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Press Release – German Deal

August 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Hot off the press: Volker Busch at VGS Egmont has acquired German rights in two fantasy novels by Mark Charan Newton from Jon Mitchell, Rights Manager at Pan Macmillan. Julie Crisp acquired World rights in the books from agent John Jarrold. The books will be published on Egmont’s ‘Lyx’ imprint. Other authors on the Lyx [...]

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Latest Reviews

July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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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Amazon.com Guest Post

July 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

Just when you thought you’d had enough of me, I start invading American sites. I’m guest blogging over at Amazon.com’s mighty Omnivoracious blog, and the first post kicks off with a lovely intro from Jeff VanderMeer, before I go on to talk about my journey from bookseller to book writer. I’ve two more posts coming [...]

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Sexual Healing

June 24th, 2010 · 30 Comments

Let’s talk about sex. Firstly, there’s an honest review of Nights of Villjamur over at Grasping for the Wind. Some flaws were picked up – and I’m totally fine with that, especially since it was all reasoned. Each to their own, and I certainly don’t expect everyone to like a book wholeheartedly – but I [...]

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Giveaway Winners

June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’ve selected the winners of the giveaway. Now, ultimately, I thought the only criteria I could possibly use was the amount of creative/typing effort involved in responding. I love you all really. You know I do. First up was: SMD // Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 4:11 pm Dear Mr. Newton, I’m going to be [...]

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Giveaway!

June 11th, 2010 · 27 Comments

The postman brought me many copies of the US edition of Nights of Villjamur, published by the delightful people Random House (Ballantine). Though I’m not usually interested in the business of doing giveaways, because I’ve so many copies, I am going to give away THREE of these fine editions. But you have to work for [...]

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Influences etc.

June 10th, 2010 · No Comments

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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They Do It With Whisky

June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

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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Tags: City of Ruin · Nights of Villjamur · interviews · news · publishing

How The West Was Won

June 2nd, 2010 · 9 Comments

(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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Final Copies

May 24th, 2010 · 5 Comments

They finally arrived, City of Ruin and the new UK paperback of Nights of Villjamur. People have been saying, on Twitter, how pretty the artwork is on the new hardcover, and I certainly agree – also, it’s nice to see a gay albino on covers these days, isn’t it? Behold the greatness of Tor UK: [...]

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Publishers Weekly Starred Review

May 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Publishers Weekly gives a starred review to Nights of Villjamur: Newton opens a complex epic fantasy series with this impressive debut. The ancient fortress city of Villjamur is filled with human and nonhuman inhabitants, many of them refugees seeking shelter from a predicted decades-long ice age. The untimely death of the mad emperor Jamur Johynn [...]

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Waterstone’s Bookseller’s Choice

April 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Just a quick update. Today I received an email from Julie, Queen of Tor UK, telling me that I can go public with this: The paperback of Nights of Villjamur has been chosen as Waterstone’s SFF Bookseller’s Choice for the month of June. This is fantastic news, because it means the book will be displayed [...]

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