More of archival information--websites for my publishers:

The University of Nebraska Press, Bison Imprint maintains a reprint line of classic works of science fiction. I wrote the introduction for their edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Poison Belt. The Science Fiction Book Club first brought out Wind from a Foreign Sky in November, 1996. The sequel, A Tremor in the Bitter Earth, came out from the SFBC in 1998.

Tor Books, the publisher of The Tielmaran Chronicles. Winner of the Locus Award for Best Publisher (of SF & Fantasy) for the last fourteen years in a row.

Blanvalet-Taschenbücher, the German publisher of Die Tielmark-Chroniken.

The University of Oxford Press, Clarendon Imprint, the publisher of 'Great as he is in his own good opinion' my William Bligh article, written for Tradition in Transition, essays which discuss the shape of the canon of 18th century literature in England.

And Realms of Fantasy, sadly now defunct.

2001

'01 in Review:
Writing: Prince of Fire & Ashes is in my editor's hands. A publication date will soon be set by Tor, most probably some time in Spring of 2002.

I completed my introduction for the University of Nebraska Press's Buffalo Books line of Classic Science Fiction Novels (and saw it published, that was fast!).

Artwork: I did a piece for Minicon's 2001 convention handbook ("Some Destinations are more Picturesque than Others") including three watercolor illustrations to go along with the article's text. The half-tone reproductions turned out well--thanks to great, and now almost blithely regarded as standard, printing technology.

October: Curious to know what I've been reading?  I've had some recent emails asking me about writing influences/what I've thought of some recent books. So... I do have some reviews up on Amazon.Com's site, for those who are interested.

October also marks the publication date of the University of Nebraska's Bison Frontiers of Imagination Series edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Poison Belt, for which I wrote a new introduction. This is the sequel to Conan Doyle's first Professor Challenger Novel, The Lost World. It's a slim but worthy read, and I had a lot of fun doing the research for the intro.

July: The "Signings, Conventions &c" page has been updated to include a high resolution image of Katya, suitable for reproduction in convention booklets &c. The thumbnail is on the Signings, Conventions &c page, the massive 767k image is on its own page "here" (don't click this link unless you have massive patience or a fast modem!).

June: A new page for the German language edition of The Chronicles of Tielmark (Deutsche Ausgabe) has been added, including the beautiful new cover art (of book I!). 

Deutsche Leser--meine Entschuldigungen für meine schwachen deutschen Sprachfähigkeiten! 

May: The "Signings, Conventions &c" page has been updated. I'm going to Worldcon this year (Worldcon is traditionally held on Labor Day Weekend. This year Worldcon, The Millennium Philcon® will be taking place in Philadelphia, PA.)

The German edition of A Tremor in the Bitter Earth made its appearance on bookstore shelves--I have yet to receive my copies. Retitled  Im Herzen des Feindes--"In the Heart of the Enemy," which I take to be a reference to Gaultry's venturing into enemy territory. I'll confess, I mildly mourn the loss of the elemental aspect in the titles of the German editions (Air, Earth, Fire), but... it's actually a great title for this book.  "In the heart of the enemy..." that pretty much describes Tullier's relationship with Gaultry, which is one of the most important elements of this book.  It is exciting  as well to see my books come to press in the language of my paternal forefathers.  For all this, I forgive the fact that the new cover features a technicolor sea-serpent attacking a ship.  What can I say: there IS no sea-serpent in this book! *g*

April: Prince of Fire & Ashes is now in my editor's hands. When I know the publication date Tor Books has set for it, I'll put up that information here, and elsewhere on these pages.

It is with great pride that I announce the publication of the first foreign language edition of The Chronicles of Tielmark:

The German edition of Wind from a Foreign Sky made its appearance on bookstore shelves in Spring of 2001. Retitled Die Göttlichen Schwestern, it has new cover (better in some ways than the American cover, sigh) and looks great. I am very pleased.

January: The "Signings, Conventions &c" page has been updated with my upcoming convention appearances.

2000

'00 in Review:
Writing A chance meeting at Wiscon in May spurred me to write a short story in the world of The Chronicles of Tielmark. The story, "Honeysuckle Flowers" concerns a pivotal episode in the life of Tamsanne of Arleon Forest.  Work continues on Prince of Fire and Ashes.

Artwork: Painting.  It's been pretty exciting.  A fair amount of plein air work during the summer, despite having two babies.  Coffee shop show with a pleasant reception.  Under-priced things, and they were gone.  Worth it.  Kicking myself now for not taking photographs--but between the babies and the writing and this--it wasn't going to happen.

June: The "Visual" page has been revamped.

May: After almost five years of hosting on the Polya server at JHU, a problem with a hacker and limited access to the site for upgrading has necessitated a shift: "www.katyareimann.com" is now the registered domain for this site.

