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Just saw this today, though it may have been up there for a while. I couldn’t say, because I’ve been frolicking amongst the fjords here in Iceland. As one does.

Anyway, I’m pleased to report that the audiobook version of The Enceladus Crisis, the sequel to The Daedalus Incident, is now available for pre-order up on Audible.com. I’m also incredibly happy that the two narrators of Daedalus are back for Enceladus. Bernard Clark and Kristin Kalbli did a great job with the first one. Can’t wait to see how they tackled the second book.

The audiobook will be released on May 6, just like the print and (most of) the e-book versions. In addition to Audible, you can also order the audio edition on Amazon.

Enceladus is mere weeks away! Hope you guys enjoy it!

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Consider this another authorial “achievement unlocked” moment, in which I get to do something cool by dint of being a published author.

Agency-mate Michael R. Underwood asked me to take a look at his latest book, Shield and Crocus, coming June 10 from 47North. Of course I said yes, because Mike is good people, and he was kind enough to do the same for The Daedalus Incident. Now, we’ve made it quite clear to each other that, hey, if we aren’t feeling it, we’re not going to blurb it. No harm, no foul.

But no worries here, because Shield and Crocus is a very, very good book. And Mike released my blurb about it today:

“Blindingly creative, Shield and Crocus delivers action-packed, four-color fantasy with a lot of heart.” — Michael J. Martinez, author of The Daedalus Incident

Yep, it’s that good. It’s a secondary-world urban fantasy with multiple sub-genres and a strong superhero vibe throughout. And it’s set in a city resting in the bones of a very large titan. Seriously, what more could you want?

It’s out June 10. Go pre-order it!

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I’m very happy to report that The Enceladus Crisis ebook is available for preorder on Kindle and Kobo devices/platforms. I haven’t seen it up on Google Play, iTunes or Nook yet, but I’ll keep you posted if I do.

Because The Daedalus Incident was delayed last year due to Skyhorse Publishing’s buyout of Night Shade Books, the first book in the Daedalus series didn’t really get a ebook preorder. So I’m pretty psyched to see Enceladus getting out there ahead of time. I expect the second Daedalus book will be on all the platforms as the first, and I’m told the Audible audio version will launch around the same time as the book’s official May 6 release date.

Note the “official” in that statement, because at this point, May 6 is more of a “no later than” date. Amazon says the Kindle preorders will be released April 29. And last summer, I know that many folks who preordered print books from a variety of booksellers got them several days ahead of schedule.

This is not a bad thing, though. I can’t wait for folks to read this one. And I hope you guys feel the same way.

Still, I’m keeping May 6 as my official date. That’s when I’ll start carpet-bombing the Internet with interviews and excerpts and all sorts of other goodies. And that’s when I’ll be opening my official book-launch beer. The Daedalus Incident was launched with a 2006 Brooklyn Monster Ale, after all, so I’ve got my eyes on a few different bottles for May 6. My Untappd page will, of course, carry the results live.

Long story short, if you use Kindle or Kobo, you can now go preorder The Enceladus Crisis. And that’s a very cool thing. Of course, the print version is available for preorder right now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Books-a-Million, and lots of other places. So however you like your sailing ships in space delivered, you can ensure you get your fix.

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The reaction to the final cover of The Enceladus Crisis has been really positive; I’m psyched folks seem to like it as much as I do. That image of HMS Fortitude, guns blazing as she sails through the Rocky Main, was brought to us by artist Lauren Saint Onge, who was kind enough to answer a few questions about her work.

In addition, she agreed to let me post some of her initial sketches and drafts for the cover below so that you can see how it evolved into the final, awesome image.

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Here it is, you guys. I may be biased, of course, but I think it’s incredibly awesome. Behold, The Enceladus Crisis!

The 74-gun third-rate on the cover is HMS Fortitude, captained by…well, you’ll see. The ship bits heavily damaged in the foreground belong to the French, naturally.

The artwork is by the insanely talented Lauren Saint Onge. Like me, she has a day job (doing concept art, no less), and suffers from the same affliction of wanting to do more work as a hobby. She’s awesome, and I’ll be posting an interview with her tomorrow.

And yes, that’s none other than Django Wexler, author of The Thousand Names, saying very nice things about the book on the cover. Django took the time to read the book even though he’s got two books coming out this year: The Forbidden Library next month, and the Thousand Names sequel The Shadow Throne in July. You should all go buy his books now. Thank you, Django, for all the kind words!

The folks at Night Shade Books did a great job putting this all together. They also asked for, and then put up with, my input throughout the process, which was a lot of fun for me. The graphics folks put in a lot of effort to give the title and lettering and such the same look-and-feel as The Daedalus Incident, which is saying something since it’s an entirely different team now. Well done all around.

And here’s the back cover:

I was hoping we’d get one positive review blurb to put on the back. To have three, and these three in particular, was an embarrassment of riches. The PW and SFSignal reviews have already been published, while GeekDad plans to run theirs closer to the book’s May 6 launch.

Did I mention May 6? As in…what, six weeks? Crazy. Pre-orders are available now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and you can go through IndieBound to pre-order through your friendly neighborhood independent bookseller too. It will be out in e-book on May 6 as well, and we do expect Audible to release the audiobook around the same time.

My thanks again to all involved in making this cover. It’s incredibly amazing. And a hat-tip to SFSignal for giving it a nice boost this morning.

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