Questions for Freda Warrington - Page 2 - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

nixie · 26th February 2006, 10:06 PM

Can I be the first to say welcome and once again say how much I liked the Court of the Midnight King

Mark Robson · 26th February 2006, 11:40 PM

Nice to see you here, Freda. I'm currently enjoying The Amber Citadel. I only started a couple of days ago, but I can see already that I'm going to enjoy reading it very much. My notebook of questions is building nicely, so we should have plenty to discuss. I also hope to lay my hands on another copy of A Blackbird in Silver before the interview to remind myself of the characters in that series too.

littlemissattitude · 27th February 2006, 05:35 PM

Welcome to the boards, Freda. Glad to have you join us.

Teresa Edgerton · 27th February 2006, 06:28 PM

Welcome, Freda! We're very glad to have you here.

I'm impatiently awaiting the arrival of Court of the Midnight King. The whole Richard III controversy has fascinated me ever since I was a teenager doing my best to escape the 20th century by immersing myself in historical novels, so I'm sure to have plenty of questions for you once I've had a chance to read it.

(While I've never been convinced of Richard's innocence, I've always tended toward the view that in the matter of the little Princes -- as in so much else -- he was slandered by Tudor historians. I certainly do agree with Richard's partisans that the murder was far more in keeping with Henry's record and character.)

I, Brian · 27th February 2006, 08:12 PM

Hi Freda, and welcome to chronicles.

It's been suggested that we redo our book club to focus on an authors who'll be happy to answer questions from the book group readers. Is this something you'd be interested in? If so, are there any specific books of yours that you would especially like to discuss with a reading group?

Culhwch · 27th February 2006, 10:37 PM

Hey there, Freda, welcome aboard! I must shamefully admit that I have never read any of your books (yet!) but what I have read here so far very much intrigues me, so I will keep an eye out for you on the shelves of my regular book haunts....

Freda · 3rd March 2006, 11:34 AM

Hi Everyone and Hi Brian!

The book club sounds a great idea. I'd suggest we could do Court of the Midnight King as it's more easily available and my most recent, or Taste of Blood Wine, or A Blackbird in Silver and ~Darkness (the pair makes one story), or Dark Cathedral as I have copies - but I'm happy to discuss whichever one the readers want!

Are any of you going to Eastercon in Glasgow? Mark and I have agreed to share a bookstall where I'll be displaying Immanion Press books (including my own). It should be a lot of fun.

StevenSavile · 10th March 2006, 11:19 PM

Blackbird was the second ever fantasy novel I read - very good book. I hope to be at Eastercon in Glasgow. It's all a matter of finances, as it ever is.

I met Freda years ago at the BFS but she won't remember me - it was probably 99... maybe 2000... very talented lady.

Freda · 13th March 2006, 12:55 PM

Gee thanks Steven!

Hi folks - this was to let you know that I've updated my website but, unfortunately, the board won't allow me to post the URL. So I'll try to spell it out instead. You can either use fredawarrington dot com (which comes with an annoying ad banner until I do something about getting rid of it!) or members dot aol dot com slash FredaMike slash index.html - which comes without the ad banner!

I, Brian · 13th March 2006, 01:27 PM

Sorry about that - here's the link: http://members.aol.com/FredaMike/index.html

angie · 16th March 2006, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freda

Hi everyone,

Freda here! Just to say I'm really looking forward to doing this interview, and I'm really grateful to Mark for setting the whole thing up. Yes, many of my books are out of print BUT you can still get The Court of the Midnight King, the 'Jewelfire Trililogy' - the Amber Citadel, The Sapphire Throne and The Obsidian Tower - to the best of my knowledge - and A Taste of Blood Wine (US edition). Most of the Blackbird quartet is now available from Immanion Press. Plus I have loads of copies of Dark Cathedral, and a few copies of the out-of print stuff. Anyway, I look forward to getting to know you all better soon...

Blessings, Freda

Hi Freda. I absolutely love your Vampire series and would like to know if you, at this stage, have any intention to write a fourth novel?! I found these books impossible to put down and fell in love with the characters and lush descriptions. I also enjoyed the thought provoking ideas relating to sex and gender, science, 'good' vs 'evil', religion and history. Thanks!

Mark Robson · 16th March 2006, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angie

Hi Freda. I absolutely love your Vampire series and would like to know if you, at this stage, have any intention to write a fourth novel?! I found these books impossible to put down and fell in love with the characters and lush descriptions. I also enjoyed the thought provoking ideas relating to sex and gender, science, 'good' vs 'evil', religion and history. Thanks!

Hi, angie. Welcome to Chronicles. I'll be sure to add your question into the interview I'm putting together, but Freda may well pop in and answer it before I get a chance! Do make yourself at home here in the forums. I hope to be ready to send the questions for her shortly, so if any of you have any more questions you are burning to have answered, you would do well to get them in soon.

Teresa Edgerton · 22nd March 2006, 04:20 PM

I have several more questions, but they are very specific to Court of the Midnight King, so I'll save them for that discussion. (And if we don't end up choosing that one over all her others for the Book Club, I'll post those questions later.)

nikkles · 28th June 2006, 11:00 AM

Hi Freda, I would just like to know if you will be releasing the Vampire books in the future? I've looked everywhere on the Internet for them, and some people are asking ridiculously high prices like $2128USD for the trilogy! I'd rather the money I spend when buying books go to the authors, not some person trying to make money for books which are rare or out of print! Thanks.

