Welcome to Rubicon
- J.S. Dewes
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4, 2021
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// Welcome to Rubicon. //
(Thatāll make sense once youāve read the book š)
I realized I never introduced you all to my next book!
Thatās right, Rubicon is coming 2023 from Tor Books & will (in theory) arrive *before* the next Divide book!
Deal Announcement Says: āOld Manās War meets Edge of Tomorrow but with robots & existential anxiety.ā (Though to be clear, thereās no time travel)
I Say: This book is my (platonic) love letter to SAM from Andromeda mixed w/a love of fun video game mechanics that make you feel POWERFUL backed by a lot of Ruelle & a dash of Phantom of the Opera all built on a scaffolding of military sci-fi & no Iām not kidding.š Itās a lot. But itās great & Iām super proud of it.
(Psst: you can sign up for my newsletter to keep up on my progress, and/or support my Patreon for extra behind-the-scenes looks & lots of other fun stuff!)
If you enjoy the Divide series, you can expect another strong female lead, complex characters, intense relationships, āpew pew pewsā & punching, squad banter, etc. Just w/a little more introspection & a lot more existential anxiety š
ā¬ļø Some Rubicon aesthetics! (If you scroll way back in my Instagram feed or visit my Pinterest, thereās many more.)
When I added Rubicon to my list of pitches, I never thought in 93 million light-years theyād want it. Not b/c I didnāt think it was good, but because? I donāt? know??
I wrote this when I was querying agents & itās the book that inflicted the infamous āsecond book syndrome.ā Despite my CPs assuring me it wasnāt a heaping trash fire, that insidious book 2 monster still lurked. Lurks.
Me, mere moments after I got the news that they wanted Rubicon too. I look utterly terrified, but I *was* happy, I swear. Just also panicked š¦
Rubiconās just a lot moreā¦personal, I guess? I mean thereās a TON of me in Divide but itās mostly the happy, optimistic, lighthearted me & Rubicon isā¦notā¦that & why yes I *am* scared to death that people are going to read it why do you askš„ŗ
(But for real, I fear this bookās release in a way I NEVER felt for a fraction of a second about The Last Watch or The Exiled Fleet. I do not know why?)
(Thatās a lie, I do know why, but Iām not emotionally prepared to admit it so ššššššššš¾š©š¤”āļøš¼ā”ļøš§š¶šš§¶š¦)
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My jaw is on the ground. PLEASE TELL US THATS NOT THE END.