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I am signing on to Mary Robinette Kowal’s Convention Accessibility Pledge. I’m doing it in this blog post because I think it’s important as many people as possible are aware of this issue. I’m not going to pull out of convention appearances that I’ve already committed to. (And as it happens, ConFusion and Vericon have […]

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Worldbuilders Fundraiser

Y’all know about Patrick Rothfuss’ Worldbuilders fundraiser, right? Basically, various cool items are raffled or auctioned off–the proceeds go to Heifer International. If you’re not familiar with Heifer International: Heifer links communities and helps bring sustainable agriculture and commerce to areas with a long history of poverty. Our animals provide partners with both food and […]

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Tour!

So, the tour was a thing that happened. In fact, it was an awesome thing that happened! Along with Greg Bear, I hit five cities in five days. I was really glad to be sharing the tour with Greg, since he’s done this book tour thing a few times before and knew what was what, […]

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Emanations Art!

So, a while back I commissioned the awesome Nicole Thayer to do me up some Emanations. You know the Emanations? Amaat conceived of light, and conceiving of light also necessarily conceived of not-light, and light and darkness sprang forth. This was the first Emanation, EtrepaBo; Light/Darkness. The other three, implied and necessitated by that first, […]

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Books you might enjoy

So, it won’t be long till Ancillary Mercy is available pretty much everywhere. So far reviewers seem to like it! Like, for instance, B&N’s Sci Fi and Fantasy Blog:   I’ll admit that after finishing the second book, I couldn’t imagine how Leckie could wrap up the series with just one more. I thought I […]

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The Bitter Story Behind the UK’s National Drink

Every now and then I see someone remark that obviously I lifted the conditions on Fosyf’s tea estate (in Ancillary Sword) from the Antebellum South. In point of fact, I did not. I was (I thought fairly undisguisedly) thinking about actual conditions on actual Earth tea plantations. And if anything, I soft-pedaled it. Because the […]

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Thank you for pre-ordering!

 Please enjoy these chapters from Ancillary Mercy.  If you haven’t read the first chapter yet, sign-up for my newsletter and it will be sent to you. Email Subscribe 2 I met Governor Giarod in her office, its cream-and-green silk hangings today covering even the broad window that looked out onto Athoek Station’s main concourse, where […]

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Ancillary Mercy 15

I took a drink of my tea. Don’t complain, you’ve had some nice long ones so far! Besides, if you subscribe to my newsletter you can get the entire chapter right now. Enter your email below and you’ll get access to all of Chapter 1. (The newsletter, such as it is, will likely be pretty […]

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Ancillary Mercy 12

“The Lord of Mianaai, who else?” she replied, with a faint smile. Handed me the bowl of tea. “The one, so Fleet Captain Uemi said, that has very little love for you, Fleet Captain. Or for Fleet Captain Uemi herself.”

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Ancillary Mercy 11

Seivarden turned from the counter, bowl of tea in one gloved hand. Came over to where I sat on my bed. After all this time she was too familiar with me to be surprised at my response, or discomfited by the fact my own hands were still bare.

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