A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

Just ran into this on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Way-Shadows-Night-An...6176&sr=1-1

This guy seems to have a 3 books deal with Orbit and books will be out in September, October and November. That seems refreshing in term of publishing practices.
Is the fact that he's got a 3 books deal saying something about quality?

Check the note about writer - "doesn't own a cat or wear a ponytail". Funny guy!

We’ve had a change of heart based on user feedback. We didn’t think checks would be a big deal but apparently they are for some people, especially those foreign customers who have to make special arrangements with their bank to get one. Originally we were always going to open up credit card ordering on September [...]

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We have opened up preorder, and released pictures, of Longclaw as of last night.

http://www.valyriansteel.com/shop/swords/l...now/prod_2.html

Enjoy.

Well, the time has come. We are now accepting preorders on Longclaw! Now now, obviously the order functionality is new, this is our first product, so if you notice any bugs or oddities, please contact us. Also, all pictures are of the prototype and they may change slightly, depending on feedback with them. So Order [...]

Here is a list of shipping costs for Longclaw by country, these are all the countries people have previously asked about, if your country is not on this list, please speak up. Countries where the postal service will accept extra large boxes: USA: $20 Great Britain & Northern Ireland: $70 Canada: $40 Ireland: $70 Italy: $70 France: $70 Germany $70 Switzerland $70 Sweden $70 Holland [...]

Okay, here is Needle. The blade will be about 30 inches, we’ve held that up to varying girls around Arya’s age and that seems to be an appropriate length. We went through quite a few design revisions with Needle. Originally we were going to do a rapier style blade, as I’m sure many of us picture [...]