First an abject apology to the person who wrote me about the publication date on the fourth Imperials book — The Currency of War. I’m an idiot and in moving it from the spam file (I have no idea why my mail program regards emails to me from this website as spam but it does). Anyway, I somehow managed to lose the email. So again, apologies for not answering directly.
But here is the answer — due to circumstances beyond my control the publication of the final two books is going to be delayed. My agents are trying to work out a resolution, but at the moment I have no definite information. In the meantime I am continuing to work on book five while things get sorted out. I’m not exactly speeding to the end given the fact I am exec producing two TV series right now and starting to write scripts. Believe me the final books will get published, I just can’t say when or in what form.
Thanks! I’ll be waiting patiently…sort of:)
I should have an update on Imperials in the next couple of months. It’s going to be good news, but I have to let my agent do her thing, and I can’t say more right now.
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Waiting…..and hoping for a swash and buckling ….episode ….Arrrr!
(All Honor to the Captain Admiral Chief Rabbi….of Amsterdam ….)
Almost finished with Book 5, and we have a new artist for the covers who is just tremendous. Will put out a big shout on all media platforms once books start landing. But thank you for reaching out. I really appreciate it.
Please tell me that book for at least has been published. I just finished book 3 and I am very eager to continue the series please advise me as to where I can purchase it
Please tell me where I can purchase book 4 + 5 of the Imperial Saga. I can’t seem to find it anywhere and I’m very eager to continue the Saga
Book five won’t be out until spring next year, but you can buy book four here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YFL4V38?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_3&storeType=ebooks
Tantor is recording an audio version right now, but I don’t they have finished that yet.
It is also available through Barns & Noble, IBooks, etc.
P.S. Thank you for reaching out to me. You quite made my day.
Hello, Ms. Snodgrass. I’m both a bookseller and a long-time fan of your work. I started stocking the Imperials saga in my bookstore with the first three (frankly scored from a remainder warehouse; mostly I sell used so new stock is a risk). But stuff like this is not readily available in my community and both I and several of my customers are hooked – but the fourth installment is not available on Ingram. Did the arrangement with your agents limit sales through Amazon only? Because I would really, really like to stock this title in my little establishment (even though only a few copies). Is there any other source for us bookseller types?
Unrelated note: I push copies of the Tears of the Singers on every Trekkie I meet. 🙂
Dear Leigh, I just sent you an email and cc’d my publisher. Alexi Vandenberg at Prince of Cats Book Productions will be able to provide you with all of my books.
Four is available on Amazon. It is a great addition! Five is still a year away!
Hi, How are you? Thank you so much for your stories.
I also love Wild Cards, but The Imperial Saga got me hooked.
I’ve just finished book 4, The Currency of War.
Please tell me book 5 is on it’s way soon!
Your world building is amazing, I love that I can see it all in my mind.
Take care and thank you again!
Hi, Sarah, Thanks so much for taking the time to write to me. Yes, book 5 is on the way. Elizabeth is working on the cover art, and I’m waiting on the copyedited manuscript to review. I’m thinking late September early October for the release, but it depends on those two things happening in an expeditious manner.
Any more news?
I’ve noticed the Kindle edition has disappeared from Amazon. Is it related?
I really want to read these books!
Hang in there. My agents have been hard at work on this, and I should be able to make an announcement in a couple of months about when all of the books (thus far written) will be available in multiple forms. Now that we are winding up the Wild Cards writer’s room I can segue back to my prose career. I started reading what I had written on book 5 to remind myself what the heck was going on and who were these people again?
Thanks for keeping us updated. I’m very glad to hear progress is being made. I’ll keep hanging.
on the inside cover of my copy of “the hidden world”, the imperials saga, you have titled book four as “a triumvirate of hate” (July 2019) and book five as “breaking the yoke” ( July 2020). Have the titles of these books changed? This is because my local Waterstone bookshop has no record of book four being published. Perhaps you would kindly let me know what has happened, as I am looking forward to reading these books.
Dear Stephen,
Well the title of book four has changed — It’s not The Currency of War. It’s written and was delivered, but my agent and I are going in a new direction with my work. I am writing book Five right now and it is still called Breaking the Yoke. I will keep everyone posted about when these books will be available and from whom. Thank you very much for your interest. I appreciate it.
