Gnomes of Lychford is Out Now!
(As is The Man in Black!)
Gnomes of LychfordIn all good bookstores, physical and online right now is the sixth book in my Lychford series of rural fantasy novellas, Gnomes of Lychford. I think it’s my best Lychford book, and, weirdly, it’s a great jumping-on point, because everything about the series is explained at the start. You can read all about it and find all the ordering info here.
“An unlikely group of supernatural creatures terrorizes the sleepy village of Lychford. Okay, they’re gnomes. That’s not a spoiler: you worked it out it from the title. When an ancient prophecy clashes with an unfortunate modern design aesthetic, the people of Lychford must band together to put out fires (both literal and metaphorical) to save their town before the king of the Gnomes (King Greg, and it’s dangerous to laugh at a gnome) calls in the terms of an old promise. Trouble is: no one knows what the promise is, nor how to fulfil it. It’s going to be a long night.”
The Man in BlackAlso out now is the latest in the series of Hammer 4k box sets: The Man in Black, which Lizbeth Myles and I have a commentary track on. It was a great pleasure to be asked to do our Hammer House of Podcast thing for what we found to be a great movie. We had lots to talk about. You can see all the details and order the set direct from Hammer here.
Who Killed Nessie? (Now with signing dates!)On 18th September, Avery Hill will be releasing a bookstore edition of Who Killed Nessie?, the graphic novel by myself and the great Rachael Smith.
You can read all about it, and see lots of sample pages, here.
And you can pre-order it here.
You can also pre-order it from Amazon UK and Amazon US. And from all good bookstores and comic shops.
The reviews are already coming in, including this lovely one from Monkeys Fighting Robots.
On Saturday, 20th September, from 1pm-2pm, Rachael and I will be signing the book (copies of which will be on sale) at Waterstones London-Piccadilly!
On Saturday, 27th September at Noon I’ll be signing the book at Excelsior Comics in Bristol!
And on Friday, 10th October at 7pm, (no link yet) Rachael and I will be participating in the Avery Hill Publishing Launch Party at Gosh! Comics in London!
Plus, Rachael and I have been interviewed about it in the new issue (#47) of Haunted magazine!
Those who backed Nessie on Zoop (with an exclusive cover) should have now had an email announcing that their copy is in the mail, and those who opted for digital should be getting their copies today! Those who wanted original art will have to wait a few days for that to be sent separately, the package of artwork being en route to the distributor. Those opting for UK store distribution via Destination Venus in Harrogate will be notified when the box of copies arrives there. Those opting for the Cirencester node will have me sending them theirs instead!
Thank you all once again for making this possible.
The Lychford CollectionUp for pre-order, and coming out on 14th October is The Lychford Collection, which contains my first three Lychford novellas.
The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970sI’ve got a book coming out from Bloomsbury that’s part of a new range of popular studies of Marvel Comics! The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s is fully illustrated with panels from the comics, and is my journey through how Marvel’s main super team navigated that difficult decade. This is very much a labour of love for me, a book I’ve wanted to find a way to write for the longest time.
You can get the book directly from the publishers (and from all good booksellers) on 13th November.
Thought Bubble & Mercer Gallery ExhibitionLizbeth Myles and I will once more be tabling at the wonderful Thought Bubble comic convention in Harrogate on November 15th and 16th. (You can find the full list of exhibitors here.)
And Vision & Labour: Making Comics, The Art Of Avery Hill Publishing is an exhibition at the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate which is going to be running between 18th October and 26th April. (Neatly over the weekend of Thought Bubble.) To quote from the press release:
‘Harrogate’s Mercer Art Gallery has teamed up with indie publisher Avery Hill Publishing to create an exhibition showcasing some of today’s most exciting comics creators. Opening in October in time for this year’s Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival, the exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into the work of leading comic artists, and an important snapshot of the UK comics landscape over the past decade.’
Included in the exhibition will be a display case featuring the process of Rachael Smith and I making Who Killed Nessie?!
I’m really looking forward to it, and I very much want a copy of Kristyna Baczynski’s poster below.
Of Intrigue and EspionageI have a story in this just-announced forthcoming volume from Stars and Sabers publishing, which is due out in October 2026. I’m in good company, as you can see from the full announcement here.
Cosmic Lighthouse and Salvation’s ChildCosmic Lighthouse is the brainchild of myself and Lee Harris, with Anthony Cronin helping out with the day to day business. I’m the Editor-in-Chief. Our mission is to publish original graphic novels by bestselling SFF authors. Our first title is Salvation’s Child, the digital graphic novel Prologue to Adrian Tchaikovsky’s best-selling SFF novel series The Final Architecture. It’s by Adrian himself, artist Mike Collins, colour artist Pippa Bowland and letterer Simon Bowland. We’re publishing it together with our partners ComiXology.
Preview pages here.
Pre-order links at Amazon US and Amazon UK.
You can read more about the company and the project, with biogs, blurbs and histories, in our press release here.
And you can find Cosmic Lighthouse at these links on BlueSky and Instagram.
Salvation’s Child will be released by ComiXology Originals in 2026!
Telefantasy Time JumpThe new podcast from me and Lizbeth Myles covers the history of SFF on TV, from 1953 onward, with our regular episodes (on the 14th of every month) covering a show released that year in the UK, and the Patron Bonus episodes (on the 28th) covering a show from the rest of the world. The shows for September (covering 1961) are A for Andromeda and The Avengers and we’re still unsure about the rest of the world episode. The main episode is available free wherever you get your podcasts. To get the bonus episode, you need to follow us on Patreon at £3/$3 or above. (And you get access to seven years of Hammer House of Podcast bonus episodes!) You can find all the info here.
My Ko-fi and eBay StoresI’ve re-stocked my Ko-fi store, where you can buy my books and comics, signed and personalised, for shipping worldwide.
Similarly, I’ve now re-stocked my ebay store, full of Bronze Age Marvel comics at bargain prices.
My LinktreeYou can now find all my social media links, my website/blog and links to where you can buy my books, in one place here, thanks to Linktree!
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