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National Poetry Day 2016

In honour of National Poetry Day...

Seamus Heaney: "I saw a frog." 
Ted Hughes: "I saw a frog and it was dead."
Edgar Allen Poe: "I saw a frog and she was dead." 
Sylvia Plath: "I saw a frog and I am dead." 
Samuel Beckett: "I saw a frog and it was God." 
Siegfried Sassoon: "I've seen Hell and it's a frog." 
Spike Milligan: "Nig nag nog, I saw a frog." 
William Shakespeare: "Verily I saw a frog." 
T.S. Eliot: "Do I dare to see a frog?" 
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "I hallucinated a frog." 
Lord Byron: "I'm p****d as a newt!"

Warhammer Wednesday: Genestealer Cults

I was in the central London Warhammer store at the weekend and I have to say, I love the look of the new Genestealer Cults codex. I love the look of the miniatures, and the variation between them. I many way, they remind me of the good old days of Necromunda, and the huge range of figures that came with that game, birthed from its fertile background. Which is appropriate, seeing as how my first novel for Black Library was originally going to be a Nathan Creed novel, the climax of which had the bounty hunter uncovering a Genestealer cult.

I've always had a soft spot for Genestealers. The first short story I wrote for Inferno! magazine (and my first published 40K short story),  Salvation , featured Genestealers (and a Carnifex).

Six years later I wrote another Space Marines vs Genestealers story, Sanctuary , which was reprinted in The Amargeddon Omnibus in 2011. It would be nice if Black Library republished that one as part of a collection of Genestealer stories. (In the illustration, Chaplain Wolfram of the Black Templars Solemnus Crusade takes on the Genestealers, as drawn by Dave Allsop.)

And if the opportunity ever arose, I would love to write a gamebook featuring a Genestealer cult.

Meanwhile, the new/old White Dwarf continues to go from strength to strength, and this month comes with a free comic written by George Mann.

World Animal Day

Today, 4th October, is World Animal Day , so it seems appropriate that I am writing a story about the Beast of Bodmin Moor whilst also plotting the Lion's next encounter in The Wicked Wizard of Oz .

Animals have featured to a greater or lesser extent in many of my books and stories but among the most notable must be...

Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebooks
Howl of the Werewolf
Pax Britannia: Unnatural History
Pax Britannia: Leviathan Rising
Temple of the Spider God
Terrible Lizards
Pax Britannia: Time's Arrow
SHARKPUNK
Night of the Kraken
And there are still more animal-themed stories to come...

The Wicked Wizard of Oz Kickstarter ends today!

At 1.00pm GMT to be precise.

Up until then you can still pledge your support to receive rewards that are unique to the Kickstarter, such as character bookmarks, ARU game rolls, T-shirts, and dice and playing card sets.

So don't delay - pledge today!

Back The Wicked Wizard of Oz on Kickstarter.

Thought for the Day

"Any man who keeps working is not a failure."


~ Ray Bradbury

The Wicked Wizard of Oz has 24 hours to go!

There are just 24 hours remaining for The Wicked Wizard of Oz to achieve funding via Kickstarter. As of writing there are still £179 left to raise or the book won't happen, which would be annoying seeing as how I've already written half of it.

And with one day left to go, some more DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE level rewards have been released (listed as DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE AGAIN ).

So why not check out the project and the rewards and pledge your support, before it's too late?

Happy OZtober! The Wicked Wizard of Oz has 48 hours left on Kickstarter!

There are just 48 hours to go for The Wicked Wizard of Oz on Kickstarter and the project has yet to fund. If you've been thinking about backing the project, then don't delay - check it out today!

If you enjoyed Alice's Nightmare in Wonderland you will definitely enjoy The Wicked Wizard of Oz! And even if you decide it's not for you, please tell all you friends.

Thank you.

Gamebook Friday: 72 hours to go for The Wicked Wizard of Oz on Kickstarter!

There are just 72 hours to go for The Wicked Wizard of Oz on Kickstarter and a new reward has been announced.


As well as the new T-shirt reward, you can now download a summary of the rules and the opening of Dorothy Gale's new adventure in Oz from the Kickstarter project page. You can also find the sample sections here.

Steampunk Thursday: The Wicked Wizard of Oz

There are just 4 days left to run for The Wicked Wizard of Oz Kickstarter, and the project still needs your support if it is going to fund by 1.00pm GMT on Monday 3rd of OZtober.

So check out the rewards here and tell all your friends about the project. And if you've already backed, maybe consider upgrading your pledge.

Thank you.

Warhammer Wednesday: Tales from the Black Crusades

Abaddon the Despoiler has returned, and the galaxy will burn…

Tales from the Black Crusades is a collection containing six novels and five short stories telling tales of Black Crusades and other battles featuring the Despoiler and his Black Legion. It's an essential collection of Chaos-tainted tales that includes my ever-popular 40K novel Iron Hands.

But you had better hurry! This is a limited time offer, so grab your eBook bundle from the Black Library today!