Bones of Starlight 2: Abyss Surrounding
WIDE RELEASE 11/11/2018
(for review advance proof copy, arrange with primal.spiral@gmail.com with “AP” in subject)

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Chance meeting of the censorship exhibit curators, incl. one Cory Doctorow

Seminar 2 on censorship at U of Chicago, incl. Ada Palmer, Cory Doctorow, Mary Anne Mohanraj

table neighbor Mark Kistler

I ran out of books here!

Sylvanas Windrunner @girlonfirecosplay

Find Waldo, has my book.

rainbow amazon in front of the Chris Evans line

Kadesh Flow matchmakes my book with Sharice Davids, congressional candidate.

Phil Ortiz, Simpsons character creator, does a version of me!

Tom Hiddleston starting a panel.

I also was able to hand Tom Hiddleston a copy of the new version of Bones of Starlight 1: Fire Within, which can offset his out-of-print paperback copy.

If you’d like to get an Advanced Proof hardback paper copy of Bones of Starlight 2: Abyss Surrounding, please arrange with primal.spiral@gmail.com containing “AP” in the subject line. These will be provided, with request for reviews, at cost plus shipping (additional donation welcome), until the wide release date of 11/11.

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The ship is the Windy.

A view of Chicago from Navy Pier’s loading dock.

partially-complete Ace Comic Con

Gumbo Fiction Salon @ The Galway Arms

Brain Pastor’s reading

John Weagley’s reading

introducing Eva L. Elasigue

‘Wisdom’ in the Ogham alphabet

stairwell in Freehand Chicago Hostel

securely balancing my laptop on an exercycle

Glimpses of life in Chicago.

Tomorrow, I am a featured writer at this month’s Gumbo Fiction Salon in Chicago! This one is a celebration of Frankenstein’s Bicentennial, the novel often credited as the beginning of the literary genre of science fiction.

I’d restate the great pun from Callahan’s at WorldCon 76 about having a beer and a hot dog in honor of the anniversary, but I can’t quite resurrect it. Happy to participate in this landmark occasion by joining in the lively tradition of this salon; it reminds me of discovering my first appearance in a literary industry magazine in Locus issue #666. Auspicious.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll be at Ace Comic Con Midwest! I’m thrilled to be listed alongside such great talent, and I hope people will enjoy visiting my Artist’s Alley table – and then enjoy the books they get from there even more.

The happenstance abbreviation of my book title to “Ire Within” really does something for this highlight image!