Category Archives: Interviews

Author Spotlight: Justin Woolley

Welcome to this instalment of my Author Spotlight series of interviews, in which I’m chatting to author Justin Woolley about his background, his approach to writing and some of his published work to date. We’re also taking a look at his latest release in particular – Prisoners of WAAAGH!, Justin’s first novella for Black Library, which is available to order right now and looks like being a lot of fun! Read on to find out a bit more about this 40k novella, and get a few hints about what Justin’s working on for publication at some point in the future.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Carrie Harris Talks Liberty & Justice For All

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to author Carrie Harris about her new book Liberty & Justice For All, which kicks off a new series of Xavier’s Academy novels from Aconyte Books. What’s not to love about prose novels exploring interesting characters from amongst Marvel’s X-Men? If, like me, you grew up watching X-Men: The Animated Series, this is a very exciting proposition! It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback due a little bit later on the 10th December.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Tim Pratt Talks The Fractured Void

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to science fiction author Tim Pratt about his first novel for Aconyte Books – The Fractured Void. Set in the Twilight Imperium universe, this promises to be a fun, action-packed sci-fi adventure, from an author who’s got form with the space opera genre. It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback due a little bit later on the 10th December. If you’re a fan of the Twilight Imperium game, or just fancy a good old space opera, this sounds like one to keep an eye on!

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: S.A. Sidor Talks The Last Ritual

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to author S.A. Sidor about his new novel The Last Ritual, his first for Aconyte Books. It’s the second Aconyte novel to be set in the world of Arkham Horror (after Josh Reynolds’ Wrath of N’Kai), and looks like being a fascinating read for horror fans and Arkham aficionados alike. Keep an eye out for the ebook and the US paperback edition releasing on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback edition coming a little bit later on the 10th December.

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RAPID FIRE: Guy Haley Talks Darkness in the Blood and Astorath: Angel of Mercy

Welcome to this instalment of my Rapid Fire series of quick author interviews, in which I’m talking to the incredibly hard-working and prolific Guy Haley about not one but two new books – Darkness in the Blood and Astorath: Angel of Mercy! Fans of Guy’s Warhammer 40,000 Blood Angels stories – primarily Dante and The Devastation of Baal – have got lots to look forward to with a pair of new additions, and seeing as both new books are due out within a few weeks of each other I’ve asked Guy to give us the lowdown on what we can expect, and how they fit in with the existing books.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Matthew Ward Talks Legacy of Steel

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I’m talking to Matthew Ward about his new novel Legacy of Steel, the sequel to 2019’s Legacy of Ash (which I spoke to Matthew about in a previous interview). It’s due out from Orbit in both hardback and ebook in early November, so whether you’ve read and enjoyed Legacy of Ash and have been looking forward to book two, or are coming to the Legacy Trilogy for the first time, it’s a great opportunity now to find out more about this brilliant epic fantasy series.

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RAPID FIRE – Gav Thorpe Talks Luther: First of the Fallen

Welcome to this instalment of my Rapid Fire series of quick author interviews, in which I’m talking to Black Library author Gav Thorpe about his new novel, Luther: First of the Fallen. This is the second (short) novel in the Horus Heresy Character Series, after 2019’s Valdor: Birth of the Imperium, and is available to pre-order today as a Limited Edition hardback ahead of its standard release in a few months’ time. It promises to be an in-depth exploration of the Dark Angels through the eyes of Luther himself, and coming from Gav – who’s done a lot of work with this Chapter/Legion over the years – it should be a fascinating read.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: James Swallow and Josh Reynolds Talk Day Zero

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, which (I think) is a first as I’m chatting to not just one but two authors – James Swallow and Josh Reynolds about their new novel Day Zero. It’s a tie-in to the new Watchdogs: Legion game from Ubisoft, and is out now from Aconyte Books as an ebook, with the US paperback due on the 3rd November and the UK paperback on the 12th November. Whether you’re a fan of the game or not, if you fancy a pacy, high-tech modern thriller set on the streets of London then this collaboration between two fantastic authors sounds like one to look out for!

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RAPID FIRE: Richard Strachan Talks Blood of the Everchosen

Welcome to this instalment of my Rapid Fire series of quick author interviews, in which I’m chatting to Richard Strachan about his debut novel for Black Library, Blood of the Everchosen. It’s the first full novel to be set in the Warcry subset of Age of Sigmar, promising to explore this unique setting and its variety of competing Chaos warbands like never before, and here’s Richard to give the lowdown on what we can expect. It’s available to pre-order as of Saturday the 27th October.

Let’s get straight on with the interview – over to Richard!

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Richard Lee Byers Talks The Head of Mimir

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I’m talking to Richard Lee Byers about his new novel The Head of Mimir, from Aconyte Books. This kicks off a new range called Marvel Legends of Asgard, with Richard choosing to write about the character of Heimdall for this first instalment in the series. Releasing alongside the first Marvel Heroines novel, this comes out in ebook and US paperback editions on the 6th October, with the UK paperback released in November.

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