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Guess what appeared in my email today?
The cover(s) for Cast in Sorrow. I know many of you have already seen it on Amazon, B&N, etc., but on the off chance some of you haven’t, I’m posting it here. The full cover is actually the small file, but has the back text. The larger file is front cover only.
The small file is the cover flat — which includes the spine and the back.
I really like it. The art is by Shane Rebenschied, who also posted the image without text earlier on his tumblr.
Touch in its final form is due back at DAW at the end of June. It has not yet left my house, if that’s any answer T_T.
And at my age, anyone under the age of thirty looks incredibly young, so she doesn’t seem that young to me…
Betsy says: I know that feeling. It was the moment when I watched *Little Women* and they looked like daughters rather than sisters.
Michael says: Sorry that “Touch” is continuing to frustrate you. I doubt I’d have useful advice even if I knew what the problem was, but I do have faith that you’ll finish it off beautifully :).
Re. Kaylin, I’m a couple years older than you, so I do know what you (and Betsy) mean.
And at my age, Michelle you look about 27,tops! :)
Chris G. says: I definitely like the cover, especially so that they went with yellow. Here’s hoping that the next one will be red.
I am a bit bummed by the changes to the spine design (as of last book), but I know that there are bigger problems in the world and it’s not like they’re interested in our input.
In any event, thanks for the post and I hope that War is going well. I also hope that everything else is going well for you. ;)
Tyronne says: Cool! Love the Cover — Want the book! Want War and Touch as well! Waiting patiently!!!! It takes time to craft great stories Michelle and you are a master!!!
Tchula says: I love the details like Kaylin’s hair sticks, and the runes around the inside of the lake. And the dress is still gorgeous! Nice cover.
LOVE! Cannot wait for Sorrows and War to come out! Love your worlds Michelle…thank you for sharing them!
Irene Hyland says: Glad to see the cover. I thought age 20/21.That was mainly because I thought she was 15 in the first novel and automatically added 5 yrs. Now I will just look forward to the book. Thank you.
Tyronne says: Was at the Chapters/Indigo website and just noticed the release date — August 27, 2013 — My 51st Birthday! What a wonderful gift Michelle! Thank you very much!
The green gold colour is just beautiful and evokes leaf-growing woods with high canopies beautifully, but with Kaylin (finally her hairsticks!) and the buildings there’s also an Asian feel and then you’ve got the runes.
The artist must have a strong faible for the golden WonderWoman armcuff, it shows up in most of the covers and I can’t remember Caylin wearing it — is it his interpretation of her jewelled bracelet?
One of your best covers yet, I agree. For this series. I’m a die-hard Jody Lee fan, so any Jody Lee cover is better imo.
The cover is really beautiful, so is Kayleen, which is one of the interesting changes in the Cast books. She is maturing and becoming a beautiful woman with more responsibilities. I don’t see a lake, but I see a large fountain with runes in the inside. The fountain seems to be in a large cave. Are those stone stairs in the right side, behind her? I think the real mystery is: what is she gathering in her hands? Stars? Something that would illuminate her to understand what the language of the story is so she can harmonize. I hope that after this adventure her relationship with Nightshade will improve,not necessarily romantic yet, but more friendlier. It has become kind of antagonistic. They still have so much to do together; I’m waiting in the next book to see what is that N wants her to do in the heart of his castle, after he told her she will never change it, and then call her through the mirror and ask her to come there. Is it to wake it? Will we see here also what is happening in Elantra at the same time? Now that I know this book is less than2 months away, I can’t wait for the next one. But that is Michelle’s magic. Thank you.
Chris G. says: For whatever reason, it seems that a lot of Fantasy fans and sites that I visit haven’t read much, if any, Michelle West/Sagara/Sagara West. But I just saw a list that includes her prominently. in between very esteemed company:
23. George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire. (1996-?)
24. Michelle West, The Sun Sword. (1997 – 2004)
25. Joe Abercrombie, The First Law. (2006 – 2012)
http://lizbourke.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/epic-list-of-epicness/
Carol B. says: Beautiful cover. Can’t wait to read the book!
Thank you very much for sharing this update!
This is probably not the most professional way to go about this, but I am unsure of how to contact your publisher to request an ARC of “Sorrow” for a formal book review. I am an Official Reviewer for Blogcritics, E&K Family Books, The Romance Reviews, Netgalley, and my reviews have been published through The Compulsive Reader, Midwest Book Reviews, and Seattle Post Intelligencer.
