Lord Quillifer, the third in my fantasy series, is scheduled for release in February. If you want hardcopy, I’d advise preordering now. American publishes are worried that various economic factors will cause shortages at the printer, and many books are already being delayed. And I am sure that however benign my publisher’s attitude is toward […]

So we skipped across the border to spend a couple nights in Lisbon (because why wouldn’t you?). I hadn’t met anyone who spent time in Portugal who hadn’t loved it, and though we only spend a couple night there, I quite took their point. Beauty, history, kindness, and Fate. Plus great food and night life. […]

I don’t think I’ve ever been in a foreign country where so many people were so happy to see me. Not just happy either, but ecstatic. I don’t think it’s because my charisma has vastly increased in the last few years, it’s because 20% of Spain’s economy is dependent on foreign visitors and their money, […]

First night, I decided to dive right into local cuisine. This is a dish of bull’s tail, braised to perfection. Moist, tender, flavourful, and just a bit gelatinous. When I stuck my fork into one of these cuts, the meat just unrolled from the vertebra without any further encouragement from me. Of course the evening […]