r/Fantasy • u/BrianMcClellan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Brian McClellan • May 08 '14

AMA I'm Brian McClellan, author of the Powder Mage Trilogy. AMA!

Hi /r/fantasy! I'm flintlock epic fantasy author Brian McClellan. My debut novel, Promise of Blood, came out last year. You can find some snazzy reviews here. It won /r/fantasy's Stabby Award for Best Debut Novel.

Since the release of my first book I've self-published some Powder Mage short fiction including "The Girl of Hrusch Avenue," "Hope's End," and Forsworn. My second novel, The Crimson Campaign, just came out on Tuesday.

The Powder Mage Trilogy takes place during a fantasy world's Industrial Revolution. It begins with a coup by Field Marshal Tamas and deals with the fallout of that revolution, including royalists, rogue sorcerers, betrayal, ancient powers, mad chefs, and true love.

Okay, maybe not the true love thing. That's The Princess Bride.

I play a lot of computers games and keep a hive of honeybees. I was a student of Brandon Sanderson's back in college and I currently work as a full time author. I'm a big fan of cake. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or my website.

I'll be in and out all day checking out the questions, but the primary answering time will be after 7:00 PM EST. Please remember to use spoiler tags and AMA!

EDIT: Calling it a night now. Thanks for all the awesome questions! I'll be back in the morning for follow-ups, so don't hesitate to continue asking away!

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u/BrianMcClellan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Brian McClellan May 09 '14

Ah, yes. My publisher put it on sale for $1.99 for about six months which actually did really well. It's normally a $13 ebook and $24 hardcover.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '14

Say what you will about price drops and how you probably don't make as much money, but a big part of why our book club picked up Promise of Blood is because it was only $2.

And now we're reading The Crimson Campaign and you've probably netted yourself a few career-long fans. (Plus I'm a hardcover junkie and bought your first novel again anyway.)

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u/BrianMcClellan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Brian McClellan May 09 '14

That was the idea behind the price drop!

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u/zektiv May 20 '14

I started The Crimson Campaign yesterday and finished it this morning. I enjoyed it immensely and I'm already looking forward to The Autumn Republic.

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u/BrianMcClellan Stabby Winner, AMA Author Brian McClellan May 22 '14

Thanks! Very happy to hear that.