Loved your interview on Geeks Guide to the Galaxy. Waiting for the eBook Thanks
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I loved “The High Ground.” It was the perfect escape from COVID-19. I read it in one sitting. I will take my time reading “In Evil Times” and “The Hidden World.” Thank you.
What a lovely message to find this morning. Thank you so much. We’re working hard to get the first three books available once more, and then books 4 and 5 will follow shortly thereafter.
Just found out that Titan books listed the Imperials series as cancelled on their site. Had a bit of a fit because I read books one and two and loved them. Was glad that yer website had this update. Hope this gets resolved so that I can buy the kindle versions of 3 – 5. Happy reading and sailing!
x The Captain
My agent has begun the process of finding a new home. Book three The Hidden World was released, but then the problems started with Titan so we took back the books. I’m hoping I’ll have an answer in August and the books will once more be available a few months after that. Book four is written and I’m working on the fifth and final book right now. In fact I have to get back to it. Thank you for reaching out. It means a great deal to me.
Thanks ye kindly for yer updates as of 7/27/19 and 9/3/19. I shall continue to be patient and know that it will be worth the wait. In the meantime, time to tackle some of me other reads. Arrr!
x The Captain
Its early September now. Any news to share?
We had to deal with a return of the rights. That has been accomplished, and now my agent is approaching our preferred publisher. Unfortunately I think it will be next year (hopefully early next year) before the books will be available again and book four will be released. Believe me, this is incredibly frustrating to me as well, but we’re moving on this as quickly as we can.
That is good to hear! I have just finished re-reading the First 3 Books! Hopefully, January 2020! On another note, I have been reading SyFi since the “The Well of Souls” and “Galactic Lensmen!” and your writing rivals those classics! Thank You!
Thank you. That is very kind and I appreciate it. It’s been a rather tough couple of months and hearing from readers helps me keep going.
Its end of October. Any further updates such as Has the publisher agreed to publish? Can they be named?
Any chance of a monthly update?
Can’t find book 4 and what about book 5 love the story and want to continue reading the imperial saga???
Hang in there. My publisher didn’t handle the series very well so I got back the rights, and we’re moving forward as an indy pub. I was determined to finish this series, and indeed book 4 is completed, and I finished writing book 5 at the end of May. We’re busy getting the first three books available once more, new covers created by the incredibly talented Elizabeth Leggett, and all the books formatted for various platforms. Our hope is to have book four out by Labor Day, but it might be a bit later and then a few months after book five will be released.
Cant wait I’m at the end of book three and was looking to get book four lined up until then I didn’t know that there was a problem with getting four and five out I am very excited to continue the series!
What a lovely message to find on this Sunday morning in the midst of the pandemic. Thank you. We are working on it. Galley proofs on one are coming to me in the next few days, then two and three should follow in fairly short order. Then 4 and 5 toward the end of the year. And if you have’t seen the amazing Elizabeth Leggett covers for Imperials do go to the home page and take a look.
Is there any more updates on this? Labor day has come and gone. Patiently waiting to read the rest of the story about Tracy and Mercedes!
We ran into a huge snag on The Hidden World with a corrupted file that had to be repaired. The copyedits for The Currency of War should be in my in-box tomorrow. Elizabeth is working on the cover. We are trying as hard as we can to get these up as quickly as possible. But thank you for caring so much. It means a lot to me.
Thank You for the update!
Thank you for the update! I am anxiously awaiting Book 4!
Me too! Me too!
Planning to do a reread of the first 3 as soon as I get hold of the remaining books!
I can’t tell you how much it means to hear that people are really enjoying this universe and story I’ve created. Thank you all so much.
Gobbled Imperials #1 and #2 on my Kindle, just ordered #3 from Abe Books. Looking very forward to #4 and #5. You have reminded me that I love good sci fi.
