ALCHEMY reviews, ConDFW and other news

Well, now The Alchemy of Chaos is out in the world, and the early reviews have been pretty strong.

“The Alchemy of Chaos is another stirring story of magic and mayhem.” – The Qwillery (There’s also an interview with me at the same link.)

“This is a fun and exciting fantasy story that highlights the author’s imagination and dexterity at creating a compelling adventure story” – Nightowl Reviews

“It takes a fun addictive book that I just outright enjoy for me to read it that fast, and this is that type of book.” – The Speculative Herald

“Fantasy adventure readers, especially fans of spell-wielding students, will enjoy these lively characters and their high-energy story.” – Publisher’s Weekly

Also, I did an AMA over at Reddit/r/Fantasy, which inspired the folks at Suvudu to curate the answers they found most interesting. I also was a featured Big Idea on Scalzi’s Whatever.

All in all, The Alchemy of Chaos has had a nice launch week.

Next up? This weekend I’ll be at ConDFW. Here’s my Schedule:

Saturday
MAIN PROGRAMMING (JEFFERSON)
Saturday, 10am: Don’t Quit Your Day Job!
Panelists: Marshall Ryan Maresca (M), Seanan McGuire, Kathy Turski, Rachael Acks, Melia Newman, Sue Sinor

PROGRAMMING 2 (MADISON)
Saturday, 12pm: Creating your Fantasy Hero
Panelists: Marshall Ryan Maresca (M), C. Dean Andersson, Tracy S. Morris, Martha Wells, Bradley H. Sinor, J. Kathleen Cheney

READING (ADAMS)
Saturday, 3pm: Marshall Ryan Maresca, Jeff Dawson

AUTOGRAPHS (THE GALLERY)
Saturday, 5pm: David Doub, Marshall Ryan Maresca

Sunday
PROGRAMMING 3 (HAMILTON)
Sunday, 1pm: Turning Stories into Screenplays
Panelists: Julie Barrett (M), Marshall Ryan Maresca, David L. Gray, Mary Gearhart-Gray, Rachael Acks, Aaron de Orive

MAIN PROGRAMMING (JEFFERSON)
Sunday, 2pm: Little Balls of Joy: Robots in Space Opera
Panelists: Marshall Ryan Maresca (M), John Scalzi, Stephen Patrick, Paul Abell, Amy Sisson