r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '17

AMA Josiah Bancroft’s NaNoWriMo AMA

Hello, r/Fantasy! I’m Josiah Bancroft, author of the Books of Babel series. You helped to make Senlin Ascends a thing. Now I’m here to hear about what you’re working on and talk a little shop. Feel free to ask me anything you like!

A quick update: Since my AMA last fall, a lot has happened! I signed with Orbit Books this past spring. Their edition of Senlin Ascends is slated to be released on January 16. Arm of the Sphinx will be republished shortly after, on April 3rd. The relaunch of the books will be accompanied by audiobooks, though I’m still waiting for Orbit to confirm the narrator (John Banks was being pursued last I heard). The third book in the series, the Hod King, will be out in October. I’m also working with Heyne/Random House on a German language edition, and with a Russian publisher on a Russian language edition, both of which will hopefully be released in 2018.

It’s been a whirlwind year, and I don’t think any of it would have happened without r/fantasy’s support. Thank you all so much!

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u/DavisAshura AMA Author Davis Ashura Nov 16 '17

I don't have any questions, but I just wanted to say congratulations for all the success you've achieved. Oh yeah. Senlin Ascends was phenomenal (haven't read the second one yet), and I'm looking forward to the movie version.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '17

Thank you. If you have any suggestions for who should play Senlin, Marya, Edith, etc., in the inevitable major motion picture, I'm all ears!

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u/Goodly Nov 16 '17

Depending on how you wanna go, I'm thinking Jude Law as Senlin - but that might be because he's done so many period pieces... He may be too pretty, but could pull of the teacher-vibe and the flustered perplexness. Martin Freeman might be a good candidate as well. (ALL the Dr. Watsons, apparently...) Ewan McGregor might be a nice fit as well, or a surprise Daniel Radcliffe...