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News about Katie and her books

…And, in Another Shocking Twist…

Having shown up in Big W, The Shadow’s Heir has now appeared in Target as well, and here’s the photographic proof!

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Great News!

Today I have some great news! It’s unrelated to my books, but it’s related to me, so I thought I may as well report it here, if only because I’m so happy about it. In recent years, thanks partly to contact with some very inspirational people, I’ve harboured a dream of becoming an archivist. Well,… {read more}

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Your Big Chance?

Attention, aspiring authors: Voyager, my Australian publisher, is going to be accepting unsolicited (ie. not submitted to them by an agent) manuscripts for two weeks next month. I highly recommend publishing through them; they’re one of the best publishers in the country, with a stable of very impressive names to their credit. And they treat… {read more}

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Irony Alert

A month or so ago, I posted here to report that (to my great excitement) The Shadow’s Heir is being sold in airport bookshops. I finished the post by saying “next stop, K-Mart!”, which may have come across as a joke, but was actually half serious. For American readers, K-Mart is basically a smaller, Australian… {read more}

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Goodbye, Raekal

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, but I prefer not to unless I’ve got something relevant to say. Today, I have a small piece of news, which may be slightly disappointing to some. Some time ago on this site, I made a post saying how I was considering writing a trilogy in the… {read more}

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The Griffin’s Flight Audio Trailer, In All its Glory!

Today is a very exciting day! Many of you will do doubt recall the amazing audio trailer for The Dark Griffin, made by Natalie Van Sistine and some of her friends.  It was an entry in my Fan Creation Contest a year or so ago, and for obvious reasons (obvious once you’ve listened to it)… {read more}

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The Shadow’s Heir American Cover

It’s finally – the cover art for the American edition of The Shadow’s Heir! The book itself will be released in January 2013, but for now, here’s the cover. I really like it, and hope you do too! EDIT: I’ve also been informed that the next book after this, The Shadowed Throne, has been scheduled… {read more}

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An Interview With Melicious

Another interview has just gone live – this one with the always-charming Melissa on her blog Melicious! Melissa has been conducting interviews with inspirational women, and decided that I qualified as one. Thanks, Melissa! She asked some good questions, too, so check it out!

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Release Dates

First of all, an apology. Lately people have been asking me when the next book (The Shadowed Throne) comes out, and I’ve been giving the wrong answer. The last three books came out at six-monthly intervals, so I got confused and forgetful and thought it would be the same for this three. In fact the… {read more}

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Article About the Launch

I’m pleased to announce that the Monitor, the official newsletter of the University of Canberra where we held the launch of The Shadow’s Heir, has just published the interview they had with me on the day. Read it here!

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