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Out for Review

The Traitor God is now available on NetGalley for reviewers - if you fancy reviewing something part noirish magical investigation and part grimdark lovecraftian apocalypse - you are in luck!  Off to Angry Robot on NetGalley with you!

*slides a plate of bribery-biscuits across the table*

I will just leave these delicious treats here shall I? *knowing wink*

Panel at Follycon

I will be at Follycon, the 68th British National Science Fiction Convention, or Eastercon, to be held over the Easter weekend, 30th March - 2nd April 2018.
You can come and see me on the 'Horrible Heroes' panel at 8pm on Friday the 30th in the Reading Room where we will be discussing heroes that are anything but good.

First Interview as an Author

I answered cunning questions from Hippogriff's Aerie for my first ever interview as an author.
Featuring: stop-motion skeletons, video nasties of the 80s, mysterious statues and the beauty of swords. Oh, and The Traitor God, better mention that too!

You can read it HERE.

The Traitor God Pre-Orders

The Traitor God is now available for pre-order by all super-awesome people wanting to get their hands on it as soon as humanly possible in June. It is available dressed in your choice of handsome paperback or snazzy ebook attire!



For us UK-types it's not available to pre-order on Amazon Kindle until March, but it IS for users of Amazon.com. Go figure, that's their KDP for you.

Angry Robot - for UK ebooks

Amazon.com

Amazon UK - No UK Kindle pre-orders available until March.

Waterstones

Barnes and Noble


The wonderful author Brian McClellan has an excellent post on his website about why pre-orders matter.

Love in the Age of Grimdark

I have a guest post up on the Fantasy Hive site, this time talking about grimdark fiction and my need for a little love and light amidst all that relentless, crushing darkness.

The Traitor God Cover Reveal

And it's out - The Fantasy Hive have posted The Traitor God Cover Reveal with a fantastic write up and a host of detail, including a larger cover image.

Thanks to Angry Robot and the artist Jan Weßbecher for an amazing cover!

Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2018 redux

So The Traitor God has been noticed by a few people - it's appeared on no less that three 'most anticipated in 2018' lists.

New York Public Library

Fantasy Hive

Barnes and Noble

I am blown away!

Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2018

Those fantastic people over at The Fantasy Hive have released their Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2018 and... I'm on it with The Traitor God!
As a debut novelist this is both totally unexpected and gives me ALL the good feels. 
I think all novelists have the same worries: that your book will be released and sink without a trace, that nobody will read it, like it, review it or even notice it. It comes with putting your work out into the public sphere, but I reckon it has to be worse with your first word-baby. Mostly, I just hope people will enjoy it.
Interesting times are ahead, and the game is afoot!

Merry Christmas

Happy Holidays to everybody!

Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Have a wonderful Yule. Have a terrific Kwanzaa. Enjoy Saturnalia.
I hope you all have a lovely time!

Cover Art Part 1

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
*ahem*

I've just seen rough cover sketches for The Traitor God and I'm awestruck. That's my book, with an amazing cover (to be revealed early next year), that is going to be in bookshops and libraries across the world.

Much excitement!