Last year, The Winds of Khalakovo nabbed the Debut of the Year from Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist. Pat pinged me shortly after and asked if an ARC for The Straits of Galahesh was available. I said of course an ARC was available and promptly arranged for one to be sent with Night Shade’s publicist. Truth is, though, [...]
The latest review of Winds goes to Battle Hymns. Overall, a very nice review. The setting here is a unique one. The place names and character names give The Winds of Khalakovo a distinct Russian feel, and the windswept archipelago geography is pretty cool too. I gotta give Beaulieu credit, he definitely found his story a unique [...]
Keith over at Adventures Fantastic recently read and reviewed The Straits of Galahesh. Keith had read The Winds of Khalakovo last year and was really impressed by it. Here’s that review. Well, he apparently likes Straits as well. Here’s the kicker: If you read The Winds of Khalakovo, then you will want to read The Straits of [...]
Sarah over at Bookworm Blues recently reviewed The Winds of Khalakovo, calling it a book worth paying attention to and me and author worth noting. Here’s a brief excerpt from the review: Beaulieu has written an incredibly complex novel filled with rich cultural detail and plenty of symbolism. In fact, many reviewers have compared The Winds [...]
In a special two-episode series over at Speculate!, Greg and I take a step back from our usual blend of reader response and writer analysis to look at the state of the speculative fiction field more generally, enlisting friend and fellow speculative fiction author and editor Paul Genesse to broaden the discussion. In Part 1, we focus [...]
The latest review for The Straits of Galahesh comes from Stefan Raets over at Tor.com. I have to say, I always love it when my work gets compared to other writers (in a favorable way, of course). In this case, it’s Robin Hobb with her Seven Duchies/Rain Wilds series and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of [...]
Wow. It's been an entire year since The Winds of Khalakovo was released. It's strange, it feels like the year has been comprised of two separate wholes that have somehow coexisted even though they're traveling at different speeds through timespace. One part, the part that's been traveling at normal speed, is the day job, the [...]
The Winds of Khalakovo is up for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, and there are only TWO DAYS left to vote! Wow, that went fast. If Winds makes it into the top five, there will be a run-off for the final award. Well, there'll be a run-off either way, but my interest level will likely [...]
The Straits of Galahesh Giveaway continues, and the response so far has been great! There's still another week to go to win one of the great prizes: a Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet (winner's choice), a Kindle Touch or Nook Simple Touch (winner's choice), a rare signed ARC of The Straits of Galahesh, and sets [...]
We've added a new feature to Speculate this year. A "State of the Business" podcast, which we'll do a few times a year with selected guests. I was really looking forward to this talk, because I like chatting about where this ship is headed, and our guest, editor and author, Paul Genesse, didn't disappoint. Our [...]
Far Beyond Reality, the relatively new review site from Stefan Raets, has a brand new review of The Winds of Khalakovo. The review, which you can read in its entirety here, is quite complementary. Here's my favorite part: The Winds of Khalakovo is a debut that merits your attention. The way Bradley Beaulieu focuses on the [...]
Today and tomorrow, Strata, the dystopian sci-fi thriller I co-wrote with Stephen Gaskell, is FREE on Amazon.com. Just head on over to the Kindle store via your browser or your Kindle (the physical version or the app) and grab a copy! Strata is a stand-alone novella by two Writers of the Future Award winners. It’s [...]
Looking for a bit of listening for the weekend? Then I have just the thing for you. Head on over to Speculate, where Greg and I recently sat down with Wheel of Time author, Brandon Sanderson. This is one of our longer interviews, but when you have someone who can talk so easily and interestingly [...]
Although the release of Straits is still a few weeks out, I now have in my hot little electronic paws a PDF teaser for The Straits of Galahesh. It contains the prologue and the first eleven chapters, plus a short synopsis of The Winds of Khalakovo. Download The Straits of Galahesh Teaser Here I [...]
And the winner (if there's an award for such things) goes to Paul Weimer and the Functional Nerds. Here's a brief excerpt from the review: The author’s writing continues to improve. Now that I know what to expect from the writer, the changes and point of view changes were like beats that came easily and [...]
I'm very excited to announce a giveaway in promotion of The Straits of Galahesh, which is now less than a month from release. In order to help spread the word, I, along with Night Shade Books, am running a contest with a top prize of a Kindle Fire and a second prize of a Kindle Touch, [...]
Today is a very exciting day. I'm finally ready to unveil the interactive map project I've been working on these past few weeks. You can click the map below to go to the page, which you can also find under the Lays of Anuskaya menu on the menu bar above. Within the map, you'll also [...]
I’m going to have more on this in the coming days, but I wanted to share news about the free promotional giveaway that Steve Gaskell and I are running for Strata, our dystopian sci-fi thriller. On Tuesday, March 20th and Wednesday, March 21st, we will be giving away free copies of Strata through Amazon.com. We’re [...]
Ah, awards season. What would they be without (a) a few gentle reminders to vote and (b) a note or two about what you can vote for? Lest your award season, and in particular the Hugo Awards, feel incomplete, here are the wee little projects that I can offer up for your kind consideration. Best [...]
Ok, this is pretty cool. The Winds of Khalakovo has been entered into Book Spot Central’s 6th Annual Book Tournament! There are four brackets, and Winds has been placed, appropriately, in the Middle Earth bracket: Middle Earth Bracket The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey Snuff (Discworld #39) by Terry Pratchett [...]
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