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Excited for the paperback release of New York Times bestselling epic space adventure To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini? WE ARE. Sorry, we have a lot of pent up energy right now.
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The Chaos and Cosmos continues!
We asked our Chaos and Cosmos authors: What would you keep in a bag of holding? And then we just sat back and embraced the chaos.
We have some ideas of our own of course: A lightsaber. Two-hundred and seven cheese wheels. A dragon egg maybe.
Let us know what you’d keep in yours in the comments!
A trans-dimensional gateway, and an unending supply of freshly baked cookies.
Fountain pens, paper, books, crochet, my laptop, and a blanket for a cozy nap. Also, my cat Elsie would probably be in there, because it is a thing that she can get inside that she should not be inside.
Definitely not a portable hole, or another bag of holding. That’s a good way to rip a hole in space and time, and get sucked into the Astral Plane. What I would keep in my bag of holding? Probably a sword, my wallet, and chargers for my devices. Maybe a pack of soft-baked cookies and a water bottle.
Futon mattress, green tea, electric kettle, pens, ink, notebooks, towel, a lot of conditioner and a hair pick.
Oh! Can I say another bag of holding whose destruction results in opening a gate to the Astral Plane? No? Hmm…well I imagine it’d probably be pretty similar to the contents of the bag Hermione has in The Deathly Hallows. Books and glamping tents and more books and potions and wands and quills and ink and…have I mentioned books?
A bowling alley (complete with skunky beer), fifty pounds of hot smoked salmon, and a 1961 Thunderbird.
If my backpack is anything to go by: fountain pens, journals, and watercolor supplies.
Survival equipment and writing supplies.
Toilet paper. (Too real?)
Also a sword, my TI-92 graphing calculator, and a whole lot of tea.
A wet bar, an espresso machine, a burr grinder, well, I already have the bag I take on planes that has a sleeping bag, good pajamas, a hot water bottle, an ice pack, footie slippers, an eye mask…I’m the most comfortable man in the sky, so I’ll definitely carry all of that, some really good pens, more spare batteries than is wise, I could go on.
Us: How many spare batteries is wise?
Like, if there was a lithium fire, you’d want it to be terrible but not catastrophic, that’s the wise level.
Dark chocolate and really good English Breakfast tea, at all times.
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Relatable, right?
Everyone knows that when challenged to a duel, it’s on you to pick the weapon. Fisticuffs? Fencing at dawn? Compliments? In order to be prepared to defend your honor, you should really have a weapon of choice.
Relatedly, in the event of an unfortunate fencing-at-dawn accident, what would you replace your hand with if it were chopped off?
We ask our authors the important questions.
If my hand was cut off I would replace it with a Swiss Army knife multi-tool prosthetic with additional sensitive claw grip.
Weapon of choice: Namiki pilot fountain pen with Noodler Ink’s Black Swans in English Roses.
Chainsaw, of course. Barring that, a short-sword. Something agile, but still has a little reach. No! No! A hookshot! A claw-hand that shoots out on a cable!
Nothing beats a well-aimed throwing knife.
Can this be an ‘and’ question? Weapon of choice would be a Colt .45 (God made people, Sam Colt made them all equal right?) The truth is, I have a fascination with a double-edged broadsword with a basket-hilt and red leather lining (think Scottish sword), but I haven’t put my 10,000 hours in and would die…but if I could replace my hand with a badass sword AND have the Colt .45? Possibilities, friends, possibilities.
A PS4 controller.
My weapon of choice would be vast cosmic powers. Because hell yes.
The pen! (For both.)
Pistol-caliber carbine with armor-piercing rounds. If my hand was cut off . . . a phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.
A laser. Because I could both cut through diamond AND entertain a posse of playful cats.
The Content Management System.
Definitely a really old-fashioned dagger.
Stay tuned for even more Chaos and Cosmos!
We’re diving into Chaos and Cosmos the RIGHT way-with an incredibly chaotic playlist!
We asked our authors to pick theme songs for their main characters and the resulting playlist is…definitely something. We recommend putting this beauty on shuffle for maximum mayhem.
Born to be Wild – in the version played by the Handsome Alika on Idol Faire.
How High the Moon sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
In the first, second, and third book I’d say Karliene’s Become The Beast. I just love the feminine aura it has, and the constant, building tension. It’s so simultaneously female and feral, and I love it. In other news, I listened to Halestorm’s cover of Slave to The Grind and Fist Up by Kidneythieves the whole time I was writing the fight scenes in The Hellion, the third book in the Malus series, so that might give you a good idea of where my head was at and what kind of action you can look forward to in that one.
If Tor signs any more Malus books with me, I’m gonna tell you that Robin’s theme song will become What Doesn’t Kill You Will Make You A Killer by Rabbit Junk. After the events of book 3, The Hellion, she’s gonna go Beast Mode.
Summon the Fire by The Comet Is Coming.
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Blood in the Water by Grandson.
For Nina, Least Complicated by the Indigo Girls.
For Knox, Hardest of Hearts by Florence + The Machine.
Whatever It Takes by Imagine Dragons (What? You didn’t think I’d pick a theme song that didn’t have a dragon tie-in somewhere, did you?)
For Awa— A call and response song with rattles and bees.
For Djola— Whale song.
Gayane by Aram Khachaturian.
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Murder, Murder! from Jekyll & Hyde. Someone’s killing sinners in the night… lots and lots and lots of them. (Spoiler: It’s Little Red Riding Hood.)
Good as Hell, one for the millennials. I have a 12-year-old, I’m down with the Lizzo! If it’s on TikTok I know it.
I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab for Cutie.
Stay tuned for more #ChaosandCosmos all year long!
Less than 7 MONTHS until To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini graces the shelves of bookstores everywhere, and we can hardly contain our excitement! It’s been a whirlwind of activity, so we’ve pulled together a list of all the news, updates, and other fun things surrounding the book since we announced this thrilling release.
We hope you enjoyed our special cover reveal on Instagram—isn’t it stunning?! We had a great time introducing this to the world, and can’t wait for everyone to get a chance to read the book.
Speaking of reading the book…we are thrilled to give you the opportunity to win a free sneak peek of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars! Enter our Goodreads sweeps, running until March 24, for the chance to be one of 100 people to win a partial galley of one of the fall’s most highly anticipated books.
If you can’t wait to see if you won the sweepstakes, you can still get a first glance at the book, thanks to our first exclusive excerpt of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars featured in Entertainment Weekly! Check out the entire piece here to get your first look at protagonist Kira Navárez, who, during a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, finds an alien relic that thrusts her into the wonders and the nightmares of first contact.
We also had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Christopher about how he’s grown as a writer. To hear more about how Christopher has changed since penning Eragon from the man himself, watch the entire interview here.
And finally, we are excited that the third wave of our mystery item pre-order campaign is now live until April 14th! The prize is still top secret…but ICYMI, the first wave revealed an enamel pin, and the second wave a stunning art print. Can you guess what the third prize might be?
We still have so many exciting things happening with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, including the highly anticipated cover reveal, dropping any day now. Stay tuned for even more excitement over the coming months!