Andy Remic's Blog

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My story RAGE WOLF (a story of THE IRON WOLVES) was published recently by Grimdark Magazine, which I’m totally thrilled about: I’m getting back into the groove of writing after a two-year hiatus. My good friend, bruv and super talented musical maestro Rob Shedwick (aka Digital Front) composed an album called FOUND IN MACHINES which I listened to whilst writing, and which certainly set the tone of the story (links below). After reading an early draft, Rob then beavered away composing a thrilling action tune to accompany Dek’s ascent of The Red Tower in RAGE WOLF – and you can hear it here in all it’s g(l)ory: The Red Tower, by Rob Shedwick – https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/the-red-tower

Painted Mannequins sets the opening tone of the story. You can hear it here:

https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/painted-mannequins

Then, New Doll, Sick Doll and Doll’s Burial all further compliment the story, and are awesome pieces of music in their own right. Check them out!!

https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/new-doll

https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/sick-doll

https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/dolls-burial

A little while ago TOR published three of my novellas, A Song For No Man’s Land, The Iron Beast and Return of Souls. Rob composed a track to accompany them, which can be heard here. Go Rob!!! https://digitalfront.bandcamp.com/track/a-song-for-no-mans-land

And finally, if you haven’t already, you can get Grimdark Magazine here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grimdark-Magazine-Issue-Andy-Remic-ebook/dp/B07MQP1176

And here’s a new film just announced… modest Kickstarter to run in a few weeks…

Yep. The second Spectrum documentary is out.

Hello peeps. It’s been a while…..

[image error]I rarely do these things, but I’m pleased to announce I will be at Edge Lit in Derby on Saturday 14th July 2018 – if you want any of my books signing (ranging from Spiral, War Machine, Biohell, Kell’s Legend, The Iron Wolves, The Dragon Engine all the way to A Song For No Man’s Land, Return of Souls etc. etc.), or indeed, my film Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict, then please pop along. I don’t bite.

At 11am I’ll be on a panel with esteemed agent Julie Crisp, Anna Smith-Spark and Gav Thorpe on ‘The Life and Work of David Gemmell’.

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I’ll be conducting a workshop at 3pm on ‘How to Improve Your Chances of Getting Published’. This will be an informal affair and it you want to bring the opening of a short story/novel to be critiqued in a “workshop” environment that would be fun. There are only fifteen places so you’ll have to be quick (or maybe not, lol).

And, finally, I’ll be Guest Speaker at the tenth David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, from 8pm to 9pm in the Sir John Hurt Cinema, where I will regale you with anecdotes of writing to, and meeting, the late, great David Gemmell.

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https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edge-lit-7.aspx

http://www.gemmellawards.com/

https://andyremic.wordpress.com/

http://www.remicmedia.com/speccyaddict/

Yes! I have made a film, about that old and beautiful little computer, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Read more about it, and in fact order the film, at:

http://www.remicmedia.com/speccyaddict

This beautiful commissioned artwork is by Oliver Frey, who you might remember from all the original CRASH magazine covers…

I don’t do book signings often. However, on Saturday 12th August I’m out there to promote my new film, and will happily sign books as well

An Impossible War by Andy Remic – Out Now!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of An Impossible War from Tor. An Impossible War is the omnibus edition of my three novellas set during World War One, and merging the adventures of tommy Robert Jones, with a very dark and twisted fantasy setting.

“Robert Jones signed up for the British Expeditionary Force with visions of honour and glory, of fighting for king and country, of making his family proud at last. He got an eternity of muddy trenches, clouds of poison gas, and a bullet for his troubles. Despite the mundane horrors of the Great War, however, things were about to get much worse.

As armies begin to shapeshift into demonic entities, a new face of war is displayed. The Great War has been chosen as the battleground in an eternal, metaphysical struggle, and Jones finds himself caught in no man’s land.

An Impossible War collects in a single edition all three parts of Remic’s demonic tour de force: A Song for No Man’s Land, Return of Souls, and The Iron Beast.

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.”

‘Citing. J Rem xxx.

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http://www.tor.com/2016/11/10/announcing-andy-remics-an-impossible-war-omnibus/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Impossible-War-Song-Mans-Land-ebook/dp/B01N8T0NY1

https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-War-Song-Mans-Land-ebook/dp/B01N8T0NY1/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487439971&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=remix+impossible+war

The Fantasy Book Club interviews Andy Remic…

Yes! If you are bored, and wish to listen to me drivel for an hour to the poor devils known as Sam and James at the Square Groot, name-dropping the likes of Mark Gascoigne (Angry Robot Books), Lee Harris (Tor), interviewer Marie Vedat, and lots of dudes involved in my Spectrum Addict film, along with conversation about my early works (Spiral, Combat K, Kell’s Legend) and new and upcoming projects, then you need to listen to this as you a) mow the garden, b) pluck your nostrils, c) administer a much-needed enema to your stinky dog. Go listen. Or not.

That’s right, The Iron Beast, published by Tor, is out now from all good bookshops.

It’s a busy month in Remic Land #2. Over at Angry Robot Books you can read a free extract of my recently released novel, Twilight of the Dragons, follow-up to the very well received The Dragon Engine published last year.

“During a recent dwarf civil-war deep under the Karamakkos Mountains, the magick-enslaved dragonlords have broken free from centuries of imprisonment and slaughtered tens of thousands throughout the Five Havens before exploding from the mountain and heading in fire and vengeance for the lands of Vagandrak.

Two once-noble war heroes of Vagandrak – Dakeroth and his wife Jonti Tal, an archer and scholar, the Axeman, the White Witch and a Kaalesh combat expert find themselves in a unique position: for they have discovered the ancient dragon city of Wyrmblood, and a thousand unhatched dragon eggs.

Dakeroth and his companions must work with their enemies, Skalg and the Church of Hate, in order to bring down the dragonlords and save the world of men and dwarves. But there is no bartering with these ancient dragons; for they seek to hatch their eggs and rebuild the cruel Wyrmblood Empire of legend.

File Under: Fantasy  [ Hatchlings and Hatchets | Chop-chop! | Give Love a Chance | Dragons vs Wolves ]”

You can read an extract here:

http://angryrobotbooks.com/books/twilight-of-the-dragons-by-andy-remic/