Issue 139 - February 2012
01 February 2012GREETINGS!
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the February issue of the Shanville Monthly!! After a typically quiet January issue, things have started to pick up and I have plenty of news to report this month. So let's crack straight on with it!!
TOP 10s
CIRQUE DU METAL
As I reported in last month’s issue of the Shanville Monthly, ex-Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin has released a new album, and one of the songs is called “Cirque Du Freak.” There’s a review of the album on Alt Sounds, and they cite CDF as one of the strongest songs on the album! You can also listen to the song via the review. It’s pretty clear from the lyrics that the song was almost definitely NOT inspired by my books, but I think it’s still a pretty cool place for the phrase to crop up!!! http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/142352-dario-mollo-tony-martin-cage-album.html
OH, BROTHER -- WHAT A COVER!
You can now check out the finalised cover for the UK edition of Brothers of the Death, with my name, the strapline, etc. This is one of my favourite covers for any of my books ever!! Don’t forget, it goes on sale in the UK and USA on April 26th, when we’ll finally get to see how Mr Crepsley wound up wondering the world with the Cirque Du Freak when Darren first met him… http://www.empire-of-books.com/2012/01/news-brothers-to-death-gets-final.html
FEE-FI-FOE-VAMPIRE!
BIG IN NOTTINGHAM...
...AND NOTABLE IN WESTLAND!
TOUR NEWS
ZOM-B
IT'S A WRAP
And that's it for February!! I'm currently hard at work, editing what will hopefully be my next adult book after Lady of the Shades, and putting the finishing touches to the second and third Zom-B books. I'm also hoping to start a first draft of a brand new book this month, which I'm very excited but also quite nervous about! As usual, you can keep up with my day-to-day writing activities (along with all my other activities!) on my Twitter account, so make sure you sign up to follow me if you haven't already. I'll be back here at the start of March with all the latest updates, tours news, etc. Until then, all my bloody best, Darren Shan. x x x
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