Mark Charan Newton

This is the cover for the UK paperback of City of Ruin. And here’s Brynd: Artwork by Richard Jones. Pretty, no? When I first saw this, I think I issued a technical and artistic musing that went along the lines of “F*ck me, that’s good.” I really like how Brynd looks – this was much [...]

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I rather like being Punkadiddled. It’s one of those genre privileges, up there with Thog’s Masterclass. The mighty Adam Roberts has reviewed City of Ruin [warning: contains spoilers], and has gone into some splendid detail. I love his thorough engagement with the text, even if it is not entirely complimentary; it’s reassuringly rigorous. Now, this [...]

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This one is at A Dribble Of Ink. It’s a fair review, engages with the book splendidly, and tries to put in some context regarding the New Weird. Also, he got a lot of what I was doing, about the prose and the clash of aesthetics, which for any writer is highly rewarding. There are [...]

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No, not that, you foul-minded lot. I’m talking about the concept of male writers creating believable female characters (please excuse the simple binary gender in this post). I don’t want to go on about good reviews (okay, yes I do, of course I do), but I was particularly chuffed with this write-up at the Book [...]

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I realise a lot of people come to this site for the discussions rather than the hard sell, but tough: I’ve written some books and they’ve been reviewed. So here’s a round-up of coverage from the interwebs. I promise you it will be quick and easy: The Agony Column gives a splendid write-up of City [...]

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Over at Speculative Scotsman, I’ve written a piece on six books that are a direct influence on the Legends of the Red Sun series. One of the things I’m conscious of, as a writer, is to leave a trail of clues littered through my books so that people can see where I’ve been inspired by [...]

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This arrived today, a lovely bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask, in celebration of publication, courtesy of the lovely Team Tor. How nice! None of this champagne nonsense – Julie Crisp is all about the hard stuff. And now to business. Do you fancy getting your hands on a SIGNED ARC of the US edition of Nights [...]

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You know the score. This is my playlist for City of Ruin. Some tunes selected for appropriateness, others for sheer awesomeness, others for irony. All were on at some point when I wrote it. Here’s the Nights of Villjamur playlist, with a link to Spotify. Oh, and I was reminded to do this because of [...]

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They’re coming in thick and fast now. Here’s prolific UK blogger The Wertzone on City of Ruin: Newton successfully achieves a feeling here of a vast history stretching back a quarter-million years with successive waves of civilisations rising and falling until the present day, whilst simultaneously expanding the scope of the world and story to [...]

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Just a quick heads-up: I’ll be at the charming Goldsboro Books signing limited edition numbered copies of City of Ruin, from 2pm on Saturday 19th June. These are the only special editions there will be, so if you’re an ebay legend, then this is the time to get a copy. The Goldsboro store details are: [...]

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(The title is a Led Zeppelin reference, for you un-rock-savvy kids.) Firstly, Nights of Villjamur, the US edition, has been printed – so dear Americans: the British invasion will now begin in earnest. Behold the blue and white prettiness. Next up, there’s an interview with me online at the mighty Speculative Horizons, in which I [...]

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Some more thoughts on City of Ruin have started to emerge across the blogoshpere, so I thought I’d share them, because you know what I’m like by now. First up, the mighty Speculative Horizons: Verdict: City of Ruin is the kind of book you’d expect an established author to turn out whilst writing at the [...]

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