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July 3, 2015
‘Queen of Fire’ Giveaway – And the winners are…
Many thanks to everyone who entered the Queen of Fire giveaway. Also thanks for the all the kind comments in the emails and apologies for not being able to respond to everyone individually. Without further ado, the randomly selected winners are:
1st place: Jared Pannell, winning a signed, lined and dated US hardcover.
2nd place: Charlie Hopkins, winning a signed, lined and dated UK hardcover.
3rd place: Brad Campbell, winning a signed, lined and dated UK large format paperback.
4th place: Mike Olsen, also winning a signed, lined and dated UK large format paperback.
Commiserations to everyone who didn’t win but if you want another chance at a signed US hardcover I’ll shortly be running another giveaway on Goodreads, so watch out for that.
July 2, 2015
Queen of Fire – UK Release Day
Queen of Fire is released today in the UK in hardback, ebook and audio formats. Where-to-buy links have been added to the books page. This edition should also now be available in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Many thanks to everyone at Orbit UK for their hard work on this book, especially my editor James Long who first took a chance on this series back in 2012. And heartfelt thanks to all my readers for allowing me to finish this story – I really couldn’t have done it without you. It’s been a long and winding road, but all roads must end.
July 1, 2015
New Interview – SciFiNow
Thanks to SciFiNow Magazine for inviting me to be interviewed on their website. I talk Queen of Fire, inspirations, writing advice and remain annoyingly vague about future plans. Read it here: http://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/anthony-ryan-on-queen-of-fire-and-the-end-of-ravens-shadow/
June 30, 2015
The Lord Collector – Audiobook Now Available
My novella The Lord Collector is now available in audiobook on audible.com and audible.co.uk. This is a Raven’s Shadow novella originally published in the Blackguards anthology from Ragnarok Publications. Here’s my intro to the story:
‘The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognize a certain pale-eyed, raspy-voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order, and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord of the Southern Shore will find answers here. The tale takes place at the midpoint of the timeline described in Blood Song, a time when King Janus, with typical ruthlessness, is in the process of further consolidating his grip on the Unified Realm.’
Thanks to everyone at Podium Publishing for making this happen.
June 26, 2015
Queen of Fire – Giveaway Competition
To celebrate the imminent release of Queen of Fire it’s time for another a giveaway competition.
The Prizes
One first-place winner will receive a US hardcover edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.
One second-place winner will receive a UK hardcover edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.
Two third-place winners will receive a UK large format paperback edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.
How to Enter
Email me at anthonyryan27@hotmail.co.uk between now and midnight GMT on the 2nd of July. Mark your email ‘Queen of Fire Giveaway’ and include your name and address in the body of the email. I will choose the winners at random on 3rd of July. All addresses supplied will remain confidential and will be deleted at the close of the competition. Only one entry per contestant please, multiple emails from the same source will be banned and the sender blocked. P&P will be paid by me. Entries from non-UK residents are welcome. Best of luck.
June 24, 2015
The Lord Collector – Audiobook Now Available for Pre-order
The audiobook version of my novella The Lord Collector is now available for pre-order at audible.com and audible.co.uk, narrated by Steven Brand in fine voice as usual. This is a Raven’s Shadow novella originally published in the Blackguards anthology from Ragnarok Publications. The release date is 30th June so anyone looking for a taster before Queen of Fire comes out might wan to check it out. Here’s my intro to the story:
‘The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognize a certain pale-eyed, raspy-voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order, and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord of the Southern Shore will find answers here. The tale takes place at the midpoint of the timeline described in Blood Song, a time when King Janus, with typical ruthlessness, is in the process of further consolidating his grip on the Unified Realm.’
Thanks to everyone at Podium Publishing for making this happen.
June 17, 2015
Queen of Fire – Signed UK Hardcovers Available at Goldsboro Books
Goldsboro Books are offering signed UK hardcovers of Queen of Fire, pre-order here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Anthony-Ryan—Queen-of-Fire.html?soid=1101625897000&aid=yJz5pZysIAE
Many thanks to Goldsboro Books for their long-term support for the Raven’s Shadow series.
June 15, 2015
Pre-order the UK ‘Queen of Fire’ Hardcover and Get a Signed Bookplate
Orbit UK is offering a bookplate, signed by my own fair hand, to readers in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand who pre-order the Queen of Fire hardcover. Details on the Orbit website. You’ll need to fill out a form and upload your proof of purchase.
June 11, 2015
Queen of Fire – New Sample Chapter on Grimdark Magazine
There’s an all new sample chapter from Queen of Fire on the Grimdark Magazine website, check it out here: http://grimdarkmagazine.com/blogs/news/35593603-excerpt-from-anthony-ryans-queen-of-fire.
Also, huge thanks to everyone who bought the UK audiobook of Blood Song yesterday which, much to my surprise, did in fact make it to the no. 1 slot on the Audible.co.uk bestseller chart.
June 10, 2015
Blood Song – £1.99 Daily Deal on Audible.co.uk
The Blood Song audiobook – read by the inestimable Steven Brand – is today’s daily deal at Audible.co.uk, available at the special price of £1.99 (reduced from £16.62). Extremely unlikely I know but it would be nice to get to no. 1 in the UK Audible chart, some bloke called Robert Galbraith kept me off it last year (whoever he is). Offer ends at midnight GMT.
