• Doomscroll painting by Niel Bushnell

Tag: Book covers


  • Cover Reveal – Sorrowline Thailand edition

    Not only is Sorrowline being published in the UK, it’ll be out in Germany next month and Thailand soon after. So I’m delighted to be able to share the Thai variant cover with you! It’s by Thai artist Gratuaidong and even features a nod to my Northern Promise Award! I’m sure New Writing North will like…

  • The Big Reveal!

    The Big Reveal!

    It might seem like a long time to next March but it’s amazing how far ahead publishers have to work. They need time to promote a new title and sell it in to the shops so even though it’s more than six months away my next book, Timesmith, is finished, copy-edited and typeset. Even the cover…

  • Jack Morrow and the Grave of Time!

    One thing I’ve learned is that things take a long time in publishing! Way back in September 2011 the German publisher Heyne  (part of Random House) bought the German rights to Sorrowline and Timesmith. This was my very first book deal – the UK rights sold a few months later. So you can imagine I’ve…

  • Sam Youd AKA John Christopher (16 April 1922 – 3 February 2012)

    I have only just heard of the death of author, Sam Youd, known to most as John Christopher. He passed away on February 3rd. When I was a brand new teenager John Christopher’s books were the hot ticket in the school library. His mix of future dystopia, science fiction and boys own adventure made his…