Category Archives: Books

Brothers of the Knife

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Dan

Exciting times! Brothers of the Knife, the first book in my new fantasy series, The Children of Bane, is unleashed upon the world! The ebook is available from Amazon or the publisher, Omnium Gatherum, from January 14th, and the paperback … Continue reading →

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Brothers of the Knife set to release in January 2019!

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dan

Ridiculously pleased to announce that my grimdark-yet-madcap fantasy novel, Brothers of the Knife, is due for release from Omnium Gatherum in January 2019. Brothers of the Knife is the first book in the Children of Bane series, and tells the … Continue reading →

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Teeth of the Wolf: Cover Reveal!

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Dan

Teeth of the Wolf, the second book in the Path of Ra series after Hounds of the Underworld, is due for release from Raw Dog Screaming Press on October 4th, 2018. Daniele Sera has produced another amazing cover, which we’re … Continue reading →

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Review: Into the Sounds by Lee Murray

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Dan

Continuing the story of Taine McKenna and Jules Asher which started with Into the Mist (winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novel, 2016), Lee Murray leaves the mist-shrouded Ureweras behind and drops us into one of New … Continue reading →

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May Update on All The Things

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Dan

I thought when I did my last blog post that I had a lot to cover in one go, and I also thought I’d do well to do more frequent posts here to save myself being in this situation again, … Continue reading →

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So Much News…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Dan

Wow, where on earth has the past half a year gone? I’ve thinking for a while “It’s been a couple of months since I updated my blog” but in fact it was July last year I last posted! Where have … Continue reading →

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Hounds of the Underworld

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Dan

Lee Murray and I are stoked to announce the release of our first collaborative novel, ‘Hounds of the Underworld’, Book 1 in the Path of Ra series, from Raw Dog Screaming Press. Here’s a little bit about the book, which … Continue reading →

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Guest Interview: Victory of Limani

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Dan

Engaged to protect the Princess Zhinu from subversive elements operating within the Qin Empire, mercenary Victory is accompanying the British trade delegation on the ship Xianfeng. Currently, Victory is the vampire Master of the City of Limani, a neutral city-state … Continue reading →

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Tipuna Tapu wins the Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dan

In 2015, I was invited to write an adventure story for the anthology And Then…The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Stories. The publisher was keen to have a New Zealand story in this Australian collection, and I was stoked … Continue reading →

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And… Here’s 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dan

Well, 2016 was quite a year all round, wasn’t it? Good with the bad and all that. The highlight for me had to be signing a two-book deal for The Path of Ra series with Raw Dog Screaming Press, and … Continue reading →

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