It’s about time I let you know what my next novel is going to be and this one is a bit different! I’m pleased to say that I have signed a contract with Cannon Publishing, a New-York-based publisher that specialises in military sci-fi and fantasy to write three novels in their ongoing The Fae Wars series.

What’s The Fae Wars? Well, it falls into the subgenre of ‘urban fantasy’ which is basically fantasy tropes and supernatural elements set in a modern, urban context. The backstory of Fae Wars is that our modern world has been invaded by creatures from another realm including elves, orcs and dragons. Naturally, the military forces of the world fight back and the result is something like Tom Clancy meets Tolkien on a massive, global scale. 

There are currently ten books in the Fae Wars series, with over eight different authors involved, providing different points of view and scenarios as the war unfolds. It’s very much a collaborative process and we have some pretty interesting discussions in the Facebook group developing the lore and mythology of the series! 

To date, all of the Fae Wars novels have been set in the US but Cannon Publishing wants to expand the theatre of operations to include the UK and was looking for an author with a background in a certain mythical figure of British legend who, through a series of events, returns to lead the British resistance agasint the Fae. 

Now, if you know me or have read any of my books, then you’ll have a fair idea of who this mythical British hero might be 

I’m 20k words into the first book in a spin-off trilogy tentatively titled Fae Wars: Albion and am having a blast! When I wrote my Arthur of the Cymry series, I wanted to portray a realistic version of the legend of King Arthur that could have actually happened. While I found that idea fascinating, I always felt a little constrained in that I had to get rid of the more fantastical parts of King Arthur’s story. This time around, I get to go full-Mallory and have Arthur wielding a magic sword against hordes of orcs and elves!

The Arthur of The Fae Wars is a different character to the Arthur I created in my own books, and I get to skew closer to the more familiar version of the story featuring Merlin, the Lady of the Lake and Morgan le Fey. It’s great fun to finally do the fantasy version of King Arthur AND tie it in to an already up and running story set in the modern world. 

The first installment of Fae Wars: Albion should be published early next year, but in the meantime, do check out the rest of the series. All are in Kindle Unlimited and most have audio versions too!