The Wintermas Paintings - preorder the new novel in a new Morgenfeld Trilogy
The first book in the new Morgenfeld Trilogy is available for preorder now. The release date is set for June 20th (though you can get the ebook a little earlier, June 10th, by going directly from the website). $5.99 for the ebook, $19.99 in print (from Amazon - the print link shows up on release day).
Fantasy trilogies are, I guess, kind of a thing, and it was fun to take a few new characters and explore Morgenfeld again, though in a whole different context.
In case you missed them, the other three novels comprise The Map Maker Trilogy - The Map Maker of Morgenfeld, The Stairs at Cronnewood, and The Chimneys in Atterton.
Faced with overwhelming responsibility as Morgenfeld's new head Map Maker, Cole Palmer finds himself emboiled in sinister plots and diabolical machinations in a series of intense books for fans of the books of Mervyn Peake and Michael Moorcock. Available at your favorite retailers, including Amazon.
So over the last couple of years, among other projects, I've been working on the new books which comprise the Patrons of Art Trilogy. With all the kinks now ironed out and the look and feel kind of how we want it, we'll be releasing all three new books this year. Current plans are to have The Bergeron Sculptures and The Ingersal Ballet available in August and October, as in two-monthly after The Wintermas Paintings. The manuscripts are complete and have been copyedited and proofed and right now we're hard at work making the final formatting and covers for those books.
This is the draft look of the new trilogy, though for Bergeron and Ingersal, the cover art and layout is not final.
We also will be tinkering a little with the look of those covers on the Map Maker Trilogy - there are a couple of make-tidy things to take care of there.
Preorder links for the next two books will be coming soon. The images are from the remarkable Grandfailure, in keeping with all the other books. It's such a wonderful style that really fits so well with the tone and feel of the novels.
Oh, also, as I did with my Cole Wright Thrillers, I've been writing short stories set with these new Morgenfeld characters. That's been a blast. Writing short stories is fun, and a great way for me to get to know the characters, and to explore some things that don't show up in the novels. Morgenfeld has a whole mess of places to explore, that's for sure.
Anyway, with lots on the plate right now, we wanted to mention that soon, at least sometime before Wintermas comes out, we'll be releasing at least one of the stories as a free read. A excellent way to see if the Patrons of Arts Trilogy, and even Morgenfeld, is your cup of tea, as they say (also since one of the stories is set in a tea house... too corny?).
Thanks for reading. Here's the blurb for the first book, as I try to get your interest. Any good?
The Wintermas Paintings
Pickpocket Jason Trone flees with the spoils of his plunder. Trinkets and baubles. Hardly worth the effort. Hardly worth the risk.
Small time.
A speck in the endless corridors of the Morgenfeld’s vast city sprawl,
But when he gets an offer for the big time, Jason finds himself confronting his whole life.
And then some.
A fantasy novel that simmers with a dark brooding intensity.
Available from June 10th/20th from the usual places.