The nice folks over at Booknest.eu are running a giveaway on their Facebook page for the following signed hardcovers:
The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence
Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien De Castell
The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan (whoever he is)
Sebasten of Atlantis and the Forgotten Goddess by Olivier Delaye
Like, comment or share for a chance to win. You can check out the Booknest review of The Waking Fire here.
Drum roll please…. the title of the second volume of the Draconis Memoria is now confirmed as ‘The Legion of Flame’, currently set for release in July 2017. A pre-order page for the UK hardcover edition has already gone up on Amazon.co.uk, I’ll post the other pre-order pages as and when they appear. No word on the cover yet but watch this space.
Thanks to Phil Treagus for inviting me to do an interview about my reading habits and history for The Reading Lists, which you can read here: http://www.thereadinglists.com/anthony-ryan-reading-list/
Also, a reminder that the Goodreads giveaway to win one of three signed US hardcover editions of The Waking Fire is still open for the next day and a half. Go here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/195179-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria-1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=giveaway_approved
I’m giving away three signed, lined and dated US hardcover editions of The Waking Fire on Goodreads. The giveaway will run from today to 29th July and is open to readers in all countries. Go here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/195179-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria-1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=giveaway_approved
Many thanks to the Campaign for the American Reader for featuring The Waking Fire on their blog, and for inviting me to take part in the ‘Page 69 test’, where I comment on the 69th page of the book and how fits in with the rest of the story and provide a few musings on casting choices should the book ever become a movie (I should stress that this is definitely not a possibility at this time).
In other Waking Fire news, I’ve compiled a list of reviews received so far below:
Mark Lawrence on Goodreads
Review on Publishers Weekly
Robert Bradley on the Huffington Post UK
Bob Milne on Beauty in Ruins
Silvia Paoletta on Darkest Sins
Ani Johnson on The Bookbag
Epic Levi on Epic Reads
LK Evans on BooksbyLKEvans
Andrew Mather on The Quill to Live
Philippa Mary on The Little Book Owl
Paul Fiander Audiobook review on Backwards Compatible
Maureen Beatrice on Maureen’s Books
And finally, for any Raven’s Shadow fans who ever wondered what it would be like to play Keschet, French reader Rémi has coded up a free-to-play online version which you find here: http://remi.apps-web.net/Keschet/Keschet. Rémi tells me he’s still working on it so expect a few bugs. Also, it’s not networked so both players will need to be on the same computer and the rules are all in French. Still, it’s fun to see something I’ve written come to life and many thanks to Rémi for taking the time and trouble to make it happen.
The Waking Fire – Book One of The Draconis Memoria – is released today in the UK. It should also be available in Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand but it might take a day two to appear on vendor sites or in shops.
Buy here:
Ebook: Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network Barnes & Noble Indiebound
Audiobook: Audible.co.uk Audbile.com
Links to reviews are on the book page. You can also read a sample chapter here. Two new maps have also been added to the Map Room for the benefit of e-book owners.
Many thanks to my UK editor James Long and everyone at Orbit UK for making this happen.
The Waking Fire – Book One of The Draconis Memoria – is released today in the US and Canada.
Buy here:
Ebook: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble Indiebound Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network
Audiobook: Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk
Links to reviews are on the book page. You can also read a sample chapter here. Two new maps have also been added to the Map Room for the benefit of e-book owners.
Huge thanks to everyone at Ace for their hard work in publishing the first volume of the The Draconis Memoria, most especially my editor Jessica Wade.
Ace’s Goodreads giveaway for 30 ARCs of The Waking Fire ends today, go here if you want to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/192872-the-waking-fire. I’ll also be running a signed hardcover giveaway for the US edition in the near future so be sure to watch out for that.
For the benefit of any ebook readers who may have trouble viewing the maps for The Waking Fire, I’ve posted them below, click for a larger image – also updated the Map Room.
Reminder: the ARC giveaway for The Waking Fire is still open on Goodreads until 21st June: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/189873-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria
The Waking Fire will be released on July 5th in the US and July 7th in the UK, pre-order from the following retailers:
Ebook: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Nook Kobo ibooks
Hardcover: Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble Indiebound Waterstones WH Smith The Hive Network
Audiobook: Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk
Ace – my US publisher – is giving away 30 Advance Reader Copies of The Waking Fire on Goodreads, go here to enter: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/189873-the-waking-fire-the-draconis-memoria
Also, thanks to Publishers Weekly for the first review of The Waking Fire: ‘Ryan handily juggles draconic fantasy, espionage, and steampunk naval fiction with realism and effortless skill.’ (Aww, shucks). Read the full review here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-101-98785-8
The giveaway will run until 21st June. I’ll also be doing a signed hardcover giveaway closer to the release date on 5th July, so watch out for that.
Pre-order The Waking Fire at: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Kobo, Nook, iBooks, Indiebound, The Hive Network, Waterstones, WH Smith, Audbile.com, Audible.co.uk.
Many thanks to fellow fantasist Marc Turner, author of The Chronicles of the Exile series and the recently released Dragon Hunters, for inviting me onto his website for a short interview on inspirations, translated editions and future plans. Check it out here: http://www.marcturner.net/blog?view=entry&id=26
