Monthly Archives: June 2015

June 30, 2015

The Lord Collector – Audiobook Now Available

By Anthony Ryan

My novella The Lord Collector is now available in audiobook on audible.com and audible.co.uk.  This is a Raven’s Shadow novella originally published in the Blackguards anthology from Ragnarok Publications. Here’s my intro to the story:

‘The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognize a certain pale-eyed, raspy-voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order, and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord of the Southern Shore will find answers here. The tale takes place at the midpoint of the timeline described in Blood Song, a time when King Janus, with typical ruthlessness, is in the process of further consolidating his grip on the Unified Realm.’

Thanks to everyone at Podium Publishing for making this happen.

The Lord Collector audio

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June 26, 2015

Queen of Fire – Giveaway Competition

By Anthony Ryan

To celebrate the imminent release of Queen of Fire it’s time for another a giveaway competition.

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The Prizes

One first-place winner will receive a US hardcover edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.

One second-place winner will receive a UK hardcover edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.

Two third-place winners will receive a UK large format paperback edition of Queen of Fire, signed, lined and dated by me.

How to Enter

Email me at anthonyryan27@hotmail.co.uk between now and midnight GMT on the 2nd of July. Mark your email ‘Queen of Fire Giveaway’ and include your name and address in the body of the email. I will choose the winners at random on 3rd of July. All addresses supplied will remain confidential and will be deleted at the close of the competition. Only one entry per contestant please, multiple emails from the same source will be banned and the sender blocked. P&P will be paid by me. Entries from non-UK residents are welcome. Best of luck.

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June 24, 2015

The Lord Collector – Audiobook Now Available for Pre-order

By Anthony Ryan

The audiobook version of my novella The Lord Collector is now available for pre-order at audible.com and audible.co.uk, narrated by Steven Brand in fine voice as usual.  This is a Raven’s Shadow novella originally published in the Blackguards anthology from Ragnarok Publications. The release date is 30th June so anyone looking for a taster before Queen of Fire comes out might wan to check it out. Here’s my intro to the story:

‘The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven’s Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognize a certain pale-eyed, raspy-voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order, and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord of the Southern Shore will find answers here. The tale takes place at the midpoint of the timeline described in Blood Song, a time when King Janus, with typical ruthlessness, is in the process of further consolidating his grip on the Unified Realm.’

Thanks to everyone at Podium Publishing for making this happen.

The Lord Collector audio

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June 17, 2015

Queen of Fire – Signed UK Hardcovers Available at Goldsboro Books

By Anthony Ryan

Goldsboro Books are offering signed UK hardcovers of Queen of Fire, pre-order here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Anthony-Ryan—Queen-of-Fire.html?soid=1101625897000&aid=yJz5pZysIAE

Many thanks to Goldsboro Books for their long-term support for the Raven’s Shadow series.

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June 15, 2015

Pre-order the UK ‘Queen of Fire’ Hardcover and Get a Signed Bookplate

By Anthony Ryan

Orbit UK is offering a bookplate, signed by my own fair hand, to readers in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand who pre-order the Queen of Fire hardcover. Details on the Orbit website. You’ll need to fill out a form and upload your proof of purchase.

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June 11, 2015

Queen of Fire – New Sample Chapter on Grimdark Magazine

By Anthony Ryan

There’s an all new sample chapter from Queen of Fire on the Grimdark Magazine website, check it out here: http://grimdarkmagazine.com/blogs/news/35593603-excerpt-from-anthony-ryans-queen-of-fire.

Also, huge thanks to everyone who bought the UK audiobook of Blood Song yesterday which, much to my surprise, did in fact make it to the no. 1 slot on the Audible.co.uk bestseller chart.

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June 10, 2015

Blood Song – £1.99 Daily Deal on Audible.co.uk

By Anthony Ryan

The Blood Song audiobook – read by the inestimable Steven Brand – is today’s daily deal at Audible.co.uk, available at the special price of £1.99 (reduced from £16.62). Extremely unlikely I know but it would be nice to get to no. 1 in the UK Audible chart, some bloke called Robert Galbraith kept me off it last year (whoever he is). Offer ends at midnight GMT.

Blood Song audio

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June 1, 2015

New Anthology – Legends II – Stories in Honour of David Gemmell

By Anthony Ryan

Many thanks to Ian Whates for inviting me to contribute a story to the upcoming anthology Legends II – Stories in Honour of David Gemmell – which is published in support of the David Gemmell Awards. As long time readers will know I’m a huge fan of David Gemmell’s work (see my post from two years ago here), so it was a big thrill to be included amongst such an impressive list of authors keen to honour a master of the genre.

Legends II

Full description:

Determined warriors, hideous creatures, wicked sorceries, tricksy villains and cunning lovers abound as fantasy’s finest imaginations do their best and their worst…

In November 2013, NewCon Press released Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell. We are now delighted to unveil a second volume of original stories from some of the world’s leading fantasy authors written in honour of one of the genre’s greats. As before, Legends II will act in part as a fundraiser for the David Gemmell Awards.

Contents
1. Introduction – Stan Nicholls
2. The Blessed and the Cursed – Gav Thorpe
3. A Rescue – Mark Lawrence
4. The Lowest Place – Edward Cox
5. The Giant’s Lady – Rowena Cory Daniels
6. An Oath Given – John Gwynne
7. The Singer – Stella Gemmell
8. Sandrunners – Anthony Ryan
9. Smokestack Lightning – Gavin Smith
10. Oak – Lou Morgan
11. An Owl in Moonlight – Freda Warrington
12. Heaven of Animals – John Hornor Jacobs
13. The Iron Wolves: Retribution – Andy Remic
14. About the Authors

Legends II is released on August 3rd 2015. You can pre-order the paperback or limited edition signed hardcover at Spacewitch.com.

Ebook pre-orders can be found here:

Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.com

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