1999

'99 in Review:
Writing Still working on Prince of Fire & Ashes. A  major challenge: how does one write a stand-alone book that also successfully completes a trilogy?  I'm wavering between feeling ecstatic and forlorn with this one.

Being pregnant with twins failed to enhance my writing productivity (hah!), though it gave me a fresh perspective on how casually writers and artists use twinship as a structural device in their texts! I have now completely rethought what Gaultry and Mervion's mother would have undergone while she was pregnant.

With Wind From a Foreign Sky and A Tremor in the Bitter Earth both out in paperback (formal reissue and issue date March, 1999), I'm doing more signings at bookstores. It's been good getting the feedback, and the readings that I have done from the new book are going well.

Artwork Despite being pregnant, I've been continuing to assist my father on his project at Heritage Sculpture. My own painting has continued to languish (am I faint of heart, or is this not the time to be working with toxic chemicals?).

July: The Johann Nicolaus Reimann Genealogy page. Courtesy the archives of "Pop-pop" Hobart Reimann.

May: New pictures of Katya and some new events posted on the Calendar page.  Upgraded scans of my bookcovers on the "Fantasy Titles at Tor Books" page.

March: To those familiar with the page--complete revamping!

1998

'98 in Review:
Writing: Working away on Prince of Fire and Ashes (and a big thank you to Andy Oakland for coming up with the final form of the title: this one I love).  I've became something of a hermit, pecking away at my keyboard, and I didn't get out to as many conventions and signings as would have been good for me.

Artwork: With the big commission at East Boston's Piers Park completed, it was time to move on. I continued to assist my father on his new project, at Heritage Sculpture.

I had a lot of fun in the spring working with Melissa Meier, a Brazilian-Swiss sculptor with a wild imagination and the capacity for hard work necessary to transform her wild ideas into (large!) completed sculptures. She was great.  The grunt work of the metal surfacing that I helped her with was been a great release from many days spent sitting in front of a computer screen.

I had a big move in 1998--from the East Coast to the Mid-West--and the disruption had a larger impact on my work than I had anticipated. Looking back--encouraging things were completed.  My new office space is great.  Getting to go in there and close the door and get to work--well, it's a relief be settled into the new space and working effectively.  Because--yes, the biggest news of 1998 was that I got married.  It's been pretty wonderful, thus far (not that I would hold up my relationship as a model for anyone other than Tim and myself).  But yes, in the lead-up months, I was wondering--what would it be like for my creative process, living with another person?

Good so far.  That makes me feel--lucky, once again.

October: Added publication dates to the "Books" page for the re-release of the softcover of Wind from a Foreign Sky and the release of the first softcover edition of "A Tremor in the Bitter Earth," along with a short preview of the as-yet-untitled third Chronicle of Tielmark. August: Updated the information on the "Signings, Links, Conventions" page. New reviews for A Tremor in the Bitter Earth up on the "Forthcoming" page.

May: the "Links" page is now called the "Signings, Links Conventions" page. It lists Katya's public appearances.

April: Updated the essay for "Worldbuilding." Added a link to my Amazon.com self-interview under "Forthcoming and In Print from Tor".

1997

'97 in Review:
Writing: This year I was writing the first draft of A Tremor in the Bitter Earth.

I did another draft of a short story that I've been fussing over for four years now ("What We See"). The central premise of this story won't let me abandon it, but it needs more time and work. That's okay. I have a hard time coming up with ideas that are good enough and intense enough that they will fit the form of a short story well.

Artwork I spent the first three quarters of 1997 researching and assisting the design of a large commissioned sculpture for the East Boston Piers Park, which is owned and managed by MASSPORT (the Massachusetts Port Authority). This piece now has its own web page "Piers Park"--& see under "Visual" for more details.

I also assisted in the installation of the snapping turtle fountain on the Framingham Service Plaza on the Massachusetts Turnpike. This involved several stages, including fun with a large crane and an 8' diameter granite monolith basin; pulling several hundred feet of greased electrical cable through a small pipe, and kibitzing. That installation is not quite complete owing to electrical malfunction in two of the four pumps that power the fountain's jets.

These projects have slowed work on a collaborative Tarot Deck and other personal projects. I sketched the map for A Tremor in the Bitter Earth. Fun, as always, to be working on visual things for my own books.

November: Under "Fantasy Titles from Tor Books" the jacket copy for Wind from A Foreign Sky and A Tremor in the Bitter Earth. October: Under "Forthcoming and In Print from Tor" both of my book covers--see particularly the wonderful cover art by Romas Kukalis.

Summer: new reviews for Wind, Sketchbook of India Watercolors under "Visual." Sample chapters are now available from Wind From a Foreign Sky.

Thanks are owed to Angela Sh'k'anna Korra'ti, from whom I lifted the idea (probably obvious to all others, but revolutionary and clever to me) of implementing this "record of updates" page.