Announcement: Eyes Wide Open by Ted Dekker

It's been a long time since Ted Dekker announced a new novel, and with the final installment of the Books of Mortals trilogy being the only remaining title in the release queue, an announcement has long been due.

The New York Times bestselling author has finally stepped out of his shell of secrecy and told us all what's been up: He's working on a brand new, 4-book series, published by Outlaw Studios, the first novel of which will be released this December. What's more, he's decided to give away the first novel, Identity, for free to anyone who wants it. Though it seems obvious that this offer is eBook-only, to be fair, it didn't specify.

For more information about the book and series, go here. That is also where you can request your own free copy of the novel.

Sources: 1, 2 (+ Facebook announcement)

UPDATE: It appears I got some information wrong. Eyes Wide Open is the first book in the series (called the Outlaw Chronicles), and it's split into four parts. The first episode of Eyes Wide Open, called "Identity," is what is being given away.

Coming Soon: The Sanctuary by Ted Dekker

The Sanctuary was first announced in early 2011, under the working title "Meltdown". To those involved in Ted Dekker's Share the Love campaign, it was revealed that it is about the characters Danny Hansen and Renee Gilmore, meaning that it is a sequel to the recent Dekker thriller, The Priest's Graveyard. The initial release date was for September 2012, but it was pushed back to early 2013 with the announcement that Mortal and Sovereign (books two and three in The Books of Mortals trilogy) are both being released in 2012. However, just yesterday it was announced (along with the amazing cover image above) that The Sanctuary will, in fact, be released in October of this year. I don't know what that will do to sales, as Sovereign is being released in just September, but I am certainly looking forward to this novel.

The Queen - Coming Soon!

Just thought I'd post and say that this is the cover art for Steven James' upcoming novel, The Queen, that was mentioned in my interview. Pretty awesome-looking, eh? The book is currently set to come out September, 2011.

You can see all of the book covers of the novels in the Bowers Files series to date here.

~Reuben/Arkatox~

The Priest's Graveyard - Coming 4/19/11!

The Priest's Graveyard is a thriller novel by Ted Dekker that is being released in two days, which happens to be my brother's birthday. I figured I'd just leave some links and promote this going-to-be-awesome book! Also, you may remember me mentioning this, Ted Dekker is one of my favorite authors of all time.

Book Trailer on YouTube (embedding didn't work, for an unknown reason)
Official Promotion Page
Interview conducted at Fiction Addict

Anyway, talk to ya later! I'm going to finish the book I'm currently reading, Eragon (by Christopher Paolini), later today, so you can expect a review within the next few days!

~Reuben/Arkatox~

Eeeeeeedit: Shows how stupid I am! It's coming out on April 19, which is five days from now!