Release Day for Wings of Creation!

November 10th 2009 at 7:09 am

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Pardon the happy little post in advance.  It’s a gray day here is Seattle – with a touch of pink sunrise still in the window – but I’m hoping for a good one.

A lot of writing is work.  By the time a book comes out,  I’m two books or more past it, and living in some other world.  But today, I’m going to enjoy the release of Wings of Creation.  I’m sending copies to the Times and to two book winners (from Goodreads) and drawing a winner for all three books in a hardcover set (That’s The Silver Ship and the Sea, Reading the Wind, and Wings of Creation).  I’m bringing a copy to one of my mentors as a thank you.  I’m preparing for a reading on Friday the University Bookstore in Seattle (with Louise Marley and Jack Skillingstead).

Of all the series, I’m happiest with this one so far.  The art is beautiful: Stephan Martiniere captured the feeling of the fliers, a tortured people with an outward beauty the hides their tortured souls. The other covers are also beautiful, but this one has feeling.

If you’d like a taste, drop by The Academy of New World Historians for some free fiction set in this world. The Academy was designed by the talented Jeremy Tolbert.

Reply here today by 8:00 PM (Nov 10th) if you want a chance to win the hardcover set.

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4 Responses so far

  1. 1. Sara on Nov 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am

    Congratulations, Brenda! I can’t wait to read it!

  2. 2. Bre M. on Nov 10th, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Congrats on the release, I’m looking forward to reading it.

  3. 3. RKCharron on Nov 10th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    Hi Brenda :)
    I know this is late but…
    Congratulations on your release!
    I tweeted about it and blogged about it yesterday.
    Love & Best Wishes,
    RKCharron
    xoxo

  4. 4. brenda on Nov 11th, 2009 at 8:44 am

    Thank you!

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Books

Wings of Creation by Brenda Cooper

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Available November 10th, 2009 from Tor Books.

Reading the Wind by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"Brenda Cooper's newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don't miss this compelling work by a major new talent." - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.

"Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea." - Louise Marley

Available in July, 2008, from Tor Books.

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper

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Audio promo:

"The first solo novel by Larry Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes, and falling meteors....Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice." - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.

Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a "Best Adult Book for Young Adults."

Building Harlequin's Moon by Brenda Cooper and Larry Niven

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"Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper's well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups." - Publisher's Weekly

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