Spear is a Locus Award Finalist
SPEAR is a Locus Award finalist for Fantasy Novel. It’s a cracking list and I’m delighted to be on it.
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Spear’s first year #4: Beautiful Process ➔ Beautiful Book!
Spear is glorious! You really, really need to see it up close and in person: it glows! Beautiful, beautiful book that fits perfectly in the hand.
Read moreSpear’s first year #3: Rich research, circular as the seasons
What sources did I use to develop and research SPEAR? A post about the circular nature of research into an era that can seem to exist in the liminal state between myth and history.
Read moreSpear’s first year #2: Page and voice
What did it feel like to narrate Spear? It was astonishing, just as writing it felt: as close to a perfect experience as is possible.
Read moreSpear’s first year #1: Wild Magic
In which I talk about the difference between Hild’s naturalistic relationship with nature and Peretur’s preternatural connection—and how and why I came up with that approach.
Read moreHappy Birthday to Spear!
SPEAR is one year old! The first in a series of posts about the things I loved about the book, publication, reception, and more.
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Spear wins the Ray Bradbury Prize
Last night at the Los Angeles Times Book Prize awards, SPEAR won the Ray Bradbury Prize. Here’s why I was genuinely surprised.
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Menewood Q&A
When can I buy MENEWOOD? Where can I buy it? Will there be an audiobook? How can I get an advance copy?
Everything you need to know to get hold of MENEWOOD on (or before!) publication on October 3.
Read moreBig, Bold, Bloody and Beautiful
Behold! Hot off the presses: the ARC of MENEWOOD! Big, bold, bloody and beautiful!
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