Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tony Nance Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Question about Swordheart (T.Kingfisher) Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 13:31:46 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:31:47 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9f0a048dd536cdd3e632967b9f120b76"; logging-data="895246"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19VUsmFRpUoSf3apUUKw3MN9ywB0GkSfvU=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:tdK7DPtzKE2+6VYA0rnurVlnYug= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2256 On 3/9/25 12:47 PM, Robert Woodward wrote: > In article , > Tony Nance wrote: > >> So I'm reading the Sunday paper, as I often do on Sundays, and I see >> that the ABA bestseller list has Swordheart (T.Kingfisher) listed 6th in >> the fiction category.[1] >> >> But I'm curious. I did indeed enjoy the book, but it was written in >> 2018. Per isfdb[2], there was indeed a new edition released a few weeks >> ago.[3] >> >> Does anyone know what's causing the sudden interest and resurgence in >> sales? Movie? Something else? I've searched some, and I didn't find any >> special news or anything. >> >> Just curious, >> Tony >> [1] Yay Ursula! >> [2] Yay Ahaseurus! >> [3] Yay Ursula again! > > It was supposed to be the 1st book of a trilogy (there were 2 other > swords), but she wrote 4 _Saint of Steel_ books instead. Maybe the 2nd > Sword title will be released this year (however no sign in books > forthcoming). Or perhaps it is just the new edition. > Interesting - thanks. Have you read the Saint of Steel books? I haven't yet, but I expect to some day. Tony