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Republic Of Thieves Publish Date
ravelle — Wed, 04/22/2009 - 16:15
It's been announced that, despite our finger-crossing and fervent hoping, Scott's upcoming novel The Republic Of Thieves has been pushed back to 03/06/2010.
Gollancz has recently released a catalogue claiming it will be out in November, but I'd rubbish that claim. It said RoT would be out last summer, but obviously that didn't happen. Catalogues aren't always right, and considering the manuscript still hasn't been turned in, I'd go with what many websites are saying, which is the 2010 date.
It's disappointing, but hardly surprising. I just hope Mr Lynch gets back on the web soon, to really update us.
Rob & Sabetha
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username — Sat, 05/09/2009 - 22:15eh, at this pt. i've kinda moved on to other authors. anybody figure out why it's taking him three times as long to write #3 as it took to write #2?
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Sabetha — Sun, 05/10/2009 - 15:01Because book 2 didn't do so well he has to really crack down on this one. Everyone knows about RSURS haphazard ending and the slightly disjointed plotline. Plus, he's got a lot of pressure with the introduction of Sabetha (something he brought upon himself really) - and in Scott's own words, the events of RoT are going to be extremely complex. I don't blame him for taking longer than usual. And he's apparently had to deal with some personal issues.
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Roland of Gilead — Wed, 05/13/2009 - 16:46That's a shame that Lynch feels he has to work harder on Republic because of the disappointing sales of RSURS. Personally I thought it was just as good as TLOLL myself, without simply repeating himself, as so many fantasy authors do.
And both of the books are so much better than ninety percent of the fantasy being published now.
The wait is terrible, but still not as long as Martin has subjected us to, so I'll grin and bear it. :mrgreen:
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Sabetha — Wed, 05/13/2009 - 19:16God, I completely agree with you. I find 90 percent of all fantasy novels have the same plotline - the war that tears countries apart, the runaway princess, the thief with a heart-of-gold, the somehow mystical sword that only one person can wield etc. etc. BOTH LoLL and RSURS were refreshing imo. I think the problem was that RSURS wasn't as good as LOLL when it came to characters and plot. Sure, it cemented Locke and Jean down to the ground and I adore them twice as much as I did in the first book, but it could've been a lot better.
That said, I heard that Scott had to take out 50 pages of RSURS. Maybe that's where the good ending went? Hehe.
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Icarus — Sun, 05/17/2009 - 23:11I did not think that RSURS was too long, so I'm curious what putting those 50 pages back would have given us.
All the delays are not really bothering me. I've got so much that I've bought, but not read yet, that if Scott, or other authors are late, then it is not like I'm starving for reading material.
"As I get older I realize, more and more, that life is way too precious to waste on dignity."
-Jim Butcher
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Roland of Gilead — Mon, 05/18/2009 - 22:11Yeah, but have you got enough great reading material? :(
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Icarus — Tue, 05/19/2009 - 01:45Yeah, but have you got enough great reading material? :(
I have been reading John Scalzi' Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades recently, and I thought they were great.
I've also got Game of Thrones, The Stand, and Last Argument of Kings on my TBR pile.
"As I get older I realize, more and more, that life is way too precious to waste on dignity."
-Jim Butcher
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Roland of Gilead — Tue, 05/19/2009 - 22:19I stand corrected. A Game of Thrones is one of the finest epic fantasy novels ever written, and The Stand is simply one of the finest novels ever written, any genre. 8-)
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Sabetha — Sat, 05/23/2009 - 20:03I'm struggling to find good reading material, but maybe that's because I can't afford to keep buying books. God, I remember reading The Stand years ago. Stephen King, right? I love nearly every book written by him, especially 'Misery'. Can't remmeber much about The Stand but I know it's good 8-)
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Roland of Gilead — Tue, 05/26/2009 - 17:27The Stand is King's big post-apocalyptic novel, published twice, the second time his unexpurgated version that he wasn't powerful enough originally to get published in the form he wrote it. It has also been made into a mini-series and currently Marvel is doing a comics version.
Most fans consider it King's finest work, and I would agree, unless we're talking Dark Tower as a whole.
The novel is over 1100 pages long, but reads like it's 500. You truly come to know and love or hate the characters, as a tiny remnant of immune survivors of a devastating plague square off in a battle between good and evil.
