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August 17, 2010
Kiss my AZ (1)
Firstly, thanks to everyone who turned up at the signing on the 14th, which went very well indeed. Still waiting on a signing down south. I think Tor are seeing what I can link up with.
Speaking of Tor, they've put in place a nice new feature of their publicity — authors' A to Zs — rather than bumble about explaining what this means, see mine here.
For contrast, here is China Mieville's and here is Mark Charan-Newton's.
In other news, there's an exceptionally pleasant review up for Scarab
July 28, 2010
Big Enough to Choke a Bear…
Was my first thought when I got a big ol' box of The Scarab Path from Tor UK this week. Yes, I did write it, but I had no idea it would be so enormous in print. Anyone who felt they were missing some pages from Blood of the Mantis will find them in Scarab Path (1).
And I owe a huge debt to Steve's Fantasy Book Reviews who are running a series of Shadows of the Apt themed articles in the run up to Scarab's release, including an extremely pleasant review of Salute the Dark, together with a...
June 29, 2010
The Dawn of a New Age
Yes, yes, not been posting much recently, but busy with the book, don'tcherknow. Or books, to be precise. Book 5 (The Scarab Path), which has been running a bit late, has finally been packed off, and I won't see it again until it's actually in print (release date start August). Book 6 (The Sea Watch) has come back from Peter Lavery's elegant edits (1), been amended as best fit, and returned (although I am threatened with proofs any day now), and book 7 (The Working Title) has winged its...
May 23, 2010
Soundtracks for an Insect Age: Dragonfly Falling
Following on from the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Empire in Black and Gold, I now prolong this exercise in vanity just so far. Be warned, here be Spoilers for anyone who hasn't read Dragonfly Falling.
Dragonfly Falling (un)original Soundtrack
Track 1 — The Wasps come to Tark (The Blitz, from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Harry Gregson-Williams)
Track 2 — Tisamon and Felise (Tooth and Claw, from Doctor Who series 2 by Murray Gold)
Track 3 — Tarkesh Night Battle (Hanging, from...
Babel Clash: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Another Babel Clash entry here following on from an intriguing story I read by George RR Martin.
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May 16, 2010
May 11, 2010
Babel Clash article: Who Believes in Superman?
As noted, this week (and next week) I'm blogging for the Borders SF blog, Babel Clash, tag teaming it with George Man, of Affinity Bridge fame.
My first piece is up under the above title, and you can find it here.
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May 7, 2010
Speednews Roundup
1. The Polish language book 2 is out, entitled Kleska Wazki (1), or at least I've got my copies through, so it should be out soon. The title is a straight translation of Dragonfly Falling and Jon Sullivan's UK art is on the cover.
2. The German language books are also out, and I think we have threevolumes hitting the shelves at once, with another two to be released (should have gone for a boxed set maybe). The first two volumes are Empire, the next two Dragonfly, and Mantis gets a book to...
May 4, 2010
New Story: The Chains of Helleron
As most of the recent stories have been, this is another sequel. In this case it's the sequel to The Sun of the Morning, and unlike Rooftop Lovers or The Price of Salt it follows very closely on. The explots of Captain Mornen and his company are intended to form something almost like a novella (and I suppose I am following on from Glen Cook's Black Company to a certain extent, another story of soldiers which had an episodic quality, and which effectively established a little sub-genre...
