Ten years ago, I released my first self published full sized book onto the market.

Gods of the Deep was a collection of stories all set in the same world, with three of them sharing the same continuity.

The goal was a story of magic, adventure, sailing ships, pirates and swashbucklers and, in fact, the first story in the book had originally been published in the Pirates and Swashbuckler anthology (published by Pulp Empires) before I reclaimed the rights. A fantasy world in a period that is roughly the Age of Sail.

In the ten years since, I have grown as both a writer and a cover designer. To this end, I decided it was time for a new edition to coincide with the 10th Anniversary. The stories have been revised and re-edited and I have added some features like the epigraphs that appear on the front of each story. The excellent cover by Lauren C Waterworth has also been given a makeover.

As of now, we are on a countdown to release day on the 28th February and I will be releasing posts covering some of the characters and ideas in the stories.

Meanwhile, you can preorder from a number of outlets at Gods of the Deep and there is a special offer on ebooks starting on the 28th.

There will also be physical copies on the Buncha Authors in a Trenchcoat stall at this year’s Eastercon and I may be doing a reading or two…