If the launch of Corsair isn't enough, this week I was pleased and honored to learn that A Darkling Sea is one of the finalists for this year's Locus Awards in the category of Best First Novel. I guess that means I'll be taking a trip to Seattle in June.

(Locus, founded by the late Charles N. Brown, is the leading "newspaper" of the science fiction and fantasy publishing world. They publish reviews, industry news, and interviews of authors and editors.)