What better way to celebrate the New Year than with a new book cover? Back in 2016, twenty-one years after its first publication in 1995 by HarperCollins, I reissued my first fantasy novel Dragoncharm as a self-published edition with revised text and a brand new cover. Now I've repackaged the novel with an updated cover. … Continue reading A New Look for “Dragoncharm”
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“Wings Too Wide” – A “Dragoncharm” Short Story from FantasyCon 2000
Wings Too Wide is a short story I wrote for FantasyCon 2000. Organised by the British Fantasy Society, FantasyCon is an annual celebration of all things wonderful in speculative fiction, culminating in the spectacular British Fantasy Awards ceremony. The story appeared in the menu for the convention’s final banquet, a dragon-themed affair entitled The Slayer’s … Continue reading “Wings Too Wide” – A “Dragoncharm” Short Story from FantasyCon 2000
Publishers Weekly Reviews “Dragoncharm”
Fresh in this week is a brand new Publishers Weekly review of my epic fantasy novel Dragoncharm. Here's an extract: This fantasy adventure about feuding dragon species from Edwards offers well-rounded characters and moments of true excitement ... Edwards hits the ground running with thrilling action scenes and steadily mounting tension. My debut novel, Dragoncharm … Continue reading Publishers Weekly Reviews “Dragoncharm”
Dragoncharm 25th Anniversary
This year is the 25th anniversary of my first novel, Dragoncharm. You’ll forgive me if I take a little trip down memory lane, right? Dragoncharm was one of the first fantasy paperbacks published under the Voyager imprint launched by HarperCollins in 1995. I wrote the original draft longhand, and submitted the final typescript to two … Continue reading Dragoncharm 25th Anniversary
“Dragoncharm” – Special Edition Now Available
Twenty-one years after its first publication in 1995, my first novel, Dragoncharm, is now available as a brand new special edition. Hot damn! Why a special edition? Well, in preparing Dragoncharm for republication, I’ve taken the opportunity to revise the text. If you’re new to the story, you won’t care about that. You’ll just want … Continue reading “Dragoncharm” – Special Edition Now Available
There’s a Dragon at Coda Falconry
Every once in a while, a tweet comes along that restores my faith in the power of social media to connect you with people you wouldn't otherwise have encountered. Like this one, which appeared on my timeline today: https://twitter.com/CodaFalconry/status/651153537930407936 In case you're wondering, "Fortune" is the name of the dragon hero of my first novel, Dragoncharm. Deeply … Continue reading There’s a Dragon at Coda Falconry
Writing in Technicolor
I write in Technicolor. Perhaps I should explain. Like most writers of my generation, my writing style and sense of narrative have been greatly influenced by cinema. If you asked me to list the stories that have had the greatest influence on me, I'd be as likely to cite George Lucas's Star Wars as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, … Continue reading Writing in Technicolor
Dragoncharm Word Cloud
You may be wondering why I've posted a word cloud of the prologue to my fantasy novel Dragoncharm. I have no reason, other than this: it looks pretty. That's reason enough to do anything, right?
The “Dragoncharm” Travel Guide – Malham Cove
My novels might be fantasy, but many of the locations in them are real. Welcome to part 6 of this handy travel guide to a mythical world that bears an uncanny resemblance to our own. There are lots of cliffs in Dragoncharm. Some are sea cliffs, while others are parts of gorges or mountainsides. I make … Continue reading The “Dragoncharm” Travel Guide – Malham Cove
The “Dragoncharm” Travel Guide – Cheddar Caves
My novels might be fantasy, but many of the locations in them are real. Welcome to part 3 of this handy travel guide to a mythical world that bears an uncanny resemblance to our own. In chapter ten of of Dragoncharm, a dragon called Cumber is tasked with finding a waterfall hidden within a labyrinthine … Continue reading The “Dragoncharm” Travel Guide – Cheddar Caves
Graham Edwards 