I'm so thrilled to be able to tell you guys that there will be more Cirque American–I got this news right at the end of the year, which made this both the best way to end 2014 and begin 2015. The Publishers Marketplace announcement:
GIRL ON A WIRE author Gwenda Bond's next Cirque American novel, in which a teen would-be magician auditions for the Cirque against the wishes of her famous magician father, and finds that perhaps there is more to her talent than she ever expected, again to Courtney Miller at Skyscape, for publication in Summer 2016, by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Just as Girl on a Wire allowed me to geek out about all things circus (my favorite) and wire-walking, this will allow me to continue to do that and also geek out about magic. Which is one of my favorite, favorite things. As much as I love it, though, it's undeniably a field where women get pushed off to the side, all too often The Lovely Assistant sharing in little of the actual spotlight. Well, the heroine of this book is no one's lovely assistant, and I can't wait to introduce you guys to her and some new characters. And, yes, although there will be a new central character, and a new mystery, the cast from Girl on a Wire will be there too–there will be more of Jules and Remy, Dita, and of course the Cirque itself. The working title of the book is Abracadabra Girl, but that may well change.
Also! Girl on a Wire is a Kindle Daily Deal today and you can snag it for $1.99!
One other little newsy item–the rights to Blackwood and The Woken Gods officially reverted to me at the end of the year (thank you for that, Angry Robot). So you can't presently get e-book editions of them anymore, though I'm sure used print copies are available and my local indie bookstores still have a stockpile on hand. Blackwood will probably return at some point this year. But I'm likely going to hang on to The Woken Gods until I can maybe tweak it a bit and write you a sequel; it may be a long while before I have time, but that's what I hope to do.
And that's it. I hope y'all are excited to return to the Cirque!
I haven’t read Girl on a Wire yet but it’s there in my Kindle library, sitting pretty until I can wade through all my pending ARCs to get to it, but I’m extremely happy to hear it WILL have a sequel!!
And the possibility of a Woken Gods sequel?? YES PLEASE!!! *flails in excitement*
That’s great news, Gwenda! I loved Girl on a Wire, and I look forward to reading the next one. Magic is cool, and how great that your protagonist is a female magician!
Thank you SO MUCH, Sheila!
I hope you enjoy it! <3
So glad to hear Girl on a Wire will have a sequel!
And I’ve been hoping for a Woken Gods sequel since I first read that, so count me doubly happy.
Thank you so much!