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The Falconer Cover Reveal (A special guest post from Elizabeth May)

Gollancz Team: - February 13th, 2013
Author Post, Cover Art, Cover Reveal, Dark Fantasy, Elizabeth May, Fantasy, Young Adult

A very special thank you to Elizabeth May for sharing this blog post with us on the making of the cover for her debut novel The Falconer

 

THE FALCONER’s cover is here!

:dances:

:tosses confetti:

:dances more:

And if I may say so, it is…

I couldn’t be more pleased with the level of input I had on the cover. If you were never aware: authors often have very little say over their cover. Sometimes, they don’t have any input at all. … More

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Cover Reveal: THE FALCONER

Gollancz Team: - February 1st, 2013
Cover Reveal, Dark Fantasy, Elizabeth May, Fantasy, Young Adult

Gollancz is delighted to be able to reveal the cover for Elizabeth May’s debut novel, The Falconer.

We can’t tell you too much about this book just yet, except that it’s going to be epic.

And we don’t use that world lightly.

 

 

So, what do you think of the cover? Leave us a comment or tweet us @Gollancz

 

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Paula Weston discusses angels and demons in paranormal/fantasy novels

Gollancz Team: - January 31st, 2013
Author Post, Dark Fantasy, Young Adult

SHADOWS

Paula Weston, author of Shadows, published by our sister imprint Indigo stops by the Gollancz blog to talk angels and demons in paranormal and fantasy novels. Shadows is out now where all good books are sold. 

As with other paranormal beings, there are endless ways to present angels and demons in urban fantasy/paranormal fiction.

Vampire lore can vary enormously (from teenage creatures that sparkle to terrifying post-apocalyptic monsters), but they at least all have one thing … More

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Thirsty for Thursday – Hollow Pike

Gollancz Team: - November 29th, 2012
Competition, Fiction, James Dawson, Young Adult

Hollow pike

We have something a little different for this week’s Thirsty for Thursday. Every Thursday we introduce you to a book or series we at Gollancz Dark Fantasy think you’ll be Thirsty for, and this week we have James Dawson‘s HOLLOW PIKE from our sister imprint, Indigo. HOLLOW PIKE is a dark and twisted tale of murder, romance and something a little more sinister. Something wicked this way comes…

We have 10 copies of HOLLOW PIKE to giveaway. … More

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A Red-Headed Rant

Gollancz Team: - November 22nd, 2012
Films, News, Young Adult

I’m gutted.

EW.com released this image from the upcoming Mortal Instruments movie. I loved Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series. One day I’ll write a blog post about why and just how much I love this series.

This is not that post.

This is a post about Clary Fray. As girl with long curly ginger hair I loved Clary Fray. She’s kick-ass. Thrown into an impossible situation, she adapts over the course of the series and … More

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