Here’s the final version of the J.K. Potter cover for the Subterranean Press hardcover of Mortality Bridge. Pretty spiffy, I think. Pub date is end of July.
I haven’t been blogging about the book (or anything else!) lately because I’m working on the Mortality Bridge website. It’s coming along nicely and I hope to launch it in mid May. It’ll have sample chapters, Google Earth maps, audio, and more. I’m playing with the idea of an “outtakes” section of cut scenes. It’s a cool feature on DVDs, why not a book’s website?
I’m still not certain about going to Worldcon in August. I better make up my mind fairly soon.
Unbelievably, World Fantasy Con sold out a month ago (probably because Neil Gaiman is the Guest of Honor), so that’s probably out for me. Shame; it’s in San Diego this year. A nice drive and a pleasant town. Oh, well. Of course, I can always go anyway and hang out in the hotel bar. It’s where everything happens anyhow.
I’m sure there’s a VIP pass to World Fantasy Con with your name on it lurking in an excel spreadsheet somplace? There certainly should be…. LOL.
Hi, Chip! Flattery will get you everywhere. 🙂 Actually I was on a waitlist and ended up being able to get a membership. I’m hoping to give a reading from Mortality Bridge.
Love the cover, Steve, the incongruity of the cab immediately grabbing the eye. Mind if I steal your ‘outtakes’ idea for my own webpage-in-making? Thanks!
Hi, Phil! Since the cover is pretty much a professionally rendered version of a mockup I handed in to Subterranean, I’m doubly flattered at your reaction to it! And mad props to J.K. Potter for working his magic, because I was worried that the incongruity might be taken as intended to be funny. Potter pretty much removed all doubt of that.
Steal away, by the way. 🙂