Winterbloom – an extract

I have decided to publish occasional extracts from Winterbloom, my work in progress.

Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill

Fantasy author and editor Jan Edwards has very kindly given me a guest slot on her blog: Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill. And not just me! Jan is featuring a series of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writers, as well as her own regular blogs. Previous guest bloggers so far have been Misha Herwin and Joanne… Continue reading Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill

Happy New Year to all our readers!

...as they used to say when there were old-fashioned newspapers. I have noticed that several of my recent blog-posts ended with exclamation marks, something that I hope to remedy in the New Year. Starting today. Before I forget (I have the attention span of a goldfish) I wanted to thank Patty Jansen of Must Use… Continue reading Happy New Year to all our readers!

January sale!

The Glass Mountain will be on sale for 99c in the company of some excellent Science Fiction and Fantasy Books. Click here to see them all.

I went to Bristolcon!

This was my first ever trip to Bristolcon, a convention in the city of Bristol that has been running for six years. I sat on three panels, the first one at 10 o'clock after the opening speech by the redoubtable Joanne Hall, who has been running Bristolcon since its inception. I was moderating a panel… Continue reading I went to Bristolcon!

Short story of vampires set in Stoke Newington!

I have published one of my short stories on Amazon. Called The Alukah, it features one of two friends who I shared a flat with in 1980's London - specifically, Stoke Newington. The Alukah is an urban fantasy set in 1983, and involves the unexpected encounter between a real person and two of my shamanworld characters. And a… Continue reading Short story of vampires set in Stoke Newington!

Malarat reviewed at Black Gate

I am delighted that Malarat has received a review from Donald Crankshaw at Black Gate, as part of his series on self-published fantasy. Malarat is the third book in my Mir: shamanworld series, and the first to be self-published. Short extract from the review: Malarat’s cover says that it’s a “Novel of Love Beyond Death,”… Continue reading Malarat reviewed at Black Gate

Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman

New from the Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water by Jamie Maltman. Fire returned in a blaze of war and destruction. What will Water bring to the one who finds her?   A slave dreams of freedom for all. An aristocratic soldier yearns for power. A sculptress covets revenge. But the painter she loves… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman

Success at the British Fantasy Awards

The Alchemy Press won the award for Best Independent Press at the British Fantasy Society Fantasy Awards. Read more from Peter Coleborn here: Success at the British Fantasy Awards. And...congratulations!

Speculative Fiction Showcase: Half Faerie by Heidi Garrett

The Daughter of Light trilogy is... Coming of Age and Coming into Power About Half Faerie: As a half-faerie, Melia is an outcast in the enchanted world where she lives with her two sisters and full-blood faerie mother. Their father has been exiled to the mortal world for breaking his faerie troth. He's determined to… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Half Faerie by Heidi Garrett