Welcome!

You have reached the new and improved website of David B. Coe, the Crawford Award-winning fantasy author of The LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands. Here you'll find information about David and his books (all of which are published by Tor Books) including his latest novels, Rules of Ascension, Seeds of Betrayal, Bonds of Vengeance, Shapers of Darkness, and Weavers of War the five volumes of Winds of the Forelands, his most recent releases, The Sorcerers' Plague, Book I of Blood of the Southlands, and The Horsemen's Gambit, the second book of Blood of the Southlands. You'll also find sample chapters from every book he has written, as well as heaps of other neat stuff!

So have a look around, read a chapter or two. Feeling lucky? Check out David's latest trivia contest! You might win a free book. Have a question about David's books? Interested in picking his brain about writing issues in general? Visit MagicalWords, the blogsite on the craft and business of writing that he shares with several fellow fantasy authors. Want to find David at a convention or a bookstore? Desperate to learn the very latest about his releases? Check out the "News and Events" page. Want to see his latest blog entry? You get the picture.

Again, welcome! And enjoy.

Latest News

(For more News and Events, click here)

The Dark-Eyes' War, book III in David's critically acclaimed Blood of the Southlands trilogy will be released in February 2010. But you can read the first three chapters of the book right here, right now! While you're at it, check out the new jacket art for the book.

David has just added an event to his Appearances calendar. On October 28th, as part of the kickoff for World Fantasy Convention in San Jose, California, David will be joining several other authors for a group signing at Borderlands Books in San Francisco. So if you're in the area, or plan to be, come to Borderlands, meet David and the other authors, and get some books signed!

And still another interview with David has just been posted, this one at examiner.com's Speculative Fiction page. Hope you enjoy it.

Another Fall update: An interview/article about David has just gone up at this site. Check it out!

Fall update: The article mentioned in the update immediately below is now online at the InterGalactic Medicine Show website, where David is this month's guest columnist. The article is called "Speculating on Fiction's Name." Please visit the IGMS site and enjoy the article.

Fall 2009: Another season has gone by and David is in between projects now. He has recently proof-read the galleys for The Dark-Eyes' War, the third and final book in Blood of the Southlands, which will be released in February 2010. This is just about the last stage of the production process; it won't be long until The Dark-Eyes' War is out. The paperback edition of The Horsemen's Gambit will also be out in February, so this is a great time to start reading the series, which begins with The Sorcerers' Plague. David has also completed work on two other books this summer, as well as an article for Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show that should be up soon, and a couple of short stories. There is a new contest up that you should definitely check out. And David is getting excited about his upcoming appearance at World Fantasy Convention in San Jose California at the end of October.

David has recently posted "Cassie's Story" on this site. This story first appeared in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show a year ago. You can now read it for free here. Enjoy!

Oh, yeah! Please note the new link to Magical Words, the group blog on the craft and business of writing that David maintains with fellow fantasy authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E. Murphy. It's in the menu on the left.

In the lead up to the release of The Horsemen's Gambit, David posted a new interview to this site. In it David discusses the new book, the Blood of the Southlands trilogy, and his writing process. Please check out the new interview here. And enjoy the new book!

Publisher's Weekly has just reviewed The Horsemen's Gambit, book II of Blood of the Southlands, calling it "intense and appealing" and saying other nice things about it. To see more of the review, click here. To order the book, which came out on January 20th, click here.

MagicalWords.net, the blog David maintains with fellow fantasy authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, and C.E. Murphy has made it into the top 5% of all URLs in terms of popularity. Come see what all the fuss is about!

The first review of The Horsemen's Gambit, book II of Blood of the Southlands, is out, and it's a good one! Romantic Times has given it 4 1/2 stars, saying of the book, "[Coe] absolutely nails the plot and sequencing. This book is the best yet in the series." Read more of the entire review here.

David recently gave an interview with Travis Heermann, of The Write Line, who he met at WorldCon in Denver. That interview is now up and can be found here. Check it out, and enjoy!

David B. Coe is a member of SFF.NET and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA).

He is represented by:

Lucienne Diver
The Knight Agency
570 East Avenue
Madison, Georgia 30650
(404) 538-2030

or

P.O. Box 2659
Land O Lakes, Florida 34639
(813) 996-5901

(All the materials included on this website are the sole property of the author and may not be used or reproduced for any purpose without his prior consent. Copyright 1997-2008)

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