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Teasers for The Shadowed Throne

Next month, in April, The Shadowed Throne – book two of the Risen Sun trilogy – will be published here in Australia and in New Zealand. That’s only four weeks away! And so, in keeping with tradition, it’s time for some teasers. Don’t read them if you haven’t read The Shadow’s Heir, or if you’d… {read more}

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The End

Yesterday I finished writing book eleven in the series, which is titled The Serpent’s Coils. I timed myself again, and this time it took me two months and eight days to write the novel (last time it took exactly two months to the day). I think that’s enough proof for me to say with confidence… {read more}

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Chasing Your Dreams

Have you ever had a dream? Something you wanted so badly you were prepared to do just about anything to get it? I’m sure you have. Well, once I had a dream. It came to me some years ago, and I never gave up on it. I wanted it so much that I spent years… {read more}

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The Shadowed Throne

I’m happy to announce that last night I finished the final proofread on The Shadowed Throne. It’s 438 pages long, and the Australian edition will be printed in the same large format as The Shadow’s Heir. I’m pretty happy with it – it’s got battle scenes, and some interesting new characters. In March, the month… {read more}

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A Special Day

Today, the 20th of January, is a special day. What day is that? My birthday, of course! I’ve just turned 27 years old, and I’m somehow still alive.  What a ghastly thought. This year I finally caved in and asked for an e-reader. I’m an old-fashioned girl at heart, and I’ll always love printed books,… {read more}

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An Historic Event

Today two astonishing things happened. (It’s odd how things tend to happen all at once; I can go for weeks or months without a single really exciting thing happening, and then two of ’em happen on the same day). First, I’m delighted to announce that I’ve just been formally invited to be a guest at… {read more}

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Woo, Nightwish!

This Friday I’m going to Sydney to see my favourite band, Nightwish, live in concert. Yes, of course I’m going to wear my Nightwish t-shirt. Duh! If you’ve never listened to Nightwish before, here’s a link to one of their songs that’s particularly good. I love the violin solo in the middle especially (Side note:… {read more}

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The Price of Magic

I’ve just come back from my usual seaside holiday for the festive season, which was a lot of fun. Unfortunately I fell into a lagoon and ruined my cherished MP3 player, but that was the only mishap, and I’m pleased to report that I did accomplish something other than opening presents and going for unexpected… {read more}

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The American Edition is Here!

Today Penguin sent me some copies of the US edition of Shadow’s Heir – I’ve photographed the two different editions together. As you can see, this time around the Australian edition completely dwarfs the US one – but don’t worry; the contents are the same! The fact that my personal copies have arrived means that… {read more}

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The Shadowed Throne Cover Reveal

Today is a very exciting day! I have now been given permission to share the cover of the next book, The Shadowed Throne, which is of course the sequel to Shadow’s Heir. This includes the back cover, so now you can read the blurb!

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