This September Darkish Horse can be publishing The Wizard King Trilogy boxed set by Chad Corrie. The set consists of the three books within the collection (Return of the Wizard King, Trial of the Wizard King, and Triumph of the Wizard King) that are presently out there wherever books are bought. As we put together for the launch we took a second to ask Chad just a few questions in regards to the new set and the method.
So, let’s begin with the fundamentals: are you able to inform us a bit about The Wizard King Trilogy?
The Wizard King Trilogy boxed set collects the saga of the final wizard king of Tralodren and a ragtag group of mercenaries employed to retrieve some forgotten information lengthy hidden away in a jungle-strangled smash.
These mercenaries suppose it’s a reasonably easy get in, get out, and receives a commission kind of association. However as an alternative, they discover their fates intertwining by a collection of hidden agendas, warring gods, historic schemes, and cosmic journey centuries within the making.
The concept was to craft a enjoyable, entertaining story for folks to take pleasure in. Given all of what continues to happen on this planet it’s necessary we’ve issues which are extra escapist in nature, permitting us to relaxation, recharge, and go to someplace much less just like the setting from which we’re searching for a reprieve.
It has motion and journey and one thing of a extra epic really feel in lots of issues, however remains to be fantasy by and thru.
In some methods it’s slightly acquainted since publishing at its core is similar course of from begin to end. However with boxed units I’ve discovered it may permit for a way of extra discovery which may have gotten misplaced the primary time round with the unique launch.
By that I imply we—each Darkish Horse and myself—are in a position to try the the core side or parts of your complete collection and attempt to boil it down into one thing we are able to promote and repackage in some optimistic means.
I can’t communicate for Darkish Horse on that half however for myself I used to be reminded of the action-adventure points of the entire collection and simply how epic a few of the later battles grew to become. I’m additionally reminded simply how massive of a story this story ended up being. You don’t actually have it register whenever you’re releasing one title at a time however upon seeing all 1000+ pages of the completed story without delay you all of the sudden perceive simply what number of phrases you wrote.
Together with the three books and the slipcase, readers will even get a world map with the set. The Wizard King Trilogy beforehand had maps in every title. How is that this one completely different?
Properly, it’s full colour for one. And it’s a bigger fold out map, permitting those that wish to the choice of following alongside because the characters traverse the world. This, although, is barely the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere has nonetheless but to be shared.
The second means it’s completely different is that this was a map that was initially purported to get revealed within the books however acquired voted down, having us go together with an alternate route as an alternative. So, all this time I’ve had this map available and needed to share it with others. When the choice of the boxed set got here alongside it appeared like an ideal match.
And, I assume, it’s additionally massive sufficient to border if that’s what some of us are into. It’s not too massive and never too small, permitting for simply sufficient area to get claimed on a wall.
Is there the rest you needed to share on the method or the boxed set usually?
Solely my because of the type of us at Darkish Horse who’ve so graciously allowed the choice to maneuver ahead. Not many authors have the privilege of getting a boxed set for certainly one of their collection and particularly one so quickly after mentioned collection was accomplished.
I’m extremely fortunately for the chance and wanting to see who this new format will attain. I do know the books are nonetheless discovering new readers day by day and this may be but an alternative choice for folks to be launched to the story.
The place can folks discover out extra about your self and your works?
The web site is at all times the most effective place to start out: chadcorrie.com. There you may get entry to numerous excerpts, pattern readings, evaluations, and different issues on the collection in addition to see what else I’m about. That features producing podcasts.
When you’re extra social media inclined you will discover me at: @creatorchad on Twitter, Fb, and Instagram. I even have a e-newsletter, which you’ll join on the web site.
And there’s a web site and social media accounts for Tralodren, should you’d prefer to dig into extra of the world setting: tralodren.com and @tralodren for Twitter, Instagram and Fb.
Thanks, Chad! The Wizard King Trilogy boxed set publishes September twenty seventh. Pre-orders can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, in addition to your native comedian store.
