Andrew Shaw

CIRCE BY MADELEINE MILLER

Fantasy is almost as old as humankind's ability to speak. The books we read today come long after the first tales about gods, demons, heroes and mythical beats told by primitive man around the fires they lit at night to ward against the cold and dark, and to keep the wild beasts at bay. Some of the first to be written down come from ancient Greece. Tales of Zeus and Olympus are still told today. And of course we were all reminded of those stories by the recent...

RENN - A GRIMDARK FANTASY by ANDREW SHAW

Very excited to share with you that my new book, Renn, the first in a fantasy trilogy, will be published by Earnshaw Books in late November. It's taken a long while to get it ready for publication, Three serious rewrites, discussions on nuance, plot development, character arcs and so many other things took place before the final proofreading. More information to follow. In the meantime, here is what the cover looks like.

DANCERS AT THE END OF TIME by MICHAEL MOORCOCK

Michael Moorcock is best known for his series of books featuring the albino anti-hero, Elric, and his soul-drinking sword, Stormbringer. They are classic sword and sorcery fantasies and well worth reading. But he also had a deft touch with other forms of fantasy. Perhaps my favourite books by him can be found in his Dancers at the End of Time trilogy. Charming, whimsical and at the same time extremely thought provoking.