I’m pleased to announce The Elephant and Macaw Banner’s latest partnership.  Devir has agreed to publish “The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara” in Portuguese for the Brazilian market!

The novelette will appear in the pocket book Duplo Fantasia Heroica (Heroic Fantasy Duo), along with a novelette by well-known Brazilian author and editor Roberto de Sousa Causo. Here’s a sneak peak at the cover:

The pocket book is one of the first in a new collection being launched by the editor, along with Duplo Cyberpunk (Cyberpunk Duo), which contains a story by Bruce Sterling.

Devir is a publisher of RPGs, Books, Comics, Board Games and Miniatures in Portuguese and Spanish markets around the world.  They are official distributors of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, among other products.  They have offices in Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Spain, and the U.S.

I’m extremely honored to be working with them on this project.

Great news for those unable to purchase a paper copy of Realms of Fantasy!  The April 2010 issue, the one containing my novelette “The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara”, is now on sale as a downloadable PDF.  The PDF version costs US$3.99, while the Kindle version is still available for US$5.99.  The instructions for purchasing either version can be found here.

Our heroes’ journey begins in February 2010 when the first story in the Elephant and Macaw Banner series, “The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara”, hits bookstores in the next issue of Realms of Fantasy!