Thursday, 26 June 2008 - 1:30 PM MEST

Not outside of Wales ... that had better be Welsh humor or you may not hear the last of it ...

Thursday, 26 June 2008 - 4:36 PM MEST

Hi Merryn

No, it's really only going to be available in Wales. Anyone wanting a copy will presumably only have one means of doing so, which is by buying from a licensed street vendor. Which is kinda the point of The Big Issue, really :-)

Al

Sunday, 29 June 2008 - 6:53 PM MEST

Hi, guess this is kind of off topic, but here goes anyway :)

Just finished reading House of Suns about a week ago, and I must say, I really enjoyed it (as I have done with all your books so far). I've always been a fan of "deep time" like you describe it, so it was very exciting. Also a fan of vast megastructures etc. Stories about alien cultures thats gone extinct, or where technology got the better of them (read: Ringworld and similar stories). 

 I kind of hope you'll get back to the "Pushing Ice" universe... I really want to know more about what happened to the crew :) I'm holding my fingers crossed, hehe.

Are you planning any trips to scandinavia? Sadly, I was in Japan at the time you visited Stockholm, so I didn't have the chance to meet and get an autograph :/ Oh well. 

 Anyways, Hope you're doing well, and your next novel is progressing smoothly. Looking forward to it.

Best regards,

Jonas (from Norway)

Thursday, 17 July 2008 - 10:53 PM MEST

Hi Jonas

Sorry I didn't reply to this in good time. Glad you liked HOS. I do plan to get back to the PI universe at some point, but it's not going to be the next book. I kind of hope that PI is sufficiently self-contained that a sequel would be nice, rather than necessary, if you get my drift.

Sorry you didn't catch me in Sweden. Not sure when I'll be back there specifically, but I'll definitely be in Finland next summer.

Thursday, 17 July 2008 - 10:56 PM MEST

Should add, of course, that I've no plans to visit Norway either, nice as that would be.

Friday, 18 July 2008 - 1:35 PM MEST

Hi Al

Any news on when it will be on sale. My bother lives in Monmouth and will try and get a copy for me.

Friday, 18 July 2008 - 8:09 PM MEST

Hi Phil

Some time in august, is what I heard. When I have a better idea I'll make an announcement.

Saturday, 19 July 2008 - 8:26 PM MEST

Following on from Jonas (from Norway) comment off the subject, Why did you make HOS smaller than all your other uk books (height)? It does not look so good on my book shelf with the rest.

Sunday, 20 July 2008 - 11:34 PM MEST

Hi Phil

Things like that aren't under my control. I believe the change in size came about after feedback from booksellers and dealers who reckoned they'd shift more copies if the books were of a more normal format.