“I was well into it before I had the realization that if light and fun is what you’re after you probably shouldn’t have a main character whose father murdered her mother.” “Fire was such an emotionally hard book for me to write that when I started Bitterblue I vowed to write something light and fun,” Cashore said. Graceling fans, however, will likely be thrilled to learn that the heroine of that book – the different-colored-eyed Katsa – returns in Bitterblue, as does her lover, Po.įor Cashore, the completion of her third novel allows her to take a deep breath – of relief. Cashore says the story constitutes more of a companion than a strict sequel. The novel, which has an announced first printing of 200,000 copies and clocks in at a hefty 576 pages, picks up eight years after Graceling,with Bitterblue now 18 and the reigning queen of Monsea. I love all the covers but this one is my favorite.”ĭial will publish Bitterblue, a companion to Cashore’s bestsellers Graceling (Harcourt, 2008) and Fire (Dial, 2009) on but this first look at the cover ought to tantalize her many fans. “It’s absolutely the best icon for this book, although I better not say more about that. “I was thrilled when I saw the keys and that they look a little like weapons,” Cashore told PW in a phone interview. I was over at Publishers Weekly and the article caught my eye, here's a bit of an excerpt:
I actually told a friend recently that when I grow up, I would love to be able to write like Kristin Cashore. I loved Fire and I fell in love with Graceling and I just can't come up with enough words to describe how her writing blew me away. Kristin Cashore's writing is dreamy and gorgeous and rich and deep. Personally, I don't care what the cover looks like (weird for fickle me, I know) I am just so excited about reading Bitterblue. This is of course the US cover and we've not yet seen the UK cover. Isn't this a gorgeous cover? It belongs to Kristin Cashore’s upcoming new novel Bitterblue.
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