September 15, 2024

‘The Road of Storms’ Audiobook Released and More! 

By Anthony Ryan

The audiobook edition of The Road of Storms, Volume Six in my Seven Swords novella series, is now available from Audible. 

Buy here:  Audible.com  –  Audible.co.uk

For those who have pre-ordered the signed special hardcover edition, I have been advised by Subterranean Press that a delay at their printers means the books won’t ship until mid-October. In the meantime, you can still pre-order the hardcover from Subterranean Press.

Fortunately, the ebook edition will still be released on September 30th and can be pre-ordered here*: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Barnes & Noble – Kobo – Apple Books

*Affiliate links used for Amazon stores. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Anyone new to this series should check out Volume One: A Pilgrimage of Swords – details on the book page.

There’s also a prequel Seven Swords short story – The Scarlet Ziggurat – available as a free download on the Subterranean Press website.

In other news, as many of you will be aware, A Tide of Black Steel – Book One of the Age of Wrath trilogy – will be published on September 24th. I’ll be running a signed hardcover / paperback / bookplate giveaway for my mailing list subscribers this Wednesday the 18th. If you’re already a subscriber please watch out for the email and check your spam folders. If you want to enter but aren’t yet a subscriber, sign up here: https://anthonyryan.net/mailing-list/

Those who prefer to ear-read can listen to a 4 minute sample of the first chapter, as read by the inestimable Steven Brand, here: https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudio/a-tide-of-black-steel-by-anthony-ryan-read-by-steven-brand

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August 8, 2024

The Book Burner’s Fall – Now Available

By Anthony Ryan

I’m happy to announce that The Book Burner’s Fall – A Raven’s Shadow Novella – is now available in ebook and print. This is the standalone version of the story that originally appeared in The King Must Fall anthology from Grimdark Magazine. Thanks to Kevin Goeke (https://movco-art.com) for the amazing cover illustration and Shawn King (http://www.stkkreations.com) for the book design.

Here’s the blurb:

The Unified Realm in the reign of King Lakril, known to history as the book burner – an impoverished realm brought to the brink of destruction by Lakril’s paranoid tyranny. 

Kestra Saero, once the most deadly assassin to serve the Seventh Order of the Faith, is tempted back to the fold by an irresistible mission: kill the book burner. Driven by a deep desire for retribution but distrustful of her new comrades, Kestra must infiltrate a royal palace transformed into a carnival of horrors and slay the monster that lurks at its heart. But killing a king could never be an easy matter…

Set a century before the events in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, The Book Burner’s Fall is a thrilling tale of dark magic and bloody vengeance.

Buy the ebook:  Amazon.com  –  Amazon.co.uk  –  Nook   –  Kobo – Apple Books – Google Play

Buy the paperback:  Amazon.com  –  Amazon.co.uk

In other news, those fine purveyors of special edition books at The Broken Binding are now taking pre-orders for signed hardcovers of A Tide of Black Steel – Book One of The Age of Wrath. 

This signed royal hardcover edition will feature digital edges, foil on boards, designed endpapers, and head and tail bands. Head over to the Broken Binding website to place your orders.

A Tide Of Black Steel

Full details on A Tide of Black Steel and pre-order links for other formats can be found on the book page.

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July 27, 2024

Coming Soon – The Book Burner’s Fall – A Raven’s Shadow Novella

By Anthony Ryan

Cover reveal for The Book Burner’s Fall – A Raven’s Shadow Novella. Cover illustration by Kevin Zamir Goeke (movco-art.com) and design by Shawn King of STK Creations (stkkreations.com). Here’s the blurb:

‘The Unified Realm in the reign of King Lakril, known to history as the book burner – an impoverished realm brought to the brink of destruction by Lakril’s paranoid tyranny. 

Kestra Saero, once the most deadly assassin to serve the Seventh Order of the Faith, is tempted back to the fold by an irresistible mission: kill the book burner. Driven by a deep desire for retribution but distrustful of her new comrades, Kestra must infiltrate a royal palace transformed into a carnival of horrors and slay the monster that lurks at its heart. But killing a king could never be an easy matter…

Set a century before the events in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, The Book Burner’s Fall is a thrilling tale of dark magic and bloody vengeance.’

This is the standalone edition of my novella which originally appeared in The King Must Fall anthology from Grim Dark Magazine.

I’m hoping to have this ready for release in ebook and paperback by early to mid-August, so watch out for the announcement. I’ll run a mailing list giveaway for signed copies to coincide with publication, so make sure to join the list if you don’t want to miss out.

In other news, I’m happy to report that Goldsboro Books in London are now taking pre-orders for their signed and numbered, sprayed edges, special edition hardcover of A Tide of Black Steel, Book One in The Age of Wrath trilogy. Click the image above or the link below to place your order: https://goldsborobooks.com/products/a-tide-of-black-steel

A Tide of Black Steel will be released in print, ebook and audio on September 24th. See the book page for pre-order links.

