John Scalzi signs $3.4m, 13-book publishing deal

Jeez, how'd Tor get him so cheap?

Mr. Scalzi, who lives in Ohio, said he was still trying to come to grips with the size and scope of the deal. He said his wife, Kristine, had kept his ego from going supernova.

"My celebration, personally, has just been standing around," exclaiming with profane expressions of delight, he said. "And my wife saying, 'Yes, now go take out the trash.' "