Friday the 13th... Unlucky for some

Yes, I know it's not Friday the 13th today, but last Friday (which was the 13th) the shortlists for The Kitschies 2011 were announced*.

Pax Britannia: Anno Frankenstein was put forward for consideration by my publishers but it wasn't to be this time, although fellow steampunk author** Lavie Tidhar did make the shortlist for Best Novel - the coveted Red Tentacle - for Osama: A Novel.

The winners of the Red Tentacle, the Golden Tentacle (for best newcomer) and Inky Tentacle (for best cover artist) will be announced on Friday 3 February at the SFX Weekender***.

However, all is not lost as far as Anno Frankenstein is concerned! Oh no!

You see the Tor.com 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards are now taking votes, until until 11:59 PM Friday, 20 January.

Notice the word 'Readers' in the title? That's right, it means that you the book buying (and presumably reading) public get to choose. Basically it's a popularity contest but one that Anno Frankenstein, with the right backing, might just have a shot at.

So whaddya say? Simply click this link and in the comments section after the blog post about the awards, type the title of the novel (Anno Frankenstein), the author's name (Jonathan Green), and if you want to the name of the publisher (Abaddon Books) as well.

And it's not just Anno Frankenstein that's eligible. In the Best Short Fiction category, I have a couple of stories published by Black Library that were both published last year, the 40K story But Dust in the Wind and the Warhammer tale Sir Dagobert's Last Battle.

So, what are you waiting for? If you vote for me I'll be eternally grateful. ;-)

* Provoking no end of Internet interest such as here, here and on the Guardian website here.

** He'll hate me for saying that.

*** Good luck, Lavie!

Black Library - Last Shipping Dates

Black Library have announced their last shipping dates before Christmas.

They're also offering free shipping on orders over £10. So if you're looking to buy a Loved One one of my Warhammer or Warhammer 40K novels or short stories for a bit of festive cheer, now is the perfect time to order. (You only need to order one of my Print on Demand titles to receive free shipping.) And of course there are eBooks too - which don't cost anything to post. Marvellous!

Here's the entirety of the JG catalogue currently available from Black Library.

Print on Demand titles

The Armageddon Omnibus

Iron Hands

Daemonifuge (my comic strip Ephrael von Stern - Sister of Sigmar is reprinted within)

Ebooks

The Dead and the Damned (my first Warhammer 'novel')

Hammer & Bolter #9 (featuring my short story Sir Dagobert's Last Battle)

The Relic (Black Templars short story)

But Dust in the Wind (Imperial Fists short story)

Black Library care package

A care package arrived from those very generous fellows at the Black Library today, containing the new Imperial Fists novel by Chris Roberson Sons of Dorn and the three published Empire Army novels to date.


The handwritten note that came with them described the books as an added Christmas treat. More like homework, I'd call it... ;-)

Nathan Long on novel writing

Below you will find a link to a very informative video which explains how Gotrek and Felix writer Nathan Long goes about writing a novel.

Dan Abnett on writing

I came upon this series of videos of Dan Abnett talking about his craft at the Black Library website via Angry Robot books (bizarrely). If you're interested in Warhammer, 40K, writing in general or even Ghostbusters, sit back and have a listen.

Adrian Smith's Warriors of Chaos

The November issue of Games Workshop's White Dwarf magazine is out now and features the new Warriors of Chaos army book artwork on its cover. It's another brilliant piece by uber-talented artist Adrian Smith, who some of you may remember painted two of my Black Library novel covers (Magestorm and Iron Hands).

Inside you'll find more of his amazing artwork for the project (tasters of which you can see here). I only hope that there's more to come inside the army book itself.

If you want to view more of Adrian's astonishing art online, then click here.

Age of Reckoning

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is here! You can watch the cinematic clip for it here. (How awesome are in-game CGI movie clips these days?)

If you've not seen it before, you're in for a treat. You've gotta love that Lord of Change and the Bright Wizard is just how I imagined Gerhart Brennend in Magestorm.