A J Dalton (Adam Dalton) has been an English language teacher as far afield as Egypt, the Czech R, Thailand, Slovakia, Poland and Manchester Metropolitan University.
He published his first Fantasy trilogy, consisting of Necromancer’s Gambit (2008), Necromancer’s Betrayal (2009) and Necromancer’s Fall (2010), to great acclaim.
A J Dalton’s Empire of the Saviours (on UK release from 17 May 2012) has been getting great advance reviews on websites and in the likes of SciFi Now magazine (April edition). We’ve taken the chance to catch up with the Gollancz debut author, to find out what all the fuss is about and what is at the heart of his writing.
Adam, can we call you Adam?
Sure. I go with ‘A J Dalton’ on the books just because … More
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It seems you can’t keep a good monster down. The vampire simply won’t stay vanquished. Like the rest of the undead, it refuses to stay in the grave. The literary genre that spawned it, “horror”, has itself gone into something of an ironically terminal decline (in terms of book sales specifically), and yet the vampire still manages to survive in current literature. It has cleverly changed its appearance (another vampire trait) so that it can now exist as “dark fantasy” … More
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Coming in May 2012!
Well, that worked. The most comments we’ve had on the blog so far! We’ll look into doing some more cover reveals in the near future, and perhaps some more articles on the ‘hidden’ bits of publishing. Oh, let’s face it, it was popular because we were giving away books, wasn’t it? But, without further ado, here are the winners of a proof copy of A J Dalton’s Empire of the Saviours
Sarah, for: … More
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One of the many things that an editor is expected to do is edit the book that they’re in charge of, which I think you may have guessed. One of the many other things, which perhaps isn’t as obvious, is to edit the cover. Of course the author gets a say, in terms of guidelines and starting points, but most of the back and forth with the artist comes from the editor. There’s a balancing act to be performed – … More
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It’s the first day back at work in Gollancz towers today, so let’s celebrate with a quick peek into the future at the three amazing debut authors coming up this year – and three new projects from familiar faces, to delight you*.
Gollancz is thrilled to welcome Michael J. Ward to the list, with the first novel in the DestinyQuest® adventures The Legion of Shadow. We’re publishing in May, so make a note in your diaries, because this book … More
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