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Ian C Esslemont interviewed at Fantasybookspot
Posted by Paul Raven on May 27th, 2008 at 13:42
Jay Tomio of Fantasybookspot has a very in-depth interview with Ian Esslemont, with plenty of detail about the Malazan Empire - the setting for his recently-released double-volume Return Of The Crimson Guard novel.
He has nice things to say about working with PS Publishing, too:
“Working with Peter at PS is great. It is very possible that Night of Knives may never have seen print had he not dared to take the chance. And there remain obvious reasons why Bantam, for example, was reluctant to take that chance. Its brevity for one thing, and - to be fair - it remains the work of a craftsperson coming to grips with his medium. Few publishing houses these days are willing to take on new untried names to watch them feel their way into the industry. That’s the older model where publishing houses used to nourish and develop authors rather than searching for that instant hit or ‘blockbuster’.”
That’s one of Peter’s missions for PS - finding the star writers of tomorrow! And the odds are good that Ian Cameron Esslemont will be one of them - grab yourself a copy of Return Of The Crimson Guard and find out why.
- Return of the Crimson Guard - slipcased two-volume hardcover - £75 ($150 approx.), 300 copies