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This will be a 6x9 trade paperback release. The final editing of the three included stories is now in progress.

RJK
]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/2533 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:28:37 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/2529/t/Twelve-Labors-of-Drystaff.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Gronan of Simmerya) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/2529 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:23:07 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1054/t/Twelve-Labors-Goes-West.html
Gronan did me the honor of complimenting the novel after he finshed the edit, and Gronan is very exacting, giving and taking as he feels in this life, let me tell you. He had some good suggestions for some peices of it, but overall said:

"...not a bad homage... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1054 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:06:52 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1050/t/The-Significs-of-Harewood-extract-.html
This almost 11,000 word novella/very long short story proceeds the novel.

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Again he felt a thought thundering at a depth unplumbed. He gripped his staff tightly, angered by his dismal attempts to link the teasing thought-feeling to wracked memory. By Ashara's* girdle! Those two spurned union like arguing mates! Drystaff gritted his teeth in sudden realization: mates could eventually reconcile; his fears and desires had a dull edge... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1050 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:44:33 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1055/t/Extract-from-Drystaff-the-Mercenary.html
His decision made, Drystaff exchanged his wizard's hat for a cap of fine haxel fur that Gandal had given him for cold nights. He pulled his tattered grey robe close about him, and with a bounce to his step and as cheery an attitude as possible, he walked through the gate, staff in hand and a bulging sack slung over one shoulder.
        Minutes after he'd departed, a litter... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1055 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:39:12 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1052/t/Sample-Text-D-amp-the-Pot-of-Gold-SS.html
(This is from the initial edit and will have one more edit before going to print)

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The man stood and mopped his brow with a kerchief as Drystaff drew near. The wizard bowed politely, "Greetings! I note your difficulty with unchecked interest. Could I be of some minor assistance?"
The man, a bald, portly specimen who was attired in a dull green that... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1052 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:15:30 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1051/t/Drystaff-the-Wizard.html
The Twelve Labors of Drystaff is a culmination of Rob's work on him to 1988, and includes the preceding short stories in the line, "Drystaff and the Pot o' Gold," "Drystaff the Mercenary," and the novella "The Significs of Harewood."

Imprint: PPP Fiction
Author: Robert J.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Pied PiperRJK) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1051 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:05:43 GMT http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1053/t/Drystaff-Discussion-edited-from-original-topic-title-.html feeds@yuku.com (DCAS) http://piedpiperpublishing.yuku.com/topic/1053 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:51:54 GMT