lawheads next series planned :)

[luv1another]

a friend of mine who knows I am a huge Lawhead fan and who works in the editing dep of a publisher just sent me a link to this story www.ecpa.org/rush/pr29.html
on Lawhead's plans for his next series bright empire
sounds interesting

[CynanMachae]

*Bounces off walls*

Who, me? Excited?

[Danath]

Thanks for this. I'm definately excited to read more fantasy. And yet, 2010. So close...yet so far away.

[Dred]

This is really awesome news. I can't wait to dig into it.

[Paladin]

I think my favorite phrase in that release was, "planned to release September 2010, FOLLOWED ANNUALLY "

WHOOP! for more fantasy!!!

And yet, why didn't he come here and tell us this himself? j/k (kinda) ((mostly))

[Dred]

He's busy writing to get the books off to the editor. That's the reason he couldn't come here to tell us himself.

[ceridwen]

Ohhh...High Fantasy...I'm drooling!

Make 'em nice and long, Steve!

[eugene]

yay for more books from our illustrious host!

[twyrch]

I can't wait for this series to start!! I've been wanting a good Fantasy series ever since the Song of Albion ended, so I've been waiting 15 years for this!

For those of you who just want to read the press release, I'll post it here as well:

Thomas Nelson Fiction announces new contract for Stephen Lawhead

When Stephen Lawhead’s Scarlet was announced as the 2008 Christy Award winner in the Visionary category, Lawhead didn’t forget to thank the “little people” in the acceptance remarks he passed along. Those “elves, dwarves, and assorted pixies and sprites” will likely be pulling extra hours again soon.

Thomas Nelson Fiction is pleased to announce a newly signed contract for Lawhead—a five-novel series titled Bright Empires. The contract continues Thomas Nelson’s exclusive North American publishing relationship with the author.

“I’ve had the idea for the Bright Empire series for over ten years. In my mind, I’ve always thought of it as my ’super-fantasy.’ Now, in Allen Arnold, I have a publisher—along with an editorial and marketing team—who are every bit as enthusiastic about it as I am. After years of indulging my passion for historical fiction, I’m keen to get back to my first love—High Fantasy,” said Lawhead.

“Twenty years ago, Stephen Lawhead captured my imagination with his novels. Now it is my great privilege to be both his friend and the publisher of these epic tales,” said Allen Arnold, Vice President and Publisher, Thomas Nelson Fiction.

The first book in the new series—The Skin Map—is planned to release September 2010, followed annually by The Bone House, The Spirit Well, The Shadow Lamp, and The Fatal Tree.

Stephen Lawhead currently has nine titles spanning three trilogies with Thomas Nelson. Tuck, the conclusion to the King Raven trilogy releases next February.