Those who follow my blog may remember a while ago I mentioned I’d been contacted by a publisher about a Czech translation of my debut novel, Visions of Zarua.
Well last week I received the signed contract so I can finally announce the deal is official!
I do not have a publication date as yet but I’m so happy to share this news and to say I will soon be a traditionally published author! That is a dream come true, even if it has come about in a totally unexpected way.
I am so proud of this book and can’t wait to see what it looks like in Czech!
For those of you unfamiliar with the book here’s the blurb…
An ancient darkness haunts the realm of Paltria.
Apprentice wizard Paddren is plagued by visions of a city on the brink of annihilation. When his master Kalesh dies in mysterious circumstances, the Royal Order of Wizards refuses to investigate.
Helped by his childhood friend, the skilled tracker Varnia, and her lover Leyoch, Paddren vows to find the killer.
The investigation leads Paddren down a sinister path of assassins, secret sects and creatures conjured by blood magic. But he is guided by a connection with a wizard from centuries ago – a wizard whose history holds the key to the horror at the heart of the abandoned city of Zarua. Can Paddren decipher his visions in time to save the Paltrian people from the dark menace of Zarua’s past?
Goodreads book link
Why not see what others have been saying on Amazon via universal book link.
I am currently approaching agents with this book and would really love to get some more reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, or to be featured on your book blogs. If you are willing to post an honest review in exchange for a free copy, please get in touch using my contact form. Alternatively, Visions of Zarua is enrolled in Kindle Unlimited where members can read it for free.
I hope to have more news to share soon, but for now thanks for reading.
Congratulations!
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Many congratulations Suzanne. Your news just one day after one of my books went on sale in China after some poor soul handled the translation full of our idiom. I hope you sell loads.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Thanks very much, David. And congratulations to you too!
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Congratulations 👏👏
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Thanks very much.
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Excellent news! Congratulations, Suzanne. 🙂
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Thanks very much.
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Wow that’s amazing! congratulations!!! 😀 😀 :You deserve to be recognised and visions of Zarua is an amazing debut novel ❤ Which publisher is it, want to do an extra share when they officially release your book 🙂
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Thank you 😀
The publishers are Albatros Media and the imprint is Fragment. They are the biggest publishers in the Czech Republic and do translations of JK Rowlings, Robin Hobb etc. I’m so excited about what the future holds!
Thanks for your support from the start, C. 😉
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Oh wow, that is fantastic! I’m so happy for you ❤ ❤ ❤ 😀 Just wait a bit and one of the big publishers in the UK is sure to notice your book too 😀 You deserve it, you really are a great writer and I've said it from the start. I hope you'll have the same success with your new trilogy too (I think it's a trilogy?) I'll share as much as possible and I hope you have a lot of sales as soon as they do publish the book 🙂 If you'd like me to do any kind of blog feature about it let me know, I might just share it on my old blog too for extra support 😀 🙂
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Thanks, I hope your are right!
I haven’t thought too much about what to do next, but i’d love to feature on your blog again.
I should have arc copies for book 2 in the Silent Sea Chronicles ready in a few weeks, so I’m hoping you’re still willing to read and review it. It is a trilogy btw. 😀
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Oh yes definitely, I can’t wait to read the next instalment 😀 😀
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Brilliant, thank you.
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