Gobsmacked with Delight

[pameladean]

Diversion Books just sent Pat and me an email to say that Points of Departure has a starred review from Publishers Weekly. I will spare you the phonetic rendition of what I uttered when I read the review. It was rather high-pitched and most of the words were somewhat random. Not only is the review enthusiastic, the reviewer truly gets what we were doing.

I feel that some of the praise at the end of the review should go to everyone who worked to create, expand, and edit Liavek, and I hope that any of you other Liavek writers and contributors, particularly Will Shetterly and Emma Bull, who may be reading this, will take a glow of credit to yourselves as well. I personally am especially indebted to John M. Ford, who immensely complicated the history of the House of Responsible Life and very kindly critiqued "A Necessary End," providing in some cases more insight into my characters than I had myself.

Here is the link:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62681-555-1

Pamela

Comments

[sovay]

Mazel tov!

[pameladean]

Thank you!

P.

[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! This book looks so, so good.

[pameladean]

Thanks! We did work hard on it. And Diversion Books was very dedicated in its editing and book design and I really love the cover.

P.

[lydy.livejournal.com]

Yay! (Would write more, but Arwen is sitting on my other hand.)

[pameladean]

No doubt this is her revenge for my having forgotten about their wet food until ten pm on Monday.

P.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Wahoo!!!

[pameladean]

8-)

P.

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And well-deserved, too.

[pameladean]

Thank you!

P.

[huladav8usa.livejournal.com]

Yay!!

w00t!

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

WooT!

[pameladean]

We are pretty chuffed, I have to admit.

P.

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

Dang, I was just going to buy a copy, but Amazon stopped me! (I apparently bought it last month.) And I thought this electronic whiz-bang delivery wuz supposed to be fast? ;-)

[pameladean]

I do that all the time. I guess they won't let you have it til May.

P.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

I will spare you the phonetic rendition of what I uttered when I read the review. It was rather high-pitched and most of the words were somewhat random.

*screaming like a Howler Monkey*

[pameladean]

Maybe a very small howler monkey.

P.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

small tasteful, and in tune Howler Monkey!

[alecaustin.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! I'm really looking forward to it.

[pameladean]

Thank you.

P.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeeeee!!!!
And it is coming out in the UK next month! Let joy be unconfined!

[pameladean]

Oh, good, you get it at the same time as people in the US! I know that's by no means guaranteed.

P.

[kate_nepveu]

Awesome!

[pameladean]

8-)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Hurrah go team!

[pameladean]

Including all the critiquers!

P.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, very well deserved.

I just went to pre-order it and found I already pre-ordered it. It's a good thing somebody is keeping track!

[pameladean]

Larry did the same thing, and I do it all the time. You probably pre-ordered it when I put that link up. I do like your reflexes.

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[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

[prettymuchpeggy.livejournal.com]

Hopping on the cheering bandwagon...YAY!!!!!!!!!

[pameladean]

Thanks!

P.

[biblio-tech.livejournal.com]

But, of course! Congratulations to you and Pat and the perceptive reviewer!

[pameladean]

We didn't feel very "of course" about it, but it's very nice indeed and quite reassuring.

P.

[carbonel]

What splendid news!

[pameladean]

Take a bit of credit for yourself and your beta-reading.

P.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Certainly it should get such a thing. *tosses heralding flower petals for its arrival*

[pameladean]

*beams*

P.

[chalcedony_cat (from livejournal.com)]

That is exceptionally lovely, I am very glad for all involved. And glad for myself; the Benedicti stories were a lifeline for me while I was finding my way out of my own horrific family situation 20+ years ago -- the House of Responsible Life made such excellent sense and I, too, had a beloved cat whom I was responsible for -- and I am very much looking forward to having them all in one place, plus some new ones to love. I hope the collection sells like proverbial hotcakes and there is much more to come.

[pameladean]

I'm so very glad the stories were helpful to you.

I'd love to see a more general revival of Liavek. I'm working on a novel set there, but it's moving pretty slowly.

P.

[thinkum]

Lovely news!!! :-)