EXILES OF KHO is a signed limited edition novella coming out later this year from Meteor House. The story is set in Farmer’s world of Khokarsa eight hundred years before the main series, and tells the tale of a heroine-priestess who’s sent away by a jealous queen on an expedition to the hinterlands beyond the Khokarsan Empire. Mike Hoffman illustrated the cover and has also done the interiors (which are absolutely stunning and are hanging over my desk to inspire me as I finish writing the story).

Meteor House is doing a really neat thing by only printing a small number of copies beyond the preorders, and also by letting me include a special acknowledgments page with the names of everyone who preorders the book by June 30. I’m really excited about that because these are the people who are making the book possible. You can check out EXILES OF KHO here on the publisher’s website:

http://meteorhousepress.com/exiles-of-kho/

The Lost Khokarsa website looks terrific! I love the cover for EXILES OF KHO. What can you tell us about it?

I’d like to point out the third novel, which I coauthored with Phil Farmer based on his outline and partial manuscript, and with some input from him, has actually never been published before. This is the first time fans are going to be able to read the grand conclusion of the trilogy. I should also mention that although the original publication date was set for April 30, the book should actually drop sometime in May. Not long now!

Those interested in the series should also check out the Lost Khokarsa website we’ve put together with the permission of Phil’s heirs. We’ve assembled a host of bonus materials that you can’t find anywhere else, such as the Khokarsan syllabary and glyphs and the original hand-drawn maps from Phil’s notes. You can find the website here:

http://pjfarmer.com/khokarsa/khokarsa.htm