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Last Blood – The House of Comarré Series Conclusion 31 Jul 2013 | 12:08 am
When I first received the pitch for BLOOD RIGHTS (US | UK | AUS) back in 2009, I was blown away. My first thought was, “I must have this. This is fantastic!” Kristen’s pacing, the rich characters, t...
The Making of a Cover: Cover Briefing the Shadowdance series 26 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
Welcome to the most in-depth, behind-the-scenes, play-by-play account of how a cover is born, from the point of view of the Art Department. We’re charting the conception and birth of the Shadowdance s...
THE TRAITOR QUEEN – the Latest Landmark in Trudi Canavan’s Stellar Career 25 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Next week sees the paperback release of the #1 Sunday Times bestselling novel THE TRAITOR QUEEN [UK | USA | ANZ]. This is the final book in the Traitor Spy series, which is set in the world Trudi firs...
On the Disruptive Technology of Magic 23 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
When I began writing the Night Angel trilogy, I deliberately started with a world in which there were few magic users, and most people would rarely encounter one during their lives. I mentally compare...
Anthony Ryan’s Top 5 Movie Sword Fights 18 Jul 2013 | 01:35 pm
Previously Anthony Ryan – author of this summer’s epic fantasy blockbuster BLOOD SONG – told us his top five movie battle scenes. This time around, in honour of the considerable amount of swordplay in...
The Making of a Cover: Acquisition of the Shadowdance Series 16 Jul 2013 | 11:10 pm
Welcome to the most in-depth, behind-the-scenes, play-by-play account of how a cover is born, from the point of view of the Art Department. We’re charting the conception and birth of the Shadowdance s...
Hit the Open Road With Helen and Troy 16 Jul 2013 | 09:05 pm
Got any vacation plans this summer? You do now thanks to a brand new novel by A. Lee Martinez. HELEN AND TROY’S EPIC ROAD QUEST is a hilarious retelling of two mythic heroes’ journey from the author o...
The Epic Finale to The Dark Legacy of Shannara 16 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
With publication of WITCH WRAITH (UK | ANZ), the final installment of The Dark Legacy of Shannara, today, we thought we’d take a look back at this incredible series. You already know Terry has fans in...
New Newsflesh Fiction: HOW GREEN THIS LAND, HOW BLUE THIS SEA 16 Jul 2013 | 12:04 am
The Newsflesh trilogy was, by and large, the story of a post-zombie America. The apocalypse had come, we had survived and even thrived in our own weird way, and now it was time to follow first a Presi...
The 2013 Gemmell Awards – Open For Voting! 15 Jul 2013 | 09:11 pm
Voting is now open for the 2013 Gemmell awards! After Helen Lowe’s THE HEIR OF NIGHT (UK | ANZ) won the Morningstar award last year for best debut novel, we’re delighted to have so many fantastic cont...
