I’ve been so busy trying to finish writing, Crimson Death the 25th Anita Blake novel that I forgot that Dead Ice the 24th Anita Blake novel is out in paperback today! No, wait yesterday, because that was April 26th. I have a serious case of, “writing this book is eating my brain.” There’s a surprise in the back of the paperback, not the usual preview from my next novel, but something different. It’s entitled, “Wounded‘, and it’s an outtake scene, or a short story, or a novelette, or a long epilogue for Dead Ice. I’m honestly not sure which to call it, but it is a series of events that we talk about briefly in the denouement of Dead Ice but they all happen off stage. A lot of you told me you missed seeing Jean-Claude dancing at the wedding and wanted to see more about Manny Rodriquez and his family. Well, so did I, and I thought why not? Why can’t I write them out and share them with all of you? Why can’t we see all of it on stage in living color? So I started writing out this brief extra scene and it grew until it was more than a scene, more than a story, and closer to a short novel. At one point I thought it might be as long as my novels Jason and Micah, but it didn’t quite make that word count, thank goodness, so what to do with it? Someone, I can’t actually remember now if it was my agent, my editor, or me, suggested what if we put it in the back of the paperback. Great idea! So for those of you who have read Dead Ice and wanted some more it’s in the paperback now! For those who prefer paperback to hardback here’s your chance and with extra bonus content! But please do not read the extra until you’ve finished reading Dead Ice, because the bonus novelette is full of spoilers. You’ll find out who lives, who dies, who the villain is and how the mystery is solved. No, really, it’s full of spoilers! You have been warned, so if you read the new content before you’ve read Dead Ice the plot will be spoiled for you!!!! So enjoy Dead Ice out now in paperback and I hope the story, “Wounded”, helps satisfy your desire for more from Anita Blake and her world.
23 comments
Steve
The novella is worth $7.99 to you or not. Ms Hamilton does not owe us anything. Basically, suck it up, buttercups. Oh and here’s a link to preorder Wounded as an e-single. Even if you don’t have an e-reader you can download the file when it’s released and use either a PDF reader or Kindle for your PC to read it…
https://www.amazon.com/Wounded-Anita-Blake-Vampire-Hunter-ebook/dp/B01HNJIJ30?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_385040_201780420_TE_DP
Fran
I bought dead ice when it first came out. It’s pretty frustrating to be penalized for buying the book when it first came out.
Susan
so much of the book was vampire politics and sex I feel cheated that I bought this book in hardback as a new release and now you’re released “bonus” material in the paperback and I don’t want to spend any more money for what’s likely an excerpt from the next book anyway (either that or more sex)
Judy
Is there going to be an eBook available?
Eli
Will there be an ebook-kindle version of Wounded? I have bought the kindle version of dead Ice when it came out and I don’t want to buy the paperback just to read a couple of chapters 🙁
ambonk
Just another serious fan who bought “Dead Ice” in hardcover (as I’ve done for all the previous Anita Blakes when they were published in hardcover). Feeling discriminated against that I would have to shell out $7.99 to get the “bonus” content. Any way to get a digital copy at a reasonable price?
Jessica LeChat
Yes, digital copies will be available. -MM Jess
Mel Wilson
I keep checking amazon. When will the digital version be available?
Desire g
I am going to buy the paperback just because it has It in there, i dont do ebooks i like the feel and smell of real books in my hands. My dead ice is a signed copy anyways so i dont want it to get messed up during rereading again and again lol cant wait to read it
Stacy DeRamus
Just wanted you to know that I love your books, they ha e gotten me through some tough times. You have turned me on to the reality that adult fiction is a wonderful thing and given me the confidence to try it myself. I really do love your faire books. Thank you so much for being . You
Candy
Well thank god I prefer paperbacks and that I ordered around christmas. Should be here on friday!
Kyrene F
Will you be adding the extra content to the digital copy for those of us who bought the hardback originally?
Sherry roland
Just bought dead ice. Am on book 2 so far but am loving your series.
Mary Comerford
I have 2 hard cover copies of Dead Ice and today when I saw it at the bookstore in paperback, I didnt even pick it up to check it out! Damn! If I had known it had a bonus novlette in the back, I might have bought a third copy!
Kerry Knipp
If you bought the e-book or the hardback when Dead Ice was first released, is there going to be any other way to get “Wounded” other than purchasing the paperback? Just wondering. Thanks!
Helen Thomas
Not fair to the individuals who purchased a hard copy of “Dead Ice” to put the new material in the back of the paperback version. How can the hardcopy purchases get the new story?
Tracy Johnson
Those of us who bought the hardback are feeling cheated. Can you release the bonus as a ebook?
Trista Ward
I already have the kindle and hardback versions is there another way to read/buy wounded
Alana
I have my hardback of Dead Ice already. Will the extra be available in an ebook? Thanks
Rebecca Gillespie
Love the idea of “Wounded”, but already have Dead Ice in hardback. Any chance of getting “Wounded” without having to buy another copy of the book??
Cindy Collins
Any way for those of us who prefer your hardback to purchase this story as an ebook? 🙂
Kathy
Bummer I bought it when it first came out. Is there any way I can get Wounded without buying it again? I buy on ebook.
Denise
I bought the book (Amazon) when it got out , wish I could read the bonus without puts aging against n.