Blog Posts for Mark Chadbourn

Six-book US deal signed

Mark Chadbourn — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:02:09 -0700

You'll excuse my enthusiasm here, I hope, but I've just concluded a six-book deal with Pyr, the highly-acclaimed US SF and fantasy imprint. This comes a day after I signed a three-book deal here in the UK with Random House's Transworld. I'm off to celebrate. Here's the full press release: FANTASY AUTHOR MARK CHADBOURN SIGNS SIX-BOOK US DEAL Two-time British Fantasy Award-winning author ...

Why writers should talk politics

Mark Chadbourn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:23:21 -0700

When writers discuss politics, there's always a certain class of people who get hot under the collar. What qualifications do you have to talk about something so important, they say. Stick to what you know - making stuff up.Apart from revealing a basic ignorance about the craft of writing, that statement also defines a mode of thinking that is both outdated, in the digital age, and supremely ...

The Burning Man Extract

Mark Chadbourn — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:50:48 -0700

With The Burning Man published on April 17, I thought I’d supply one more brief extract in an attempt to whet appetites. This one comes from a few chapters in, so I won’t spoil the story with a scene setting:The tiny flying figures swooped low, dipping in and out of the branches, following then leading the procession. Every now and then Ruth thought she glimpsed movement away in the dark, ...

US Primaries - The View From Abroad

Mark Chadbourn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:53:46 -0700

US readers might be surprised to know that the primaries are dominating the attention of the rest of the world. They often head the nightly news bulletins from London to Lima, and the level of interest among the wider population - particularly in the UK - is unprecedented. Everyone knows the names of the contenders. Everyone has a view.These days we not only live in a global economy, but ...

The Lord of Silence Delivered

Mark Chadbourn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:28:37 -0700

I've delivered the manuscript for The Lord of Silence to my editor at Solaris. The book, to be published in the US and UK in 2009, is "a sword and sorcery, noir, puzzle-cracking, romance, serial killer, adventure-mystery. With mad, dancing magicians."