Terry signed all of the copies of Bearers of the Black Staff ordered before August 26th as well as extra stock for people come late to the signing. It took him several hours since the amount was large, but he was thrilled with the amount of people taking advantage of The Signed Page since he isn’t touring this year.

Here is a picture taken after he had finished:

I am currently shipping the books out as quickly as I can. It is hampered by a sudden occurrence of bursitis in my right elbow. It is slowing me down but I am doing the best I can, despite my MD telling me not to do anything with it. What do MDs know, right? There are fans needing their Terry Brooks fix! Tomorrow all of the domestic multiple-book orders not waiting for another book will be shipped out, about 80 books in all. I might be able to get some of the individual books out too. Just depends on the arm. The rest of the books will be picked up by the post office Monday, Tuesday, and probably Wednesday next week.

In short, I am doing the best I can with the ailing arm I have! Ha!

Just be patient and you’ll get your book soon. I promise.

This week Terry Brooks will be signing copies of Bearers of the Black Staff. On Thursday, Brent Weeks will be signing The Black Prism. And on Friday, Kat Richardson will be signing copies of Labyrinth!

A busy week with lots of shipping. Be patient as I make my way through them. I am, after all, only one man with a penchant for signed books! Thanks!

As an aside, all copies of The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle signed by Patrick Rothfuss have shipped if they are not waiting on other books on the order.

Just a quick update to let you all know that all copies of Naomi Novik’s Tongues of Serpents—both domestic and international—have shipped.

I have about 8 copies left for those of you who missed out.

Carry on.

I am truly pleased to see so many female authors coming into The Signed Page.  For a while there I thought I’d only have male signings!

And what fun is that, right?

Anyway, in the last few days I’ve secured two of the best in the business:

WAKING THE WITCH by Kelley Armstrong

Got an urban fantasy itch? This is the book for you! Kelley Armstrong has long been one of the more popular — and prolific — writers in the genre. Now, with WAKING THE WITCH, she has decided to tell the story of one of her side characters. This is a perfect jumping on point for readers new to Kelley’s work. Plus, with that cover, it will make a gorgeous addition to any library or collection. This signing is a fast one though, taking place next week on August 4th, so get your orders in FAST!

FALLEN & TORMENT by Lauren Kate

I honestly had no idea who Lauren Kate was until I saw the stunning cover she had been given for TORMENT, her forthcoming book. After doing some poking around, I discovered she is the woman responsible for writing FALLEN, a wonderful read about fallen angels and the women they fall in love with once on Earth. I then interviewed her. Here is that interview:

There is a second part of that interview. It can be found on YouTube HERE.

FALLEN is a powerful story about love never dying, and TORMENT is the second book in that series. Lauren will be signing in October, so if you want a great read with angels, here you go!

Just a brief update.  The Red Wolf Conspiracy and The Ruling Sea signed by Robert V.S. Redick have shipped out and have been gone from me for some time.  I don’t believe I updated the site about it though, so there you go.

Also, today will see USPS pick up all domestically ordered copies of Tongues of Serpents and In His Majesty’s Service, signed by Naomi Novik.  I still have a few copies of the former left, so first come first served!  The internationally ordered copies will all be gone from me by tomorrow.

As promised, I have posted the new pre-ordering periods for the upcoming late summer/early fall signings.  There are three or four others I am working on too, which include Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld, The Dervish House by Ian McDonald, The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman, and Against All Things Ending signed by cover artist John Jude Palencar.

Here is what I have up now:

• Bullet by Laurell K. Hamilton
• Labyrinth by Kat Richardson
• The Bear by RA Salvatore (signed by Todd Lockwood)
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• Antiphon by Ken Scholes
• Discord’s Apple by Carrie Vaughn

As you can see, these are some very good books.  As usual, if you have any questions about them just ask me.  I am always around.  And remember: If you order books together in one order to save on shipping, the books in the entire order won’t ship until the very last one has been signed.

In other news, I have received the last box of The Ruling Sea signed by Robert VS Redick.  All copies will be gone from me tomorrow.  It turns out I have four copies of The Red Wolf Conspiracy signed by Redick as well.  If you want one of them, write me.

I will also be posting an article tomorrow that contains my additional single copies that I have left over from signings.  So if you missed something previously, you might still be able to get it.  Stay tuned!

I have received 3 of 5 Robert Redick boxes back so far.  All copies from those 3 books have been shipped out and left me today via the USPS.  I hope to receive the other two boxes soon and put this late signing to bed finally!

I have taken down the pre-ordering period for The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle signed by Patrick Rothfuss.  The copies are enroute to me now, and once they arrive I must ship them to Pat for signing.  I may have a few copies left.  If I do, I will re-post the signing and make them available.  Stay tuned!

I have received several emails from Jacqueline Carey fans who missed out on the signing.

It’s a good thing I over-ordered just for this situation!

The Signed Page has 11 signed copies left of Naamah’s Curse signed by Jacqueline Carey.  It’s first come, first served, of course.  The books will ship immediately upon ordering.

As always, Jacqueline was a delight to have visit again.  She has come to Seattle for years in a row now because of you all, her fans.  All credit deserves to go to her.  So the next time you see her in person or on Facebook, definitely thank her for signing books at The Signed Page.  She puts in all the work — no matter what she would have you believe!  Ha!

All domestic and international copies of Naamah’s Curse signed by Jacqueline Carey have shipped from me. So if you have not received your book, expect it quite soon.

I have about 12 copies left. I will be putting a link up soon for those of you who missed out but want a signed copy. I will also be including Laurell K. Hamilton’s Bullet signed, as well as adding three or four new upcoming signings! Stay tuned!

I have also received 3 of the 5 Robert Redick boxes back. So I have begun shipping out copies of The Ruling Sea, The Rats & the Ruling Sea, and The Red Wolf Conspiracy. I will be done shipping the books from the 3 boxes by Tuesday. Hopefully the rest of the books will come soon. I will post here when they do.

Here is a photo to prove to all of you Carey fans that yes, I am indeed working my tail off:

I have 50 domestic books left to ship and 28 international orders left to ship.  The last of the domestic books will be picked up by the post office on Thursday morning after the books in this photo are picked up tomorrow.  The international books will ship out on Friday and Saturday.

Please keep in mind again that writing me emails asking where your book is only impedes me getting it to you all that faster.