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Update on Inverted Frontier #4

October 12th, 2023

Yes, there is a book 4! 🙂

This has been a challenging one to write, I’m not sure why. Progress was slow for most of the first draft. I learned to be happy with 500 words per day. But I did finish a first draft. That was back on September 4. Very soon after that I started revising and yesterday I finished a very solid second draft.

At this point I’ve had zero feedback on it, because no one else has seen a word of it yet. But I’m pleased with it, and that’s always a good sign.

Today I sent a copy to a writer friend for an early beta read (alpha read?), and the manuscript is due to go to my beloved freelance editor, Judith Tarr, in mid-November. Once I get Judy’s comments, I’ll undertake a third and hopefully final draft. I can’t predict how long that will take, and no publishing date has been set. But unless something goes very wrong, I think it’s reasonable to expect #4 to see publication in the spring — maybe even early spring.

If you haven’t already, please sign up for my newsletter. That way you’ll get to see the cover reveal, when that happens, and of course I’ll let you know when #4 is available for pre-order. My sign-up page says you’ll get a newsletter every four weeks, but actually, over this past year, my newsletters have become few and far between. So if you’re not signing up because you’re worried about getting spammed — no worries! 😎

Just to add a little color to this post, here are books 1, 2, and 3…

Posted on: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 at 11:39 am
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5 Responses to “Update on Inverted Frontier #4”

  1. SteveG Says:

    Great news! I’ve been thoroughly enthralled with this series.

  2. Linda Says:

    Thank you, Steve! I hope there are other readers out there who are interested too. 🙂

  3. Phil Friel Says:

    Absolutely loving this series. I have the first three books in Kindle format, as I do with almost every one of your books. But I was so impressed that I also bought all three in physical book format from Amazon UK, something I haven’t done since “Vast” and the other original Nanotech Succession books many, many moons ago.

    I think it’s about time that I started getting physical copies of all the Nagata books and give them their place up on my bookshelves alongside my extensive collection of classic Hard SF authors such as Greg Egan, Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, Greg Bear and a few others.

    So roll on Book 4. I can’t wait!

  4. Mark Draughn Says:

    I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been reading in this world since Deception Well. It’s one of the most mysterious and harrowing science fiction settings I know. I was so glad to see you going back to it, and I’ll take this ride as far as it goes.

  5. Linda Says:

    Phil and Mark, thank you so much! It really is encouraging to know people are looking forward to the next volume. I appreciate it.:-)