Thank you so much, Leila. This was a lovely message to find on a rather cold and blustery morning. Book 3 is about to go live on Amazon. Things have just been very slow there, and I’m about to have the copyedited manuscript for book four, The Currency of War, land on my computer so it should be available around Xmas. I’ve always loved spaceships more than elves and unicorns — hence my love for Star Wars and Star Trek. It was a dream of mine to get to write a space opera, but my version with lots of consideration about economics, politics, and marginalized populations. I was just really intrigued by the idea of Humans as the evil-invading-aliens. Thanks again for reaching out to me. It means a lot to me.
Good to hear that the road to #4 is still open. The online trail is very confusing – Amazon shows it as “out of print” with a publication date back in 2019! You’ve got me hooked, so when it it DOES get to print be sure and update the website to you can hurry up and take my money,,!
We just got the cover art for book 4. It’s spectacular! Alexi is looking to publish Currency of War in early February. So no you have a month. I will alert everyone here, on Twitter and on Facebook when it’s available. The problem with the first 3 is Amazon and the other platforms keep showing the old editions rather than the new ones. (and there are some added scenes particularly in book one.)
But thank you so much for being a fan and I’m so happy to hear you are enjoying the books.
I didn’t realise there were rewrites in the first 3 books? I guess I have to buy copies of the new editions…
Mostly just in book one. Some added scenes. A few in book two. None in book three. I don’t want you to spend extra money, though the Elizabeth Leggett covers are Gorgeous.
Cant wait for the next books! Any idea when the audiobooks will done?
Once we have a final copyedited version we will be sending it along to my audio book publisher. Right now book 4 is with the copyeditor.
Oh!! My! Goodness! I just finish book three…and I need a fix. Nothing else satisfies! I bought book one for the daughter-in-Law for Christmas, started listening out of curiosity and I have listened (non-stop) to the first 3 and finished with a gasp!!!
I hope you had an amazing Holiday season, thank you for the rich tapestry of Sci-Fi (not my genre at all) and let me at ’em! I am so excited there is a 4 and five coming quick!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!
Thank you. This is such a lovely message to find on a late Thursday night after such an unsettling couple of days. Once we have the final manuscript of book 4 it will be sent to the audio book publisher to be recorded. So the book will be available first in print versions. I’m not sure how long it will take for the audio book to be available. We’re looking at a publication date in February, and should have the manuscript off to the audio book publisher in late January. Thank you again. I”m so glad you are enjoying the books.
Wow. See my review on Amazon of the first book to see how I really feel!!!
Live Long and Prosper,
Noah
Can’t wait for book 5!
Do you have a timeline as to when “Currency of War” will be available on Audible. I’ve already bought the Kindle version but I’m holding out for the Audible version to read it.
They are getting ready to record it now. We had a weird hiccup because in the contract — signed years ago the title was The Currency of War and we left off the “The” because it looked better with the cover and was less clunky. There had to be emails back and forth, but everything is now resolved so the recording should begin soon. I don’t yet have a definitive timeline, but it is in the works.
I got it!! Currency of War on Audible and I finished it way too fast. I may have to go back and listen again! I love, love, love it! Thank you for a great adventure and oh what a cliff hanger!
SO the burning question, when will book 5 be ready? What is the latest release day? All the best!
Dear Crystal, What a lovely message to find this Friday morning. You quite made my day. Book 5 is completed. The planned release date is April 2022. So, the story will be wrapped up. I’m a screenwriter so having a satisfying ending is really important to me. Anyway, thank you again for writing to me. It means a lot.
Is Book 5 still scheduled to be released this month?
I’m chomping at the bit to get my hands on it (and hoping that there is also a Book 6. A most excellent series.)
Thanx in advance.
Hi, Kuni,
Well, yours is the third request so I figured it was time to make the formal announcement. You can find it in my blog. Bottom line we have to delay release until late August or September because of life intruding and staff being limited and under a ton of pressure.
There won’t be a sixth book per se. Mercedes and Tracy’s story has been told, but there’s a whole new generation just waiting to have adventures and I’m mulling where I next take this big universe I created. Bottom line I’ll start a new series, but in the same universe with our old favorites in the background like the senior citizens and mentors they are.
Well, I now have something to look forward to at the end-ish of Summer now.
It’s not too long to wait, so I’m happy.
Thank you for your response.
Yes! As soon as we have a firm date for that final book the Great Imperials Read/Reread can begin!