It's been a while coming, so why not do it in October: the spookiest month of all? I'm overjoyed to reveal that the Tragic Silence series has been relaunched with brand new cover artworks, interior formatting, and a video trailer! I've been working on this secretly behind the scenes since spring, and I'm so happy to finally reveal them! Scroll down to see the four new covers (click on each one for more info) and to watch the new trailer, featuring The Unquiet Grave by the immensely-talented Arianna Deligianni. Fun fact: the moon on each cover is in a different phase to represent the chronological order of the series, beginning with a crescent in Sepia and Silver and gradually growing to full in Darkest Dreams. Special thanks to all the book bloggers, authors, readers and bookstagrammers who assisted in the cover reveals today, and to Arianna for kindly allowing use of her music in the trailer. To celebrate, you can get Sepia and Silver FREE in e-book for a limited time! Click here to grab your copy!
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Come back into the frozen Northlands with me... I'm overjoyed to announce that The Mist Children, Book Two of the Foxfires Trilogy, is now available in e-book and paperback worldwide! I realise the irony of releasing a very snowy novel at the height of summer, but I'm personally glad for the fantasy of coolness in the wake of the hot weather we're having! The Mist Children picks up almost immediately after the first book in the series, The Winter Spirits, left off. Tuomas, Lumi, Lilja and Elin are back, and this time the danger they face is older and far more insidious. It is something which has lain in wait for centuries, just beneath the thawing ice, and will unearth a deeper darkness much closer to home. To quote the Swedish proverb which was attached to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "What is hidden in snow comes forth in the thaw." What lies beneath the thawing ice? I'm very excited to reveal the cover artwork for the second instalment of The Foxfires Trilogy! The Mist Children returns to the Northlands for a brand new fantasy adventure, set shortly after the end of The Winter Spirits, where a long-buried secret has now turned deadly. As the villages prepare for the reindeer migration and a mysterious malady sweeps across the tundra, Tuomas must gather all his strength to face a new enemy... Paperbacks won't be available until the release date on Friday June 26th, but you can pre-order The Mist Children in e-book from all Amazon retailers! Just hit the button below to learn more, and get an exclusive FREE sneak peek at the prologue and first three chapters! And don't forget to grab your spot at the FREE virtual release party for an evening of live readings, games, giveaways and more! I'm very pleased to announce that my short story Talvi and the Stars will be re-released by Goal Publications later this year, as part of their upcoming anthology of anthropomorphic inverted fairy tales. Talvi and the Stars is a re-imagining of the Finnish legend of the Northern Lights, and tells the story of a lonely fox who discovers his difference is his power. The same legend also inspired The Foxfires Trilogy; albeit in a more epic fantasy YA style. Talvi and the Stars won the 2019 Best New Winter Fairy Tale Award from Fairytalez.com I'll be dropping more info on the re-release as I get it, so keep an eye on my social media for all the updates! The bat is on its way to being reborn. Three years after the Tragic Silence series ended, I'm jumping back into my nocturnal world of vampires. Not with any new novels, but that doesn't mean there's nothing left to write. Far from it. In fact, I've been thinking about it since before I even finished the final book. But I had my reasons for not returning to the series sooner, which I'll explain at the end of this post. I'm very excited to announce that the Tragic Silence series will be continuing, in the form of a periodical collection of brand new short stories. And the best part is that I'm going to make them exclusively available for FREE on my website! The thing I love about this series is how it's essentially comprised of standalone novels. You can read them in any order, or independently of the others, and still get a complete story out of it. But if you read them all, you see the larger tale which lies over everything, linking them together. It's woven like a spider web across the lives of three different women in different time periods and locations: Bianka Farkas, Hanna Bernstein and Eva Kalvin. Between the strands are others: major events we've only heard about in passing, or characters we've only seen through the eyes of the main protagonists. These hidden stories have been whispering in my ear for a while, and deep down, I knew it wasn't over. I just hadn't come out and said it. In a similar vein (if you'll excuse the pun), you don't need to have necessarily read any of the novels to appreciate the short stories, but if you have, certain elements will make much more sense. Where Night is Blind The first story, Where Night is Blind, will shine a light on the Liderc, who appears in Tragic Silence and Sepia and Silver. I knew I had to start this new journey with him: my favourite villain I've created to date, and one of only a few of my own characters who legitimately gives me the creeps. But villains are not born. In more ways than one, they are made. And yes, that title is a Phantom of the Opera reference - any fans of the series will know why! Where Night is Blind will be released for FREE on Tuesday 10th March: World Vampire Day. I didn't even know that was a thing until recently. I'm not sure if I'm more surprised it exists or disgusted at my own ignorance! The dark truth which stopped the series... (Beware of Tragic Silence spoilers from this point) When I finished Sepia and Silver in 2016, I already had a couple of the short stories in the early planning stages, including When Night is Blind. As a result, a key event from the series was at the forefront of my mind: the bond between Bianka and her late best friend Lucy. However, mere months after I typed the last word, my own best friend was tragically lost. While there was obviously no vampires or kidnappings involved, it was equally sudden and equally traumatic. In a heartbeat, life had imitated art too closely and too deeply. I couldn't even bear to look at Tragic Silence again, and wondered if I ever would. But now the time has come and I finally feel able to bring the final chapters into the world. I know Katie - my very own Lucy - would have approved. She loved vampires as much as I do. And the first book, way back in 2013, was originally dedicated to her, after all. And so the shadows descend. Are you ready to enter the night with me once more? If you want to read the short stories before anyone else, I'll be sharing them in the Batty Brigade newsletter ahead of their official release dates, sometimes by a week or more! To get the early scoop, just sign up!
It's been a long time coming. But now it's time to travel into the polar night with me! The Winter Spirits, Book One of the Foxfires Trilogy, is now out in e-book and paperback worldwide! This is a story born out of my time living in the Finnish Arctic, as well as all the beautiful snowy fairy tales I devoured as a child. It's a love letter to winter; to all which is dark and frozen. If you love books by Michelle Paver, Abi Elphinstone, Eowyn Ivey or Holly Black, then I think you'll enjoy this one! So, where can you get your copy? All you need to do is follow the links below and pick your format (e-book or paperback). I really hope you'll enjoy The Winter Spirits. If you do, please consider leaving me a review on Amazon! It helps me as an author, and just makes me smile to see that my words have touched you.
And stay tuned, Batties. Book Two is coming as well, but we won't have to wait long... |
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