On Thursday I headed over to Oxford, specifically to the
Abaddon Books dungeon, to record next month's (or maybe it was this month's) Abaddon/Solaris podcast. This time the focus is on the
Pax Britannia line, so I found myself answering various questions about the genesis of the series and my thoughts about steampunk in general.
Al Ewing was also there, as the only other author to have contributed to the Pax Britannia line to date. Al, Jon Oliver (Abaddon's editor-in-chief) and I had a great time recording the interview (and adding a couple of Jackanory-style extract readings); I only hope there was enough usable material to create something that can be posted on iTunes.
Al Ewing - Abaddon's Mr Sex
(don't ask)
M.C. and Abaddon Overlord Jon Oliver
We certainly managed to fill the interrogation chamber with our 'Geek miasma' (as Jon O put it) and it was great to hear about Al's plans for El Sombra, Doc Thunder and the world of
Pax Britannia.
Al and I and the whole of the Abaddon editorial team were then released - blinking, into the light - to take some sustenance and discuss the future of PB - which included mention of heat rays, Andy Warhol and howling commandos. It was great to catch up with Jon, Jenni and David and a discussion with Al (whilst giving him a lift to the station) about dinosaurs and King Arthur gave my creative gears the kick they needed for another future project.
Where the magic happens... Jenni, Jon and David mastermind the Abaddon/Solaris takeover of the publishing world
As you can see, much important thinking took place on Thursday
The latest
Pax Britannia novel
Blood Royal is out now, while Al's
Gods of Manhattan is out in July. To get an idea of just how good this book is, you should read editor Jenni's blog-spurge
here, on the Abaddon news page.
Labels: Abaddon Books, Al Ewing, Blood Royal, Gods of Manhattan, Pax Britannia, Podcast
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