Osiris

Ebury to publish OSIRIS

What with packing for both a house move in a couple of weeks and an upcoming trip to Chicago for Worldcon, it’s taken me a couple of days to get this post written… But I’m thrilled to be able to say that OSIRIS has found a UK home! Michael Rowley, Editorial Director at Ebury has boughtContinue reading “Ebury to publish OSIRIS”

WorldCon schedule

Chicago is only two weeks away – this will be my first trip to the States and it’s starting to feel very exciting! Not only will I be going to my first ever WorldCon but I get to catch up with two super talented artist friends I haven’t seen in years. I can’t wait forContinue reading “WorldCon schedule”

Review round-up

OSIRIS review round-up: SF Signal “A fantastic blend of worldbuilding, excellent storytelling and complex characters.” – this review at SF Signal made my week! http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012/07/book-review-osiris-by-e-j-swift/ LA Review of Books A detailed, in-depth review by Strange Horizons editor-in-chief Niall Harrison: http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=751&fulltext=1&media= Staffers Book Review http://staffersmusings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/osiris-ej-swift.html Bookgasm http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/sci-fi/osiris/ The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes OSIRIS as “a terrific debut”Continue reading “Review round-up”

OSIRIS in Forbidden Planet!

On Saturday I dropped in on the small press expo at Forbidden Planet, picked up a lovely signed copy of Jurassic London’s Pandemonium: Stories of the Smoke, and was thrilled to discover OSIRIS on the shelves! Obligatory photo:

OSIRIS on Audible and other things

Some good news this week and a few links – firstly, I’m very happy to announce that Audible have bought the rights to publish OSIRIS in audible format (US). Details of publication dates and further information to follow when available. The Qwillery very kindly had me over for an interview posted on 9 June 2012,Continue reading “OSIRIS on Audible and other things”

OSIRIS day, and a shiny OSIRIS book trailer

It’s here! Today I’m thrilled to be celebrating OSIRIS’s official birthday. It’s been quite a rollercoaster ride since signing with Night Shade Books back in January – my first experience of the publishing process, and there’s been a lot to learn very quickly (and I have no doubt, much more to come) – but allContinue reading “OSIRIS day, and a shiny OSIRIS book trailer”

This week’s Night Bazaar and other things

This week at the Night Bazaar we’re talking about the influence of children’s fantasy on adult fantasy. Monday’s post from Paul Tobin made a lot of really good points, but here is my slightly rambling contribution to this week’s theme: It’s okay for kids’ books to be fantasy – why not adults? The Jan/Feb editionContinue reading “This week’s Night Bazaar and other things”

OSIRIS cover art

My Dad has always been immensely particular about the presentation of work, which is probably why, when I used to write stories as a kid, I’d always make them into ‘proper books’ with hand drawn covers and a bit of wool to bind them. (Dad has worked as an animator and graphic designer, so somethingContinue reading “OSIRIS cover art”

I’m thrilled to announce that my debut science fiction novel Osiris has been acquired by US publisher Night Shade Books. Osiris will be published in summer 2012 and is the first in The Osiris Project trilogy. I’m very much looking forward to working with the folks at Night Shade and joining their fantastic line-up ofContinue reading “Osiris”