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July 17, 2024

A Tide of Black Steel – Upcoming Advance Review Copy Giveaway

By Anthony Ryan

My advance review copies of A Tide of Black Steel – Book One of the Age of Wrath trilogy – have arrived. I’ll be running a mailing list giveaway for signed copies next week. Click the link below to join the mailing list if you’re not already a member.

JOIN THE ANTHONY RYAN MAILING LIST

Orbit US are also running a e-ARC giveaway for on Goodreads if anyone wants to double their chances of winning one. Sorry – US residents only. The giveaway ends on July 22nd so act fast if you want to be included in the draw. Click the link below to enter:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/391739-a-tide-of-black-steel

A Tide of Black Steel will be published in ebook, print, and audiobook in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa on September 24th. All pre-order links are on the book page.

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April 29, 2024

Announcing ‘The Road of Storms’ – Book Six of the Seven Swords

By Anthony Ryan

The Road of Storms – the sixth volume in my fantasy novella series The Seven Swords – is now available for pre-order from Subterranean Press. 

Thanks once again to the amazing Didier Graffet for a spectacular cover. 

Pre-order via the Subterranean Press website. 

The ebook and audiobook editions will be released when the hardcover ships in September 2024. 

Book description:

THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF ALCEDON, THE SUN-BLESSED REALM WHICH HAS KNOWN ONLY PEACE FOR GENERATIONS, NOW BESET BY BLOODY REBELLION SPARKED BY THE EMERGENCE OF AN ANCIENT EVIL…

Into this troubled land comes Guyime, legendary ravager king of the north made immortal by the demonic sword he carries. Leading his band of sword bearers, Guyime must prevent the arch-demon Kalthraxis claiming the Warlord’s Tulwar, the last of the seven demon cursed blades. To do so he is forced to ally himself with the King of Alcedon and lead his army onto the dreaded Road of Storms, to fight a war that may cost all their lives and seal the fate of the world…

Continuing the epic saga of The Seven Swords, The Road of Storms is a compelling adventure of war and intrigue from the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow and The Covenant of Steel trilogies.

Lettered: 26 signed leatherbound copies, housed in a custom traycase.

Limited: 1000 signed numbered hardcover copies.

Anyone who pre-orders the hardcover will be entered into a draw to win the fronts illustration drawn by yours truly. 

Anyone new to this series should start with A Pilgrimage of Swords, which is available in ebook and audio. Details on the book page. 

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April 2, 2024

A Tide of Black Steel – Cover Reveal

By Anthony Ryan

I’m delighted to reveal the cover for A Tide of Black Steel – Book One of The Age of Wrath. Thanks to Ben Prior of the Orbit Books design team for making this happen. 

A Tide of Black Steel will be released on September 29th, Pre-order here*:

Ebook: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Nook – Kobo – Google Play

UK Hardcover: Amazon.co.uk – Waterstones – Blackwells – Hive

US Paperback: Amazon.com – Barnes and Noble

Audiobook: Audible.com – Audible.co.uk – Barnes and Noble

*Affiliate links used for Amazon stores. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Book description:

A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL.
AN AGE OF WRATH.

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.

Until now.

Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.

Thera of the Blackspear, favoured servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens’ favour at his sister’s expense.

Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power – will play a part in the coming storm.

The Age of Wrath has begun.

A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

In other news, the UK paperback edition of The Traitor, Book Three of The Covenant of Steel, will be released on April 18th. As usual, I’ll be running a signed copies giveaway for subscribers to my mailing list a week before release. Sign up here if you want to have a chance of winning. 

Pre-order the UK paperback edition of The Traitor here:

Amazon.co.uk – Hive – Blackwells – Waterstones

For other formats and territories see the book page.

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February 26, 2024

Announcing ‘A Tide of Black Steel’ – Book One of The Age of Wrath

By Anthony Ryan

I’m pleased to announce that my new novel A Tide of Black Steel will be released by Orbit in September 2024. This is the first volume in an all new trilogy entitled The Age of Wrath. Here’s the description:

A NEW AGE HAS DAWNED. AN AGE OF BLOOD AND STEEL.
AN AGE OF WRATH.

The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.

Until now.

Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.

Thera of the Blackspear, favoured servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens’ favour at his sister’s expense.

Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power – will play a part in the coming storm.

The Age of Wrath has begun.

A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

A Tide of Black Steel is currently slated for release on September 26th 2024. Pre-order links below*(more to come when I have them):

Ebook: Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk – Nook – Kobo – Google Play

UK Hardcover: Amazon.co.uk – Waterstones – Blackwells

US Paperback: Amazon.com – Barnes and Noble

Audiobook: Audible.com – Audible.co.uk – Barnes and Noble

*Affiliate links used for Amazon stores. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Keen-eyed readers will no doubt have spotted that this book takes place in the same world as The Covenant of Steel trilogy. The story begins twenty years after the events in The Traitor, however, whilst it contains some references to prior events, the Age of Wrath series can be read in isolation. But if anyone is minded to read The Covenant of Steel in preparation, I’m certainly not going to complain. 

