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July 7, 2016
The Waking Fire – UK Release Day
The Waking Fire – Book One of The Draconis Memoria – is released today in the UK. It should also be available in Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand but it might take a day two to appear on vendor sites or in shops.
Buy here:
Ebook: The Waking Fire: Book One of Draconis Memoria
Amazon.co.uk The Waking Fire: The Draconis Memoria
Amazon.com Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: The Waking Fire: The Draconis Memoria
Amazon.co.uk The Waking Fire: The Draconis Memoria
Amazon.com Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network Barnes & Noble Indiebound
Audiobook: Audible.co.uk Audbile.com
Links to reviews are on the book page. You can also read a sample chapter here. Two new maps have also been added to the Map Room for the benefit of e-book owners.
Many thanks to my UK editor James Long and everyone at Orbit UK for making this happen.
July 5, 2016
The Waking Fire – US Release Day
The Waking Fire – Book One of The Draconis Memoria – is released today in the US and Canada.
Buy here:
Ebook: The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.com The Waking Fire: Book One of Draconis MemoriaAmazon.co.uk Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.com The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble Indiebound Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network
Audiobook: Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk
Links to reviews are on the book page. You can also read a sample chapter here. Two new maps have also been added to the Map Room for the benefit of e-book owners.
Huge thanks to everyone at Ace for their hard work in publishing the first volume of the The Draconis Memoria, most especially my editor Jessica Wade.
Ace’s Goodreads giveaway for 30 ARCs of The Waking Fire ends today, go here if you want to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/192872-the-waking-fire. I’ll also be running a signed hardcover giveaway for the US edition in the near future so be sure to watch out for that.
June 13, 2016
The Waking Fire – Maps
For the benefit of any ebook readers who may have trouble viewing the maps for The Waking Fire, I’ve posted them below, click for a larger image – also updated the Map Room.
Reminder: the ARC giveaway for The Waking Fire is still open on Goodreads until 21st June: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/189873-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria
The Waking Fire will be released on July 5th in the US and July 7th in the UK, pre-order from the following retailers:
Ebook: The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.com The Waking Fire: Book One of Draconis MemoriaAmazon.co.uk Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.com The Waking Fire: The Draconis MemoriaAmazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble Indiebound Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network
Audiobook: Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk
June 7, 2016
The Waking Fire – ARC Giveaway on Goodreads
Ace – my US publisher – is giving away 30 Advance Reader Copies of The Waking Fire on Goodreads, go here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/189873-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria
Also, thanks to Publishers Weekly for the first review of The Waking Fire: ‘Ryan handily juggles draconic fantasy, espionage, and steampunk naval fiction with realism and effortless skill.’ (Aww, shucks). Read the full review here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-101-98785-8
The giveaway will run until 21st June. I’ll also be doing a signed hardcover giveaway closer to the release date on 5th July, so watch out for that.
Pre-order The Waking Fire at: The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria)Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Kobo, Nook, iBooks, Indiebound, The Hive Network, Waterstones, WH Smith, Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk.
June 6, 2016
Interview with Marc Turner
Many thanks to fellow fantasist Marc Turner, author of The Chronicles of the Exile series and the recently released Dragon Hunters, for inviting me onto his website for a short interview on inspirations, translated editions and future plans. Check it out here: http://www.marcturner.net/blog?view=entry&id=26
June 1, 2016
The Waking Fire – Audiobook Pre-order Now Available
The audiobook version of The Waking Fire is now available for pre-order on Audbile.com and Audible.co.uk. The iTunes version doesn’t seem to be up yet, I’ll post a link on the book page when it appears. Many thanks to the always excellent for once again employing his considerable vocal talents in order to bring my work to audio-life. You can follow Steven on Twitter @stevenbrand.
May 19, 2016
Blood Song – £0.99 Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon UK
The Kindle version of Blood Song is available as a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon.co.uk for £0.99 for today only – buy Blood Song: Book 1 of Raven's Shadow (A Raven's Shadow Novel)
here. Sorry rest of the world but it’s UK customers only.
Blood Song: Book 1 of Raven's Shadow (A Raven's Shadow Novel)
May 16, 2016
The Waking Fire – UK Edition ARC Giveaway
My UK publisher Orbit is giving away 5 advance reading copies of THE WAKING FIRE this month, out in hardback, ebook and audiobook this July. The giveaway is open to readers in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand only (everyone else – watch out for a Goodreads giveaway closer to the release date). Find full details of how to enter on the Orbit website.
The prize draw will be open until the 7th of June, and you can enter as many times as you like.
Pre-order THE WAKING FIRE:
Amazon | Waterstones | Kindle | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play
May 6, 2016
Deep Magic Magazine – New Article on How I Edit a Novel
Thanks to fellow fantasist Jeff Wheeler – author of The Legends of Muirwood and the Kingsfountain series – for inviting me to contribute to the relaunched Deep Magic Magazine. Anyone curious about how I edit my work should check out my article ‘How I Edit a Novel’, as well as a lot of great content including a story by Jeff himself and an interview with Brandon Sanderson. The June 2016 issue will be available in ebook format on the 14th but can be pre-ordered on Amazon at the low low price of $2.99. The magazine is also open to submissions so any aspiring writers should check out the website here. You can also drop by the Deep Magic Facebook page.
The full table of contents for the June 2016 issue is below:
Fiction
The Churchyard Yarrow by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
The Perfect Specimen by Carrie Ann Noble
Rain Dance by Steve Yeager
The Apothecant by Brendon Taylor
The Beesinger’s Daughter by Jeff Wheeler
Novel Excerpt: Magic Bitter Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg
Non-fiction
Interview with Brandon Sanderson
How I Edit a Novel by Anthony Ryan
Returning to the Light by David Pomerico
May 5, 2016
Signed Czech Raven’s Shadow Books Competition at Imanence.blogspot.cz
For any Czech readers: – Book-blogger Veronica Burgerová is running a competition to win signed Czech editions of Blood Song and Tower Lord at http://imanence.blogspot.cz/2016/05/blogtour-2016-soutez.html. There are also chances to win books by fellow fantasy authors Amy Kathleen Ryan (no relation), Chloe Neill and Kate McGarry.
