City of Dreams and Nightmare reviewed!

Fried Egg said:
Did you know your book is in the "Three for Two" offer in Waterstones, Ian?

I was tempted to pick it up but I could only find one other book I wanted (in the promotion). May come back to it...
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The solution's obvious, FE... You buy two copies of mine, one for yourself and one as a gift for a deserving friend or relative. There, problem solved! :)

Actually, thanks for confirming this. I knew the book was going to be 'on display' (ie on a table) in Waterstones and that there was a chance it could be included in the 2-for-1, but hadn't had confirmation, so that's great news.

Must try to get into a Waterstones to see it!
 
On the Waterstones website, it's in the "up to 50% off" promotion so that might be a better plan for me if I can't find three books I want.
 
And Waterstones is having an double points weekend, so if you have a Waterstone's card you won't lose out if the promotion discount happens to be fifty per cent. (Sorry, but the Scots, Yorkshire and Dutch blood kicks in from time to time.)


Or is the 50% discount only on the website, FE?




Either way, I'm seriously tempted to pop down into town tomorrow. :)
 
Ursa major said:
And Waterstones is having an double points weekend, so if you have a Waterstone's card you won't lose out if the promotion discount happens to be fifty per cent. (Sorry, but the Scots, Yorkshire and Dutch blood kicks in from time to time.)


Or is the 50% discount only on the website, FE?
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It is only on the web site and it's up to 50% off (i.e. less than 50%).
 
Amazon currently have the book discounted as well, by 30%.

What a bargain... my wondrous words discounted all over the place! (Sigh)
 
And the reviewer sums it up thus:
...Whates's assured prose, slick pacing and inventive imagination make for a gripping read. His first novel is the work of a born storyteller.
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It's a shame that they weren't a bit more enthusiastic, really :)rolleyes:).



Add to that the bargain price and there's no reason not to buy the book, is there?


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Got mine today! (And at full price. Not sure if that makes me foolish with money or too impatient to find 2 other books I wanted.)

One minor disappointment - the beautiful cover art is almost completely obscured on the back with writing and lots of busy-ness. What someone needs to invent is blurb and other stuff which can be faded down to near invisibility.



PS 'The City of a Hundred Rows'? Blimey. Must be a quiet place. I have that many arguments just in my living room...
 
Thanks, Michael, and to you, Judge, for investing your hard-earned dosh in my work. Hope it lives up to expectations. Yes, sometimes it's almost a shame to print anything on book covers -- the art can be so good.

ctg, the publishers haven't mentioned anything of the sort to me, so I presume not.
 
Ian, you might want to check with Angry Robot about the eBook thing - when I checked out the page on their website dedicated to City of Dreams and Nightmare the other day, I thought I'd seen something about an eBook version. Going back to it just now - it's at City of Dreams & Nightmare / Ian Whates :: Angry Robot Books - I was right. It says there will be an eBook version out (from 4 March) for £3, though gives no further details there of how to get hold of it.

And congratulations on getting reviewed in the Guardian too! :)
 
Congratulations on the Guardian Review!

I think I know where some of my money is going when that tax return comes ...
 
My novel 'City of Dreams and Nightmare' has picked up another couple of highly complimentary reviews in the past couple of weeks: one from Hub magazine and one from an online reviewer and blogger. Not entirely sure why now, but delighted in any case! :)

http://templelibraryreviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/review-city-of-dream-and-nightmare-by.html
http://www.hubfiction.com/2010/10/hub-131/

"Whates’ imagination is energetic and enchanting and similarities to the novels of
Ian Watts, Michael Moorcock, China Mièville, and Mervyn Peake inevitable."

Really... Really...? Well, if you insist. :eek:
 
gary compton said:
Well done Ian, do you know how many copies your book has sold?:)
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I've had a statement showing sales from the book's launch in the UK (mid-March) to the end of June, Gary, which indicate around 2,000. No idea what's happened since then.

The interesting thing will be to see what happens over the next few months. The book launches in the USA this month for the first time, and relaunches in the UK (it's been unavailable for the last few months due to the Angry Robot imprint moving from Harper Collins to Osprey).

So wish me luck! :)
 
Two thousand in the first few months is very respectable, Ian. Well done. You'll probably not get your next statement until March next year. Here's hoping it's a good one. :)
 
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