Highly recommended. 8-)
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Icarus — Wed, 05/27/2009 - 02:29The whole "Roland of Gilead" king of gives it away that you are a Dark Tower fan. I loved that series as well!
"As I get older I realize, more and more, that life is way too precious to waste on dignity."
-Jim Butcher
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Icarus — Tue, 07/07/2009 - 00:33I just finished The Stand this weekend. I found it entertaining, but not what I was hoping for, and a little disappointed by the end.
At 1153 pages in hardcover, I was also sick of carrying it around everywhere. :)
"As I get older I realize, more and more, that life is way too precious to waste on dignity."
-Jim Butcher
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Sabetha — Tue, 07/07/2009 - 22:40haha, wow, hardcover!? No wonder! My vote still goes with Misery and The Shining. I find King works best with fewer characters.
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Icarus — Wed, 07/08/2009 - 00:48I picked up the hardcover for $1 at a used book sale. It was almost like carrying around a dictionary for two weeks.
The problem I had was not with there being too many, or too few characters. I had no problem with that.
My problem is that he seemed to have some great ideas for each of the characters, and then went nowhere with all of them.
I loved all the character introductions, and their interactions and responses to the superflu. Once the Free Zone formed, the whole tone of the book seemed to change.
"As I get older I realize, more and more, that life is way too precious to waste on dignity."
-Jim Butcher
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Roland of Gilead — Wed, 07/08/2009 - 16:28I'm sorry you didn't enjoy The Stand as much as I thought you would. I agree that the book's tone changes, but I think King does an admirable job of showing how these changes effect and deepen the characters.
One major character dies early on, and I was personally bummed about that, as he was my favorite, but the novel as a whole continued to enthrall me, both in the original version and in the longer, uncut version. 8-)
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Teaflax — Fri, 07/31/2009 - 11:27Do you mean March 6th or June 3rd? I assume the former, but I would just like to point out that using US dating standards on an international site isn't a great idea. YYYY-MM-DD works and is pretty much unambiguous for any reader from anywhere in the world.
Sorry to return and bitch as the first thing I do, but that really is a pet peeve of mine. I'll be more constructive soon, I hope. ;)
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Sabetha — Sat, 08/01/2009 - 15:22Uh, I used the UK dating standards, the way I was taught. Day, month, year. I've never known it any other way. US do it month, day, year, I think, or maybe the way you put it. I'll be writing dates UK style anyways, as this is a UK based site run by two UK residents. I'll be more specific next time (ie 3rd March 2010) to avoid confusion.
That said, I thnk we're looking at a July/August release next year, if we're lucky. As soon as it's announced it'll be posted.
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username — Mon, 08/31/2009 - 23:292yrs...... this better be amazing
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GentlemanGajes — Tue, 09/01/2009 - 18:01Well, considering the quality of the books and the high hopes for RoT, I find 2 years for writing a book quite fast, compared to a lot of other writers..
- "GAJES!"
So Amazon has 17th Feb 2011
mus42 — Mon, 01/03/2011 - 22:13So Amazon has 17th Feb 2011 listed as the release date for the Paperback version of TRoT,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0575084472/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?p...
as does the Gollancz page:
http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/the-republic-of-thieves-hardback
However Amazon has the Hardcover version listed as 16th Jun 2011
Does anyone know if there is a concrete release date?
Cheers.
The is no official date as
TheSpider — Wed, 01/05/2011 - 04:11The is no official date as far as I know. But Scott turned in the manuscript to his editor a few months ago. The last time we've heard from him about it, he said that he was working on corrections, etc...
The February date is obviously not realistic. Let's hope for the best: June 2011. But keep in mind that the release keeps being delayed. So just be patient! :-)
I think there were some
Wilzo — Thu, 01/06/2011 - 18:58I think there were some (rather worrying) dates for some editions in Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Thieves-Gollancz-Scott-Lynch/dp/057507701...
There's one hardcover edition date saying May 28th, 2013 and a paperback date November 1st, 2012. Let's hope that the 2013 date at least isn't the one we're going to get...
Locke would appreciate it.
Oh my goodness that isn't
Sabetha — Fri, 01/07/2011 - 16:38Oh my goodness that isn't even FUNNY. I just don't believe it. I just don't. I think that if the date got pushed back that much and considering Scott has handed in the manuscipt and is revising, I can only imagine it would mean they told him to redo the whole thing. I think I'd die if I had to wait any longer than this year. I read one date that was March 9th, which is a day after my birthday so I hope it's that one! But seriously. I'm hoping with all my might that's just amazon being rubbish as usual.