Freda · 18th July 2006, 10:41 AM

Hi everyone, sorry I've taken so long to reappear - struggling with the last couple of chapters of my novel at the mo!

Well actually, just in the last couple of days I've received a glimmer of hope about the vampire books, or 'Blood Wine sequence' as I call it. A UK publisher has expressed interest in re-issuing them. It's early days and nothing has been sorted out or signed yet, but I am hopeful. And if this happened, it's VERY likely I would write a fourth (and maybe more, who knows!) which I've always wanted to do. Keep your fingers crossed!

Interesting about the high prices, isn't it. if only I'd kept more copies, I could have cleaned up on eBay! :-)

26th February 2006, 10:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
nixie pixie druid Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,752 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Can I be the first to say welcome and once again say how much I liked the Court of the Midnight King

26th February 2006, 11:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mark Robson Dragon Writer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,016	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Nice to see you here, Freda. I'm currently enjoying The Amber Citadel. I only started a couple of days ago, but I can see already that I'm going to enjoy reading it very much. My notebook of questions is building nicely, so we should have plenty to discuss. I also hope to lay my hands on another copy of A Blackbird in Silver before the interview to remind myself of the characters in that series too.

27th February 2006, 05:35 PM	#18 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,406 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Welcome to the boards, Freda. Glad to have you join us.

27th February 2006, 06:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
Teresa Edgerton Goblin Princess Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,084 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Welcome, Freda! We're very glad to have you here. I'm impatiently awaiting the arrival of Court of the Midnight King. The whole Richard III controversy has fascinated me ever since I was a teenager doing my best to escape the 20th century by immersing myself in historical novels, so I'm sure to have plenty of questions for you once I've had a chance to read it. (While I've never been convinced of Richard's innocence, I've always tended toward the view that in the matter of the little Princes -- as in so much else -- he was slandered by Tudor historians. I certainly do agree with Richard's partisans that the murder was far more in keeping with Henry's record and character.)

27th February 2006, 08:12 PM	#20 (permalink)
I, Brian Admin and Tea-boy Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,452 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Hi Freda, and welcome to chronicles. It's been suggested that we redo our book club to focus on an authors who'll be happy to answer questions from the book group readers. Is this something you'd be interested in? If so, are there any specific books of yours that you would especially like to discuss with a reading group?

27th February 2006, 10:37 PM	#21 (permalink)
Culhwch Lost Boy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,304	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Hey there, Freda, welcome aboard! I must shamefully admit that I have never read any of your books (yet!) but what I have read here so far very much intrigues me, so I will keep an eye out for you on the shelves of my regular book haunts....

3rd March 2006, 11:34 AM	#22 (permalink)
Freda Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Hi Everyone and Hi Brian! The book club sounds a great idea. I'd suggest we could do Court of the Midnight King as it's more easily available and my most recent, or Taste of Blood Wine, or A Blackbird in Silver and ~Darkness (the pair makes one story), or Dark Cathedral as I have copies - but I'm happy to discuss whichever one the readers want! Are any of you going to Eastercon in Glasgow? Mark and I have agreed to share a bookstall where I'll be displaying Immanion Press books (including my own). It should be a lot of fun.

10th March 2006, 11:19 PM	#23 (permalink)
StevenSavile Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 79	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Blackbird was the second ever fantasy novel I read - very good book. I hope to be at Eastercon in Glasgow. It's all a matter of finances, as it ever is. I met Freda years ago at the BFS but she won't remember me - it was probably 99... maybe 2000... very talented lady.

13th March 2006, 12:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
Freda Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Gee thanks Steven! Hi folks - this was to let you know that I've updated my website but, unfortunately, the board won't allow me to post the URL. So I'll try to spell it out instead. You can either use fredawarrington dot com (which comes with an annoying ad banner until I do something about getting rid of it!) or members dot aol dot com slash FredaMike slash index.html - which comes without the ad banner!

13th March 2006, 01:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
I, Brian Admin and Tea-boy Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,452 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Sorry about that - here's the link: http://members.aol.com/FredaMike/index.html

22nd March 2006, 04:20 PM	#28 (permalink)
Teresa Edgerton Goblin Princess Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,084 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington I have several more questions, but they are very specific to Court of the Midnight King, so I'll save them for that discussion. (And if we don't end up choosing that one over all her others for the Book Club, I'll post those questions later.)

28th June 2006, 11:00 AM	#29 (permalink)
nikkles Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Hi Freda, I would just like to know if you will be releasing the Vampire books in the future? I've looked everywhere on the Internet for them, and some people are asking ridiculously high prices like $2128USD for the trilogy! I'd rather the money I spend when buying books go to the authors, not some person trying to make money for books which are rare or out of print! Thanks.

18th July 2006, 10:41 AM	#30 (permalink)
Freda Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42	Re: Questions for Freda Warrington Hi everyone, sorry I've taken so long to reappear - struggling with the last couple of chapters of my novel at the mo! Well actually, just in the last couple of days I've received a glimmer of hope about the vampire books, or 'Blood Wine sequence' as I call it. A UK publisher has expressed interest in re-issuing them. It's early days and nothing has been sorted out or signed yet, but I am hopeful. And if this happened, it's VERY likely I would write a fourth (and maybe more, who knows!) which I've always wanted to do. Keep your fingers crossed! Interesting about the high prices, isn't it. if only I'd kept more copies, I could have cleaned up on eBay! :-)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread: