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Earth Unaware is a bestseller

September 11, 2012 By Aaron Johnston

The staff of Books and Co. in Dayton, OH, Orson Scott, and me

I’m pleased and somewhat stunned to report that EARTH UNAWARE, which I cowrote with Orson Scott Card is a New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller. It hit number 14 on the New York Times and stayed on the list for a total of three weeks. Not bad. Our editor at TOR was as thrilled as we were.

Initially, when the book hit the lists, I was told to expect it to drop off in a single week because science fiction simply doesn’t have any staying power. It flares up and burns out fast apparently in terms of hardcover sales. Well, that proved not to be the case, and I’m still kind of reeling from the thrill of it. We were fortunate to get some very solid reviews for the book, and I can’t thank the reviewers enough. And of course a big thank you to everyone who purchased the book and encouraged their friends to do the same. Bless you.

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Formic Wars: Silent Strike Hardcover

July 3, 2012 By Aaron Johnston

Available July 25

The second arc of the Formic Wars comic book series from Marvel is now available. I’m excited about this compilation. It includes five issues beautifully penciled and inked by Giancarlo Caracuzzo, with the super talented Jim Charalampidis as colorist. Both have been working on Formics Wars since the beginning, and they’re incredible. Marvel always produces a high-quality book production-wise, and this book is no exception. Nice binding, great printing, the works. Available at amazon.

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My dad the poet

December 7, 2011 By Aaron Johnston

My dad wrote a poem yesterday and sent to me. I asked if I could post it, and he graciously agreed. If you don’t know my dad, you’re missing out. He’s an amazing guy. Extremely intelligent and very loving. A great grandfather to my kids. It was his love of books that motivated me to read a lot as a kid. Westerns, mysteries, thrillers, war histories. My dad reads it all. He’s also a walking encyclopedia when it comes to the Civil War or the Second World War. If there was a version of Jeopardy in which all of the categories were about the Civil War, my dad would have dominated, and I would have been raised as a child of privilege from all the winnings.

Dad also was in the military at the tail end of the Vietnam War. He thankfully was never thrown into action in Vietnam, but he saw plenty of action as a military police officer and criminal investigator after the war in Germany. If you ever want to hear a crazy story about soldiers doing stupid things and getting arrested for it, talk to my dad.

But enough gushing. You came for the poem. I happen to like it a lot, partly because Dad wrote it, but also because it moves me and prickles at the heart, which all good poetry should, I suppose. Enjoy.

 

Old Soldier’s Lament

The battlefields are still and green,
No longer torn asunder;
Where blood once flowed in rivulets,
And cannons boomed like thunder.

The earth fills our foxholes now,
The shrapnel rusts away;
Earth’s marks of war are fading,
But our scars are here to stay.

Our heads are gray or balding,
And our legs no longer run.
Our bodies stooped and aging,
And our turn has nearly come.

That time comes so swiftly now;
The veil grows thinner still,
The sounds of war will fade away,
When we rest upon the hill.

Our memories leave us laughing,
Weeping, waiting in kind,
For the time we step beyond the veil,
To see comrades left behind.

Each day we lose a brother,
To fill the ranks afar,
Beyond this earth and clouded sky;
Past a bright distant star.

They have waited very long for us,
To join their ranks once more,
To march together side by side,
But not this time to war.

By
David R. Johnston


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Speaker for the Dead Hardcover

December 5, 2011 By Aaron Johnston

Marvel has compiled my five-issue adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s novel Speaker for the Dead into a beautifully bound hardcover. This project was a thrill to work on since Speaker is one of my all-time favorite novels. If you haven’t read it, I strongly advise you to do so. It won the Hugo and Nebula Awards the year it was published, and for good reason. Here’s a link to Orson Scott Card’s site where you can read more about the novel.

Credits for the adaptation:

Writer: Aaron Johnston

Penciller: Pop Mahn

Penciller (cover): Giuseppe Camuncoli

Editor: Jordan White

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Signing and Release Party for Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1, with Orson Scott Card, Feb. 16 in Chapel Hill, NC

February 1, 2011 By Aaron Johnston

I’ll be doing a signing at Chapel Hill Comics on February 16th from 5 PM to 7 PM with Orson Scott Card. If you’re in the area, come stop by and say hello. It’s the official release party for Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1. Should be fun. Mr. Card will also be signing some of his other works.

Incidentally, if you haven’t read Pathfinder, go buy it now. It’s awesome.

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Dragon Age #6 (now available)

December 8, 2010 By Aaron Johnston

The conclusion to the limited series. I know, it brings a tear to my eye, too. But seriously, this has been a thrill to work on. So many talented people have had their hands on this, including Rob Simpson, our editor at EA Comics, quite possibly the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. This one’s for you, Rob.

Thanks to all who’ve been following the series. It’s been a joy. Now hurry to a comic book store. This one’s got zing!

See the review by clicking here.

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