The release date remains broadly on the schedule I mentioned in my quarterly newsletter back in June — ‘early 2019’ — which is later than the earlier target some of you may have seen in the initial Author’s Notes at the end of Not Alone: Second Contact. Publishing the third book in December 2018 was always a hope rather than an expectation, as I said in those notes, and it has not proven possible.
The publication gap between Not Alone (December 2015) and Not Alone: Second Contact (May 2018) was significantly longer than this gap is going to be, and I’m 100% committed to ensuring that the final gap this time out is no greater than a year.
As I stated in my June newsletter, things like publication arrangements and editing timeframes can influence the exact date; but in more general terms this is going to be another long and deep book, just like the previous two and just like I’m sure everyone hopes and expects, and I can’t compromise on quality. By the same token, though, I’m not going to hold the release date back if the book is ready to go sooner than expected.
I realise that a delay is never news anyone wants to hear. But as I said, a book like this just can’t be rushed.
And most importantly, it will be worth it.
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Thanks for your interest and support of the Not Alone series,
Craig
