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Pornokitsch ‘Blood Song’ Review

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Thanks to the folks at UK book site Pornokitsch for their kind review of Blood Song which can be read here: http://www.pornokitsch.com/2013/05/new-releases-blood-song-by-anthony-ryan.html#more And yes, Pornokitsch is safe for work despite the title.

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Blood Song – UK ebook Now Available for Pre-Order

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The UK ebook version of Blood Song is now available for pre-order, with a release date in mid-April. The UK hardcover will be available on 4th July. This means my original listing on Amazon.co.uk will disappear over the next few … Continue reading →

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Blood Song nominated for the BookSpotCentral Annual Book Tournament

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I’m pleased and flattered to announce that some kind person (not me, honest) nominated Blood Song for the 7th Annual Book Tournament on the BookSportCentral Blog. There are 64 books in the tournament with two books fighting it out in … Continue reading →

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End of an Era: New Blood Song Links

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

The time has come to take down my Amazon.com listing for Blood Song to make way for the Penguin version. I know it’s only a few lines of html but it does feel oddly emotional, like saying goodbye to an … Continue reading →

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Blood Song news

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Penguin have advised me they’ll be uploading their edition of the ebook version of Blood Song tomorrow priced at $4.99. Just to be clear this is identical to the current version, it’s just being sold by Penguin rather than me. … Continue reading →

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And so it ends…

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

I delivered the finished draft of Tower Lord to my editor yesterday. The final word count, including appendices, came in at a little over 238,000. If you’ve read my previous updates you’ll know I was expecting rewrites to take me up … Continue reading →

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Blog Post Recommendation – The Anatomy of a Self-Published Ebook

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Check out Lars Townsend’s post on The Anatomy of a Self-Published Ebook for some excellent insights on the nature of ebooks, self-publishing, writing in general and (incidentally) the inside story of how I got my deal with Penguin (yes, I … Continue reading →

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Tower Lord Milestone #6

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

I completed the first draft of Tower Lord approximately ten minutes ago. The word count runs at just over 237,000, which means it’ll probably shrink to the 230k mark after rewrites. On the whole I’m happy with it; no unsightly … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Book Critic Guest Post

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Thanks to the fine folks as FBC for hosting my guest post on the influence of history on epic fantasy, which can be read here: http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/guest-post-influence-of-history-on-epic.html Enjoy.

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Tower Lord Milestone #5

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

The first draft passed the 200,000 word mark today which means I’m firmly in the final straight (insert horse racing metaphor here – not falling at the final hurdle, a last sprint to see me over the line etc). At … Continue reading →

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