Talus and the Frozen King – 10th Anniversary

Exactly ten years ago, in 2014, Solaris Books published my Neolithic murder mystery Talus and the Frozen King. The novel introduces wandering bard Talus, whose knack for storytelling makes him perfectly qualified to become the world's first detective. With the help of Bran, his rough-and-ready companion, Talus attempts to unravel the mystery behind the murder … Continue reading Talus and the Frozen King – 10th Anniversary

Stone & Sky – 25th Anniversary Gallery

It's 25 years since my epic fantasy novel Stone & Sky was first published in paperback by HarperCollins. The novel begins when Victorian adventurer Jonah Lightfoot is mysteriously transported to the seemingly infinite world-wall of Amara, also known as Stone. Exploring this strange tilted realm, Jonah experiences an extraordinary collision between history and myth ... … Continue reading Stone & Sky – 25th Anniversary Gallery

Welcome to 2024

Happy New Year! I'm starting 2024 with a full desk and a busy slate. Top of the list is my current work-in-progress. What can I tell you about it? Well, it's a new novel, completely unrelated to anything else I've written, and I'm about halfway through the first draft. Apart from that, sorry, my lips … Continue reading Welcome to 2024

“Catacombia” Trilogy Flies High at Amazon

I was delighted to see that my fantasy adventure trilogy for young readers, Catacombia, written under the pseudonym R.L. Ferguson, has been amassing 5-star reviews on Amazon. In the first book, Catacombia: Descent into the Deep, teenager Sam is unexpectedly transported deep beneath the surface of the earth. Here he discovers Catacombia, a city both … Continue reading “Catacombia” Trilogy Flies High at Amazon

The Animation Time Machine

Interested in the history of animation? Check out my new column for Animation Magazine, in which I send a time machine 100 years into the past, then report back with news from all the movie journals of the day. Here's an extract from The Animation Time Machine, bringing news from November 1923: The Machine’s first … Continue reading The Animation Time Machine

Dragonflame – New Edition Out Now

Today I'm celebrating the publication of a brand new edition of Dragonflame, the final novel in The Ultimate Dragon Saga trilogy. First published by HarperCollins in 1997, this epic fantasy adventure is now available from Amazon worldwide in paperback and for Kindle. Buy Dragonflame from Amazon Kindle edition Paperback edition Dragonflame concludes the adventures of … Continue reading Dragonflame – New Edition Out Now

New Cover Design — The String City Mysteries

I'm excited to launch a brand new cover design for The String City Mysteries, a collection of seven fantasy-noir novelettes which I self-published in 2021. Original cover design Why the new look? Frankly, I never really liked the original cover. I put it together in a hurry, with limited means at my disposal. Having subsequently … Continue reading New Cover Design — The String City Mysteries

The many lives of a writer – 8

Most people are like cats – they live not just one life, but many. Writers are no exception. Here's me as I spiral through the eddies of my eighth writing life. Life 8 - Circles It's hard to identify when my seventh writing life segued into my eighth. I wrote my last entry in this rolling mini-autobiography way … Continue reading The many lives of a writer – 8

Refreshing The Dragons of Bloodrock

Refreshments anyone? I've just updated the cover and contents of my fantasy novel The Dragons of Bloodrock, which I self-published in 2020. So, what's new? Well, I've made a few small tweaks to the cover, pumping up the colours on the illustration and updating the title layout to bring it in line with Dragoncharm and … Continue reading Refreshing The Dragons of Bloodrock

Republishing Dragonflame – Cover Art Progression

In my last blog post, I showed you the initial cover sketch for the upcoming new edition of Dragonflame, the final volume of my Ultimate Dragon Saga series of fantasy novels. "Dragonflame" cover artwork - early work in progress. Work continues apace on both the cover artwork and, of course, preparation of the manuscript. This … Continue reading Republishing Dragonflame – Cover Art Progression