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A Song of Ice and Fire / Announcements / update: ASoS UK release and NEW MAPS!

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Green Gerg
User ID: 0081374 Jun 1st 10:30 AM
RE: ASoS, I asked George "Do you think it'll be out in England in July?"

<<Yes. HarperCollins has been cracking the whip at me relentlessly, and pushing everything at an amazing pace. The typesetting's done, and I am just about finished with the galleys. Jim Burns finished the cover painting ages ago.

In fact, the British hardcover has a sales ranking of 132 on Amazon.UK the last time I looked, and it's still six weeks away from pubdate.

One interesting note -- we will have two different sets of maps this time. On GAME OF THRONES, Harper used the Bantam maps. With CLASH OF KINGS, however, Harper's pubdate was so much earlier than Bantam's that they didn't get the updates in time, so only Bantam had the new maps. To avoid that this time, Harper will be doing its own maps.

Both sets of maps will be based on my originals, of course, but different artists will be cleaning them up and re-rendering them for publication, so they should have a somewhat different look. There will be four maps: updated versions of the North and South, with new places and details added, and new ones of the Wall and environs, and a part of the eastern landmass.

As for my vacation... I'll be going to Westercon in Hawaii over 4th of July. I hope to be dug out from under my then.

GRRM>>

LindaElane
User ID: 0276214 Jun 3rd 9:22 PM
I had no idea our president was a fan of this series :-) (Greetings, Sluggo)

ParrisMcB
User ID: 1216034 Jun 3rd 11:26 PM
Padraig

If any shop in Eire would have it on the day of release for sure it would be the FORBIDDEN PLANET shop in Dublin.

Give 'em a call, check it out and let us know...

Padraig
User ID: 1564944 Jun 4th 5:54 AM
I'm impressed Parris. I'll definitely give Forbidden Planet a call then. I wonder when they will know for sure though. As far as I know Harper-Collins haven't confirmed July 17th as the release date. Or have they...? Hint. Hint.

Ser Benjen
User ID: 2122084 Jun 7th 7:41 AM
Doing some hunting around I found a publish date for the UK version of SoS at Fireandwater.com, it lists 8/21/2000 as the release date.

www.fireandwater.com/books/catalog.asp?id6129

Damn!

Ser Benjen
User ID: 2122084 Jun 7th 7:42 AM
Correction

www.fireandwater.com/books/catalog.asp?id=6129

Oops, forgot to put the equal sign in there.

Ran
User ID: 0867924 Jun 7th 9:29 AM
Yeah. I mailed and asked, and they confirmed that that was the date in their database, but did say it was subject to change . . . We'll see.

Moreta
User ID: 0701364 Jun 7th 3:25 PM
August 21? *wails* I cannot WAIT that long. Please, let it be July!

Moreta
User ID: 0701364 Jun 7th 3:34 PM
BTW, I just talked to GRRM online and he says that his publishers told him it's July. Now I'm confused. Your guess is as good as mine.

Padraig
User ID: 1982994 Jun 8th 12:56 PM
Just saw aSoS advertised in a UK sci-fi magazine to come out in July. Didn't say a particular date just July.

Omer
User ID: 9551723 Jun 8th 2:31 PM
Padrig - it's SF, not Sci-Fi.

Son of Hot Pie!!!
User ID: 0276214 Jun 8th 3:36 PM
I reviewed my order for SOS w/ UK AMAZON. And,

***drum roll, Ran and Jeff? ***

It still says the end of July.

Remember, THE SEED IS OH SOOO STRONG!!!

Jeff
User ID: 1536664 Jun 8th 4:01 PM
I broke down and ordered a copy of Amazon.uk as well, though I didn't pay the ridiculous premium for express shipping. As it is, I'm supposed to be in trial then so I doubt I'll have time to read the side of a cereal box. But I would be pretty grumpy if I ordered it from the U.K and it didn't come out significantly before the U.S. edition.

Padraig
User ID: 1564944 Jun 9th 4:15 PM
Omer what's not sci-fi? The book or the magazine. And what does SF mean? Science fiction again or speculative fiction. How I lose track of things...

Tom O.
User ID: 1167284 Jun 9th 6:38 PM
Jeff,

I also ordered the UK edition. I did not pay the Express Shipping. Does anyone have any experience buying something from the UK and having is shipped to the U.S. normal air?

I'm just curious as to how long it will take.

Tom O.

Ser Benjen
User ID: 0240854 Jun 10th 10:52 AM
Tom, I ordered CoK from Amazon.co.uk when that came out in late '98. It took about a week from the time I got the notice from amazon that it had been sent.

I may depend on where in the US you are. I'm near the Eastern coast so I imagine it would take less time to get here than the Mid-west, or the Western states.

Moreta
User ID: 0701364 Jun 10th 11:52 AM
I ordered the 3rd Harry Potter from UK and it came in four days. Great timing. I also ordered ASOS from UK too.

Street Prophet
User ID: 2107894 Jun 10th 1:18 PM
Yeah, I ordered the book. But it's coming out the same time that I got a hit for a major West coast crime family. Jesus, what a bother. Then there is the FBI hearings . . .

Tom O.
User ID: 1167284 Jun 11th 0:06 AM
Thanks for the info. I think i can last the 7 or so days that it will take. Especially meaning that i will have is months ahead of the U.S release. :)

Tom O.

