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Happy Libriomancer Day!
I try not to go overboard with self-promotion, but today I’ve decided it’s okay to make an exception Purchase Links: Amazon Synopsis: Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and create things from their pages. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped. With the help of a motorcycle-riding dryad who packs a pair of oak cudgels, Isaac finds himself hunting the unknown dark power that has been manipulating humans and vampires alike. And his search will uncover dangerous secrets about Libriomancy, Gutenberg, and the history of magic… Win Free Books! Bitten by Books is hosting an interview/Q&A with me this afternoon, and we’re giving away two free anthologies as well as two autographed copies of The Legend of Jig Dragonslayer. ETA: The interview/contest is now live at http://www.bittenbybooks.com/56041/author-jim-c-hines-interview-and-book-giveaway-live-here/ Early Reviews: “This funny and fast-paced series opener, Hines’s first hardcover for DAW, will be sure to surprise and entertain urban fantasy fans.” -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “Libriomancer … communicates a passion for genre fiction that I felt can only be captured with one word–Joy.” -Staffer’s Book Review “I picked up the book meaning to read a few pages. My first thought was, ‘This is a cool concept.’ The second thing I thought was, ‘This is really, really clever.’ The third thing I thought was, ‘I should have gone to sleep three hours ago.’” -Patrick Rothfuss “This may be Jim Hines’s best work. Libriomancer is smart, silly, and deadly serious, all at the same time.” -Seanan McGuire “I really enjoyed Libriomancer, but the cat has been insufferable now that he’s found out he has a cameo.” -My Mom More reviews here. Booksignings: August 7, 7:00 p.m. Schuler Books – Eastwood Location. Lansing, Michigan. Thank you: This book feels like it’s been a long time coming, and I want to thank everyone who helped me to get to this point. My editor and everyone else at DAW, Team Agent at JABberwocky, all of my beta readers who offered feedback and suggestions, the experts who answered weird, random questions about fingerprint powder or the material used to build skyscraper ceilings. The reviewers and the authors who kindly offered advance praise for the book. But I also want to thank the readers and the fans, the people who listened to me read excerpts or babble on about the book, both in person and online. The people who got excited about the ideas, who joined me in that “Ooh, wouldn’t it be cool if…?” space. Who generally just geeked out about it with me. Your enthusiasm and excitement helped me to stay motivated, and made me work harder to make this book as good as I possibly could. Thank you so much for your support and your faith. It means more than I can say. 32 comments to Happy Libriomancer Day! |
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Today is the official release of Libriomancer. Which means it’s the day for me to both celebrate and FREAK OUT as my eighth fantasy novel–my first hardcover with DAW–makes its way into the world.
The day your new book comes out is the perfect day for self promotion Jim.
Read some more before work this morning. Might have to neglect work a bit this afternoon. I’ll send my boss after you if she notices. It will be your fault for writing such a good book.
I will be happy to write a note excusing you or anyone else from work today, if that helps!
Thanks again for the GeekDad interview and the ARC, Jim. And hey: Nice work.
And thank you, John!
Congratulations! I was going to buy a copy to bring along on a plane ride later this week, but then I realized that there’s no way I’m going to get to read it (I have a one-year-old and a three-year-old) so it’s going to have to be for bedtime when we get there. Luckily there are grandparents to watch the kids in the morning if I get to sleep too late.
I completely understand. Almost all of my reading these days is in bed after the kids go to sleep.
Have a great trip!
Congratulations! I got an email from the Amazon Fairy that my copy is on the way!
Sigh. I can’t pick up mine until the weekend….
Happy Book Release Day, Jim!
I’ve been debating whether to get Libriomancer or Scalzi’s Redshirts next…and Smudge wins this round. Please to see that it’s in the Sony Reader Store, so I’ll be able to get it tonight!
Hopefully Seanan doesn’t come after me with a machete…I keep putting Blackout on the backburner. Too many books, not enough time!
Happy Release Day!
I’m anxiously awaiting the “Shipped” notification from B&N…
Sadly, since I didn’t already get it, I doubt it will arrive before tomorrow’s flight 
This will be: 1) a treat for myself after a busy, busy week; 2) the perfect read for our vacation (including a trip to Stratford for Christopher Plummer’s one-man show about literature; 3) my first SFF author signing ever. See you at the Walker Schuler Thursday night!
Happy book birthday, Jim! Looking forward to reading it. It sounds fantastic.
Happy Libriomancer day to you, Jim!
Congratulations! Can’t wait to get started.
The big name endorsements are impressive, but I really loved your mom’s comment. Cats don’t need cameos to be insufferable, tho.
I expect the nice words from Scalzi and Wired will get the attention of those few poor souls who have not yet discovered you. More sales for Jim, more books for us. Works for me!! Now I need to get to somewhere with wireless so my Nook can get my copy. I know what I’ll be doing tonight.
Happy Libriomancer day! I’m looking forward to seeing you in Kalamazoo in a few days. Libriomancer was pure joy to read.
I haven’t read your book, but it comes so highly recommended that I can’t wait to start. How can we get a book signed? I think this one will be one to treasure! so sad can’t make it to your book signings.Thanks!
I’m looking into options for autographed books…
I’ve added it to my Nook wishlist. That first chapter is a grabber!
Thank you!
I should not be online at 3AM, lol. I broke down and bought Libriomancer for my Nook app this morning and got to the middle of chapter 2 before I had to sleep. I’ll be reading it during breaks at work tonight. And at random times on my phone. I love eBooks, but I’m not sure how libriomancy would work with them.
Yay!!!
I *think* Isaac mentioned ebooks and libriomancy, but I can’t remember where in the story that comes up. It’s definitely something I’ve been thinking about
I picked this up this morning. I wasn’t looking for it, just found it by accident. I am a fan of your other writing and the concept is just too much fun. I am halfway through and trying to conceal my lack of work productivity.
Belated congratulations — I’m on Chapter 6 at the moment and enjoying thoroughly!
I was too late for the BBB giveaway, but a couple thoughts that occurred to me after finishing the book tonight (or while I was reading it):
- First, I love that you decided to start in one of the lesser-known UP towns, and included a couple bits of fairly Michigan-specific humor.
- Second, as a Lansing native & sci-fi/fantasy geek kind of like Isaac — is the space that you were describing for Ray’s apartment the space above Curious Books? More specifically, the original location of the now-defunct Curious Comics? It really sounded like it as I was reading.
- Third, making sure that I follow something from the very end: when [Removed for spoilers. -JCH]
Jeff – for your second question, while it’s not the same space, I’d say it’s definitely “inspired by” Curious Books.
I edited out #3 for spoiler reasons, but I’ll be doing a discussion post for the book soon, so I’d suggest asking then
I wondered, especially because I think I recognized the owner’s name, or at least something very closely related. I’m not sure what’s up there now, but were you ever in the (original) Curious Comics space?
I’ll try to keep my eyes peeled for the discussion post and re-ask number three then.
We’ll see how getting ready for the start of a new academic term affects my free time, but I’m going to try to post something about the book in the near future.
The last name is changed, but yeah.
I don’t think I ever made it into the original Curious Comics store, no…
Loved the first few chapters, which I skimmed in the bookstore while waiting for the kids (I don’t buy hardbacks anymore for 500-sq-ft-apartment reasons) — is the ebook DRM’d? I’d love to pick up a digital copy.
Thanks!
I’m not 100% sure, but I think they’ve got DRM on the ebook.
The EBook does have DRM, but if you request it your library might pick up a copy.
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