Archive for June, 2020

Drum roll please…!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2020

Time for some exciting announcements!

First, I’m overjoyed to announce that The Dragon Run finally got a release date! The Kindle edition is now available for pre-order on Amazon, with a paperback version to follow very soon.

Links:
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.fr: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.es: https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/

When will it be ready? Well, I’m glad you asked! The book will be released November 1st, 2020!

Secondly, a book would be nothing without… a cover! And it is my immense pleasure to share with you the TDR cover below:

The bold yet minimalist style is meant to call back to the golden age of pulp spy/adventure stories. What do you think? Does it work?

Finally, as part of the redesign that I mentioned in my previous post, I’m sharing today the launch of my dedicated author website, www.raphaelrelat.net:

This new site will become the main hub for writing-related news, release dates and updates on the Ascalon Circle series and other works. Hope to see you there!

Well, that’s all I got for you today. Hope the post-lockdown is going well for everyone and until next time!

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The Cat Pack — “La Bruja de la Mancha” N24VP (Part Deux)

Friday, June 5th, 2020

This series of posts will retrace a few of the surviving airworthy (or close) PBYs around the world, and their history.

As you recall, back in August 2018, I had the immense pleasure and privilege to check out and even climb aboard N24VP. To this day the PBY is still in Ocaña waiting for its first flight in many years, after several setbacks that left it wanting for two new engines… And the pandemic currently circling the globe didn’t help…

However, this long overdue post is to present at last the small videos I took at the beginning of my visit, before the owners arrived. I did a 360° walkaround to present the plane, its history and features.

Here is is below, I hope you like it:

 

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