I was thrilled to learn today that School of Alyxa: Secrets and Shadows has just won a Northern Lights Book Award for Best Fantasy! So what's the book about? Well, it's the first novel in a trilogy for younger readers, which I wrote under the pseudonym R.L. Ferguson. The story begins when two brothers, Finn … Continue reading “School of Alyxa” Wins Northern Lights Book Award
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Interview with the Gumshoe – Guest Blog for Civilian Reader
I recently had the pleasure of appearing as a guest blogger at Civilian Reader, a rather splendid website run by veteran reviewer Stefan. Pondering what to write about, I decided to share a strange experience I had the other day, when I was accosted by a fictional character of my own creation. Yes, it was … Continue reading Interview with the Gumshoe – Guest Blog for Civilian Reader
“String City” – New Fantasy Detective Novel Out Now
Read the new fantasy detective novel by Graham Edwards, now available from Solaris Books. It’s a tough job being a gumshoe in an interdimensional city full of gods, living concepts and weirder things. Good job I’m a stringwalker, able to jump between realities. It started when I was hired to investigate an explosion at a … Continue reading “String City” – New Fantasy Detective Novel Out Now
“String City” Makes NetGalley Top Ten List
Online galley proof distributor NetGalley just announced its top ten UK picks for March 2019. Whaddaya know, my latest novel String City made the list. Here's what NetGalley has to say about the book: There is a long tradition of SF novels sharing hard-boiled crime tropes (Blade Runner and The City and The City to name … Continue reading “String City” Makes NetGalley Top Ten List
Interdimensional Unboxing
A box arrived today from another dimension. It landed on my doormat, sizzling in the key of G and covered with a thin decaying film of super-granulated quarks. The box looked harmless enough, but I squirted anyway it with a special spray I use to stop boundary wolves from chewing at the furniture. Boundary wolves … Continue reading Interdimensional Unboxing
Interdimensional Inkjam
Christmas came early! I just received advance copies of my new novel String City. Hurrah! But, oh dear, this special delivery comes with a twist. Thanks to an unexpected interdimensional inkjam, the first run of the book flew off the press with a misprinted spine. The only option is a reprint, which sadly means a … Continue reading Interdimensional Inkjam
Twitter Fever
I've always had a love-hate relationship with Twitter. I've had some wonderful experiences with it, engaging with amazing people I'd never otherwise have come across. I've also despaired at the barrage of nonsense that spews inevitably from a full timeline. If you're talking signal-to-noise ratio, Twitter descends all too readily into cacophony. Earlier this year … Continue reading Twitter Fever
“String City” – Official Trailer for the Fantasy Detective Novel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST4kBaGgbxE Buckle up – here’s the official trailer for String City! Animation by me, music by the amazing Pete Riley – thanks, Pete! The novel’s out March 2019 from Solaris Books and available to preorder now. I probably mentioned that on the blog already. In fact, I know I did. Many times. So sue me. … Continue reading “String City” – Official Trailer for the Fantasy Detective Novel
“Crown of Three” – Epic Collection
It's publication day for the Crown of Three Epic Collection, a box set of the complete fantasy trilogy for younger readers that I've been working on for the past couple of years. Publishers Simon and Schuster call it "a Game of Thrones for a younger audience" and I'm cool with that. The series kicks off with Crown of … Continue reading “Crown of Three” – Epic Collection
“String City” – Coming Soon
January 24, 2019 – put the date in your diary. Why? Because it’s the publication date of my new novel, String City. Huzzah! [UPDATE: Due to dimensional instabilities String City has a new publication date of March 2019.) Yes, I know, it’s months away, but the darn thing’s just popped up on Amazon, which means you … Continue reading “String City” – Coming Soon