Hello and welcome to this Track of Words author interview, where today I’m thrilled to welcome Peter McLean back to the site to talk about his brilliant fantasy series The War for the Rose Throne. The fourth and final book in the series – Priest of Crowns – is now out, and it brings the series to a brilliant conclusion, so I thought it was a good moment to chat to Peter and look back at the series now that it’s finished. We talked a little bit about what readers can expect from this final book, but the main focus of the interview is on the series as a whole, from planning and writing to characters and themes. There’s nothing particularly spoilery here, so whether you’ve been following the War for the Rose Throne from the beginning or you’re just about to take the plunge, check this out for a fascinating insight into one of the absolute best fantasy series of recent times!
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Peter McLean Talks Priest of Gallows
Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, where today I’m talking to the fantastic Peter McLean about his latest novel, book 3 in the War For The Rose Throne series – Priest of Gallows. I’ve been following this series from the beginning, with the incredible Priest of Bones, and I can’t recommend it enough – so the release of a new instalment is always an occasion to celebrate! Priest of Gallows is out now in paperback, ebook and audiobook editions, so if you’ve been following this gritty, fantasy, gangster family saga then read on to find out more about the latest instalment…and then make sure you go out there and pick up a copy!
Continue readingAUTHOR INTERVIEW: Peter McLean Talks Priest of Lies
Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, my ongoing series of quick interviews with science fiction and fantasy authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.
In this instalment I spoke to Peter McLean about his new novel Priest of Lies, which is available now from Jo Fletcher Books in the UK and Ace Books in North America. I’m a big fan of Peter’s writing, and his current series is one of the best I’ve read in a long time!
The Return of Inferno! to Black Library
Way back in the mists of time (well, 1997 to be precise) the first publication for the newly-created Black Library was a bi-monthly magazine called Inferno!, which featured short stories, comic strips and artwork all bringing the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 to life. Inferno! ran to 46 issues over seven years, and introduced fans to a whole host of names who would go on to be regular Black Library authors. Dan Abnett, Gav Thorpe, William King, Ben Counter and a whole host of other authors published their first Black Library stories in the pages of Inferno! magazine.