I can send you a link to the review I did for “Silence”, if you would like an example of my reviews, or you may visit my website for my publications credits sheet.
Thank you,
Joanna
Lesa Thomas says: August seems so long! Can we get a chapter or 2? :) Please
Lesa
Love the cover! Can’t wait for the book! :)
Kate says: {Gets down on her knees and adopts a particularly pathetic pleading puppy pose — which is kinda pathetic given she’s in her 30s}
What Lesa said … puhleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease : )
mandi says: I have just finished rereading Cast in Peril for like the thousandth time. I so need a Cast in Sorrow fix, please,please. Cast in Peril is my second favorite in the series so far. My favorite is still Cast in Courtlight, which I have reread a million times over the years. I cant wait!!!! Love the cover!!!! Can you please give us a smidge more than the blurb? Like does Mr Small and squaky talk and then does everyone want to stop talking? And how’s Teela handeling being back in the west march?
Thank u!!!!!! I love the series it is so totally awesome!!!!
Paul (Drak Bibliophile) Howard says: Off Topic here, but The Uncrowned King — The Sun Sword #2 is available in the Kindle Store, the Sony Store and at KoboBooks.
Hilda says: If Michelle remains true to form (and she is true), we should be reading the first chapter sometime in July (2 or 3 weeks). Of course, then we want the second… and third.…
just found it! now the wait for 6.
lacretia says: i cant wait love the books .
If it’s for Sorrow, I think it should be up on Netgalley sometime soon; the other books have gone up on Netgalley prior to publication. I know that the publisher has a publicity department, but I’m not in direct contact with anyone there =/
Thank you, Paul!
Thank you very much! I had not yet started reviewing professionally when Peril came out, and I’ve been hunting for the ARC through my usual channels. I’ll keep an eye out with Netgalley.
Love it, agree she looks young – she looks 15 to me here, not 20s! Age is so relative! So looking forward to the book, all the books. As I say on Goodreads, Cast series keeps getting better, and MSW is one of my favorites, have never rated any less than 4 stars, and many 5. Thank you!
Duchess says: Shame, the cover looks great but I have given up on your excellent cast and house books because of the unavailability of ebook versions in the UK :-(
EllenO says: Can’t wait to buy this book…in whatever format I can get it in first!
Natasha says: Like the cover!! Wonder if Kaylin will learn more about her powers (and how to control them) in this book.
Thinking of reading the series from the beginning in preparation for this book…
Hi Michelle, we at Fans of Michelle Sagara West decided to set up a game of assembling reviews of your CAST books as a countdown to “Sorrow” (58 days or approximately 9 weeks away!) I’m not sure if it’s okay to note it here, but I wanted to let you know. Do you happen to have any favorite reviews of your previous books? We can post links to them on the site, along with our reviews written by fellow fans, and get people discussing things and plotting possibilities as we wait what feels like forever for “Cast in Sorrow”. :) http://fansofmichellesagarawest.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/call-out-for-reviews-countdown-to-cast-in-sorrow-begins/
If you do, please share your reviews with us! :) http://fansofmichellesagarawest.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/call-out-for-reviews-countdown-to-cast-in-sorrow-begins/
May I ask if you plan to do another book after this one? There wasn’t the customary “Find out what adventures await Kaylin in Cast in .…” at the end of the book, and I am not sure if this is just because it’s an ARC? But I wanted to assure readers in my review that we have another year to look forward to planning and hoping and fan-fiction-ing our way to the next book, after we gobble up this one. (Which I am not going to talk about at all for fear of spoilers. I adored it, though, and I am extremely grateful to you for writing it. Totally worth waiting for.)
astha says: Hey Michelle you write amazing stories. Reading your books is like a opening a new gift. Every single time.
It’s probably because it was late >.>. Which of course would be on me. Yes, there is another Cast novel, tentatively titled Cast in Flame which I’m working on now :).
Thank you so much! My day has now been made. :)
Jacob says: Guess we’re gonna need another please added to the pot. Pppplllleeeeaassseee :)
I love all The Elantra books. Have read them and can’t wait for each to come out just to watch Kaylin grow. Counting down. Thanks for a good read.
Mandi says: Chapter 2? did i miss chapter 1?
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It is very nice, but doesn’t Kaylin look really young? Like 15?
Anxiously awaiting release of the book. And “War”.
Hope that you’ve been able to fix/overcome your reservations about “Touch”.