"Three Thieves" Lands at Kids Can Press

If you've been visiting this site for a while, you may remember this post from last year, in which I wrote about some art I was working on for a pitch for a major children's publisher. It's been over a year since then, but it can finally be revealed that the pitch was for an all-ages fantasy series called Three Thieves, and that I just finalized a deal with Kids Can Press for the first two books.


Upbeat, action-oriented, and fun, it's about as different from Two Generals (my other current project...the similarity in names is pure coincidence) as you can get. Which I kind of like, actually -- I can take a break from one by turning to the other for a while. The book's full of chases, escapes, funny characters, clever banter, etc. and so far has been nothing but fun to write.

Projected release is in the fall of 2010. I know that seems far off, but subsequent books in the series should hit every six months after that, so your patience will be rewarded. Plus you can fill some of the time with the Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder trade (in August) and Two Generals (in November '09). As with everything else, I'll post updates here as the project comes together...so stay tuned!