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New Series coming from Traci Harding
My friend and long-time bestselling Aussie fantasy author Traci Harding has a new series coming real soon. Set in ancient China, DREAMING OF ZHOU GONG is a beautiful story of Hudan, one of the mysterious Wu who lives on the sacred mountain of Li Shan. The Wu have been living in isolation for decades while the Shang Emperor and his…
ABC Radio Interview with Mary-Lou Stephens
A couple of weeks ago I did a long radio interview with Mary-Lou Stephens of ABC Radio, Sunshine Coast. The interview was broadcast yesterday and you can listen to the podcast on ABC Digital here: http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2012/12/ian-irvine-the-tainted-realm-rebellion.html?site=sunshine&program=sunshine_cooloola_coast_drive Mary-Lou has done a huge number of author interviews. You can find links to all of them here: http://pinterest.com/missymarylou/books-interviews-and-reviews/ (click on the link below each image). Her…
The Next Big Thing
Zena Shapter, http://www.zenashapter.com/blog/?p=5403, has kindly tagged me for the Next Big Thing chain blog that's going around at the moment. Thanks, Zena. Helen Lowe also asked me, and thanks to Helen too – http://helenlowe.info/blog/ Here are my answers. What is the working title of your next book? It's Rebellion, Book 2 of The Tainted Realm trilogy. Where did the idea come from for…
Three Worlds Short Stories Coming in 2013
I've been thinking about writing some Three Worlds short stories for a while now, to show some old characters in a different light, introduce new ones, and resolve various mysteries that have been bugging me for some time. And, following great feedback from hundreds of people on my Facebook page, I'm going to do it. I plan to start writing…
First Chapters of my Books
To try before you buy, the first chapters of every one of my books and stories can be found on my website. For instance, Rebellion: THE TAINTED REALM TRILOGY BOOK 2. REBELLION CHAPTER 1 ‘Lord Rixium?’ The girl sounded desperate. ‘You gotta get up now. The enemy are coming. Coming fast.’ Rix’s right wrist throbbed abominably, and so did the…