nanotech – Jeff Carlson

September 9, 2016

Hello, Internet! Plus a fun review in Dutch!!

Yes, I know, it’s been a seriously long while since I posted a single word upon this world wide web. Things have been busy indeed in Carlson Land. Big summer. Many projects. Much fun. Even got some writing done!

Now that fall is upon us, I am putting my nose to the grindstone in order to finish Frozen Sky 4. You don’t know it, but I’m having a great time with Vonnie and Ash and Ben and Harmeet and the sunfish and, yes, Colonel Ribeiro. What a hardass. There might be some strangers in this book, too! Alien strangers, if you know what I mean. 😉

I promise to post more as I get back into the groove.

Meanwhile, here is a fun review for the Dutch edition of De Oorlag Van De Plaag, better known to you and me as Plague War. I’m told Bol.com is a heavyweight in their market and the review says it’s a pretty good book in a similar vein to The Stand, which is high praise indeed.

August 15, 2014

Turkish editions of the PLAGUE YEAR trilogy

This summer I’ve had a lot of fun seeing new artwork (and new titles) for old books.

Published by Arunas Yayincilik in Turkey, here are the covers of Veba Yili, Veba Savasi, and Veba Bolgosi. I don’t speak Turkish, but my bet is “Veba” means “Plague.” What do you think?

I also like see Ruth in her many permutations. That’s gotta be here on the cover of Veba Savasi…

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014

PLAGUE YEAR trilogy in the Netherlands!

The good folks at Uitgeverjj MACC and Zilverspoor MACC have released Plague Year in Dutch with War and Zone set to follow over the next year and a half. The trilogy has a great unified look. I also gotta say I love the new titles! Het Jaar Van De Plaag sounds very cool. Even better, to me these covers say “techno thriller” and “apocalyptic action-adventure.” You’ve got your space station. You’ve got your jet fighters. You’ve got battered survivors, irregular militia, gas masks, barricades, mind plague zombies, the works. As you know, that’s what I was going for.

I think they nailed it… and just like the Cam Najarro on the cover of the Russian edition has a rather Slavic appearance, so does the Ruth Goldman on the covers of the Dutch editions have a ‘Nederlanders’ style. I’d like to meet her! She looks tough and smart and determined.

Here are all three books in order.

The cosmic coincidence, of course, is we just saw these same battered survivors on the Russian cover of Year. They must be stock art. Now the poor bastards are suffering the nanopocalypse all over the world! 🙂

I’d like to give a special thanks to my editor Theo Barkel, who captained this project to fruition. More soon.

May 10, 2014May 10, 2014

Russian cover of PLAGUE YEAR

I like it! You don’t usually see actual people on the various covers of this book around the world. The publishers tend to go with gas masks or nanobots. But look at this tough young gritty well-equipped hero and his miserable crew!

Get to high ground!! Get to high ground!!