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Posted on January 1, 2014 by adminCategories: blog news Rumblings thevault Uncategorized Vault NewsWell, folks, Book Two is done. Again. It’s really quite a story. Let me tell you about it.First off, let’s start with the fact that Book One, The Unremembered, was published in April of 2011, just for those who are keeping score. Then, what happened is largely two things: my day job, and an editorial snafu.On the day job, you’ve maybe heard me talk about it before. But specifically, what happened over the last few years is that the day job became more demanding. While still getting up at 3:30 a.m. to write, I had had several very long stretches when instead of writing I had to go into work. We had some big things going on, like moving Xbox onto other platforms like iOS and Android, as well as something called Xbox One. It mean I lost more writing time than you can possibly imagine.On the other thing, let’s just say that there’ve been editorial changes at Tor. My editor was fired. But again, for those keeping score, you’ll remember that I turned in Book Two in mid-October of 2012. My prior editor had done nothing up until the day he was canned which was this last June. So, my manuscript languished for nine months.The good news is I landed with a great new editor. And after she got caught up, she gave me some input on the manuscript and away we went.The work I finished today was taking her input and doing some things I had wanted to do for a while.I’ve sent the manuscript in, and I suspect the book will come out in early 2015. As soon as I have a publication date, I’ll let you all know.Thanks for all the email and support asking for me to get the damn thing done. It’s been great to have y’all express your desire to see what happens in the second movement.I may blog more about all this later. Right now, I’m a bit numb. I’ve been putting in 16 hour days on it over my holiday break.Your Rock Lord,Peter

The author’s definitive edition of a mesmerizing epic fantasy that turns the conventions of the genre on its head: “A fine debut!” —Brandon SandersonThe gods who created this world have abandoned it. In their mercy however, they chained the rogue god—and the monstrous creatures he created to plague mortal kind—in the vast and inhospitable wasteland of the Bourne. The magical Veil that protected humankind for millennia has become weak and creatures of Nightmare have now come through. Those who stand against evil know that only drastic measures will prevent a devastating invasion.Tahn Junell is a hunter blissfully unaware of the dark forces that imperil his world. Then two strangers—an imperious man who wears the sigil of the feared Order of Sheason and a beautiful woman of the legendary Far—come to the Hollows, urging Tahn, his sister and his two best friends to leave. They will not say why, but the journey upon which they embark will change Tahn's life…and the world…forever.Powerful storytelling. Epic characters. The Unremembered, has been critically acclaimed, earning starred reviews and glowing praise. But in working on the second book in the series, Orullian realized that some core truth was missing. He found that truth and further realized that to tell the story correctly, he needed to go back. To the very beginning.And so, for one of the few times in our publishing history, we at Tor are choosing to relaunch a title, in order to honor the author's vision of a compelling recasting of this epic fantasy series.

Shawn Speakman: Now for the obvious question: Why an AUTHOR’S DEFINITIVE Edition?photo-peterorullianPeter Orullian: Yeah, knew that was coming. Friends have told me they’ve seen stuff out on the interwebs about how when I was writing book two, Trial of Intentions, I realized some “core truth was missing” from The Unremembered. I have no idea what that’s about, or where it started. I don’t even know what it means. But, uh, no. There was no such realization.And to be frank, I’m not sure how much to go into the whole affair. Suffice it to say that authors and editors don’t always share the same vision for a book. And for my part, about a year and half ago, I changed editors. My new editor and I really hit it off. And here we are, now, with an Author’s Definitive Edition.Shawn Speakman: How did the book change in the Author’s Definitive Edition?Peter Orullian: Well, first off, I want to make it clear that you don’t have to read the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered in order to segue into book two, Trial of Intentions. Those who read the original version of The Unremembered will transition just fine into the next book in the series.In fact, due to the editorial stuff I mentioned above, which included some delays, I wrote Trial of Intentions as an entry point into the series. So, readers can start with book two, if they’d like.All that said, the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered wasn’t about fixing a misspelling or two. And it wasn’t about adding a glossary, or an exclusive short story set in my universe, or pre-promoting Trial of Intentions by putting a few chapters in the back, or adding epigraphs to each chapter of the book. All that stuff is true about the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered, but it’s not the reason it exists. And it’s not what constitutes the meaningful change. Not to me, anyway.Often, Author’s Editions add words. Lots of them. I’m reminded of Stephen King’s “Uncut” version of The Stand. I think that edition added like 300 pages to the book. With the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered, I cut. A lot. It’s a significantly shorter book than the original. If you hold them up side by side, it may not look it. But that has to do with product packaging, e.g. paper thickness, etc. In reality, this new volume is substantially shorter. This helps the pacing, among other things.But it goes beyond just length and pacing. I worked to better expose character motivation, which I think helps makes the characters more sympathetic, warmer. I thought hard about exposition passages. I tuned dialogue where I thought it needed it. In places I was planting seeds to later subvert a trope, I tried to better telegraph it so readers could begin to anticipate. And more. Lots more. Stuff that results—as I say—from an editor and author sharing the same vision for a book.And beyond all this, I added about fifteen thousand words to bring it into better alignment with Trial of Intentions. Because, you know, I could. I wasn’t going to miss that opportunity. And even after adding those words, this edition is drastically shorter. Funny that. Since Trial of Intentions, while longer than the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered, is like sixty thousand words shorter than the original version of The Unremembered. I seem to be writing shorter. Who knew?Anyway, the point is that this Author’s Edition is a stronger book. Again, it’s not necessary to read it in order to pick up Trial of Intentions. And as I say, you could even start the series with Trial of Intentions, if you wanted to. But if you do read the Author’s Edition of The Unremembered, I’m confident you’ll agree with me that it’s a stronger book.