Hi! I’m very excited to finally share the new release dates for EMPRESS OF FLAMES with you. I apologize for the delay in getting this book into the world, and have been incredibly touched by everyone who has reached out in the intervening time to ask about its status.
Between personal issues and the casually ego-crushing whims of the industry—keen observers will note the book’s US publisher has changed—EMPRESS was often quite painful to write. Veteran writers aren’t joking when they say your sophomore effort is so much harder than the first! But ultimately, I think the story benefited from the struggle. Feeling like I had nothing to lose, I let myself have fun again, and got a little weird with it. It’s the book Lu, Nok, Nasan, Adé, Omair, Yuri, Jin, and all the others deserve after our many years together.
Anyway, release dates as follows:
DIGITAL FORMATS/E-READERS EVERYWHERE: August 19th, 2021 (Kindle, Apple Books, Nook)
Audible Audiobook: September 2nd, 2021 (Link forthcoming)
UK (Trade Paperback): August 19th, 2021 — Available here for pre-order (Blackwell’s offers free shipping to the US!)
CANADA (Mass-market Paperback): November 2021 (Exact date TBA)
US (MMPB): June 2022 (Exact date TBA)