Tuesday 11 June 2019

Cover Reveal: 17th July

In a recent post, I said that 17th July would see the launch of my latest novel, Shelf Life. Since then, the final stages of preparation have gone very smoothly, thanks in no small part to the tireless efforts of Justine Dowsett at Mirror World. Accordingly, it looks like we'll be launching on time.

There's also a new cover to be revealed, but you'll have to wait until the 17th June for that. In the meantime, all I can give you is a quick 'teaser.'


The full blurb is as follows:

Young bookseller Cathy Finn is having a bad day. First, there's the assassin's bullet. Then comes the realisation that she's been living in a work of fiction. Worse, she wasn't even the main character.


Cathy's quiet, bit-part life may be over, but her troubles are only beginning. Her last day on Earth is also her first as a citizen of New Tybet. For over four hundred years, its people have been rescuing those destined to die  in other narratives, but now the system is faltering.  A saboteur is at work and Cathy will have to stop him if she’s ever going to find a way home. Failure could maroon her forever and spark a revolution that sets all the worlds of literature ablaze.



This next statement might only really apply to my mum, but if you're absolutely desperate to pre-order a copy, you can do so via the Mirror World website. (Here's a link to the 'new releases' page. The pre-order facility will go live shortly.)




2 comments:

  1. Surprise! It's me. I was going through my writing bookmarks looking to generate a random name and stumbled across a link to the Null Room. Having forgotten what this was, I clicked, and remembered writing that blog for it many years back.

    Anyway, just seen the cover for Shelf Life. It's fantastic. I don't think you could wish for better.

    Best wishes for the launch, Alastair

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    1. Good to hear from you, Alastair, and thanks for the comments. If you ever fancy submitting another guest post, you're always welcome.

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