Tag Archives: historical
Epic fantasy? What does that even mean?
Yesterday I finished the final draft of The Prince of Lies – yay! – which inevitably left me feeling more than a little punch-drunk, like I’d been hit round the head with a 135,000-word manuscript…So I goofed around on Twitter a bit, and whilst chatting about book lengths and genre I realised that fantasy really Continue Reading »
The Prince of Lies is handed in!
I’m very happy to say that on Sunday afternoon I finished the first clean(ish) draft of The Prince of Lies and sent it off to my editor Marc Gascoigne at Angry Robot Books. Unlike the previous two manuscripts, this one has been running a bit late – not something I’m proud of, but sometimes these Continue Reading »
Doing it Elizabethan Style: Shakespeare’s Richard III
A few weeks ago I heard that the Globe had transferred two of their summer productions to the Apollo Theatre for the winter – and more importantly from my perspective, these were two new all-male productions starring Mark Rylance, former artistic director of the Globe. I’d read about the similar productions he’d done almost a Continue Reading »
Merchant of Dreams – the official wallpaper
Earlier this year I released desktop wallpapers of the lovely Alchemist of Souls cover art by Larry Rostant, and they proved rather popular. Since I love the cover of The Merchant of Dreams even more, I thought I’d better do the same for it! So, here’s the lovely Jacomina “Coby” Hendricks for your computer-decorating pleasure. Just don’t Continue Reading »
Audiobook contest and Reddit AMA
It’s all go this week! Since it’s Christmas I’m not doing a “physical” book launch at a bookshop, so I have a number of online events lined up instead. First, thanks to the lovely chaps at my publisher, Angry Robot Books, there’s a competition to win both The Alchemist of Souls and The Merchant of Continue Reading »
Publication day – again!
You know, I really can’t believe it’s only been eight months since my first novel came out – it’s been such a crazy hectic year, I feel like I’ve been doing this forever! And yet…today is the day that most editions of The Merchant of Dreams officially see the light of day (just waiting on Continue Reading »
Previously, on Night’s Masque…
The trouble with series books coming out months or even years apart is that you tend to forget what happened in the last one by the time you get hold of the new one. With that in mind, I decided to take a leaf out of TV’s handbook and provide a summary of each of Continue Reading »
Woman in sensible armour
As a fantasy author, I’m often called upon to write combat scenes for my books. Sometimes they’re a simple tussle using whatever weapons come to hand (like Ned’s main fight scene in The Alchemist of Souls) but given that my protagonist Mal usually goes around wearing a rapier and matching dagger, there are inevitably a Continue Reading »
@MalCatlyn is back!
To mark the upcoming release of his latest adventures, Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn will once more be tweeting his exploits for the next three months. Why, you might ask, would a spy be broadcasting his whereabouts on a public network? Well… He could well be using one of the many cunning ciphers that were invented by Continue Reading »
US book giveaway: signed copies of The Alchemist of Souls
My patient North American fans will be glad to know I’m planning a US/Canada book giveaway this month! 3 personalised signed copies will be up for grabs – note that these will be the (slightly larger) UK edition, not the US mass market paperback. All you have to do to be in with a chance Continue Reading »
