Have you finished reading the book, enjoyed it and would love to talk about it online without having to worry about spoilers? Or would you simply like to enter this give-away to win a dedicated (or/and signed) hardcopy of Grey Sister? You are all in the right place! To enter comment with your thoughts on…
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Sister Apple artwork by Banished Shadow (Work in Progress)
I saw this posted on Twitter this morning and loved it so much I just had to post about it here, too, even if it’s not the finished work yet. The artist is incredibly talented, (she also won this year’s art contest here on ThatThornGuy.com), so you might want to check out her other works,…
Announcing the winner of the Grey Sister hardback giveway
Very many thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway! Mark selected a random winner out of the many great entries today, who is: Lebetzos Many congratulations! Those who didn’t win this time might be interested to hear that The Quill and Claw is selling signed/personalised copies of the UK limited edition of…
Celebrating Fantasy Artists – A Grey Sister US hardback giveaway!
I have a signed Grey Sister hardback to give away! For a chance to win it comment under this post naming one (or more) of your favourite fantasy artists or/and SFF book covers (you can even add links if you’d like). You can select one from below if you don’t have one, but I’m…
The first ever podcast with Mark Lawrence!
After having rejected every single podcasting request in the past Mark has finally agreed to do his first ever with the guys at The Grim Tiding Podcast. Huge HOORAY for Rob Matheny and Philip Overby for breaking the ice and delivering an interesting and fun interview for us which you can listen to here: …
On writing Prince of Thorns
The below guest post from Mark was originally posted on the Clarion Foundation‘s website and it’s so brilliant that I often point people at it. It was posted there such a long time ago (2011) however that I always have this slight trepidation when I click on the link: what if it’s not available anymore?…
Grey Sister Teaser 3
“There are many poisons that will induce madness but none perhaps quite so effective as love. Sister Apple carried a hundred antidotes but she had drunk that particular draught of her own free will, knowing there was no cure. Thorn and briar tore at her, the ice-wind howled, even the land opposed her with…
Announcing the winner of the Grey Sister Art Contest
A big thank you for all the amazing works we received for this contest. It was hard to select just one winner when so many other entries would deserve a prize. After careful consideration we finally agreed on the winning entry to be ‘Sisters of Sweet Mercy’ by banishedshadow Congratulations! Once…
Announcing the winner of the Grey Sister giveaway
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to enter this give-away. There are 416 comments on the post, which is undoubtedly a new record and I wish I had more ARCs to send out. I read all the entries and was very touched by the dedication and support on…
That Thorn Guy Third Birthday Interview with Mark Lawrence
Another year flew past, rather faster than we would have liked. Yet, what a year it was. You had not one, but two books published. You visited two local events, meeting the attendees of BristolCon and being on the panel at the Grim Gathering which took place in Bath. You have been burgled and as…
