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The Camelot Kids softcover is on sale now!

The Camelot Kids softcover is on sale now!

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My nights were Merlin. My days were Simon.

Meetings at work were doodles — what did the characters look like? What made Excalibur special?

Plot twists popped out of a martini. Oh yeah, one crucial theme sparked from a spicy chicken wing during Date Night in SoHo.

About 1000 pages were written right after Jack was born. I read the first draft in the middle of a forest and decided it was inspiring and horrible. Robin talked me off that cliff.

I hope you enjoy Simon’s butting heads with Merlin. I hope Maille Rose (pronounced Molly Rose) becomes a favorite of yours too. Oh, and I hope the ending leaves you wanting more. Because I want to write much more.

The Camelot Kids has been a part of my life for almost nine years. It was mine. Now it’s yours.

 

New Camelot by Ian Greenlee for “The Camelot Kids” softcover

New Camelot by Ian Greenlee for “The Camelot Kids” softcover

We’re going to do something different here. I’d like to show off Ian Greenlee’s art in a unique way.

Piece by piece.

Ian’s work is spectacularly detailed. He works on a canvas the size of a house and loves to dive into minutia like no one else I know. To show this talent off I’m going to reveal his latest piece. It captures the moment that Simon Sharp walks into the fantastic town for the first time. I think Ian does a brilliant job of making us feel the awe that Simon felt. When you see the full piece all together, you’ll see what I mean.

I’ll update this post once per day until the softcover launch on December 12th, so bookmark it and come back to see the full illustration slowly come to life!

Enough talking! Take a look at this first tiny slice of a masterpiece!

 

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Slice #1: Girls in the Market

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Slice #2: Getting Ready for the Fair

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Slice #3: Watch Your Head!

 

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Slice #4: Girl, Meet Monkey

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Slice #5: Young Lovers in New Camelot

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Slice #6: Shopping for an Elbow

 

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Any of these illustrations have enough detail to satisfy most artists. Not Ian.

THIS is how big the above images are in comparison to the full piece!

 

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Yeah…

And HERE is the full piece!

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So what do you think? Want to read the story? Check it out in softcover! 500 pages of action, intrigue and images like this one…

Simon Sharp has a few surprises waiting for him in The Camelot Kids: Part Four

Simon Sharp has a few surprises waiting for him in The Camelot Kids: Part Four

The Camelot Kids Part Four cover by Nathan Fox

Poor Simon. He’s had a horrid run of luck recently. A couple of bad decisions became one HUGE problem for New Camelot — a problem that looks a lot like a dragon. But he’s determined to find a way to make things right. And the only way he can do that is to go back to his Uncle Victor’s castle.

Let’s just say Simon isn’t welcome there anymore.

Snag a copy of The Camelot Kids: Part Four and see how the first part of Simon’s story comes to an end. There’s adventure, battles and betrayal the likes of which you’ve never seen before.

Really.

And THANK YOU. This run of The Camelot Kids has been the time of my life! I can’t wait to release the softcover book on December 10th, with art by Ian Greenlee, Nathan Fox and Matt Bailey.

Nathan Fox’s covers for The Camelot Kids

Nathan Fox’s covers for The Camelot Kids

The Camelot Kids Part One cover by Nathan Fox

Part One of the book introduces 28 characters. Not easy to do with 120 pages. Nathan’s cover and Ian’s illustrations were that much more important because of this challenge.
Nathan’s version of Maille Rose has a lot of heart in it. And action. And mystery. Typical Nathan.

Nathan Fox cover illustrator of The Camelot Kids Part Two

Part Two is where magic peeks over the horizon of reality and goes BOO! Simon Sharp may have a hard time accepting it, but he can’t deny trolls and 7 ft elderly wizards and floating chairs.
This cover creeped me out when I first saw it. My eyes were drawn to the eyes after wandering through the haze for a split second. Nathan is constantly thinking about the way his audience experiences his work.

Nathan Fox cover illustrator of The Camelot Kids Part Three

Part Three is the first part of the story where Simon is swimming (sinking?) in a world of magic and danger. We get to see him fight with the knights of New Camelot. We get to see what Uncle Victor is up to. And we get to see the opening sequence of the finale!
This cover is just so flagrantly powerful. Just like its subject, Uncle Victor.

The Camelot Kids: Part Four reveals the plot, the players and the victims. Nothing will be the same again in New Camelot.

The Camelot Kids: Part Four reveals the plot, the players and the victims. Nothing will be the same again in New Camelot.

The Camelot Kids need your help! Nominate them for a Goodreads Choice Awards.

The Camelot Kids need your help! Nominate them for a Goodreads Choice Awards.

The Camelot Kids for Goodreads Choice Awards 2014

I’m delighted with The Camelot Kids. I’m even more delighted with the response to it so far. It’s consistently on a number of genre bestseller lists on Amazon, including the Arthurian category! The reviews have been glowing, which generate enough heat in my bones to keep me warm in a New England Fall.

But I always feel like I should be working harder to get the word out. So when opportunities to shine emerge, I’m game!

The 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards are a free and easy way to earn some recognition for my new Fantasy series.

If you’ve enjoyed The Camelot Kids so far I’d appreciate it (endlessly) if you’d head to Goodreads and write in The Camelot Kids: Part One. If I can get a few dozen votes for Part One I think we can get the word out to more Fantasy fans.

Voting ends November 8th, so just click on the image above (or here).

Thanks for ANY help you provide. I appreciate every kind email, honest review and sale.

Oh, and get ready for The Camelot Kids: Part Four! Armor up!