Where, oh where is my audio?

By Laurie King / September 10, 2012 /

For those of you patiently (or otherwise) waiting for the audio of Garment of Shadows, I am told it will be up and available on Audible by the end of day tomorrow, at the latest.  Apparently it was a problem with getting them the metadata and images.  Whatever those might be. Anyway, Recorded Books and…

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Don we now our Garment of Shadows!

By Laurie King / September 4, 2012 /

At last, the day we’ve been waiting for since…well, the last pub day: That’s right, today’s the release day for Garment of Shadows.  I hope some of you will be at the Scottsdale launch party tonight, although if you’re in a different time zone, you can log on here to participate in everything except the…

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Lyautey

By Laurie King / September 3, 2012 /

Garment of Shadows will be in stores tomorrow!  This is the last daily image and excerpt of our countdown, but you might want to re-visit these daily posts after you’ve read the book. “The older man on the other side of the brazier, dressed in a blue uniform with seven stars on its sleeve that…

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The truck

By Laurie King / September 2, 2012 /

Two days until  Garment of Shadows! To keep you busy til then, I’ll be posting images from the book, with tidbits of prose to go along.  You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve got your hands on the book. “The torch revealed that all the wheels were inflated, the tool compartment on…

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A piece of granite

By Laurie King / September 1, 2012 /

Countdown to Garment of Shadows: three days to go!  Til then I’ll be posting a daily image from the book, with snippets of prose from the book to go along.  You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve read the book. “Mohammed Abd el-Krim was a piece of granite, his feet rooted in…

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Tents in the desert

By Laurie King / August 31, 2012 /

Garment of Shadows will be out in four days’ time. Until you get your hands on the book itself, you can feast your eyes on the pictures and snippets I’ll be posting here daily. “…he was scratching at the door of Madame’s tent.” (Photo by Mark Willenbrock.) Order yours from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or…

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Coffee

By Laurie King / August 30, 2012 /

Until Garment of Shadows publishes — in just five days! — I’ll be posting images from the book, with tidbits of prose to go along.  You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve got your hands on the book. “Black as hell, thick as death,” Holmes muttered in Arabic, watching the slim hands pour the…

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Moulay Idriss

By Laurie King / August 29, 2012 /

Until Garment of Shadows publishes — in just six days — I’ll be posting images from the book, with tidbits of prose to go along.  You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve read the book. The town of Moulay Idriss was haram—sacred, or forbidden, a holy place suited for mystics. Order yours from Amazon,…

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Chaouen

By Laurie King / August 28, 2012 /

One week left until Garment of Shadows publishes! Til then I’ll be posting images from the book, with morsels of prose to go along.  You might even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve got your hands on the book. …deep in the Rif mountains, lies a town called Chaouen. It is a sacred town built…

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The waterclock

By Laurie King / August 27, 2012 /

Garment of Shadows hits the shelves in eight more days.  To celebrate, I’ll be posting an image from the book every day, with excerpts from the book to go along.  You may even want to re-visit these posts after you’ve read the book to feed your imagination. Tradition claimed it was some elaborate Arabic waterclock,…

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