The cover isn’t yet ready to be unveiled – watch this space – but by way of a consolation prize, here’s the map:

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December 13, 2023

Upcoming Xmas Giveaway and New Interview

By Anthony Ryan

I’ll be running a mailing list giveaway for signed hardcovers of The Traitor and Across the Sorrow Sea from December 18th to 24th. I had hoped to run the AtSS giveaway in concert with the novella’s release but my author copies took a while to arrive. If you missed out on the special editions from Subterranean Press, this is a chance to win a signed copy with a personalised dedication. To ensure you get a chance to enter join the mailing list before the 18th and don’t forget to check your spam folders for the giveaway email. 

In other news – many thanks to Eleni Argyró Efstratiadou for interviewing me on the Before We Go blog. You can read the full interview here, which goes into the writing of Red River Seven and the Covenant of Steel, as well as a hint as to what’s next. I know many of you are keen for news about my next series, so watch out for a much more detailed announcement early in the new year. In the meantime, a merry Chrismakkuhfestivus / happy new year to one and all.

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October 10, 2023

Red River Seven – Now Available

By Anthony Ryan

It’s publication day for Red River Seven. The book is now available in ebook, paperback and audio in USA and Canada, and ebook in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The paperback and audio versions will be published in non-US territories on 12th October – however, I’m told some copies are already filtering out to bookshops. 

Buy the ebook:  Amazon.com  –  Amazon.co.uk  – Nook – Google Play – Kobo – Apple Books

Buy the paperback: Amazon.com –  Amazon.co.uk –  Waterstones  – Barnes & Noble  –  
Books A Million  –  Bookshop.org  –  Blackwells  – Orbit UK  –  Orbit US

Buy the audiobook:  Audible.com – Audible.co.uk – Apple Books

About the book:

Internationally bestselling fantasy author Anthony Ryan – writing as A. J. Ryan – delivers a nerve-shredding thriller in which seven strangers must undertake a terrifying journey into the unknown.

A man awakes on a boat at sea with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. He’s not alone – there are six others. None of them can remember their names, but all bear the scars of recent surgery.

When a message appears on the onboard computer – Proceeding to Point A – the group agrees to work together to survive whatever is coming.

But as the boat moves through the mist-shrouded waters, divisions begin to form, and the group is plagued by questions. Who is directing them, why have they lost their memories, and what are the screams they can hear beyond the mist?

“With thoughtful characterization and an innovative variation on a familiar theme, this impressive horror tale wows.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“With well drawn characters, an engrossing story, and a spectacular finale, this one is a triumph.” — Booklist

“A. J. Ryan’s RED RIVER SEVEN bursts onto the page like a riveting ride into a monstrous heart of darkness, starting out as a locked-room mystery and steadily stomping the gas to become an edge-of-your seat apocalyptic thriller. Gripping, fast-paced, and bloody good fun.” — Craig DiLouie, author of Episode Thirteen

“Parts Josh Malerman’s Bird Box and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later, RRS is a frenetically paced, galvanizing read that will equally excite and terrify you. Absolute recommend.” — FanFiAddict

“Bird Box meets World War Z in the genre-bending Red River Seven, a madly entertaining amalgam of locked-room mystery, heart-racing thriller, and terror-inducing horror show that will keep you up late into the night and darken your dreams long after you turn the last page.” – Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley

“[A] non-stop action ride.” – Grimdark Magazine

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October 2, 2023

Upcoming Red River Seven Giveaway & Signed Traitor HC Charity Auction

By Anthony Ryan

To celebrate the upcoming release of my post-apocalyptic thriller Red River Seven – October 10th in the US and October 12th in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa – I’ll be running a giveaway on my mailing list from October 4th to 9th. Five first place winners will receive a signed paperback of the book and ten second place winners will receive a signed bookplate (vinyl stickers that would also look great on a laptop or journal).

In order to enter you’ll need to join the mailing list before October 4th. Sign up here.

Subscribers will receive an email on the 4th with a link to submit their entry. The giveaway will run until midnight GMT on October 9th. Winners will be chosen at random and notified on October 10th – check your spam folders to make sure you haven’t missed out.

Book description and pre-order details are on the Red River Seven book page.

In other news, I’ve contributed a signed UK edition hardcover of The Traitor – Covenant of Steel Book 3 – to the Children in Read charity auction. Go here to bid (currently priced at £10!):

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/detail/auction_id/7632?search=Anthony+Ryan#none

All proceeds from the auction will go to the charity Children in Need which contributes to a load of really great causes in the UK. There are a wide range of books available in the auction, including a signed copy of Coraline by Neil Gaiman and my recent fave The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless. Check the full range out here: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/childreninread2023

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