Glad to hear the mighty Hok did not disappoint!


gbonehead wrote:
Kajehase wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
Announced for November! The cover image is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.
Now why would you want to change a classy cover like that?
I get a real Dr. No vibe from the cover. I think it's a shame it's a mock-up, I suspect it fits the tone and time period perfectly.

Don't worry, we expect the final cover to be comparable to the mockup in terms of composition. And yes, you're perceptive: the James Bond vibe did come up in discussions about the look for the three Silverberg covers. We were definitely going for that retro feel. Glad you like it!


Thanks so much, Jason!


gbonehead wrote:

Wow, you're making me feel guilty for being so far behind on my reading.

Though I did just slog through Butterfly and Hellflower by Eluki bes Shahar, which has freed up a slot in my reading pile - well, once I finish MAD Power! anyways :)

No worries! (My reading pile is gargantuan too.) When you get around to reading the book, though, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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