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Beam Piper's</B></div> <div> <B>Lord </B><I><B>Kalvan</B></I><B> Saga</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="03cf4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>November 6, 2000</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Read the Prologue and Chapter One!</U></B></div> <div> John has posted the <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prologue"><U>Prologue</U></A> and <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chapter One"><U>first chapter</U></A> of Kalvin Kingmaker for us. Click the links in this paragraph or on the menu to the left.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Cover Art Bonus</U></B></div> <div> Check out the evolution of the <I>Kalvan Kingmaker</I> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Art"><U>cover art </U></A>by Alan Gutierrez.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>We're at the printer...</U></B></div> <div> <I><B>Kalvan Kingmaker</B></I> is at the printers now and we are expecting to receive the first copies in mid-December. This is the first <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kalvan Kingmaker"><U>new Kalvan book in 15 years</U></A> and will not be sold in bookstores. Instead, it will only be available from <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How To Order The Book"><U>Pequod Press by mail order</U></A>. The cover artist is Alan Gutierrez, who painted the cover for John F. Carr & Roland Green's <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Kalvan Works"><U>Great King's War</U></A>. Alan will be doing the covers for future volumes in the Kalvan Saga. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> “Kalvan Kingmaker” is the third book in the Kalvan Saga and opens shortly after “Great Kings' War,” following the Army of Hos-Hostigos' stunning victory over Styphon's House's Holy Host at the Battle of Chothros Heights and Phyrax Field. While Great King Kaiphranos of Hos-Harphax has taken to his bed to mourn the death of his oldest son, the people of Harphax City live in fear that Kalvan's Army will be soon be arriving to shot their dreaded guns at the tottering city walls. Meanwhile, as the people of Hos-Hostigos celebrate their great victory, storm clouds are broiling on the far horizon over the Sastrathi fronter... We'll keep you up-to-date on the publication schedule.</div> <bR> <div> If you're looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the Kalvan fan, pre-publication orders can be made via our PayPal credit card order system or by sending in a check or money order. Click <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How To Order The Book"><U>HERE</U></A> for more details. The cost for <I>Kalvan Kingmaker</I> in hard cover will remain only $35 until October 9. After that, the cost will be $45, plus an additional $5 for shipping and handling, so order now and save a total of $15.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Want to be the Web Honcho for Hostigos?</U></B></div> <div> Jessica Mulligan and, before her, <A HREF="http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~david/Piper/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~david/Piper/"><U>David H.</U></A>, graciously offered to be the temporary Webmaster for Hostigos.com, to get the ball rolling. However, we are looking for someone who'd like to be the voluntary Webmaster on a long-term basis. Let me emphasize that this is a VOLUNTEER position. </div> <bR> <div> If you're interested, please contact John Carr at <B>otherwhen@aol.com </B>and we'll discuss it.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Down Styphon!</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Copyright Notice"><U>© 2000 John F. Carr. All rights reserved.</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>