The Shaman

This is part of Roland's 'Assassin' series of novels, originally titled The Assassin and the Shaman. He's passionate about getting it published, and even though he didn't say it explicitly the clear inference was that this is part of the package with Red Lead. We can push back if we think it's too hard given the sales track record of the two previous 'Assassin' novels (particularly the last), but my suggested plan would be to change the title of this so we don't link it to the series, and put it out with a strong commercial cover in a quiet month soon after the Christmas where we release Red Lead, and hope for a break-even sale of 2-3k.