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ABOUT THE BOOKS

What’s your next book and when is it coming out?
I’ve been working on a new epic fantasy novel, unrelated to anything else I’ve written, but it still hasn’t fully come together yet. So far only a few trusted friends have seen it and I still have lots of work to do, so… stay tuned!

Is there going to be a third book after Swift and Nomad?
There is! Torch, the long-awaited final book of the Flight and Flame Trilogy, was released in February 2021 and is currently available in paperback and e-book formats from Enclave Publishing.

Is there an edition of Torch that matches my original UK copies of Swift and Nomad?
Not this time, as the books are now handled by a different publisher. But I’m very happy with Kirk DouPonce’s lovely new cover art for the trilogy!

I’m reading A Pocket Full of Murder. How do you pronounce “Isaveth”?
It rhymes with “Elizabeth”.

Will there be another book in the Ultraviolet series after Quicksilver?
I have no plans to write a third book at this time, chiefly because I don’t have any idea who or what it would be about. (Sebastian is a few years too old to be the narrator of a YA novel, alas!)

Why does the back of my UK edition of Arrow say Swift is the last in the Knife series?
That was an editorial mistake which was fixed in later editions. Arrow is the last book of the Knife trilogy, while Swift is the first book of a separate but connected trilogy about the piskeys of Cornwall.

Is Arrow available in the US?
US paperback and e-book editions were released by Enclave Publishing in April 2016. Buy links for Arrow can be found here.

Are Knife and Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter the same book? Rebel and Wayfarer?
They are the same, just with different titles and covers. Only a few words of British usage/slang were changed for the North American editions.

So why did they have different titles?
Knife was my preferred title for the first book, but my first US publisher felt it set a negative tone and wanted to emphasize the faery aspect of the series. So it ended up as Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter in the US instead. With the second book, the reverse happened. Wayfarer was my original title and my US publisher was happy to keep it; but my UK editor suggested Rebel, so we went with that. However, the US reprint editions from Enclave Publishing use the UK titles.

Are your books published in any other languages?
Foreign rights for Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter and Wayfarer sold to Germany, Romania, Estonia, Turkey and Indonesia. Ultraviolet and Quicksilver were also published in Taiwan.

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I’ve written a story / novel / some ideas. Can you read them and tell me if they’re good?
Sadly, I can’t read or comment on anything written by my readers for legal reasons. I encourage aspiring authors to join a critique group in their area or on the Internet, where they can share their work with others and get suggestions on how to improve it. I recommend Go Teen Writers as a good place to learn more about all aspects of publishing and the writers’ craft.

I am doing a project on you / your books for school. Can you answer some questions?
I’m honoured, but I hope you understand that if I spend my days helping readers with their homework, I won’t have time to write books! Fortunately, the answers you need aren’t hard to find. For personal information, you can consult my Biography page and check out some of the many Interviews I’ve done over the years. Or Google “R.J. Anderson” +”author”.

I sent you an e-mail today. How long until I get a reply?
I generally try to answer all my mail within 4 – 6 weeks — sometimes sooner, sometimes later. If I’m busy working on a new book, it’s likely to be later. Sorry! But I do appreciate every letter that I receive.

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