Mor hapus i weld Y Fran Glocwaith yn Gymraeg o’r diwedd! Delighted to see the Clockwork Crow in Welsh, as part of Firefly’s new Welsh language list. AR WERTH NAWR! ON SALE NOW! Continue reading
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A Batch of older books for sale.
I have found a box of copies of older books, all perfect condition paperbacks, all first editions. They are listed below. If anyone is interested, the price will be £5 for paperbacks which includes postage (UK only please) and of course they will be signed. If you are interested in anything or have any enquiries… Continue reading
Red Gloves Publishes 16th September
The Red Gloves and Other Stories will be published on 16th September by Firefly Press, in a lovely little hardback with red sprayed edges and a bookmark. The illustrations for each chapter are by the wonderful Anne Glenn, who also did the covers for the Clockwork Crow trilogy; they are highly atmospheric. It was a… Continue reading
The Red Gloves and Other Stories.
I’m delighted that a short story collection, The Red Gloves and Other Stories will be published from Firefly Press in September 2021. It’s a gathering of nine stories, some reprinted from previous collections, some entirely new. All have themes of the strange and fantastic and many have connections with Wales and myths and legends. It… Continue reading
Publication Day for The Midnight Swan
Today is publication day for The Midnight Swan, final book in the Clockwork Crow Trilogy. It is such a great feeling to have all three books out and the story complete! Also published recently is the USA edition of Clockwork Crow, from Walker Books in a lovely hardback. And here’s Sam the cat admiring it. Continue reading
Clockwork Crow published in USA
Today is the day that Walker Books publish The Clockwork Crow in their lovely hardback edition. It looks superb, and let’s hope it sells well for Christmas! In other news, here in the UK The Midnight Swan will appear from Firefly on October 1st. I am really looking forward to seeing the completed trilogy. Continue reading
Thirty Years since The Conjuror’s Game.
Amazingly I find it’s thirty years since my first children’s book. THE CONJUROR’S GAME was published by The Bodley Head in 1990. Obviously it was a great thrill for a young author to work with such a legendary press. They produced a lovely hardback with a cover design by John Vernon Lord which I still… Continue reading
Cover of The Midnight Swan is revealed!
Here’s a first glimpse of the cover of The Midnight Swan, coming OCTOBER 1st. You can read the first chapter on firefly/press.com. It’s been fun writing this trilogy, and I hope everyone will pre-order the final instalment of Seren and the Clockwork Crow! Continue reading
Midnight Swan etc.
Well nothing much is happening in the book world but nature is blooming and the writer’s life goes on pretty much as normal. The Midnight Swan is finished and we are working on the cover design which should be ready to be shared soon. Publication is scheduled for October, and I am hoping that will… Continue reading
Midnight Swan complete
I’m pleased to say that the third Clockwork Crow book, THE MIDNIGHT SWAN, is finished and now with the publishers. There should be a cover image soon. Obviously a lot of editing will happen next but the book should appear in October from Firefly. It was fun to write and there are a few revelations… Continue reading