Kvetha
fricäya. . . . Greetings friends.
Late
last month, we looked outside and saw a moose walking
down our gravel driveway, through our gardens and
yard, and down to the Yellowstone River. It was a
great big beast, shaggy at the shoulders, with black
hooves and velvet antlers. Quite a sight.
Well,
I went to Comic-Con in San Diego, which was a very
enjoyable—if overwhelming—experience. It’s impossible
to convey through words just how much was going on
at this event. Everywhere you looked you saw something
different, from statues of the Alien to video games
to hot dog vendors to people dressed as dwarves, hobbits,
Wonder Woman, Borg, Klingons, manga characters, Star
Wars characters, and much, much more. . . . I mean,
they had a full-sized X-Wing fighter ship in the Star
Wars section!
One
of the most exciting aspects of the trip was meeting
many of the authors I grew up reading and admiring,
such as Terry Brooks, Raymond E. Feist, Steven Barnes,
Timothy Zahn, and Peter David, as well as China Miéville,
Margaret Weis, Greg Keys, Greg Bear, and others. They
were all incredibly nice to me, especially Terry Brooks,
who really goes above and beyond the call of duty
to help new authors. What a guy!
Another
exciting aspect was getting to meet the wonderful
fans who came to hear my talks and have their copies
of Eragon signed—many of whom I know read
this newsletter! Thank you all. I couldn’t have asked
for a more enthusiastic response. After I did my first
signing, I had a delightful interview with a staff
member from Shurtugal.com.
You can read the interview here.
Also,
many thanks to Colleen Lindsay and the others at Del
Rey who helped make this such a wonderful trip for
my dad and me. It was a true pleasure, and I look
forward to doing it again next year.
The
foreign editions of Eragon continue to pour
in. I just saw the Korean edition, which uses the
same cover art, but splits the book into two glossy
softcover volumes. I can’t give you the first line
as I did before because the book is written in characters
and I have no idea how to type them into the computer.
That’s
it for now. I must return to Eldest. As always,
take care, all the best, and . . .
May
your swords stay sharp,
Christopher
Paolini
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If you haven't read Terry Brooks, you haven't read
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—Christopher Paolini
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