Sharon Courtwright asked Karen Maitland:

When might we expect your next book? Also, thank you for everything you have written so far. I am a massive fan and absolutely love your tales of the Dark Ages.

Karen Maitland Thank you so much, Sharon. I am so delighted to hear that you've enjoyed the novels. As it happens, I am in the middle of checking the proof pages for my new novel which will be published by Headline in April 2021. It's called 'THE DROWNED CITY' and this historical novel will be the first of a series, which is a new direction for me, because all my previous novels have been stand-alone ones.

It is very strange going through the proofs because for the last few months my head has been full of the characters and plot of the second in the series which I am currently writing, so I find myself reading through the proof pages thinking wondering what's about happen, because I've almost forgotten what I wrote. It's as if I'm reading book by another author. I wonder if other writers also get this strange sensation. Weird! But I do hope you will enjoy this new series.

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