***Book signing***

On Saturday, November, 6th, I attended author Jacqueline Carey's signing of her latest book, Banewreaker. We had a brief chat before she began: I attended her book tour of the Kushiel series last year and, though she didn't remember me, she remembered some of the questions asked.

Some of the highlights from the Banewreaker signing:

• The book was originally written as one book. When it grew way beyond its britches, the publisher asked it to be split into two books.



• Unlike the Kushiel series, the Banewreaker books are written in third person, simple past tense. I asked it this was difficult for Ms. Carey who replied it was actually going back to her original writing style.



• The story is a tragedy, dealing with characters on the wrong side of the Good versus Evil theme so prevalent in the fantasy genre.



• Once the duology is complete, she will be returning to the Kushiel world and write a new trilogy.

Ms Carey also fielded some questions about the Kushiel books. I found it very interesting (and telling) that the BDSM community is using the marks system found in the books as part of their own (in a similar vein to Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land sparked a new religion.)

Overall, a wonderful signing. Ms Carey was a pleasant speaker. I can't wait to start on Kushiel's Dart, the first book of the series.

- posted by Unknown @ Wednesday, November 10, 2004