Jeri Smith-Ready

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s your vampire series about (besides vampires, I mean)?

Wicked Game (Pocket Books, May 2008) is about a cadre of vampire DJs and the con artist trying to redeem her sordid past by saving their radio station from corporate takeover. Read more details on Wicked Game (formerly known as Bad Company), or read an excerpt. Also, check out the radio station's website (WVMPradio.com), featuring playlists, merchandise, and blog entries by each vampire DJ. A sequel, Bad to the Bone will appear May 12, 2009.

How many books are in the Aspect of Crow trilogy, and when will they be published?

Three: Eyes of Crow (November 2006), Voice of Crow (October 2007), and The Reawakened (November 2008).

No, really. How many books will the series have?

I mean it. Three. This won’t be one of those seven-book trilogies. Promise.

When and where does the Aspect of Crow trilogy take place?

Eyes of Crow takes place in what is now the northeastern U.S., several thousand years in the future. It all began with the mid-21st-century Collapse and Reawakening, when the Spirits called certain people to follow them and build a new way of life. The Eyes of Crow page on my publisher’s site includes a wee scene from when Lycas and Rhia were children, explaining the "myth" of the Reawakening.

Where can I find your first book, Requiem for the Devil?

Any online bookstore. Most have both the paperback and the electronic versions. In addition, your local bookstore can special-order the paperback for you. Hopefully one day it will be reprinted by a major publisher, in which case these copies of the first edition could be worth fives, possibly even tens of dollars.

Will Requiem ever have a sequel?

Nope. Not every book needs a sequel. After a lot of consideration (and years of working on follow-ups), I've decided to keep that universe closed. It had a perfect ending, don't you think? If you like the style and tone of Requiem, you’d probably like Wicked Game.

I hear there’s a prequel story to Eyes of Crow out there somewhere.

Yes. There is.

Sorry, did you have a question?

Where’s the story? What’s it called? Why are you being such a dork?

"The Wild’s Call" takes place in Baltimore in the middle of the 21st century, at the dawn of a new Dark Age. Two friends who have long denied their mutual passion are called by Animal Spirits into the wilderness to escape the chaos of civilization.

Do you have a MySpace page?

I have a MySpace page, and I’m also on Facebook, LiveJournal, and Twitter, so come friend me!

How old are you?

Old enough to say, “Next question?”

Let’s talk about my needs now. How can I get an autographed copy of your books?

One of these ways:

• Fill out the contact form and ask me for a signed, personalized bookplate. Tell me which book(s) you’d like, and how you’d like it personalized. No charge to you! Please provide your mailing address, as I cannot shove the bookplates through the internet. It clogs up the tubes.
• OR, Send your copy of the book to me at P.O. Box 66, Westminster, MD 21158 with a self-addressed stamped envelope for return. Let me know how you’d like it personalized.

I sent you an e-mail but you never replied. What’s up with that?

I try to reply to e-mail within the week. Check my travel schedule or my blog to see if I’m out of town.

Also, I get a ton of spam at my business e-mail address. If you haven't heard back from me after a week or so, I might have accidentally deleted it, especially if your subject line was “Hi” or “For Jeri” or “med$ at the best prices 4U!” Consider resending the message with a subject line such as “Eyes of Crow is the best book ever.” Or just use the contact form.

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