Oh, hooray.

Rossamünd's story may not end with Book Three:

Well, given that Book 1 was originally going to be the only book, that the trip to Winstermill was meant to only take 3 or so chapters and Rossamünd be done with the lighters at the end, I cannot rule out the MBT story taking more than three books to tell. My publisher here in Oz certainly has put it to me to consider Book 4. Reluctant at first, I do so a little more happily: a goodly way into Book 3 I can see it being possible for the story to need one more volume, but there is currently no way for me to know for sure. In short I shall say, it might not.

Yet even if MBT is done in three, there will (I most sincerely hope) be other citizens' of the Half-Continent stories to tell (does that even make sense?). I surely have other stories crowding around my mind - really depends if anyone will continue to publish me as much as any other factor. Here is hoping...

Last week I loaned my Lamplighter galley to a young patron, and yesterday he came barreling up to me at the circ desk and told me (quite loudly, but whatever) how much he loved it, that it was even better than the first one, that he wanted to kick Threnody, that he loves the leers and that I'd better give him Book Three AS SOON AS I get it.