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In Vietnam for November 2016
A lovely cycling trip to Vietnam, marred only slightly by having gotten every kind of illness imaginable – almost none of them due to the lovely country, however.
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In London For The Weekend
A visit with my publishers, a terrific play in the West End, and of course, a stop by the British Museum.
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Map of Tristia
The map of Tristia, the country in which the Greatcoats series is set.
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The Cast of Traitor’s Blade
Dramatis Personae for Traitor's Blade
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In Morocco Over Christmas
We spent Christmas this year cycling around the Atlas Mountains in beautiful Morocco. One of the highlights was actually spending time on a camel. I tried to give mine a royal name but he told me to bugger off.
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Eight Book Deal With Bonnier
Yes, the rumours are true: this year I signed an eight-book deal with Bonnier Publishing. It’s an exciting development because, well, it means I have a job for another four years! The first six books will be the Spellslinger series which will come out under the Hot Key imprint.
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Playing with Lemurs
My wife and I visited South Africa in August and did all the things one does: walked with lions, met elephants and assorted other animals, and I bungee jumped for the first time. Lots of wonderful things to do in South Africa. Of course, I spent the first week in the hotel room re-writing the same…
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Traitor’s Blade shortlisted for Gemmell Best Debut
I was truly honoured that Traitor’s Blade was one of the finalists for the David Gemmell Morningstar award for Best Debut. Being on a list with authors like Kameron Hurley was a big honour. Brian Staveley’s The Emperor’s Blades deservedly got the win.
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Turmoil & Tribulation in Series Fantasy: Why Authors Torment Your Favourite Characters
I slammed down my copy of George R. R. Martin’s Storm of Swords on top of the bed. It bounced. “That son of a—” “Please stop yelling at the book,” my wife said, nose-deep in a different, less contentious novel. “The author can’t hear you.” “He’s killed off another of my favourite characters,” I complained.…
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The Music of Traitor’s Blade
By far the most common question you get asked as an author is “where do your ideas come from.” Of course, my ideas come from the same places as your do: the crazy parts of your brain intersecting with the crazy parts of the world around you. Human brains are hard-wired to find patterns even…