A while back I mentioned that I was immersed in a tragic tale of doomed cuttlefish. Well, the novella in question was Razumov’s Tomb and I’m delighted to see that the first review has singled the ugly, bulbous little fellas out for special attention. Looky here:
http://civilian-reader.blogspot.com/2011/07/razumovs-tomb-by-darius-hinks-black.html
I think the Captain would approve.
Jumping Jehoshaphat! Warrior Priest has won a Gemmell award! I’m still a little ‘tired and emotional’ from a fantastic evening at London’s Magic Circle HQ, but I have just enough brain cells left to upload a few pics to prove I’m not lying.
After a reading by James Barclay, Stan Nicholls and Anne Gay read out the nominees. There were almost a thousand votes cast for the Morningstar shortlist, from 53 countries.
When Warrior Priest was announced as the winner, I grabbed the sparkly award and legged it before Juliet McKenna had chance to notice she’d read the wrong name out. Note my clever impersonation of a terrified waxwork.
I then hid myself in the bowels of the Magic Circle HQ, just behind a cabinet containing Actual. Genuine. Sooty.
London’s most magical venue turned out to be full of bizarre exhibits. I’m not exactly sure what this is, but I can assure you it was bloody terrifying.
Here I am treating Phil Kelly, Graham McNeill (the winner of last year’s Legend award) and Christian Dunn to some glasses of complimentary booooze.
Spooky wizard stairs.
Later on, a photograph of Tommy Cooper cast a spell that enabled his stuffed dog to possess me. Yes, that really is Tommy Cooper’s fez.
Thanks to everyone who voted for me and to the organisers for putting on such a brilliant event!
I will be defacing more copies of Sigvald in Leicester on the 25th. The signing is at the Games Workshop Leicester store on Silver Street. I’ll be there between 11 and 12. My request for bourbons still stands, but any other biscuits will be gratefully received.
Oh, and in other news, Sigvald has its first review:
http://floor-to-ceiling-books.blogspot.com/2011/05/sigvald-by-darius-hinks-early-review.html
