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A short short story 14 Mar 2013 | 05:55 pm
There’s something very satisfying, and quite difficult, about achieving a whole story, complete with beginning, middle and end, in the barest minimum of words. Some writers, like Raymond Carver and Al...
The Tower 28 Feb 2013 | 06:06 pm
Release 11th April 2013 AFTER THE RISE, COMES THE FALL The much anticipated final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS: ‘Plenty of action, plenty...
Help a School – Win signed books 8 Sep 2012 | 11:18 am
Remember the moment when you first discovered books? For me it was like discovering magical windows that opened into different worlds, times and places. As part of my role as a working writer I visit ...
BOOK THREE 18 Aug 2012 | 02:44 pm
As the more observant of you have spotted, Sanctus and They Key are the first two books of a trilogy. This means there’s a third book coming down the line. Also, as about three quarters of the queries...
THE KEY – Whispering spirits in the British Museum 15 Jun 2012 | 07:32 pm
For the follow up to my first book, Sanctus, I started with the idea for a plot that centred on the origins of writing. I wondered what burning knowledge it was that had driven mankind to invent this ...
THE GREAT EASTER CONSPIRACY 10 Apr 2012 | 03:19 am
Easter is one of those things, like Christmas, with a religious nut at its centre that has gradually been smothered by chocolate and silver paper over the years. The Christian view is that it commemor...
THE KEY (to big prizes) 4 Apr 2012 | 07:43 pm
The Key is about to hit America and Canada (19th June), continuing the story of Sanctus. Not only that but Sanctus itself is also coming out in paperback next week (29th May). So – carried away on a...
THE KEY – Trailer 25 Feb 2012 | 04:58 am
New book, new trailer. You can also now pre-order a copy by clicking on ‘Books’ on the left of this page.
The Key 15 Feb 2012 | 01:13 am
The Key is Simon Toyne’s second novel from the Sancti Trilogy. Following his top 5 best selling debut Sanctus. Read more »
Bucharest Subway 16 Nov 2011 | 12:29 am
Overnight, strange images have appeared in tunnels beneath the Romanian capital. What do they mean? Who put them there? And why?
