In one of those twists of fate (DesTiny?!?) that writers rely on so much when piecing their stories together, a fan called Kat was wandering through London recently, saw this monument in Seven Dials, and took a snap to send to me.

WHY?

Because Kat had read Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt, which begins on this very spot, and in which this monument plays a vital part in kicking the story into life.

And the TWIST OF FATE that I referred to? Well, unbeknownst to Kat, I had written an article for a blogger called Luna's Little Library, in which I talked about some of the real-world settings that feature in the book, and why I chose to include the places that I did (you also find out how a statue of Yuri Gagarin almost made the cut) -- and her photo provided me with the perfect image to marry with the text when I came to write this blog post -- thanks, Kat!!! :-)

To read the article on Luna's Little Library, click here: https://lunaslittlelibrary.wordpress.com/2021/06/29/the-universe-of-the-merge-in-archibaldlox-books-by-darren-shan-questpost/

And to find out more about Archibald Lox books (the 5th goes on sale next week!) click here: https://darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly