In Spectyr, Sorcha and Merrick, still reeling, travel to the exotic city of Orinthal to escort the Emperor’s delegation. The horror they uncover will challenge everything Sorcha thinks she knows. Forced to partner with a novice named Merrick Chambers, Sorcha is sent to the isolated village of Ulrich to combat a major surge in geist activity-with the Emperor’s rival Raed Rossin in tow. In Geist, we meet Sorcha, one of the Order of Deacons’ most powerful members. Now experience all three Books of the Order in this exclusive omnibus! This is the world created by Philippa Ballantine in a stunning series that blends epic and urban fantasy, with worldbuilding and a magic system among the finest that fantasy has seen. Only one thing protects the people from annihilation: the Order of Deacons. I’ll be there too, as one of the GoHs, and I’m looking forward to having her sign a book or two.The Empire of Arkaym stands beseiged by the unliving-terrible agents of the Otherside. She’s since crossed the equator and now lives in Virginia, which works out well for me because both she and Tee will be attending Ravencon later this month. Her work has earned her a Sir Julius Vogel award, a Parsec award, an Airship award, and an assortment of additional nominations. This week we hear from his better half, Philippa Ballantine.Īs you may have inferred from Tee’s appearance, Phillipa is from Wellington, and was the first New Zealand author to podcast a novel! In addition to the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels she writes with her husband (the latest of which, The Diamond Conspiracy, came out just last week), Pip is also the author of the four volume Books of the Order series, and the two book Shifted World series. But I’m proud to be hosting a second pair here on EATING AUTHORS. The best example I know are Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

But even more incredible is when the writing duo are not just in work partners, but life partners as well.

Which makes successful collaborations pretty amazing. You often hear how writing is a very solitary endeavor, and that’s certainly been my experience.

Geist by philippa ballantine