Re: News update- hardbacks
23 October 2012 at 9:05am
In terms of pre-order goodies, it hasn't been confirmed what Gollancz are planning (if anything) regarding extra merchandise. I have done a new set of loot cards (in the traditional style of the original set, although matt rather than glossy) for The Heart of Fire. My intention was to make these available at my signing events (namely, Dragonmeet on 1 December.)
I will also probably make these available via eBay and/or run a competition. I know Gollancz are rumoured to be running some competitions, possibly with other gaming sites, but nothing confirmed yet.
Short answer is that there are definitely loot cards, but I'll let you know how these will be obtainable a little nearer to the release. They are not 'super-powered' items - their focus is on the core set of faction careers in Act 1 and giving them access to a career-specific skill much earlier in the game, without having to collect set items. Nice!
There should be an eBook version for HoF (*). It usually takes a bit longer to come out than the print, so perhaps expect that in the New Year. Again, if I get any info (me, get told anything lol?!) I'll let you know.
Cheers Kevin - only 23 days to go!
(*) This will, again, be UK only I'm afraid. There are issues with selling it in other territories (namely the US) due to the ongoing negotiations of book rights. Hopefully, once HoF is out on the shelves, we can get all that tied up and a US publisher sorted.
