The Shore was three years in the making, although it didn’t take that long to write. It is slightly lengthier than the previous novels at ~148,000 words, but the main cause of its long gestation was real life getting in the way. Just as the oil industry was feeling the squeeze in 2015, I put … Continue reading The Shore
The story of the Ark was started in late September 2013, almost by accident. I’d finished the first major draft of Ceremony of Mercy in the middle of August, and it just needed minor revisions before I was comfortable getting feedback from others. However, whilst I was on a short holiday in the Lake district at the end of … Continue reading The Ark Books
If the image above looks familiar, that’s because it is the source of the cover art for the novel. Taken in June 2008, it pictures a valley leading south-east down from the top of Lochnagar, a 1155m peak in the Grampian Mountain range in north-eastern Scotland; out of sight beyond the end is Loch Muick. It wasn’t just … Continue reading Ceremony of Mercy
