Category Archives: fairy tales

Briar Book – cover quotes

Oh, we’re starting to get some lovely cover quotes in for The Briar Book of the Dead! Huge thanks to Juliet Marillier, Alison Littlewood and Kathleen Jennings for their kind words, and to Titan’s marketing mavens for making these pretty little cards!Read more…

Cover Reveal: The Briar Book of the Dead

I’m so happy! You might be able to hear the delighted squeeeeeing. That’s me looking at the cover for The Briar Book of the Dead, which is coming out in Feb of 2024 from Titan Books. Did I mention it’s available for pre-order?

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The Book of Witches – pre-order

The Book of Witches, edited by the redoubtable Jonathan Strahan, is available for pre-order. The book is out on 1 August 2023 and contains many strange and wondrous stories, including one of mine,of which I’m particularly proud.

The ToC:
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Oprah Daily’s 25 Best Fantasy Books of 2022

To my utter surprise and delight The Path of Thorns has been listed as one of the Oprah Daily’s 25 Best Fantasy novels of 2022!

“The Path of Thorns is a dark and engrossing fairy tale with an engaging protagonist and compelling secrets
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Launch – The Path of Thorns

We are ready to launch my new novel, The Path of Thorns! And yes, Brisneyland, you’re getting the book ahead of the rest of the world!

Come and watch Kathleen Jennings and I bicker our way through an in-conversation, while Pulp Fiction Booksellers
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The Bone Lantern

The Bone Lantern novella is now available to order on the PS Publishing website. Go here!

When a strange creature approaches Selke’s campfire, intent on filling its stomach with who knows what (or whom), Selke disarms it with her own meal and
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Interview – Narrative Species

Over at Narrative Species I had a chat with the delightful Rick Kleffel about the Sourdough world and my stories set there … You can listen here if you’re so inclined.Read more…

The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales – paperback

Happy to advise that The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales is now available as a paperback.

The limited edition hardcover version has sold out – but can be found with a few sellers if you seek it out.

The paperback still has Kathleen Jennings’s
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Flight at last!

At last! Flight is a real book and in my grabby hands. Big thanks to Kathleen Jennings for her beautiful artwork and to PS Publishing for this glorious end product!

It can be ordered here.

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The Bone Lantern

And here’s something glorious and new from the amazing Daniele Serra. The cover art for my novella The Bone Lantern, which is out this year from the Absinthe imprint of PS Publishing. Thanks to editor Marie O’Regan for making this novella happen.

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