Happy New Year to you all.

2010 looks to be another busy year. First off, my debut novel Silversands will be launched by Pendragon in April, at the annual convention of the British Science Fiction Association. Hopefully the event will also see the launch of two anthologies, each containing a new short story of mine: The Shine anthology from Solaris, which features “The Church of Accelerated Redemption”, a story I co-wrote with Aliette de Bodard; and Conflicts, an anthology from NewCon press, featuring a short story I wrote called “Fallout”.

In addition to the above, I’m making good progress with my second novel, and writing further short stories, which I hope will one day comprise a second short story collection, following on from 2008′s The Last Reef and Other Stories.

Pendragon Press has advance PDF copies of my novel Silversands available for reviewers.

Click here for more info.

My novel “Silversands” is now available to pre-order from the following sites:

• Pendragon Press
• Amazon

The book is officially launched in hardback on 10th April 2010, but you can save £2 off the cover price by ordering in advance from Pendragon.

The first 100 copies of the hardback will be signed and numbered.

You can also click here to download a free PDF excerpt from “Silversands”.

After lying dormant for 2009, Pendragon Press has now announced the full details of its 2010 publishing schedule, which confirms the release of my first novel, Silversands, at Eastercon next year (see previous post). The list also includes books by Simon Maginn, Gary Fry, Gary McMahon, Gary Greenwood, and David Barnett.

Link.

I’ve just received confirmation from Christopher Teague at Pendragon Press that following a twelve month delay, my novel Silversands will be published in April next year.

The book will be available in a hard cover designed by award-winning artist Vincent Chong (see picture).

On his website, Christopher writes:

“Gareth is rapidly becoming a name to watch, and I forsee good things being said about this novel… which means when it eventually comes available to pre-order you’d better be quick to snap it up.”

Keep an eye on www.pendragonpress.net for more information over the next few months.

I just received the following email from Christopher Teague of Pendragon Press, confirming that my novel Silversands will now not be published in April next year, as previously planned.

2009 will see no planned publications from Pendragon Press… This decision hasn’t been easy, and is far from being a reflection on the current state of publishing, but more a reflection on my own level of energy and enthusiasm

Needless to say, I’m extremely disappointed by this turn of events, as I know a lot of people were looking forward to reading the book. I’m currently investigating alternate arrangements and will post updates as soon as I have any definite news.

Gary Reynolds of Concept Sci-fi interviewed me recently regarding my forthcoming novel, Silversands. We discussed the process of novel writing, the lessons I learned from writing mine, and the possibility that books will become shorter in the future to better compete with other forms of entertainment.

The full interview is now online here.

As a special welcome to this new website, I have a pdf file of the first two chapters of my forthcoming novel, SILVERSANDS for you to read. The file’s taken from the Pendragon Press giveaway mentioned in the post below and will give you a taste of what to expect when the full novel’s released in April. If you aren’t attending Fantasycon and you’d like me to email you a copy get in touch via the “Contact” tab.

If you’re attending Fantasycon this weekend, keep an eye out for the Pendragon Press stall, where you may be able to pick up a free sampler CD featuring – among other things – an excerpt from my forthcoming novel, SILVERSANDS.

The cover art and blurb for my novel SILVERSANDS is now online at the Pendragon Press website. As mentioned before, the cover has been designed by the award-winning genre artist Vincent Chong, and the book itself will be launched in April at the 2009 Eastercon in Bradford.

The back cover blurb reads:

In an age where interstellar travel is dangerous and unpredictable, and no-one knows exactly where they’ll end up, Avril Bradley is a Communications Officer aboard a ship sent to re-contact as many lost souls as possible.

But a mysterious explosion strands her in a world of political intrigue, espionage and subterfuge; a world of retired cops, digital ghosts and corporate assassins – all fighting for possession of vital computer data that has lain hidden for almost a century. . .

Full story here: http://www.pendragonpress.net/2008/07/06/new-cover-silversands/