>US Release of (sniff) The Hunchback Assignments paperback

>It's a birthday, of sorts. Today the paperback of The Hunchback Assignments is released in the U.S. I, of course, will give you a complimentary link to Amazon but encourage readers to visit the bookstore of your choice if interested in this humble offering. If you do see the book please tell it that I am very proud of it and wish it well in this new format. Sniff. Sniff. Sorry, I promised myself I wouldn't cry...but it's so young and petite and gosh where is my hankie? My kingdom for a hankie! Just fly and be free Hunchback Assignments. Be free!

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>New Hunchback Cover

>The third book in The Hunchback Assignments series is called Empire of Ruins. In it Modo, Octavia, Mr. Socrates and a few others are searching through the Australian rainforest for a lost temple that contains an ancient artifact called The God Face.

Here's the Canadian/Australian cover done by Christopher Steininger:


In theory the book will be out in January 2011 in Canada, February in Australia, and September in the US. I say in theory because I'm working on the revisions right now...

Must say I love this cover. Especially Modo's mask.

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>The Dark Deeps Covers

>Just a preview of the various covers for The Dark Deeps, the second book in The Hunchback Assignments series. It'll be out in early May in Canada, June in Australia and area, and September in the US of A.

This is the Canadian cover:

Cool, eh? Can't wait to see the real thing, of course.

And here is the Australian/NZ cover (or ANZAC as I like to say).

The cover was done by Christopher Steininger.
And finally the American Cover is right here:

Love it. Very steampunky. By Christian McGrath. Yep, only people with the first name Chris can do my covers. The odd thing is that my U.S. editor looks a lot like the woman with the sword. Which has inspired me not to miss my deadlines....

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>The Hunchback Assignments Storms France!

>Holy joie de vivre! The Hunchback Assignments is officially released in French in France (and Quebec, I presume) today. Let the bells ring out! Here's the cover:?
Yes, it's the same as the American cover. You'll notice that the name of the series has been changed. In France it is called "The Agents of Mr. Socrates: The Brotherhood of the Clock." Curious, eh? Why do titles get changed in different countries? (My novel "Tribes" was changed to "Moi, petit hominidé poilu cherche tribu désespérément" ). My theory is the longer the title the bigger the sales. That's why Harry Potter was changed to "Le Young Boy Wizard With The Lightning Bolt And The Cute Sidekicks Takes On The Philosopher And His Stones." Err, I might be making that up!

You can visit the French version here: Editions du Masque. Now that's a cool name for a publishing company.

I had Google translate my biography from French back to English and it came up with: "Arthur Slade is Canadian. After five years in advertising, he said goodbye to a lucrative job and a good mutual health to concentrate on writing. Author Popular in Canada and the United States, he has already received numerous awards in both countries."

I had a lucrative job? I wish. : )

I get a particular thrill thinking that Modo, my "Hunchback of Notre Dame," is returning to France.

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