Relic
User ID: 9328513 Jun 13th 10:41 AM
This from from George Martin:
Sireblunt: July seems ever so close

GeoRR: frightening so

we're still correcting proofs and hunting down typos and glitches.

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Green Gerg User ID: 0081374	Jun 1st 10:30 AM RE: ASoS, I asked George "Do you think it'll be out in England in July?" <<Yes. HarperCollins has been cracking the whip at me relentlessly, and pushing everything at an amazing pace. The typesetting's done, and I am just about finished with the galleys. Jim Burns finished the cover painting ages ago. In fact, the British hardcover has a sales ranking of 132 on Amazon.UK the last time I looked, and it's still six weeks away from pubdate. One interesting note -- we will have two different sets of maps this time. On GAME OF THRONES, Harper used the Bantam maps. With CLASH OF KINGS, however, Harper's pubdate was so much earlier than Bantam's that they didn't get the updates in time, so only Bantam had the new maps. To avoid that this time, Harper will be doing its own maps. Both sets of maps will be based on my originals, of course, but different artists will be cleaning them up and re-rendering them for publication, so they should have a somewhat different look. There will be four maps: updated versions of the North and South, with new places and details added, and new ones of the Wall and environs, and a part of the eastern landmass. As for my vacation... I'll be going to Westercon in Hawaii over 4th of July. I hope to be dug out from under my then. GRRM>>
LindaElane User ID: 0276214	Jun 3rd 9:22 PM I had no idea our president was a fan of this series :-) (Greetings, Sluggo)
ParrisMcB User ID: 1216034	Jun 3rd 11:26 PM Padraig If any shop in Eire would have it on the day of release for sure it would be the FORBIDDEN PLANET shop in Dublin. Give 'em a call, check it out and let us know...
Padraig User ID: 1564944	Jun 4th 5:54 AM I'm impressed Parris. I'll definitely give Forbidden Planet a call then. I wonder when they will know for sure though. As far as I know Harper-Collins haven't confirmed July 17th as the release date. Or have they...? Hint. Hint.
Ser Benjen User ID: 2122084	Jun 7th 7:41 AM Doing some hunting around I found a publish date for the UK version of SoS at Fireandwater.com, it lists 8/21/2000 as the release date. www.fireandwater.com/books/catalog.asp?id6129 Damn!
Ser Benjen User ID: 2122084	Jun 7th 7:42 AM Correction www.fireandwater.com/books/catalog.asp?id=6129 Oops, forgot to put the equal sign in there.
Ran User ID: 0867924	Jun 7th 9:29 AM Yeah. I mailed and asked, and they confirmed that that was the date in their database, but did say it was subject to change . . . We'll see.
Moreta User ID: 0701364	Jun 7th 3:25 PM *August 21? wails* I cannot WAIT that long. Please, let it be July!**
Moreta User ID: 0701364	Jun 7th 3:34 PM BTW, I just talked to GRRM online and he says that his publishers told him it's July. Now I'm confused. Your guess is as good as mine.
Padraig User ID: 1982994	Jun 8th 12:56 PM Just saw aSoS advertised in a UK sci-fi magazine to come out in July. Didn't say a particular date just July.
Omer User ID: 9551723	Jun 8th 2:31 PM Padrig - it's SF, not Sci-Fi.
Son of Hot Pie!!! User ID: 0276214	Jun 8th 3:36 PM I reviewed my order for SOS w/ UK AMAZON. And, *drum roll, Ran and Jeff? * It still says the end of July. Remember, THE SEED IS OH SOOO STRONG!!!
Jeff User ID: 1536664	Jun 8th 4:01 PM I broke down and ordered a copy of Amazon.uk as well, though I didn't pay the ridiculous premium for express shipping. As it is, I'm supposed to be in trial then so I doubt I'll have time to read the side of a cereal box. But I would be pretty grumpy if I ordered it from the U.K and it didn't come out significantly before the U.S. edition.
Padraig User ID: 1564944	Jun 9th 4:15 PM Omer what's not sci-fi? The book or the magazine. And what does SF mean? Science fiction again or speculative fiction. How I lose track of things...
Tom O. User ID: 1167284	Jun 9th 6:38 PM Jeff, I also ordered the UK edition. I did not pay the Express Shipping. Does anyone have any experience buying something from the UK and having is shipped to the U.S. normal air? I'm just curious as to how long it will take. Tom O.
Ser Benjen User ID: 0240854	Jun 10th 10:52 AM Tom, I ordered CoK from Amazon.co.uk when that came out in late '98. It took about a week from the time I got the notice from amazon that it had been sent. I may depend on where in the US you are. I'm near the Eastern coast so I imagine it would take less time to get here than the Mid-west, or the Western states.
Moreta User ID: 0701364	Jun 10th 11:52 AM I ordered the 3rd Harry Potter from UK and it came in four days. Great timing. I also ordered ASOS from UK too.
Street Prophet User ID: 2107894	Jun 10th 1:18 PM Yeah, I ordered the book. But it's coming out the same time that I got a hit for a major West coast crime family. Jesus, what a bother. Then there is the FBI hearings . . .
Tom O. User ID: 1167284	Jun 11th 0:06 AM Thanks for the info. I think i can last the 7 or so days that it will take. Especially meaning that i will have is months ahead of the U.S release. :) Tom O.
Relic User ID: 9328513	Jun 13th 10:41 AM This from from George Martin: Sireblunt: July seems ever so close GeoRR: frightening so we're still correcting proofs and hunting down typos and glitches.