FALLEN, my third fantasy novel for Bantam Spectra, is out today in the USA and Canada. Some very nice people have said some very nice things about it, and so that's ... very nice. Listen to them. They're the experts!
"Dark and memorable… Lebbon creates vivid and convincing major and minor characters, places, and creatures." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Fallen is just another outstanding addition to the Noreela mythos, and every time I visit this terrifying yet fascinating world, the harder it becomes to tear myself away…" - Fantasy Book Critic
It should be available from bookstores across North America (please let me know if you spy it somewhere on those shelves!), and if it's not in your local bookstore, ask them why! Then picket the place, get the local media involved, and send me the footage so I can post it on YouTube.
The UK edition will be out in hardback from Allison & Busby in August. Feel free to pre-order it, that would make me happy, and there's nothing happier than a happy Tim.
Tell your family. Tell your friends. Tell the Pope. FALLEN is here!
It's a lovely spring day here in Goytre, the sun is blazing through my den's French doors and warming the room nicely, and to top it all I've just read a fantastic review for the forthcoming FALLEN. It's at the Fantasy Book Critic, and is accompanied by a quick interview. You can view it here.
On his Amazon blog this week, Jeff Vandermeer talks about beer-book pairings. It's interesting and amusing, and I contribute with a bit about which beer I think would best accompany my new novel FALLEN (which is out in just over a week!) An article about two of my favourite things ...
DUSK and DAWN have sold in Germany and Lithuania! There's also whispers of interest from elsewhere, but I can't announce anything else until things are made official. I'm thrilled at these sales, and although I won't be able to read them (well, the German editions I'll understand maybe one word in ten), I look forward to seeing the books.
A bit off-topic, but I've just seen my fun little 2 seater MX5 (in the USA I think they're called a Miata), driven off by its new owner. Awww .... I loved that car. I hope the new owner enjoys it as much as I did ... at least she'll genuinely be able to say she can feel the wind in her hair!
My old mate Tom Piccirilli is auctioning some books, including the metal traycased edition of Dead Man's Hand. Some other great books too. You only have a few hours left!
There's a fantastic review of A Whisper of Southern LightsHERE. Go check it out, it's a scorcher. And if you haven't bought the book yet ... don't dally. Not many left!
My friendly neighbourhood postman brought my copies of A WHISPER OF SOUTHERN LIGHTS today, and it looks gorgeous. This is the 25th published book with my name on the front cover (not counting different editions of each) and the thrill of opening the box and seeing a new book for the first time never lessens.
The signed limited edition paperback of the third book in the Assassin Series is $14 direct from Necessary Evil Press. It has an intro by Gary Braunbeck, a fantastic cover and several internals by Caniglia, and the usual high quality production of a NEP product. I'm told there are a few paperback left, though the lettered sold out on announcement, so don't delay!
I'm thrilled to announce that this September, Humdrumming will be publishing my brand new novella The Reach of Children in two stunning editions. This is my first piece of 'classic horror' in quite some time. So what's it about? Read on:
Daniel is ten years old when his mother dies. She dies young, and with so much left to give. He does not understand. He cannot let her go.
After the funeral, his father begins talking to a large wooden box that suddenly appears beneath his bed. And when Daniel whispers to the box one day when his father goes out ... it answers back.
It's a voice he does not know. But this voice knows so much.
The Reach of Children is a story of childhood, bereavement and hope, and explores just how far some people - living, or dead - will go to protect the ones they love.
The very excellent Michael Marshall Smith is writing the introduction, and I'll be writing an Afterword.
This is the only planned publication of The Reach of Children, available in two attractive hardcover Limited Editions. I'm thrilled to be working with Humdrumming, one of the most professional and eclectic indie publishers to arrive on the scene in the past few years.
Click on the links to check out all the info on these editions and, if you feel so inclined, place your pre-orders - really, they're going to be beautiful, unique and very collectible.
The Special Edition - signed by me, limited to 450 Numbered copies, dual cover edition
The Very Special Edition - signed by me and Mike, limited to 52 Lettered copies, dual cover, specially commissioned wooden presentation box, with an audio cd of me reading a brand new short story.
Check out here and at the Humdrumming website for future production and availability updates.
I was thrilled to hear that my novelisation of the terrifying horror movie 30 DAYS OF NIGHT has been nominated for a Scribe Award. You can check out the Scribe Awards Shortlist here.
The Second Annual Scribe Awards, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, acknowledges and celebrates excellence in licensed tie-in writing. Awards will be presented at the San Diego ComicCon in July.
