Tuesday, March 05, 2013

After Seven Years, a New Thraxas Novel


Seven years after the last Thraxas novel, I've finally produced a new one. Thraxas and the Ice Dragon, book 9 in the Thraxas series, is now available at Kindle (US), Kindle (UK), Kindle (CA)NookKobo, eSentral, iTunes/iBooks.

There are many reasons why it's taken so long: some publishing problems, some other things I was busy writing, a little poor health. Then there was Tomb Raider, Oblivion, Skyrim, Portal 1 and Portal 2 to get through, among others. It's not like I could just ignore these games. And when you add in my ever-present desire to lie on the couch staring into space, you can see that it's not easy finishing a book these days.

But here Thraxas is at last, stepping ashore from the small boat in which he left the City of Turai in the company of Makri and Lisutaris. I don't want to give anything of the plot away, but will mention that in the overwhelming crisis which is unfolding all around him, Thraxas does show his mettle with a spectacular victory in a pie eating contest, demolishing all opposition.


Thraxas and Ice Dragon

'Thraxas and Makri drift ashore in the distant land of Samsarina, in the company of Lisutaris, Head of the Sorcerers Guild. After a miserable voyage on a leaky fishing boat, Thraxas just wants to drink beer, but there are other matters to attend to. Turai has fallen to the enemy, and the armies of the West are gathering. Before war breaks out, there's the great sword-fighting tournament, which gives Thraxas the chance of almost unlimited gambling, if only he can persuade Makri to enter. Makri is surprised to find herself looking after a baby dragon, and even more surprised to discover that Thraxas has a romantic past, one which leads them into a murder investigation in an unfamiliar land, where hostile forces oppose them at every turn.'

This is an ebook only. There won't be a print edition, at least not in the foreseeable future. If you don't have an ebook reader, you can download free apps from Kindle, Nook, Kobo etc that will allow you to read their ebooks on your computer.

Thraxas books 1, 2, 3 and 9 are now available as ebooks. Books 4 to 8 will appear soon. 


14 comments:

  1. Bought it first thing this morning - it's fab! And great to read that you are working on a tenth.

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    1. Thanks for the amazon review, Ruzz, I appreciate that.

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  2. Anonymous11:12 am

    Nice,
    just read the last Thraxas again.
    Will the new one be translated to other languages?
    My Wife can't read english :)

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    1. I'm not sure if the German and Russian publishers want to carry on with Thraxas after such a long gap between books, I'm still waiting to hear about this.

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  3. Anonymous5:14 pm

    Thank you!

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  4. I am hoping to get this very soon. Counting down the days when it can be available online

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  5. Anonymous12:34 am

    How soon will the new book be on itunes?

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    1. iTunes/iBookstore are a little slower than Amazon to list books, but it will be there soon, within a week I'd say.

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  6. It has now arrived at iTunes / iBooks.
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/thraxas-and-the-ice-dragon/id611403889?mt=11

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  7. Anonymous7:55 am

    Damn, by now I refused e-books and stayed with the old-fashioned paper prints. But I'm afraid, now I will HAVE to let this technology enter my life, as I cannot resist Thraxas.

    Verena

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  8. Anonymous1:09 pm

    Is there any chance for a translation into german in the near future?

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  9. Anonymous9:58 am

    Bonjour monsieur Millar
    I see now that my hopes for new bulgarian translation are lost. But thanks to you and ebooks I can continue reading new Thraxas serie. Best regards from Bulgaria
    Pavel

    p.s. well Akinator, the web genius lost to Makri. Still dont know its a good news or bad xD

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  10. Read Thraxas, Enjoyed Thraxas. thanks!

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  11. Floriane11:38 am

    So great!! Thanks a lot M.Millar, I'd left Thraxas in 2008, I learnt english langage thanks to your books... What a pleasure I found you wrote the ninth and ten :))) I hope everything's going well for you, I wish you the best (and I crosse my fingers it might be an eleventh book ;))) lot of luv

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