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Saxon’s Bane cover released
Let me share the excitement of the cover for Saxon’s Bane, from the very talented artist Clint Langley and the team at Solaris. Rather than enthuse about it myself, (well I would, wouldn’t I?) I’ll...
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Second book blues
I’ve discovered that the biggest barrier to the second book is the first one. Saxon’s Bane started in hubris, that ‘of course I can write a book’ arrogance that had me scribbling away, blissfully...
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Prestigious endorsement for Saxon’s Bane
My wonderful publishers, Solaris, sent an Advance Review Copy of Saxon’s Bane to Christopher Fowler, the author of thirty published novels including the Bryant and May mysteries. Christopher commented:...
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A little showmanship
This fabulous replica helmet was a gift from a friend. Something tells me it is going to spice up many book signing sessions. And for those coming to the launch at Forbidden Planet, London at 6pm on...
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USA & Ebook Publication for Saxon’s Bane
Saxon’s Bane is now available in print form (Mass Market Paperback) in the United States and Canada, and will be released in Trade Paperback format in the United Kingdom on 12th September. It is also...
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Saxon’s Bane launched!
A wonderful crowd of friends and family swelled the shoppers at The Forbidden Planet in Shaftesbury Avenue, London, on Wednesday night, for the launch of Saxon’s Bane. My agent Ian Drury of Sheil Land...
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Interview posted on YouTube
Today is the UK release date for Saxon’s Bane. To mark the occasion, Jonathan Oliver of Solaris sat me in front of a video camera and asked me loads of questions, ranging from my thoughts on genre, to...
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The (equine) inspiration
Since Saxon’s Bane was released the question I’ve been asked most frequently has been “what was your inspiration?” The literary answer has been covered elsewhere in several guest blogs, but I have to...
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When I were a lad…
After Niall Alexander kindly reviewed Saxon’s Bane on his brilliant site ‘The Speculative Scotsman’, (click the image to read it) he kindly invited me to write a guest post. He even gave me the subject...
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Literature, Genre, and Geeks
In the last week, there have been a lot of threads on Facebook and writers’ sites about genre, and the challenges of classifying books. Back in August, the Hugo Award-winning SF & Fantasy site, SF...
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