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Cover launch! FADE TO BLACK by Francis Knight
Today we can unveil the cover for one of the most exciting debut fantasy novels you’re going to see next year. Presenting: FADE TO BLACK by the estimable Francis Knight, to be released worldwide by...
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Cover launch! BEFORE THE FALL by Francis Knight
I’m delighted to unveil the cover for BEFORE THE FALL, the second novel in the Rojan Dizon series by the debut British fantasy author Francis Knight. This superb new fantasy series kicks off at the end...
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Read a sample from FADE TO BLACK by Francis Knight
Next month is the release of Francis Knight’s thrilling debut fantasy FADE TO BLACK (US | UK | ANZ). Like the city of Mahala, a city built upwards, not across – where streets are built upon streets,...
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New Wallpaper: FADE TO BLACK by Francis Knight
All of us at Orbit are just crazy about the covers gracing the books of the Rojan Dizon series. The dizzying views of Mahala, are absolutely breathtaking so it was natural that we would want to make a...
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Interview: Francis Knight on FADE TO BLACK
Rojan Dizon doesn’t mind staying in the shadows, because he’s got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can’t hide for ever. Because...
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The challenges of building a vertical city
While world-building a city is an exercise in imagination, it’s always preferable, I think, to make sure you’re grounded in at least the basics of reality. It’s possible to make buildings that can...
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My top six anti-heroes in film and literature
Yes, it was supposed to be five but . . . I love an anti-hero. I think they appeal to my non-conformist nature – they tend to do what they want, as far as possible, even if it gets them into trouble....
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How to make a fantasy book cover: FADE TO BLACK
It’s finally here! Today is the release date for FADE TO BLACK (UK | US | ANZ) by Francis Knight, one of the most hotly anticipated fantasy releases of the year. The illustrator for the covers of this...
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Friday, March 15: Gail Z. Martin @ Lunacon, Rye Brook, NY March 20-21: Marlene Perez @ Kennesaw State University Conference on Literature for Children and Young Adults, Kennesaw, GA March 21-24: N.K....
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First Looks: Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 US Covers
A new season of books is inbound, and it sure looks like it’s going to be an exciting one! Here’s the first crop of covers from the Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 season. We’re still putting the finishing...
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How to Build a Fantasy World: The Greatest Fantasy Cities
There’s something about cities in science fiction and fantasy. I mean I love the countryside myself, born a country girl, but anyone can write it – there’s only so much you can do without it coming...
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Benedict Jacka interviews Francis Knight, author of FADE TO BLACK
Next week sees the release of the fantasy novel BEFORE THE FALL (UK|US|ANZ), the second Rojan Dizon novel by Francis Knight (following FADE TO BLACK – UK|US|ANZ). Below, another Orbit fantasy star...
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BEFORE THE FALL – the exceptional follow-up to FADE TO BLACK
Have you heard what people have been saying about Francis Knight’s debut fantasy novel FADE TO BLACK (UK|US|ANZ)? Here’s a clue . . . If you’re amongst the hoard of readers who loved this thrilling and...
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Introducing Guns into Fantasy Worlds
Francis Knight’s novel FADE TO BLACK (UK|US|ANZ) and the just released BEFORE THE FALL (UK|US|ANZ) are set in Mahala – a towering, vertically-built fantasy city. It’s a place that has long relied on...
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October 1: Kate Locke at New York Review of Science Fiction, New York, NY, 7 PM October 3: Ann Leckie at Subterranean Books, St. Louis, MO, 6 PM October 4-6: Mur Lafferty at VCon, Vancouver, British...
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LAST TO RISE – the stunning conclusion to the Rojan Dizon novels
Released today is LAST TO RISE, the third and final novel in the Rojan Dizon series by Francis Knight, following FADE TO BLACK and BEFORE THE FALL. The ending to this action fantasy series is intensely...
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Writing like a Guy
Ever since I decided to use Francis as my pen name, the subject has cropped up. Why? Is there some gender reason? Is it because you’re writing from a male first person perspective? In part that’s true...
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How to make a fantasy book cover: FADE TO BLACK
It’s finally here! Today is the release date for FADE TO BLACK (UK | US | ANZ) by Francis Knight, one of the most hotly anticipated fantasy releases of the year. The illustrator for the covers of this...
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Friday, March 15: Gail Z. Martin @ Lunacon, Rye Brook, NY March 20-21: Marlene Perez @ Kennesaw State University Conference on Literature for Children and Young Adults, Kennesaw, GA March 21-24: N.K....
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First Looks: Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 US Covers
A new season of books is inbound, and it sure looks like it’s going to be an exciting one! Here’s the first crop of covers from the Fall 2013 – Winter 2014 season. We’re still putting the finishing...
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