If you love epic fantasy, dragons and quirky characters that warm your heart you’ll love The Dragon Society Papers. All the Dragons, lashings of adventure and a dash of cosy...the whole series is now finished and ready for you to read! "a wonderfully magical story"—Roberta In book one, our hero Mandy's family's Troll bridge is …
Yay! New Release!… Oh, No it’s all going Wrong!
You know that moment when you're about to put something beautiful into the world...and then powers beyond your control say, not today! Today is that day. This beautiful, fun, cosy new adventure with my heroes Mandy the Troll and Titch the Tiny Defender of Dragons is out in the world...but its the wrong version. And …
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“Into the DeadLands” is Alive. The Blood of the Fae Arc is Complete!
In a time of darkness and despair Ruby and her friends must find a way to fight Hades’ tryanny — before all the worlds fall to his rule... Yes, into the DeadLands is live today! Check out the Into the DeadLands preview below - or keep reading below that, to find out more about the …
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete ki a koe I hope you're looking forward to a lovely break over Christmas. And if you are, think of me, I'm going to be flat out on three projects! Convening New Zealand’s Premier Judged Speculative Fiction Award. Te Pae Tawhiti. NZ authors be warned, entries close January 9th 2026! …
Te Pae Tawhiti Convenor
Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so excited to be part of its inaugural year as we celebrate the …
Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizons Award for Aotearoa, New Zealand and Pasifika Speculative Fiction is Live!
So, my secret news is finally out. I'm the convenor for Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizons Award for speculative fiction*. I'm very excited about the project, because

