This is my favourite photo from 2023!! It's taken from a short video that myself and Eva Byrne filmed when we were launching our fundraising campaign for The Terrified Troll, my first ever picture book.

You can no longer buy a letttered copy of the book, or a portfolio of all the drafts I produced for it, as they are SOLD OUT!!! But you can still...

buy a handwritten Darren Shan poem...

buy one of a variety of fanastic art prints (from limited editions of 8, not the 50 that it says on the site)...

have a one-to-one (or small group) Zoom chat with Darren Shan...

MEET Darren Shan, either to hang out for a couple of hours, or go on one of two special book-related tours...

and, most crucially of all, you can pre-order a limited edition hardback copy of the book!!! It's a going to be a very small print run -- I suspect 250 copies or less. Each will be numbered and signed by both Eva and myself, and you can ask for a dedication as well if you want. At just €25, which includes shipping to anywhere in the world, it's incredibly good value.

Anyway, if you're interested in any of the above, this is a quick heads-up to say that we will be closing the campaign at the end of Wednesday January 10th, so you have just less than a week to place your order. Click on the link below to find out more and make a purchase:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-bring-our-troll-to-life/x/35435619#/