Every time I pick up one of your books (on he first day they’re published for 5 years now), I know I’m in for one of, if not THE best read of the year. And they keep getting better, which I didn’t think was possible after Automatic Detective and especially Too Many Curses, which was my favorite for years.

Until you wrote Chasing The Moon. I don’t know how you did it, or exactly what you did, but the stars aligned for that book. It was wonderful. It was one of the rare books where I actually STOPPED myself from reading it so fast because I want it to last, and those books are one in a gabazagillion. It was a hard time in my life, and that book honestly took me out of my slump with every page I read.

So I just wanted to say thank you for everything you write. I’ll be picking up Mollusk on March 5th (6th year running!) and I’ll bet I’ll absolutely love every word.

Never sweat what other people say, whether criticisms or warnings to do series. Just keep on doing what you’re doing, and you’ll be absolutely fine.

All the best,

Danny G.

Oh and if Hollywood ever asks you to sell out and put one of your books on the big screen, just do it. You deserve it. Ian Fleming survived the first film version of Casino Royal and we know you can too.

I pre-ordered Mollusk just now.

I’ve already bought every book you’ve got at Audible and I would really love to buy more (and I’ve got my fingers crossed that Emperor Mollusc is also a candidate for audiobookdom).

I am always excited when one of your books comes out because I know it will be a great read, and I for one, am happy that when each book is finished my time with the characters is over and done with. I have plenty of other authors driving me nuts waiting for the next book in their series, it is nice to also follow the works of an author who is proficient enough to write completely new books each time.

I am very much looking forward to Emperor Mollusk and must look into getting Chasing the Moon the next time I am at a bookstore.

And I LOVE telling my friends and family about great authors.

So please keep up the good work!

As a general rule, I don’t like series. There are trilogies or series that I will read, but I am extremely, extremely selective about getting involved with them. I think I only have enough time to read about 15 or 20 books a year, and I don’t want to spend half of those books on a single author writing in a single setting with a single set of characters. I largely read because I have a constant hunger to see something new, and getting wrapped up in a series defeats the purpose of this.

If an author can meet my need for novelty, I will go back to that author again and again, ironically reading more books by them than the number of books in many series I’ve passed up. I can’t tell you how many books I’ve put down after seeing “BOOK ONE in the blah blah blah trilogy…” on the cover–but I have five books of yours in my library that I’ve read.

Anyway… I’ve you’re especially pushing for Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain, I will be more than happy to pick it up. And read it in public. And tell everyone how great it is. (Even if it isn’t in a series.)