Richard Phillips Rho Agenda Blog

Almost There August 26, 2012

With just over a month until the publication of the 47 North, Jeff VanderMeer edited version of The Second Ship, followed shortly thereafter by the release of Immune and Wormhole, it is time for me to post an update.   The process of switching from being a self-published kindle (KDP) author has been a long and arduous task that is finally approaching fruition.  Signing with Janklow & Nesbit, followed by their lengthy publisher negotiations, finally led to me signing a contract with 47 North for The Rho Agenda trilogy in March of 2012.  We’ve now finished the final edits on all three novels and I have approved the cover designs for The Second Ship and Wormhole.  As The Second Ship goes to print, I expect to approve the design on Immune’s cover this week, followed by the typesetting proofs of both Immune and Wormhole.  I have really enjoyed working with Jeff VanderMeer to fine tune the pacing of all three novels to achieve maximum impact for the trilogy climax.  I am also excited that 47 North will be releasing the Brilliance Audio produced audiobooks at the same time the print and e-book versions of The Rho Agenda are released.

Thank you to all of you who have emailed me and hung in there waiting on Wormhole.  I think you’ll find the result worth the wait.

Best,

Richard