{"id":795,"date":"2014-07-01T17:05:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T16:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/?p=795"},"modified":"2014-07-01T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T16:05:16","slug":"what-is-out-of-the-darkness-about-and-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/what-is-out-of-the-darkness-about-and-other-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ‘Out of the Darkness’ About? And Other News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What’s the Novel About?<\/h3>\n

If you’ve been wondering, here’s the current blurb:<\/p>\n

Moira Dolan, an investigator for The Proteus Collective, is forced to take on a dead-end case. How did an elite pilot, his family and their ship disappear in a well-policed star system? With so few leads, it seems her boss wants her to fail.<\/em>
\nAnd where is her loser brother, Keagan? Torn between her only family and last chance for a career, her journey between the stars reveals more of herself than she ever wanted to know.<\/em>
\nAs the pieces fall into place, Moira and some new-found allies uncover a conspiracy: mankind is no longer the galaxy\u2019s apex predator, and a plot to destabilise human space could cost of millions of lives\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Approval<\/h3>\n

How much of the blurb will remain relevant depends on the the approval process, which is ongoing. I’m hoping to hear something back later this week, Frontier willing.<\/p>\n

Cover Art<\/h3>\n

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Thanks to everyone for your votes and opinions. The results of the ongoing cover art poll<\/a> running on the Frontier forums are pretty clear at the moment:<\/p>\n

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Cover Art Poll Results 01\/07\/14.<\/p><\/div>\n

You want to see something different, so I’m working towards that\u2014announcements to follow. If you prefer the old design:<\/p>\n

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or the styles chosen by Gollancz or Fantastic Books, it’s not too late to vote<\/a>, but do it soon!<\/p>\n

If you have any opinions about the blurb, cover, or any Elite-ish \/ book-ish thoughts in general, just leave a comment below. (Don’t worry if it doesn’t show up straight away; after the anti-spam I still have to approve them.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks for your interest in the book. Watch this space and, hopefully, I’ll have some good news for you soon. Until then, enjoy everyone else’s<\/a>\u00a0offerings.<\/p>\n

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