OCTOBER 2008
Oh for some 30 hour days. I have to prioritise at the moment, so the next update will be in November - and it’ll be jam-packed.
AUG/SEPT 2008
A torrent of orcish happenings …
AMERICAN EDITION OF FIRST TRILOGY PUBLISHED 8th SEPTEMBER
To mark the US publication of the omnibus edition of my Orcs: First Blood trilogy, Orbit has launched an imaginative website. It allows you to send orc mail to your unsuspecting family and friends. Have your speakers on when you visit …
Orbit mounted a great presentation for the omnibus at this year’s Book Expo America, held in Los Angeles over the weekend of 1st/2nd June, and distributed five hundred proof copies of the book to members of the trade. Here’s a photo of part of the display …
In its coverage of the BEA, Jacket Copy, the literary blog of the Los Angeles Times, had this to say …
‘At the booth for Orbit Books, the publicists displayed galleys of "Orcs," which gathers a trilogy by Stan Nicholls that has sold well around the world. This will be its first U.S. publication. The striking image on the cover drew a steady stream of visitors. When I approached sales director Gina Wynn, before I could even say a word, she smiled and said, "Yes, there are Orcs in it. Want a copy? I haven't been able to keep them on the shelves." If the convention response was any indication of future success, "Orcs" should do just fine this fall.’
Which was very nice.
Orbit also pulled out all the stops at this year’s San Diego Comicon, held the weekend of 26th/27th July, where they handed out 3000 buttons reading “ALL ORC, NO PLAY” … !