In here
Wilzo — Fri, 01/07/2011 - 18:22In here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19889635857 a person says "Last I heard, from Scott himself at a con on November 20th, the release date isn't set yet, and should be springish. That said, that isn't concrete by any means." (posted Dec 16th 2010)
That sounds rather comforting, actually, having come from Scott himself, though of course things can change. If this still stands, I think the March date likely. And if you look at the other dates on amazon, it offers Feb and June as well (or at least I remember it doing so...)
I really hope we don't have to wait until next year. And if can't be made any earlier, I'd like the June date - it's two days after my birthday! :D Are they spying on us fans and checking our birthdays so they can place the would-be-release-dates close to them? 'Cause I think they do.
Locke would appreciate it.
I think so, Wilzo, that's the
Sabetha — Sun, 01/09/2011 - 21:25I think so, Wilzo, that's the only logical explanation :DD Hehe. I don't mind if it's march, june or december, as long as it's this year! And i agree that's it's comforting to hear that from Scott, and also nice to know he's going to cons again! Maybe he's on the mend. I hope so :-)
I just checked the Orion
Wilzo — Fri, 01/21/2011 - 12:45I just checked the Orion Books website http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/content/search?SearchText=republic+of+thieve... and it says tRoT's publishing date is "February 2011". That'd apparently be the hardback edition, there's nothing about the paperback release. A Finnish internet bookstore gives Feb for the hardcover, and Jun for the paperback. I think that'd be nice. Fingers crossed.
Locke would appreciate it.
Hmm, now while I'm not about
Sabetha — Fri, 01/21/2011 - 22:40Hmm, now while I'm not about to throw a fit over having the book in LESS THAN A MONTH'S TIME GEE ZUS YES I'm also concerned by the lack of any kind of promotion. So while it PAINS me to say this, for the sake of Scott's career I kind of hope it's a few months later, so the sales will benefit, not just us hardcore fans. I still find it extremely suspcious that we've yet to have an announcement officially confirming the release date. You would have thought with less than a month to go (supposedly) at least the author himself would've said so.
http://thewertzone.blogspot.c
TheSpider — Fri, 01/28/2011 - 18:19http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2011/01/republic-of-thieves-is-not-comin...
Nov 2011? This really pains me, but it was inevitable... We should have gotten an official announcement by now.
Well, I doubt anyone is
Sabetha — Sat, 01/29/2011 - 13:18Well, I doubt anyone is suprised. As I said before, the fact we hadn't heard from ANYONE regarding release dates was bound to mean the book wouldn't be out for a while. To be honest, I'm surprised the new expected release date is this year! So I'm actually PLEASANTLY suprised. Okay, okay, without the surprised. But heck, I've waited 3/4 years... I can wait another. Thank you for letting us know, Spider!
Hey guys. I've preordered on
mjolnir1171 — Sat, 01/29/2011 - 22:29Hey guys. I've preordered on Amazon and I have a ship date of mid-late February! Just thought ya'll might be interested.
Thanks, but if you go to the
Sabetha — Sun, 01/30/2011 - 00:16Thanks, but if you go to the front page of the site or read the last few posts, you'll see that unfortunately Amazon got the date wrong. Follow the link to Wertzone's blog and it will explain why :-)
I seriously wish we were
TheSpider — Sun, 01/30/2011 - 00:30I seriously wish we were wrong, but there is no way we would not have gotten an official announcement by now if the book was really going to be released in a couple of weeks! My guess is that we'll hear from Scott or his publishers months before the actual release date because the new book will need some serious hype! The last book was released years ago and they'll need as much publicity as possible.
Bollocks... thanks for
mjolnir1171 — Sun, 01/30/2011 - 01:16Bollocks... thanks for setting me straight folks...
This is my sad rant of the
TheSpider — Tue, 02/15/2011 - 00:41This is my sad rant of the day....
It is no directed at anyone in particular. I just wish we would hear SOMETHING! Now we're completely in limbo. Complete silence from everyone, from Scott, from editors, etc... It is very frustrating, especially since from what I understand a first draft of the manuscript was submitted months ago... What is happening? Are there major problems that necessitate major rewrites? Are the editors waiting for the write moment to publish (from a marketing point of view)? Is Scott too unwell to work at all (I really hope he's doing better)?
I just want to hear SOMETHING!
