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Aconyte Books – January 2021 Releases and 2020 Recap

It’s time for me to take a look at the cool new novels coming this month from Aconyte Books, but this time I’m doing something a little different, because it’s the start of not just a new year, but the second year that Aconyte have been publishing new books! As well as taking a look at the two new novels released today, I’m also going to include a quick recap of everything Aconyte published in 2020, split out by the various IPs/worlds that are featured. If you haven’t yet taken the plunge with Aconyte, this should be a great place to start – I’ll include links to all of my reviews and author interviews so you can find out more about anything that catches your eye.

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The Harrowing of Doom – David Annandale

For his first Marvel novel, The Harrowing of Doom – part of the Marvel: Untold range from Aconyte Books – David Annandale tells a tale of iron will and fierce obsession as Doctor Doom sets out to turn the tables on Hell itself. Each year at midsummer, Doom must battle a champion of Hell to try and free his mother’s soul, an impossible task that he’s fated to lose every time. Setting out to change the terms of the duel and weigh things in his favour at last, Doom enlists the help of the sorceress Maria von Helm and a reluctant Father Zargo and embarks on a bold but risky gamble. Even as he works feverishly on this new project, the security of Latveria is threatened by the deposed crown prince Rudolfo Fortunov.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Rosemary Jones Talks Mask of Silver

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview – today I’m chatting to Rosemary Jones, author of Mask of Silver, a new Arkham Horror novel that’s coming out from Aconyte Books very soon. If you’ve ever fancied reading a horror story set in the Golden Age of 1920s Hollywood – or if you now realise that you absolutely do want to read such a story – this is the book for you! It’s due out as a global ebook and US paperback on the 5th January 2021, with the UK paperback coming a month later on the 4th February.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: CL Werner Talks The Sword of Surtur

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I’m talking to the fantastic CL Werner about his first novel for Aconyte Books – The Sword of Surtur, which is part of the Legends of Asgard range of Marvel prose novels. I asked Clint for the lowdown on the book, its characters, and why he chose to tell this particular story for his first Marvel novel! It’s due to be published on the 5th January 2021 as a global ebook and US paperback, with the UK paperback due on the 4th February.

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December 2020 Releases From Aconyte Books

A new month means a new batch of cool new novels from Aconyte Books, so today I’m taking my usual look ahead to what’s coming in December, and back at what was published in November. Even after just a few months of releasing books, Aconyte are already one of my favourite publishers, and I’m really enjoying exploring the different IPs that they’re publishing stories in, all of which have (so far) been pretty new to me. I’d very much recommend you check out some of their new releases – read on to find out a bit more about the latest few! I’ve included links to reviews and author interviews where available.

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Poison River – Josh Reynolds

Josh Reynolds kicks off his ‘Daidoji Shin Mysteries’ series of Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) stories with Poison River, his second novel for Aconyte Books. Sent by his family to the City of the Rich Frog to oversee the Crane Clan’s trade activities, Daidoji Shin relieves his boredom by spending his days drinking and gambling, much to the dismay of his bodyguard Kasami. All that changes, however, when the Imperial governor sets him the task of uncovering the culprit behind a plot that risks upsetting the balance of power in the city. Invigorated by the investigation, Shin throws himself (and Kasami) into his work, in spite of the danger posed by rival clans, court politics and hired assassins.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: David Annandale Talks The Harrowing of Doom

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview where today I’m talking to David Annandale about his upcoming Aconyte novel, The Harrowing of Doom! There have been a few Marvel prose novels already released by Aconyte, but this is the first in the Marvel: Untold range – “new tales of Marvel’s Super Heroes and villains”. It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 1st December, with the UK paperback following on the 7th January 2021.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Josh Reynolds Talks Poison River

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, where today I’m talking to the ever-prolific Josh Reynolds about his latest novel for Aconyte Books – Poison River, which is set in the Legends of the Five Rings world. If you fancy a detective story set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan, this is going to be the book for you…and it’s the first in a series too, so there’s more still to come! It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 1st December, with the UK paperback following on the 7th January 2021.

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Liberty & Justice For All – Carrie Harris

Carrie Harris’ Liberty & Justice For All kicks off the new series of Marvel: Xavier’s Institute novels with an action-packed adventure featuring a pair of young mutants determined to prove themselves as X-Men. For Tempus and Triage, otherwise known as Eva and Christopher, life as trainee X-Men isn’t quite what they expected. When they set out together in the X-Copter for their first solo flight, their delight at simply getting out of the school and away from their instructors quickly fades when they receive an SOS call from Sabretooth of all people. What they think will be a straightforward pickup, and a good opportunity to give their powers a quick workout, ends up becoming a battle that tests them beyond what they could have expected.

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EXCLUSIVE! Introducing: First Team by Robbie MacNiven

Today I’ve got something really special for you, with a Track of Words exclusive in which I can reveal the next book in Aconyte’s growing range of Marvel prose novels – First Team by Robbie MacNiven, the latest instalment in the Marvel: Xavier’s Institute series. I’ve been a fan of Robbie’s writing ever since I reviewed his first Warhammer 40,000 short story (check out that review here) back in 2015, and I had a lot of fun reading his first novel for Aconyte – The Doom of Fallowhearth – so I can’t wait to see how he gets on with this X-Men novel! It’s due to be published in ebook and as a US paperback on the 2nd February 2021, with the UK paperback following on the 4th March.

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