Curtis Jobling. What inspired the world of Lyssia and the Seven Realms? I’ve been a lover of horror and fantasy from a criminally young age, and knew that if I were to ever get around to writing a novel, then chances were it would be in one of the two genres. Who guessed it would […]
Wereworld: Rise Of The Wolf by Curtis Jobling (Puffin, 2011, PB, £6.99, out now) Every now and then a genre can be reinvigorated by a title. Fantasy for younger readers is one such genre, and is in constant flux, changing and developing constantly – dictated either by publishers reacting to market trends or by authors […]
Bloodborn by Nathan Long (published by Black Library, 2010, PB, £7.99) Bloodborn is the author’s first step away from the cult characters of Gotrek and Felix, with this first spin-off book following the vampire Ulrika. Though initially quite ponderous, after the first couple of chapters Long really takes Ulrika’s character into his own stride and moulds […]
The Nemesis List by R.J. Frith (published by Tor, 2010, HB, £16.99, out now – PB released November 2011) Spaceship captain Frank Pak is hired to recapture young fugitive Jeven Jones. The job is complicated by Jones’s past as an experimental subject, and his present as a revolutionary pawn. This action-packed space opera kept me […]
Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier (published by Tor, 2010, PB, £7.99, out now) Beauty and the Beast meets Jane Eyre in this gothic fantasy. The story is engaging, although too well signposted to surprise, and protagonist Caitrin is plucky and articulate. Much better than its cover. Helen Jackson, Animator, Show Them Pictures, www.showthempictures.com
Chris Priestley What inspires you as a writer? All kinds of things. All the books I’ve read, movies I’ve seen, things that have happened to me, or happened to people I know. Good work of any kind is inspiring. I am very interested in the setting of a story and so I am constantly inspired […]