stephenaryan

Battlemage in the wild

Battlemage comes out in a couple of days, but already a number of stores have copies available and on sale. I’ve been to my local Waterstones in Leeds and I saw it on the shelf which was weird and cool and exciting and scary. A friend in York has mentioned it’s on sale thereContinue reading “Battlemage in the wild”

The calm before the storm

Battlemage is officially published next week and at the moment I’m spending a fair bit of time reflecting. Not only looking ahead to what is about to happen with my first launch event at Waterstones in Leeds, and London the week after, but I’m also looking backwards into the past. I was going to writeContinue reading “The calm before the storm”

Battlemage…signed copy silent auction

Battlemage is being published in two weeks time, in the US and UK. However, I am aware from a few comments I’ve seen online that although it is going to be published in other languages in due course, some people would still like to read it in English, but they don’t live in the UKContinue reading “Battlemage…signed copy silent auction”

An evening with local author…

Later this month the first of the launches for my first book, Battlemage, kicks off on Tuesday 22nd September at 7pm, at Leeds Waterstones. Details of times and dates of the launch in London will follow shortly. More details below and while the event is free, they ask that you give them a ring toContinue reading “An evening with local author…”

My Experience at Nine Worlds 2015

This was the second year I’ve attended the Nine Worlds Geekfest in London. The event is only in its third year so it is still a relatively new event compared to some. Even so I think it is leaps and bounds ahead of others in terms of it being the most inclusive and open eventContinue reading “My Experience at Nine Worlds 2015”

Battlemage – Goodreads Giveaway

If you live in the UK or Ireland and would like to get hold of an advanced reading copy of Battlemage, a month ahead of release (24th September in UK and USA), then nip over to here on Goodreads. Battlemage is epic fantasy, and the first in a trilogy called The Age of Darkness. BooksContinue reading “Battlemage – Goodreads Giveaway”

Podcasting Legends

I’m giving that title to someone else, not me, namely Scott Grandison, my partner in crime on our podcast of eight years last week, Comic Book Outsiders. When we started podcasting we had a sign at comic book conventions on our table that said – Ask us about podcasting! Several times an hour, people cameContinue reading “Podcasting Legends”

Updated Appearances

I’m hoping to have some news in the next couple of weeks about events closer to the time of publication for Battlemage. However, I’m going to be appearing in a few places in the meantime in the run up to the end of September and publication date. So I’ve added details as I have themContinue reading “Updated Appearances”

Holiday Reads 2015

I’m off on my annual holiday soon. As ever, my to read pile is massive and I’m always behind on most things, TV, films, comics and especially books because I’m not a fast reader. Partly I’m also behind because there is so much stuff out there, so some things have completed bypassed me and I’llContinue reading “Holiday Reads 2015”

June Podcasts

It’s not quite July just yet, so I thought I’d do a quick post on this month’s podcasts. Bags of Action Episode 23 is out. Pete and I talk about Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. This espionage, action thriller was originally going to have Tom Cruise in the lead, but it was later rewritten for aContinue reading “June Podcasts”