Category: Novels

Machine Wars Back Cover Reveal

And we now have a back cover for Machine Wars, due April. In the spirit of all good back cover blurbs, read and be tantalised.                          ...

Machine Wars Book Trailer

And here it is, a teaser for Machine Wars – my 34th book, due April from Random House Australia.     The metal menace emerges....

Machine Wars Cover Reveal

And here it is: the superb, stylish, sensational cover of Machine Wars, my 33rd book, due in April from Random House Australia. I love it!...

Five Top Alternate History Books

After my last post on Historical Fantasy was enjoyed by so many, I thought I’d walk across the line and look at Alternate History, especially seeing as I made the distinction between it and historical fantasy. And just a word on the Alternate/Alternative debate. Frankly, I think ‘Alternate’ doesn’t...

Extraordinaires 2 Book Trailer

And here it is, the book trailer for ‘The Subterranean Stratagem’, the second book of ‘The Extraordinaires’ series. More magic, more mayhem, more mystery and much, much more Kingsley and Evadne!...

Extraordinaires 2 Cover

Here we are: the stunning, atmospheric, brooding, enticing cover for ‘The Subterranean Stratagem’, the second book in ‘The Extraordinaires’ series. Random House Australia does quality work! I love it. Publication date: April 2...

A new Laws of Magic idea

I’m playing around with writing an adult novel – ‘The Laws of Magic’ ten years on. Aubrey, Caroline, George and Sophie in a world startlingly like our own in the Jazz Age, but with magic. Now, I don’t know if this has been done before at all, taking a...

CBCA Notable Book

I’m highly chuffed that Extraordinaires 1: The Extinction Gambit has been gonged as a Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book. Congratulations, too, to the others on the list – it’s an honour to be in such company. The full list of Notable Books is here.      ...