Wow. Well, it seems that The Masked City is part of Amazon’s spring sale for e-books on Kindle. It’s now going at 99p, so if you wanted to pick it up cheaply, and you’re in the UK, this is a very convenient opportunity. (Apologies to all readers who aren’t in the UK…)

The Masked City – on amazon.co.uk

In other news, I’m sorry to be updating so rarely. Life has my nose to the grindstone and my shoulder to the wheel, and in between trying to manage both these positions at once, I’m kept hopping. (How many metaphors can I mix in one sentence? Far too many.) But book 3, The Burning Page, is on the way. More details when I have them…

Ace Roc Books are giving away 24 copies of The Invisible Library! Check it out at:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/176519-the-invisible-library

(In other news, I’m doing edits on book three, The Burning Page, and writing book four…)

For the moment, Amazon.co.uk seems to be selling the e-book of The Masked City at the reduced price of £1.19. I don’t know why, and I have no idea of how long it’ll last, but if you were thinking of picking it up cheap, and you’re on UK amazon, well…

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Masked-City-Invisible-Library-Book-ebook/dp/B00ZCCXZNU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1456536711&sr=8-1

Tor have just released the cover for book 3 of the Invisible Library series, The Burning Page. Here it is!

http://www.torbooks.co.uk/blog/2016/2/19/hot-off-the-press-the-burning-page-cover-reveal

It’s absolutely fantastic. I’m delighted with it. Look for it on the shelves in December…

And also, here’s a truly spectacular animation of Piranesi’s Carceri prints which a friend of mine found.

To quote the background information:

…one of the key elements of the exhibition Le Arti di Piranesi: architetto, incisore, antiquario, vedutista, designer (The Art of Piranesi: architect, engraver, antiquarian, vedutista, designer), a 12 minute animation of Piranesi’s Carceri series made by Gregoire Dupond at Factum Arte specifically for the exhibition. This series of 16 visionary images, originally etched by Piranesi when in his late 20’s, shows the workings of his imagination, merging his architectural ambitions with his obsessive interest in antiquity. Watching Gregoire Dupond’s animation is literally like entering Piranesi’s mind.

Imagine Vale and Irene walking through that.

Good news. Really good news.

Tor will be publishing Library books 4 and 5!

http://www.torbooks.co.uk/blog/2016/2/17/we-check-out-more-invisible-library-books-in-new-deal

I can confirm that book 3, The Burning Page, will be out in December 2016 and the first new book (book 4) is scheduled for December the following year.

This is absolutely fantastic news for me to be able to share. Thanks to Tor, and to all the readers who’ve been buying the books!

A happy new year to everyone. May you succeed in all your endeavours, may things all go well for you, and may you have fun.

And here’s a little something to make people’s purchases less expensive, even if it won’t necessarily help with the above. Amazon.co.uk currently have The Invisible Library as one of their Kindle Monthly Deals, and the price has been reduced to £1.19. Get it while it’s cheap!

The Invisible Library

Also, on a side note, the following people won audio copies of The Masked City and haven’t yet contacted me for their codes. Please drop me an email at librarian@grcogman.com, if you want your free copy:

Veleda

Sathyai Tomlinson

Douglas Robb

Congratulations to everyone who took part and suggested somewhere that Irene should go book-hunting. The winners of an audiobook code for The Masked City are:

Klaudia Seibel

Veleda

Sathyai Tomlinson

Robin

Douglas Robb

Please email me using the “Contact” function on this blog, at librarian@grcogman.com, and I’ll send you an audiobook code. Hope you enjoy it!

I have a few free copies of The Masked City audiobook, and this is your chance to get one.

Reply to this post, and in your comment, tell me about a library (real or imaginary) that Irene should visit. (Why? Why not? Besides, it makes things more interesting for other people reading the post.)

At midnight (UK time) on Sunday 20th December I’ll do some random drawing, and five of the commenters will win an audio code for the audiobook. Of course, if there are only five or less people replying to this post, then I won’t need to do much random drawing. Que sera, sera.

It’s the 3rd of December (just), and The Masked City is out!

(Apologies to all those in countries where it isn’t immediately available.)

And the giveaway on Goodreads is still running (again, UK-only, sorry):

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25761086-the-masked-city

Thanks to all my readers. Your time and attention is greatly appreciated, and I hope you enjoy the book.