Two days to launch…

…and I’m slightly geeked out about getting Exile out there. The Admiral, of course, is reacting to my excitement with her customary savoir faire.

That said, it’s possible she hasn’t yet made the correlation between book sales and the ability to buy her crunchy food. Keep this in mind when you decide where to put your book-buying dollars this week: every time you purchase a copy of Exile, the Admiral gets her crunchy food 🙂

One of the great things about prepping this book for release and talking it up online? Kathleen Jennings linked to her original reaction tweets when she read the series, complete with watercolour sketches she put together at the time.

Which in turn led me back to her write-up about the book over on her blog:

You may think I broke my Regency streak with these two, but the main character reads Persuasion on stakeouts. Myth-heavy hardboiled Gold Coast pre-(assorted)-apocalyptic fantasy. It resonates with the parts of my mind where American Gods took up residence.

Books read, things seen: April 2016, Kathleen Jennings

And reminded me that I should probably mention some of the original reviews of the book that appeared over on the ‘zon

And over on Goodreads, where chaps like writers Alan Baxter have said incredibly nice things about the book.

Excellent noir yarn with well interwoven demonic and supernatural aspects. Really good worldbuilding and I’m keen to read the next one… Highly recommended.

Alan Baxter over on Goodreads

Folks do mention the editorial issues which plagued the book–and they’re part of the reason why this release has undergone some crazy intense copyedits and proofing–but it’s a startling reminder that the books that live in your head, after your write them.