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by nickmamatas
Yes, we’ve heard the news too! Heck, we helped make the news. But rumor control will come later; for now we’re just all trying on our new sunglasses and working on our SoCal tans.
If you haven’t heard the news, I’d recommend picking up a copy of All You Need Is Kill before everyone else does. Then you can say you knew the novel way back when…
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So am I prescient or what, Nick? Here’s what I said about AYNIK back in July of ‘09:
“AYNIK is destined to become a classic,…Despite not quite being finished with it I can already make this prognostication.”
Interesting, for a work that you mentioned (in our interview) harkened back to/drew on older English language SF sensibilities (while of course still being an excellent story in its own right).
Just goes to prove what I felt about Haikasoru from the beginning: you guys know how to pick the right stuff. And it proves that I can recognize that too!
Does the Warner deal provide any direct revenue to High Castle, or is the benefit purely in increased exposure (and book sales)?
And on a related note, how many copies of Yukikaze would I have to personally purchase in order to guarantee the sequels are picked up for translation?
Just saw this on the screen crawl for G4 tv’s ATTACK OF THE SHOW…well done, and congrats! Now I really have to pick this up and read it!
I could be wrong, but honestly, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of the rights to a Japanese SF novel being acquired for a future film. Normally, it’s the rights to the original film that are bought for a future re-make.
Now, if Hollywood were to do this for YUKIKAZE….8-)
Hey pseud—Haikasoru is an “imprint” (basically, my desk in a big room full of editorial desks) so it’s not like a wheelbarrow full of money was dumped in front of me. The news certainly a handy “proof of concept” though,
Also, if you buy twenty-thirty Yukikazes a week for the next twenty weeks, we’ll be good!
Have I heard the news? Hell, yeah. There’s good rockin’ tonight.