It’s been hollered from the Black Library website (which is nice) but I thought I’d better mention on my own site that A Thousand Sons was on the New York Times best sellers list for mass market paperbacks. After hitting the number one spot in the UK, I’m incredibly pleased with this and am already thinking of how I can top that with my next Horus Heresy novel (or any other novel for that matter…). So thanks again to everyone who bought a copy and spread the good word of mouth online or in the stores.

The day I was in BL to receive the news (and a surprise cake and party) I also got a copy of The Chapter’s Due, which looks rather funky I think you’ll agree. This is the finale of this arc, though not the last we’ll see of the Ultramarines, and I’m really pleased how this one turned out, full of action, mayhem and nice character moments that have progressed nicely since The Killing Ground.

Iron Warrior

But before The Chapter’s Due comes out, you’ve got Iron Warrior to look forward to. It’s now appeared on the BL site, so you can look forward to a full novella based on the further exploits of the Warsmith Honsou in a hardcover, illustrated, signed, colour plate including slice of goodness. Though it’s strictly limited to 1000 copies, so you’ll need to get your skates on if you want one when the release comes…

Mum’s the word

It was mother’s day on Sunday, so I hope you all treated your mums to a nice meal and flowers. I had my folks visiting at the weekend to see our little boy, and the five of us went out for a lovely Sunday lunch, though I think Evan was less than impressed that he couldn’t yet have sliced beef, roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings.

SFX dinner

Prior to that, myself, Gav Thorpe, Nick Kyme, Mark Newton and George Mann went out for dinner with some of the guys from SFX magazine, which was great fun, and good to put names to faces. T’was an enjoyable evening, though I left around ten as I knew I was going to get woken up a few times in the night by the little man. It’s always good to meet the folk who work in the same industry, but upon different paths, as it gives you a good insight to how the market works from other perspectives.

God King

I’m working on God King just now, though the progress took a little hit with my mum and dad being down. As much as they said I should keep working, it would have felt a little odd to be up here in my shiny new office while they were downstairs. My dad helped my move my behemoth desk and bookshelves from the tiny office to the spare room so that Evan could have his own room. Anyway, when we showed Evan his new room, he seemed to like it...

Anyway, my desk is great to work at, and I love having all my reference material close at hand, but it’s a complete pain to try and move anywhere. Its dimensions exist outside the normal three and the gestalt consciousness of its parts seems designed to bend the laws of physics in a gravity well around its mass. In any case, I’m writing this with a new view out my window (what little I can see through the mass of desk…) and will see how this new space affects my writing.

Signing this weekend!

I’ll be at Warhammer World this weekend (20th March) between 11:30 and 2pm. I’ll be there as a guest of The Great Crusade’s Path of the Traitor event, so if you’re playing in that event or are in the area, pop by and say hello.