New Planeswalker Novel - Test of Metal - MAR 24 UPDATE

[Tyrann]

Found this today on the Chapters website (Canadian book retailer). It's called Test of Metal by Matt Stover. Comes out Oct 5th, 2010.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/...neswalker%2527

Tezzeret's story, perhaps?

(Apologies if this is in the wrong section).

Update - Feb 7:
Some people's wish came true, most's dreams were dashed.
From the sample book that came with the Worldwake Fatpack:
Test of Metal
Tezzeret rises from the ashes of defeat, seeking that secret source of power he needs to reinvent himself.
(Seems his card art for the new Tinker was quite prophetic.

Update - Mar 23:
The cover art has been released. And sadly it's just vanilla Tezzeret's art.
http://dynamic.images.indigo.ca/Prod...oks&quality=85

Update - Mar 24:
From Amazon:
From the ashes of defeat, the planeswalker Tezzeret will rise again. Beaten to within an inch of his life and left for dead by the psychic sorcerer Jace Beleren, Tezzeret has lost control of the Infinite Consortium—an interplanar cabal he built from the ground up to achieve the sort of power and influence few in the Multiverse have ever achieved. Now he must turn to a former enemy for help: the dragon Nicol Bolas, perhaps the only being in the Multiverse powerful enough to get him back on his feet.

[Mubutu]

This is the right section, I believe.

Cool find! Pretty much confirms "return to Mirrodin" rumors!

[Powerslave995]

I'm expecting many references to Heavy Metal.

Do not disappoint me WOTC.

[lord of 13]

Muy excellente! I also see this as *tentative* confirmation of the near-sure New Mirrodin block.

[Sharuumatoid]

I very much like the clever wordplay in the title.

[eyeswide]

Originally Posted by Powerslave995

I'm expecting many references to Heavy Metal.

Do not disappoint me WOTC.

Ahhh yes, I'm personally hoping that the main villain of New Phyrexia is Loc-Narch, who will be banished from the plane of Loc-Narridon and returned to it's tainted spherical form.

[goodworkkids]

Tezzeret or maybe a new planeswalker. Tezzeret has enough popularity that they could remake him

[fnord]

Return of Karn?

[KPDaly16]

Originally Posted by fnord

Return of Karn?

Hmm...Karn rescues Tezzeret and tells him about Mirrodin?

[Powerslave995]

Originally Posted by eyeswide

Ahhh yes, I'm personally hoping that the main villain of New Phyrexia is Loc-Narch, who will be banished from the plane of Loc-Narridon and returned to it's tainted spherical form.

I'm not going to lie. I have no idea what you're referencing.

Like, at all.

[eyeswide]

Originally Posted by Powerslave995

I'm not going to lie. I have no idea what you're referencing.

Like, at all.

Aww man. You mentioned Heavy Metal, I thought you were referencing the 80's metal cartoon movie that had a hilariously evil sphere that warps space and energy around it. Stream it, it's pretty much every shameful and awesome thing the late 70's early 80's metal movement is responsible for.

For further clarification, the name of the sphere is the Loc-Nar.

[Tyrann]

Originally Posted by KPDaly16

Hmm...Karn rescues Tezzeret and tells him about Mirrodin?

Yes. Yes. A thousand times, yes. Would love something like that. Something (besides Bolas) to tie the new Walkers to the old, and the old stories.

Ooooo..... Glissa and Slobad return as well?

[lord of 13]

Um... isn't Glissa dead? And this is way in the future after the original Mirrodin block, no?

[JinxedIdol]

Good find! So far clues for Mirrodin's return are consistent.

[Tyrann]

Originally Posted by lord of 13

Um... isn't Glissa dead? And this is way in the future after the original Mirrodin block, no?

No, Glissa, Slobad and the head of Geth were left alive by Karn at the end, as I guess the new over-seers over Argentium.

And there is no set timeline or even really any hints in times of when the Mending occured and current storylines take place.