One of the sweet parts about this gig is being able to bring goodness like this to the faithful and hopefully convert some of the masses. That we have a real platform to do so has taken a bit of work and plenty of one word responses to Damon via email and/or PM about one subject or another that pops up but now that we are here we are once again pleased to offer a sweet sample from a master. His shelf features more award hardware worth mentioning by someone who gets payed neither by word or hour, and I believe he may be on the way to just have an automatic spot on short lists for all short fiction awards. I nominate Jeffrey Ford was the Hugo in 2011 - somebody bet against it!
What we have here, however, is the first two chapters to one of his novels The Physiognomy. The first book in a most first trilogy, it garnered The World Fantasy Award for best novel in 1997 and was called a notable book by the NY Times. Why is this applicable now? Well, Golden Gryphon is reprinting the sequence this fall and they have gorgeous covers by Bodhisattva favorite John Picacio.
8 responses so far ↓
1 Bearmountainbooks // Jun 15, 2008 at 11:36 am
I won’t argue with you on the other stuff…but man, I don’t like that cover.
2 jaytomio // Jun 15, 2008 at 11:39 am
Well, not everybody can have mushroom house covers!
3 Bearmountainbooks // Jun 15, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Yeah, I feel sorry for those that can’t!!!
4 Matt’s Bookosphere 6/15/08 « Enter the Octopus // Jun 15, 2008 at 9:38 pm
[...] Read the first two chapters of Jeffrey Ford’s “The Physiognomy” [...]
5 Larry // Jun 16, 2008 at 1:02 am
I bought, read, and loved these five years ago on a friend’s recommendation. I’m now planning on giving all three books to a girl very dear to me, in part so I can justify to myself buying all three of these gorgeous books. Plus, Cley is still the best redeemed asshole I’ve read in years.
6 jaytomio // Jun 16, 2008 at 4:43 am
I wish there were more trilogies like this. I mean I try to think about where Jeffrey Ford was at when he came up with this. At some point dude said, ‘I’m going to write a fantasy trilogy,’and just seeing where he’s at now, it’s always intrigued me what made him go that route or have that idea.
7 Larry // Jun 16, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I suppose we could bug him with an email and see what his response to that would be
8 jaytomio // Jun 17, 2008 at 3:46 am
Nah ,to proactive. I’ve sent my share of email/queries to Jeff recently and I have probably used up my pull for the year (as noted ,the 8091st most powerful web based SF/F personality). The kingdom doesn’t go to individual, even if that individual is a a renown warrior bard
I’m sure somebody will ask him in some interview in 6 months and call it their own.
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