David Keck Update
I am a really big fan of David Keck's first book, In The Eye of Heaven (review), and have been (im)patiently waiting for the 3rd book in the series (trilogy?) to come out. While I own book 2 (In A Time of Treason), I have held off reading it until the series is complete. With the first book hitting shelves in 2006, and the 2nd in 2008, I was beginning to wonder if we would ever see the 3rd book. Back in 2010, I asked a Tor marketing rep if there was any word on Keck's 3rd book, and the answer was no. I've occasionally checked the author's site, but no updates there either. Finally I decided to shoot off a question to David via his site, asking if there would be a book 3. I got his permission to pass along his answer, so here his update on book 3:
It's well underway, but not finished yet. (I am likely within 15 thousand words of the end).
Sadly, I seem not to be able to write as quickly as I'd like while teaching full time (and the 3 year old girl at home doesn't help!)
In any case, it'll be finished this year. We'll see what Tor wishes to do with it then.
So there you have it. Things look positive, at some point, that we'll get a 3rd Durand book. To that I say "Hoorah!". Hopefully, if David does finish the book this year, we'll get some sort of a release date by this time next year (news of a release date, not the actually book). When it does become official, it will move right up to the top of my "most anticipated books" list.
Oh, and I can totally relate to David's situation. I work full time and have a 4 year old daughter, but would like to spend time in the evenings working on my own Android app. But I can barely find time to read in the evenings, much less to program an app. Trying to raise our daughter "right" means giving her a lot of time and attention at this stage. Thus, I understand David's dilemna.
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February 16th, 2012 - 17:55
The fact that you can maintain this blog with a 4-year old is an accomplishment in an of it itself. I couldn’t maintain mine. But, the bright side is that you have your priorities straight. Good on ya!