Mark A. Latham's Blog

A quick news update, and it’s something BIG… In case you missed it, IDW recently announced that they’re publishing the first ever official Godzilla TTRPG. This is something that I’ve been working on in secret for quite a while, so it’s a relief that we can finally talk about it. I’m very excited to [...]

I was recently invited to take part in a really fun panel for booksellers, where sales and distribution professionals got to ask a bunch of Orbit authors questions about their new books. I was one of three panellists, alongside the super-talented Holly Race and AM Kvita. Afterwards, it struck me that many of the [...]

With just one week to go until publication, The Last Vigilant is receiving some excellent buzz. I’m taken aback by how well the advance copies have been received, and I’m really looking forward to the book finally being unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. The Last Vigilant recently received a starred review on Booklist, which [...]

It’s cover reveal time! Very proud to show off the cover from my forthcoming fantasy novel, The Last Vigilant, book one in the Kingdom of Oak & Steel trilogy. Artist Melanie Delon has produced some incredible work here, bringing Enelda Drake and Holt Hawley (and Barty the raven) to vivid life. I can’t wait [...]

I’ve recently received numerous queries from hobbyists about the current status of Lasting Tales by Blacklist Games, and the associated Fantasy Series II miniatures set. As association with Blacklist Games has become something of a poisoned chalice, I’ve laid out my thoughts below. For context: Lasting Tales was run as a Kickstarter, which funded [...]

I often forget to do these annual round-ups, but I find myself with a bit of time at the end of a hectic year for the first time in ages (I know, right!?). It’s been a funny old year in the life of a freelancer. As always, I have that mix of projects in [...]

A while ago on my social channels I hinted at some exciting news, and I can finally talk about it: The Last Vigilant, the first in a new fantasy trilogy, has been picked up by Orbit Books! Huge thanks to my agent, Jennie Goloboy, and Orbit editor Bradley Englert (clearly a man of impeccable taste). [...]

As mentioned in a previous roundup, one of the projects that’s been consuming a lot of my time of late is the forthcoming video game, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. This behemoth of a project is currently in closed beta, as the amazingly talented team at Fatshark polish up the game ready for launch. The latest [...]

I haven’t written a blog since Christmas, have I? Crumbs! Truth be told, I’ve had my head down working full pelt since December, and only now are the fruits of those labours starting to appear, and I’m finding a bit of breathing room. That, and the fact that several Top Secret Projects have finally [...]

As we all know, nothing beats a good ghost story by the fireside at Christmastime. And so, for you lovely people, I’ve prepared another special Christmas treat. My short story, The Ghost Writer, has been adapted by my friend Jonathan Goodwin at the Don’t Go into the Cellar Theatre Company, and it’s free [...]