• The return of signed books

    10 October 2022

    Some more photos of books of mine that I've signed for fans in the past, shared with me by their happy owners, who've kept the books safely all these years, so that I can share the pictures with...

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  • Splashing around in Lanzarote

    09 October 2022

    More photos from the Shan clan's trip to Lanzarote back in June, and this time I've gone for a swimming pool theme. We spent a LOT of our time on hols in the water -- Gaia was especially thrilled...

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  • Kurda fan art

    08 October 2022

    All these years after The Saga Of Darren Shan / Cirque Du Freak ended, Kurda Smahlt continues to be the most divisive of my characters. To some he's a misguided hero... to others a villain of the...

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  • Kobo sale

    07 October 2022

    The eBook of Archibald Lox Volume 1: The Missing Princess has been chosen to feature in Kobo's Long Weekend US promotion, which runs from October 7th (today) to 10th. During that time it will cost...

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  • “Favourite” movies

    07 October 2022

    I recently saw a film called Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon. It was a strange, uneven film, quietly enjoyable but nothing Earth-shattering, and I probably wouldn't have ever mentioned it here, except...

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  • School events

    06 October 2022

    Now that kids are back at school and hopefully settled in nicely after the summer holidays, I've started doing online virtual events again. In these, I chat about myself a bit, read an extract from...

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