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Day Zero – James Swallow and Josh Reynolds

Veteran authors James Swallow and Josh Reynolds team up for modern, high-tech thriller Day Zero from Aconyte Books, a prequel novel to the Watchdogs: Legion video game. Trouble is brewing in an alternative but worryingly believable London, with organised crime rife, private military contractor Albion muscling in on the Met, and hacker collective DedSec leading an underground resistance. Tensions begin to escalate when a spate of shootings rock the East End, and players from all sides – local government, DedSec, Albion, the brutal Clan Kelley crime family – step up their efforts, as a deeper mystery starts to come to light in the battle for control of the city.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Matthew J. Kirby Talks Geirmund’s Saga

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to author Matthew J. Kirby about his new Assassin’s Creed novel, Geirmund’s Saga. Written to accompany the launch of the new Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla video game from Ubisoft, this is only being published by Aconyte Books in the US and Canada, with the ebook due out on the 10th November and the paperback following in March 2021. Expect Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and all manner of adventures…

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November’s 2020 Releases From Aconyte Books

Have you checked out any of Aconyte Books’ cool new tie-in fiction yet? Last month I put together an article showing all of the new novels coming out in October from Aconyte, and I’m going to keep banging the drum for this great new publisher with another article along the same lines. While not quite as hectic as October’s release schedule, it looks like November is still going to see a fair few new Aconyte novels, for four different IPs, so there’s lots of cool stuff that’s going to be available to read very soon. I’ll do a quick recap of October’s releases, then take a brief look at all of the upcoming titles for November – including links to author interviews where appropriate.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Carrie Harris Talks Liberty & Justice For All

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to author Carrie Harris about her new book Liberty & Justice For All, which kicks off a new series of Xavier’s Academy novels from Aconyte Books. What’s not to love about prose novels exploring interesting characters from amongst Marvel’s X-Men? If, like me, you grew up watching X-Men: The Animated Series, this is a very exciting proposition! It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback due a little bit later on the 10th December.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Tim Pratt Talks The Fractured Void

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to science fiction author Tim Pratt about his first novel for Aconyte Books – The Fractured Void. Set in the Twilight Imperium universe, this promises to be a fun, action-packed sci-fi adventure, from an author who’s got form with the space opera genre. It’s due out in ebook and as a US paperback on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback due a little bit later on the 10th December. If you’re a fan of the Twilight Imperium game, or just fancy a good old space opera, this sounds like one to keep an eye on!

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: S.A. Sidor Talks The Last Ritual

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, in which I chat to author S.A. Sidor about his new novel The Last Ritual, his first for Aconyte Books. It’s the second Aconyte novel to be set in the world of Arkham Horror (after Josh Reynolds’ Wrath of N’Kai), and looks like being a fascinating read for horror fans and Arkham aficionados alike. Keep an eye out for the ebook and the US paperback edition releasing on the 3rd November, with the UK paperback edition coming a little bit later on the 10th December.

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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: James Swallow and Josh Reynolds Talk Day Zero

Welcome to this Track of Words Author Interview, which (I think) is a first as I’m chatting to not just one but two authors – James Swallow and Josh Reynolds about their new novel Day Zero. It’s a tie-in to the new Watchdogs: Legion game from Ubisoft, and is out now from Aconyte Books as an ebook, with the US paperback due on the 3rd November and the UK paperback on the 12th November. Whether you’re a fan of the game or not, if you fancy a pacy, high-tech modern thriller set on the streets of London then this collaboration between two fantastic authors sounds like one to look out for!

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The Head of Mimir – Richard Lee Byers

The first novel in Aconyte Books’ new Marvels: Legends of Asgard series, Richard Lee Byers’ The Head of Mimir is a fun, fast-paced fantasy adventure. With Asgard under siege by armies of Frost Giants, and Odin trapped in an unusually long Odinsleep, the thoughtful young warrior Hemidall worries that his fellow Asgardians are underestimating their enemies. Speculating that something supernatural is affecting his king’s sleep, Heimdall and his sister Sif slip into Odin’s inner sanctum and find that the Head of Mimir, a powerful relic said to possess great wisdom, has been stolen. Despite the evidence of an intruder, and the suggestion of a traitor in Asgard’s court, Heimdall and Sif soon find themselves on the path to Jotunheim alone, desperate to recover the relic, foil the Jotuns’ plans, and redeem themselves in the eyes of Asgard.

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Domino: Strays – Tristan Palmgren

Aconyte Books’ Marvel: Heroines range – one of several new series of Marvel prose novels – kicks off with Domino: Strays by Tristan Palmgren, an action-packed blast of balletic violence and snappy dialogue with an unexpectedly thoughtful, psychological core. Mercenary Domino, otherwise known as Neena Thurman, has a history with cults and dangerous idealogues, so when she’s offered a job to extract a pair of twins from a dubious religious sect in Chicago, she takes it on despite all of her concerns. With the aid of a few fellow mercs she sets out to get the job done, but she can’t help to draw parallels between the task at hand and the lasting impact of her own painful upbringing as part of the secret genetics experiment known as Project Armageddon.

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October 2020 Releases From Aconyte Books

Over the last few months I’ve been having a lot of fun reading the first titles to be published by Aconyte Books – the new ‘novels division’ of Asmodee Games. While I’m not much of a board gamer, so I’m not really familiar (yet) with the worlds these stories are illustrating, I am a big fantasy and science fiction fan, so the idea of a whole heap of new settings to explore is pretty exciting! I mean, that’s the joy of reading IP fiction, right? Aconyte’s release schedule is absolutely packed full of great-sounding books, so I thought it might be useful to take a look at everything that’s coming out this month. For each title I’ve included links to my reviews and author interviews where available!

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