Book Updates: One Out, One (Slightly) Delayed, Two Polished, and Two Underway

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One Book Out!

“It’s like . . . like a miracle. Like some kind of weird, freaky miracle.” 

Christmas shopping? I have you covered! (Pun intended … book cover, get it? Okay, sorry.)

So, it’s been a pretty momentous month—it always is when one launches a new book out into the world. It never, ever gets old and I am way beyond thrilled.

The audiobook and ebook are available right now from your favorite retailers, including Barnes and Noble, Amazon/Audible, Apple, and Google. The trade hardcover is coming soon.

In addition, a few copies of the limited and numbered Special Limited Edition are still available exclusively from Eagle Eye Bookshop. These are signed by the illustrator, Carol Bales, and me. They are the same price as the trade edition, and Eagle Eye ships for free. They are lovely! If you want them personalized, just let Eagle Eye know when you order.

If you’re just starting your holiday shopping, these make terrific stocking stuffers (if you’ll forgive the biased opinion of the author).

One Book (Slightly) Delayed

The first of my epic novels, Blackthorne Faire, is being delayed from January 2024 to (I think) March. The reason is this: my publisher wants the hardcover and the audiobook to come out at the same time. When your book is being read by the amazing (and amazingly busy) Andy Serkis, it’s worth the wait. Blackthorne Faire will be beautifully illustrated by the astonishing Leighanne Schneider. I can’t begin to tell you how utterly delighted and excited I am.

Two are Polished, and One is Almost Polished!

I’ve polished the first two books in my contemporary King Arthur series, The Unbroken Circle: The Widening Gyre and Winter Kept Us Warm. I’ll be submitting them to my publisher shortly. I’ve almost finished the polish of A Planet Called Eden, thanks to the generous support of my critique partner, Mr. Mike Mikula. I plan to have it ready to submit by the end of January. Eden is scheduled to come out in 2025, and Gyre in 2026.

Two More Books Underway!

I’m about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through What the Thunder Said, the penultimate novel in my contemporary King Arthur series, The Unbroken Circle. It’ll be finished before the first book is published (knock on wood). I’ve scarcely begun The Last Light Flickers, the final volume, but I have plenty of time before its time in the queue arrives.

In the meantime, I’m about a quarter of the way through Incandescent, next year’s Winter Tale. It’s about a character that is slowly falling in love … with the reader. You, I hope. It’s set at the Renaissance festival introduced in Blackthorne Faire, but it’s not really what you’d call a sequel. Both are stand-alone books.

I also have a rewrite of another novel/TV pilot to squeeze in there, two screenplays to revise, and at least one or two more Winter Tales. Stay tuned, and please subscribe to this blog if you’d like to be notified. Thank you for reading!

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John Adcox (he/him) has been a cross-media communications and content strategist, producer, user experience designer, and writer for more than twenty years. Presently, he is the CEO of The Story Plant/Gramarye Media. Over the course of his career in advertising, marketing, and new media John has held a number of titles including Executive Producer, Vice President of Digital Media, Creative Director, Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services, and even CEO. In addition, he has hosted a radio show, acted professionally (although not since age 15), designed and written scripts for computer games, written a play for a professional theatre company, taught university astronomy, and written reviews and articles on topics including mythology, psychology, technology, religion, marketing strategy, and fantasy. John was the Lay Leader at Inman Park United Methodist Church, and is now a member of Neighborhood Church Atlanta, a progressive, challenging, intellectually-engaging, warm, tightly-knit, and activist congregation that encourages connection, questions, and exploration. His many, many interests include books and literature (he is insufferably proud of his library), religion and philosophy, mythology, the Arthurian legends, travel, baseball, science fiction and fantasy, marketing communications, Celtic music and lore, new media, theatre, and politics, not to mention astronomy and cosmological physics, as well as the lesser sciences. He was knighted by the late King Richard Booth of the nation/village of Hay-on-Wye (the famous book town on the border between England and Wales) and was ordained a minister on the Internet (he recently performed his first wedding). So he is properly the Right Reverend Sir John. He is very happily married to the fabulous Carol Bales (Lady Bales of Hay). The couple makes their home in Atlanta. John has published three novels, Raven Wakes the World: A Winter Tale, Christmas Past: A Ghostly Winter Tale, and The Star in the East: A Winter Tale of Ancient Mystery. Two more, Make Up Test: A Rom-Com Winter Tale and Blackthorne Faire are coming soon, and many more are forthcoming.

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