Well, I can't supply solid
Sabetha — Tue, 02/15/2011 - 21:27Well, I can't supply solid answers, but I'm guessing it's all of the above. About the manuscipt: 'As of this time, Scott Lynch does not appear to have handed in the final draft of the manuscript for the book, obviously making publication just next month impossible.' - from Wertzone, as you know. Scott is obviously still unwell if his silence is anything to go by. And I imagine they ARE waiting for the right time to publish it, as it can't clash with any other major releases and extensive promotion will have to be done, which will probably be around big convention dates.
It's all just speculation at this point, though. As it has been for many months.
the orion site is now saying
weesaw — Thu, 07/21/2011 - 15:46the orion site is now saying december 2011 (http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/the-republic-of-thieves-hardback) AND it's showing up in publishers catalogs (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/183806982) soooo maybe this is for real? *fingers crossed*
(there's also a description on the orion site that i can't remember if we had before, fyi.)
(thank god for google alerts!)
If it could hit the Christmas
Wilzo — Thu, 07/21/2011 - 19:13If it could hit the Christmas market, that'd be perfect. That's a month back from the last date - but only a month, so maybe this is a good sign? So exciting! Wish we could get something really solid information soon...
Locke would appreciate it.
Does everyone else get a page
Nicole — Mon, 08/08/2011 - 20:35Does everyone else get a page that says "Access Denied" here - http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/the-republic-of-thieves-hardback ?
http://historicalyafen.livejournal.com
I'm getting that page, too,
clairebearxo — Mon, 08/08/2011 - 20:39I'm getting that page, too, but might it be because we don't have accounts with the website? Maybe they changed their policy on what information is available to non-members.
it's also been taken off
weesaw — Mon, 08/08/2011 - 20:44it's also been taken off scott's book list on his author page ( http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/authors/lynch-scott ), which is odd.
Hmmm... I'm trying not to get
clairebearxo — Mon, 08/08/2011 - 20:50Hmmm... I'm trying not to get worried here, because the book's release date has been pushed back so much, but I guess the best thing to do now is just stay calm and keep our eyes peeled for updates from Scott...
Who knows, maybe the website is just revamping the book's page so it had to be taken down temporarily.
Who knows, maybe the website
weesaw — Mon, 08/08/2011 - 20:55Who knows, maybe the website is just revamping the book's page so it had to be taken down temporarily.
that's what i'm hoping. or that they're gearing up for a big announcement, heh.
A big announcement would be
Nicole — Tue, 08/09/2011 - 03:27A big announcement would be nice. Extremely nice.
http://historicalyafen.livejournal.com
My local bookstore now says
Wilzo — Fri, 09/02/2011 - 15:14My local bookstore now says March 2012. Not exactly a surprise.
Locke would appreciate it.
Noooooooo @_@ My bookstore's
clairebearxo — Fri, 09/02/2011 - 16:35Noooooooo @_@
My bookstore's website still says January 3, 2012, but it may change yet... Aaaghh this is so frustrating!
I'm happy that Scott is happy and healthy, and as long as that is the case, I'll wait as long as I need to for him to finish the books... but it would still be lovely to be able to say once and for all when TRoT will be released.
2012?? ;___; I actually
Sabetha — Sun, 09/04/2011 - 19:212012?? ;___; I actually remember getting excited about March 2011 last year because it would have meant the book being released around my birthday. I don't care anymore - I just want it OUT!
I was excited about the
Wilzo — Sun, 09/04/2011 - 21:27I was excited about the November date, too, but then again, who in here wasn't? Of course, nothing is certain until we hear from Scott, although I think that it's starting to look unlikely that it'll be in just a couple of months. Fingers crossed for next year!
Locke would appreciate it.
Was anyone at Armadillocon?
TheSpider — Thu, 09/08/2011 - 06:48Was anyone at Armadillocon? Does anyone know what he read?
Just found the link on
Raistlin — Thu, 09/22/2011 - 16:51Just found the link on Scott's news webpage: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/scott-lynch-interview
haven't even read it, just the release date at the beginning got me excited
I don't want to kill anyone's
Akaia Autumngold — Mon, 09/26/2011 - 01:39I don't want to kill anyone's buzz, but Scott's said a number of times on his livejournal that as soon as he has a definitive release date he will inform us (lasers and the side of the moon were mentioned...) so it's likely that the date on that interview was just a misunderstanding.