Andy Mccarl
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Not a question, just a statement - It is killing me that I have an ecopy of the book, a hard copy of the book, and I'm waiting for the audiobook version to become available! Can you sync that up next time? I stumbled on your work through "The Jester", and I've listened before reading each of the series since. Killing me!
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey there, sorry for the late reply. I'm assuming this was related to the recent Age of Legend release? This (and all my books) DO have the release dates synced. For instance, ALL FORMATS of Age of Legend came out through the retail chain on the same date (July 9th).
A book's release date is set 6 - 12 months before the release so that pre-order pages can go live. It also dictates things like recording schedules, and print runs (which have to be booked a long time in advance).
All that said, I know people want the stories just as quickly as they can get them. If you got the ebook before the release date, then you bought it directly from my online store, or you participated in the Kickstarter. Getting the book when it is finished (as opposed to the release date) is one of the perks to being a Kickstarter backer, so while I can appreciate that it "feels" like you had to wait for the audiobook, the reality is you got the other formats before they were available to the world at large!
I'm glad to hear "The Jester" got you hooked on the listens. We'll do our best to keep them coming out just as quickly as we can!
A book's release date is set 6 - 12 months before the release so that pre-order pages can go live. It also dictates things like recording schedules, and print runs (which have to be booked a long time in advance).
All that said, I know people want the stories just as quickly as they can get them. If you got the ebook before the release date, then you bought it directly from my online store, or you participated in the Kickstarter. Getting the book when it is finished (as opposed to the release date) is one of the perks to being a Kickstarter backer, so while I can appreciate that it "feels" like you had to wait for the audiobook, the reality is you got the other formats before they were available to the world at large!
I'm glad to hear "The Jester" got you hooked on the listens. We'll do our best to keep them coming out just as quickly as we can!
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Hey! First of all, I want to thank you for being so active here on Goodreads. It's so awesome being able to chat with authors on here, and too few do it. Second of all, (this question has probably been asked too many times) but do you have any other books/series in the works at the moment?
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Hello! I just finished The Death of Dulgath (FANTASTIC book, btw! Possibly my favorite so far!) and I have a question regarding nationalities. I think it’s awesome that your world of Elan is so diverse in its human population, so I wanted to know with all the different nationalities, were there any real-world races or ethnicities you drew reference from when describing the people of different nationalities in Elan?
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