Author: Igor Rendic

A River in the Dark is out!

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Early this morning, the third and final book in the A Town Called River trilogy came out in e-book (paperback coming soon!).

Am I excited? Of course! It’s also surreal (I’ve said that for the previous two books too, I know) because one day you’re an aspiring novelist in 2020 and then somehow it’s 2024 and you’ve finished a trilogy.

The entire road has been both long and short because what is time and space warps in the strangest ways. I still remember talking to Antonija, her asking me if I have anything to submit to Vesna and her’s publishing cottage, and recalling something I’d been noodling with for a few weeks the year before. When I started writing A Town Called River I wondered if even it will come out good let alone if I’ll be able to do a sequel… and then what seemed like a distant finishing line (writing an entire trilogy about Paul) suddenly became a thing behind me.

And so here I am, staring at the screen and the “Out Now” above the image of *my* *third* *novel* and the sense of accomplishment is real and there’s not a peep from my impostor syndrome so… yay!

A River in the Dark

A River in the Dark cover reveal!

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Yep, that’s the cover. Once again Korin Hunjak knocks it out of the park.

With this one the story of how Paul became a krsnik in his own right instead of just a guy who had all the magic and legacy and troubles dumped on him comes to a close and it’s… weird. I say that a lot with regards to my feelings about the entire publishing journey of A Town Called River trilogy, mostly because it is weird. Not that long ago I had only dreams about publishing *a* novel and here I am now, with *three*.

As per usual there’s magic and danger and friendship and food.

I’ll have more to say once the novel is out, but for now the preorder links are here, if you’re interested.

“Djeva u bunaru”, nova priča

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Ovo mi je jedan od najdražih projekata u kojima sam sudjelovao: zbirka horor priča o ukletim kućama, naslovljena “Posljednja kuća u Šenoinoj ulici”. Sam je naziv krenuo kao usputna zezancija između Antonije Mežnarić i mene, a onda se nekako pretvorio u pravu zbirku s puno jako, jako kul autora i sjajnih priča i naravno Antonijom kao urednicom.

Sama je priča moj povratak podžanru u kojem sam se već okušao 2020. s pričom “Obješeni muškarac“, ovog puta sa pokušajem da napravim nešto flanaganovski istovremeno mračno, tužno i s dozom romantike. Kako sam uspio u tome, procijenit će čitatelji…

Zbirka je dostupna u elektroničkom izdanju na svim uobičajenim mjestima, a u pripremi je i meko izdanje, stoga pratite Shtriga Books!

A Town Called River… in Czech!

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Here it is 🙂 Last summer I was contacted by Boris Hokr, editor at the Czech scifi publishing house Laser books. He said he’s interested in translating ATCR into Czech, I said um yes please and here we are, a little less than a year later.

I’m really glad they kept the cover illustration by the amazing Korin Hunjak.

This is surreal and exciting and also, I wonder what the reception of ATCR will be among Czech sf readers!

Seasons of the River paperback is here!

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Guys, the paperback is here and it’s a big one! Definitely a case of the younger sibling outgrowing the firstborn. Here’s the full promo from my publisher:

From fall to summer, a krsnik’s job stays the same.

It’s not summer, or fall, but the first days of spring brought us the paperback format of our action-packed Slavic urban fantasy novel Seasons of the River by Igor Rendić, book two of A Town Called River trilogy.

For all lovers of physical copies, you can now take this book with you to the park and enjoy the adventure, Slavic mythology, love, friendship, cozy slice-of-life, and action, of Paul and his fairy love and witchy gang of supernatural protectors. Get the paperback now from your closest Amazon marketplace. Ebook is available in a wide distribution.

Becoming a krsnik, a magic user from Slavic myths which have turned real in the streets of Rijeka, was not what Paul expected upon his return to his hometown, but an intense first few days in his new role in A Town Called River helped him settle into his newfound life as the town’s protector.

Now a new threat looms over his town, growing ever larger and more dangerous, ready to wreak havoc once it spreads out from the river’s canyon in the hills. Conflicted  about his private life and his duties as a krsnik, fixing issues big and small, making enemies and dangerous allies along the way, Paul will have to solve the mystery while balancing the weight of his new responsibilities.

As the seasons change and summer sweeps over the horizon once more, Paul and his friends may just find themselves facing a battle they can’t win… a battle that their town cannot afford to lose.

The gorgeous cover illustration is by the talented Korin Hunjak, go and check out their work at Instagram, Facebook or webpage.

A Town Called River goes Czech!

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Yes, you read that right. A Town Called River will be getting a Czech translation, out in 2024, possibly 2025 (publishing isn’t an exact science – or a science at all, in fact). The publisher is Laser, who contacted me during the summer and we’ve been having a very pleasant and straightforward cooperation so far. The contract has been signed, which makes it real and so I finally feel comfortable sharing it with all you guys and honestly, I can’t wait!

Moja 2022. ukratko

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2022. je u pravilu bila dobra godina, kako poslovno tako i privatno, ali nadam se da će u oba aspekta 2023. biti još bolja jer, ono, zašto ne.

Pročitao sam hrpu dobrih knjiga i stripova, poslušao dobrih audio knjiga i podcasta, pogledao dobrih filmova, serija, a i pokoji stand up nastup uživo.

Sa spisateljske strane, godina je bila najvećim dijelom posvećena radu na nastavku A Town Called River, radnog naslova Seasons of the River. U trenutku dok ovo pišem preostalo mi je još samo par prepravki i dodavanja, nakon kojih rukopis ide natrag urednici i započinje time konačna faza koja bi trebala – nadamo se i izdavač i ja – rezultirati objavom nastavka u rano proljeće 2023.

Osim nastavka ATCR, ove sam godine po prvi put pisao spekulativnu fikciju za njemačku publikaciju, ali o tome više kad ista bude objavljena u nekom trenutku 2023. Ovo je inače prvi put da javno spominjem taj mali projekt tako da eto, prvi ste put to ovdje čuli 😀

Morina kutija, online časopis za spekulativnu fikciju koju uređujem s Antonijom i Vesnom ove godine ne samo da je izbacila oba planirana broja (3. i 4.), već smo pokrenuli i podcast! Mora FM je mjesto na kojem pričamo o pisanju, a u trenutku dok ovo pišem, negdje smo na pola emitiranja i snimanja druge sezone, nakon što smo već čitavu prvu snimili i objavili na tjednoj bazi ovog proljeća i ljeta.

I za kraj jedna lijepa slika, svi moji objavljeni prijevodi romana za ovu godinu:

Sve najbolje svima nama u 2023! 🙂