There is a Facebook page for my forthcoming novel, Silversands, which will feature updates and information as we approach the launch date (April 10th).

Click here for link.

The publisher has just sent through the full wrap-around cover art and a PDF file containing the typeset galley proof of my forthcoming novel, Silversands.

It looks good.

Vincent Chong has done a marvellous job with the cover picture and design, and the text looks good laid out and ready to print.

The novel will be launched in hardback in April, with the first 100 copies signed and numbered.

More information.

Plus, on a tangentially related note, the organisers of Odyssey 2010 have been in contact to ask if they can include my picture and bio on the “Also Attending” page of their website, along with the other authors, artists, editors, and critics scheduled to appear at the convention – so look out for that in the next few days.

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”.

It’s beginning to look as if I’ll have a busy time at Eastercon in April next year. The event, which is being held at Heathrow, looks likely to play host to the launch of 3 books featuring my work, including two anthologies and my debut novel.

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.

Tonight I passed the ten thousand word mark on the new novel. This is a tenth of the way to my target of a hundred thousand words, and something of a personal milestone, as it means this work-in-progress is now longer than any individual story I have ever written, aside from my first novel, Silversands, which I expect it to soon overtake.

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.